■ Last call
Sixth Street Grill good for conversation, friendly bartenders
This classic sports bar is a hot spot with a college feel
and an atmosphere conducive to casual meetings
BY NATASHA CHIUNGERIAN
SENIOR PULSE REPORTER
Around 10 p.m. or 11 p.m., when
Thursday night in Eugene is still
young, Sixth Street Grill is packed
from wall to wall with the same peo
ple usually found at Rennie's and
Taylor's—they stop at Sixth Street
before hitting the
campus bars.
"Sixth Street is
more of a first stop
conversational bar,
since we don't have
pool tables or a
dancefloor," manag
er Billy Trotter said.
The venue began
as a restaurant of
Northwest cuisine ^
and later expanded to include a bar
and lottery room. The drinking area is
filled with athletic banners and
posters, making Sixth Street a true
sports bar. On Thursday, the crowd of
minglers is so dense that it's hard to
make it from one end of the room to
the other.
"Thursday is definitely our college
night, but during the week we get a
mixture of people ages 21 to 55,"
Trotter said.
He said the employees give Sixth
Street a goofy, family atmosphere.
For example, they'll sit down with
customers for dinner or to watch
sporting events on TV after they get
off work.
"When time allows, we're always
pulling pranks on each other from
the bar to the kitchen," Trotter said.
"I grew up in Eugene,
and it was one of those
bars you aspired
to sneak into as a minor."
David Khosavanna
former Sixth Street bartender
Former Sixth Street bartender David
Khosavanna, who worked at the venue
nine years ago, said he views the bar
as a legacy that has maintained its suc
cess overthe years.
"I grew up in Eugene, and it was
one of those bars you aspired to
sneak into as a minor," he said. "It
hasn't lost its luster, and I'm glad to
see it's still here and doing well."
An array of specials are available
during the week, such as $2.50
cocktails on Thursdays, $2 well
drinks on Mondays and an eight
item menu of $2.50 snacks and
drinks on Wednesdays. The restau
rant's main menu, which features
specialty steak, salmon and pasta
dishes, is available in the bar until
10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m.
on weekends, and a six-item selec
tion of fried foods is served until
closing time.
Cheap drinks are
v what draw some
guests to the bar,
such as law student
Rodney Payne, who
is studying abroad
from Australia.
"The drinks are so
cheap, even an
Australian can get
drunk," he said of
' Sixth Street.
The bar is a little
cramped and not conducive to many
activities other than standing, sit
ting, eating and drinking, but if you
want to start your Thursday nights
early and run into campus bar hop
pers in the process, go to Sixth
Street for a boisterous, meet-and
greet atmosphere. Or check it out on
other nights during the week for a
different experience.
Sixth Street Grill is at 55 W. Sixth Ave.
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Tim Bobosky | Photographer
BillTrotter, the manager at Sixth Street Grill, makes a Stoli
Raspberry Lemon Drop.
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