Let's just call a spade a spade and get on with it. A recent trip to the far end of the Valley finally brought me to the Blue Martini at Town Square. I'll admit, I was curious about the place -- it's marketed like crazy through billboards, print ads, and the never-ending radio commercials for Ladies' Night. Could it actually be awesome?
The answer is a definitive "no" -- the place is utterly douche-tastic. It's also far larger than I imagined, and the interior is very '80s -- the perfect venue for a hair-band revival show. Yes, cheesy. There are three sprawling inside rooms, each featuring a bar (and one with a stage, hence the imagined Poison/Nelson/Whitesnake show) but the night I was there, only one of the three was open. There's also a large patio, complete with a large, oval shaped bar and the heavy stench of desperation. The place is a super meat-market, basically the Kona Grill of the Southwest valley.
Just down the hallway from the Blue Martini, the Cadillac Ranch awaits. This bar is heavily cowboy themed, another sprawling space with several large bar areas, a stage and dance area for live music, and of course, a mechanical bull. Cadillac Ranch is basically the amped up bastard offspring of the Roadrunner and Dylan's. On the plus side, the evening happy hour meant $2.75 Blue Moons, which were good. If I had to kill time at one of these two establishments, it would be Cadillac Ranch. The cowboy theme may not be my cup of tea, but the place could be fun with the right group of people, and the overall attitude was a lot more laid-back and comfortable than at the Blue Martini.
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