Brady’s Yacht Club – 413 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz
4 stars out 5
Dive Bar – Pool table, great jukebox, pinball, two small tv screens, sports, full bar, and atm. Mixture of locals and college students in a true Santa Cruz east side neighborhood bar.
I have been going to this bar since 1983 and nothing has changed. They did dust once, but lots of people got weirded out so that no longer happens. It was once a infamous fisherman bar but now it mostly attracts the “cool” students and dead-beat locals (like me). The barstools are ripped and wobble and they sit on a cracked linoleum floor. Definetly NOT a place to bring a gal to if you are trying to impress her, but you know the gal is for real when she hangs with you at Brady’s. Perfect place for a quick beer and late night drinking session. Tuesday Night is neighborhood night but drinks are always cheap.
Joel the bartender pours a mean drink. I recommend Jameson’s and Pabst Blue Ribbon.
A little local Santa Cruz history, this is the last business in Santa Cruz without a public phone number. In this day and age of cell phones, this doesn’t mean as much. But before cell phones, one’s wife could not call in to check up on you.
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