Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Top of Tacoma

Top of Tacoma

                Top of Tacoma Bar is a fun and easy going place to hangout. They have great drink specials and excellent food. I found myself enjoying the live music as well as their friendly service and great beer. I was especially interested in how they try to get so many people inside the doors.

Awards

                Top of Tacoma Bar was voted the best bar in Tacoma accordingly to the Weekly Volcano Reader Poll. They pride themselves in having strong drinks at affordable prices with great company to boot.

Networking

Top of Tacoma is somewhat unique as far as the other restaurants I have visited so far. Their website is very easy to navigate and obtain information from. You can easily find directions, menu items, nightly specials, as well as follow them on their various social media networks ( twitter, facebook, myspace, and yelp). One of the things I thought was interesting was that they were offering s special coupon for adding them as a friend or beginning to follow them on Twitter. I thought this was both creative and effective of the café. Their website is simple and easy to navigate, and it is actually how I originally found out about it! Obviously they must be doing something right!

Final Thoughts

Top of Tacoma is a fantastic place to go hang out and relax after work or on a weekend. They were established in 2007 and have grown since their humble beginnings. This is largely in part to their social media efforts an online presence.  I would highly recommend going and experiencing this great Bar and Café

Check out their website!  http://www.topoftacoma.com/?page_id=13
-Scott

A Local Favorite

We thought it was about time to visit a PLU favorite, The Last Exit Pub and Grill. As most of our followers and viewers know,The Exit is located right on Garfield St.  Because it does not have its liquor license they stick with serving up the regular beers. For those of you who don’t know about The Last Exit they have a few days with different events and specials:
·         Tuesday: 8pm Beer Pong Tournament
·         Wednesday: Ladies Night $1.50 Rolling Rock all night
·         Thursday: $1:50 Pint Night
This pub has truly become a bar that PLU students frequently visit. In fact not only the customers, but also the waiters and waitresses are students at PLU. This gives The Exit a very welcoming and friendly feeling. I would say they target the college student extremely well, but they do not stop at just their convenient location or hiring college students; they also have set up a Facebook page that even says its college is Pacific Lutheran University. All their marketing on the site as well as their “friends” are all directed towards PLU. Their Facebook is somewhat boring if you scroll through it but its main purpose is strictly a tool to blast out information or messages about upcoming events or drink specials that they will have during the week or upcoming weeks....
As a college student, the atmosphere at The Last Exit is upbeat and entertaining. As a PLU student the Last Exit is a must go!
-Vic