Brad Hensarling, from the Chat Room & The Usual, left this comment with more info about his new establishment in our last post about it, and we thought we’d give it a front-page posting to get a little more exposure.

Thanks to everyone for the positive responses!!! We look forward to contributing to nightlife in the Near Southside. I would like to take a second to answer some of the questions that have been posed about the building and the business.

The opening menu consists of 27 drinks that have played a major role in the history of cocktails. Some you have probably heard of (the cosmopolitan, the manhattan, the mojito) and some you probably haven’t (the sazerac, abaci batida, the vesper). All drinks will be made with fresh ingredients and high quality spirits. Some of the recipes are original and some are updated.

We are located at 1408 W. Magnolia, Fort Worth.

As far as the commonly asked “What is a Prohibition era cocktail?” questions goes…
These cocktails vary quite a bit in style and flavor. Some were created in speakeasies here in America and others were created in Europe by American bartenders that were fleeing the drought and wanted to practice their craft legally. The sidecar is a great example of a drink that was created under the latter circumstance. I know this is a vague response, but for further explanation buy me a drink and I’ll be happy to entertain you with hours of oddball cocktail history.

There is a sazerac on the menu. To all those wondering what a sazerac is, I say it is one of the most beautiful drinks known to man and if you tell me that you don’t like it because you “don’t drink whiskey” I will shake my head and respect you less.

The building is accessible to people in wheelchairs. Along with restoring the building we brought it up to the most current ADA code. The wheelchair access will be from the back of the building, through the patio gate, and in through a new side door that we installed. Please come join us for a drink.

Thank everybody for your support and enthusiasm. If anyone has any further questions please feel free to email me at brad@thechatroompub.com