After a recent move to the burgeoning and growing city of Tempe, Arizona, I find myself searching for a new bar to call home. Being a barfly, I know that a great local bar will be one that offers decent amenities, awesome drink specials and welcomes regulars that feed their business and allows them to continue operating. After much searching and tons of frustration, I finally happened across Baseline Pub in Tempe one night. I am pleased to report that I have finally found my new favorite bar, and luckily enough, it’s right down the street from my new home!

Major Pluses
This place has an awesome location. It sits on Baseline Road in Tempe in between the 101 Freeway and Rural Road, on the south side of the street. It also is located near two other restaurants that offer a variety of food, and the complex is easily accessible from the street, not hidden away. There are three pool tables in great condition inside, three dart boards, a few arcade games, a fooz ball table and a great digital juke box. The bar also has several of those video games that sit on the countertop offering cheap entertainment for all, and the place has an ATM with reasonable withdrawal fees. But the biggest plus here, aside from excellent, first-name-basis customer service, are their great drink prices. Patrons enjoy stiff drinks for really cheap. A pitcher of beer for $5-$8 and mixed drinks from $3-$4, and that’s hard to beat in today’s economy.

Downsides
Like all bars and places of business, there are some inherent downsides that you will find at Baseline Pub. They have no kitchen, so food is out. You can, however, order pizzas at okay prices. But, I watched them make pizzas and they simply use Tombstone frozen pizzas and a smaller oven on the counter to make them. They taste fine, but in all reality this pub should really be offering a kitchen with a full menu.

My Rating: **** Four stars for cleanliness, customer service, drink selection, location, ambience and that very rare normal bar feeling that is so freaking hard to find these days. Keep in mind this is just a normal, all-around bar that can easily become the welcoming
place that you call home after a long day at work.

Video Games are Hot at Baseline Pub
The popular golfing arcade bar game, Golden Tee, is hot commodity at Baseline Pub in Tempe. As the video below shows, a golfer wins a tournament online at this bar, and has the video of his shot uploaded and shared online as a reward.