Pearl Lounge - Eureka

I had my first drink with my beautiful later wife in 2007. Since then, and a lot today, it always had a great staff and good value. My love and I enjoy it more than ever and a great place to hang with my friends. Hey, Brad! Don't move!

Great drinks, great food, great happy hour! I don't know where else you can find $2 drafts in Humboldt. The bartender Shelby was super knowledgeable and acomidating, and it really looked like she enjoyed what she did.

Dinner at 511/Pearl Lounge was impressive. We ate in the lounge, the atmosphere was great. Dated ...but hip, very clean and very well maintained. Stylized from the late 90's or early 2000's suits the place well. We started with the scallop special which was perfectly prepared and dressed. The subtle, clean flavors of the sauce celebrated the scallop flavors. I chose the bone in pork chop for my main. It was well seasoned and nicely paired with an array of sides (kale and sweet potato) with an apple chutney on top. A very nice cut, moist and tremendously flavorful. My wife chose the trout. It too was perfectly cooked and presented beautifully. The sauce was a bit overpowering for the delicate flavor of trout, but it was a very good sauce. Dessert was flourless chocolate cake (so rich and tasty) and a banana's fosters (super moist and excellent texture). The food was great, the place was well put together. We will eat here again.

Best happy hour in Humboldt! The food is always amazing and the $2 craft beer pints can't be beat! The staff is always friendly and helpful. My only complaint and the only reason I didn't give Pearl 5 stars is that it is so Damn cold in there. This is only a problem in the winter, but the last 3 times we have been there the reason we left was because of how cold it was. We asked the bartender to turn up the heat, but he said the heater just sucks there. I guess we will bundle up next time.

As a bar, it's a straight up hard drinker's place, but not at all a dive. They have an excellent selection of liquor. If you can't find it here, you probably won't find it in Eureka. It's very old school 1950s in style, except of course there are no ashtrays. This place makes me notice the lack of them, that's how 1950s drinking era it is. Like *everywhere* in Eureka the mixed drinks are a bit off from what you'd expect in a major city. Don't judge too harshly, you won't find anything better for at least 200 miles.