Checkers Bistro, Lancaster - Bar # 169

Favorite Quote - "Things go best for people who make the best of how things go"

From the outside (as seen above) Checkers on Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster looks like an average run of the mill strip mall bar location.  Once you open the door and let your eyes wander just a bit you’re immediately aware that you may be a bit underdressed for such a nice facility.  Our first impression was that we had walked into a private club.  That was immediately tempered when we were so warmly welcomed by our bartending tandem of Ken and Hector.  Their genuine friendliness made us feel like we had just walked into a friend’s house to enjoy some conversation (no politics, religion, vaxing or other controversial subjects!) over a couple of glasses of beer rather than a stuffy old bankers club.

Speaking of beer, there were 7 draught taps of quality craft brews and a significant selection of bottled beers; enough to satisfy any taste.  There was one tap on nitro and we had a sample.  Taste is a purely personal thing so I know any reader won’t just take my word for it but I have not yet met a nitro beer that I like.   Go ahead and give them a try.  I’m still looking for that first one that will be enjoyable.  It is out there but has just not been found yet!

We had a couple of really good appetizers that were enough to convince us that a future dinner at Checkers is in the cards.  I noticed today that the Retired Guys are getting out there and trying edible things that normally would not be chosen in our regular menu.  Clearly our adventure is expanding taste in beer as well as food!  Definitely a plus.

Checkers has been in Lancaster for a number of years now with the Harrisburg Pike location being the second.  Based on our experience today, I’d recommend going there for a drink or two or drinks and dinner.  It will feel like you have stepped up a notch or two without the huge economic investment of joining a club.

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