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16 // COASTWEEKEND.COM BEST HAPPY HOUR BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE T. Paul’s Supper Club City Lumber Astoria, Oregon Astoria, Oregon Runner-up: Home Depot, Warrenton Honorable Mention: Vintage Hardware, Astoria Runner-up: Baked Alaska, Astoria Honorable Mention: Carruthers, Astoria By NANCY McCARTHY By LYNETTE RAE McADAMS When it’s time to get happy, the choice is clear: T. Paul’s “Snappy Hour” is the best of the bunch. Available every weekday from 3 to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., this local hot-spot combines the best attributes of a classic downtown bar with fantastic bites from an accomplished kitchen, coming together to bring you the absolute most mirth for your money. Each day of the week brings a different signature beverage on special, like Martini Madness Monday, which sports novelty concoc- tions such as the delectable Key Lime Pie or Razzle Dazzle martinis. If that seems a bit too flashy for your taste, consider Get Well Wednes- days, when every well drink comes with a $5 price tag, or even Three Buck Thursday, PHOTO BY LYNETTE RAE MCADAMS Stefanie Schneider, one of T. Paul Supper Club’s expert bar- tenders, pours a perfectly rendered Cosmopolitan during a recent happy hour. which features a specialty beer for a bargain. Plenty of non-alcoholic drinks also adorn the happy hour menu, including virgin varieties on old favorites as well as some newer, juice-inspired fusions. For food, the choic- es feel endless: $3 buys you two oyster shooters, house-made chips and salsa, or sweet potato fries with garlic aioli. Spend a dollar more for smoked chicken tiki tacos, onion rings, or an ample Caesar salad. $5 or $6 options come packed with flavor and panache, like the bourbon prawn cocktail which comes bathed in a rich butter sauce and served W e at • B EST D ESSER TS • B EST H A P P Y H O U R • A A R O N C R O CK ETT (H O N O RABLE M EN TIO N , B EST S ERVER ) T’Pau l’s Su pper Clu b 360 12th St., Astoria 5 03-325 -25 4 5 w w w .tpaulssupperclub.com Lunch and dinner served daily at both locations • M on - Thurs 11 am - 9 pm • Fri an d Sat 11 am - 10 pm PHOTO BY NANCY MCCARTHY Thought to be the oldest lumber company in Oregon, City Lumber has added myriad other products to its continual sup- ply of boards and nails. the local fishing industry. Now, City Lumber supplies myriad products, ranging from building ma- terials to garden furniture, and much, much more in between. “We’ve got a lot of inven- tory,” Newenhoff said. But it’s more than in- ventory that keeps people coming back. They enjoy coming to the store because it’s an “environment of fun and efficiency. People know they’re appreciated. Employees stay there a long time, too. Four are members of the “40-year club,” and a few others have put 30 years behind them. The typical employee has spent a decade at the store, Newenhoff said. “It’s a stable place to work,” he added. A remodeling project is planned for the store’s inte- rior. Products and displays will be updated, and all the lumber will be put under cover. Receiving the Readers’ Choice Award “is kind of humbling,” Newenhoff said. “It means that people appreciate us, that we do a good job.” City Lumber Company, Inc., 2142 Commercial St., is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call 503 325-4511 for information. T HANK YOU T. P a u l’s S u pper Clu b are gratefu l for receivin g to p reco gn itio n in the follow in g categories: with crostini, or fried ravio- lis in a house-made marina- ra. The carne asada nachos have just the right touch of spice and a little tang, and the cheeseburger-in-paradise is always sure to please. Whether it’s your first time dropping in or you’re a seasoned happy hour veteran, you’ll be welcomed warmly by the bar crew, which is heavy on charm and stocked with expert tenders who are as quick and deft with a joke and a smile as they are with a shaker and a squeeze of lime. Best Happy Hour in the region? Hands down. (And bottoms up!) City Lumber must be do- ing something right: North Coast customers have been buying their boards, nails and paint there since 1904, and the Astoria company won the Readers’ Choice Award for Best Home Im- provement Store since 2011. “We’ve been a fixture for (over) 112 years,” said Jeff Newenhoff, who owns the company with his brother, Greg Newenhoff. It’s more than the free popcorn that keeps custom- ers coming back. Newenhoff believes it’s the customer service. “We treat people like we would want to be treated,” he said. Founded in 1904 as City Lumber and Box Company, it is the oldest lumber com- pany in Oregon, according to its website. A major part of business in those early days was to supply boxes to Th a n k yo u FOR VOTING US B EST to our com m un ity for votin g T.Pa u l’s U rba n Ca fe your favorite Lu n ch Spo t ! F ARMERS M ARKET ! L O O K FO R EX CITIN G CH A N GES COM IN G SO O N ! M AY 14 TH - O CTOBER 8 TH T’Pau l’s U rban Cafe 1119 Com m ercial St., Astoria 5 03-338-5 133 w w w .tpaulsurban cafe.com AstoriaSundayMarket.com
