Louisville HotBytes.com in The Voice-Tribune(Published May 13, 2009)
The Highlands carry-out branch of Tony Boombozz Pizza on Bardstown Road - once the location of an urban White Castle still remembered fondly by Baby Boomers - has re-emerged after a major renovation as a splendid pizzeria and high-tech beer dispensary, the East End mini-chain's fourth property and perhaps its most exciting yet.
Curved banks of silvery metal tubes soar over the bar to pipe down a selection of more than 20 draft beers, most imports and microbrewery beers. What's more, the region's only "ice bar" features artificially made "snow" blanketing a strip at the back. Want your beer ice cold? Set your mug on the icy white line.
Four bottles of booze - Jägermeister, vodka and such - are nestled in basketball-size snowballs, ensuring that one's tipple comes out toothache-cold. Beer geeks who demand their brew at moderate cellar temperature might be appalled, but if you like your Lite on ice, you'll find this deep-freez treatment welcome.
Pull your gaze away from those eye-catching beer pipes and all-season snow, and you'll see decor that befits a Highlands bistro. Walls are the color of fresh buffalo mozzarella; exposed red brick rises behind the bar. Framed old black-and-white photos, many of Highlands scenes, add a nostalgic touch. And for the attention-deficit deprived, a dozen big-screen TVs surround the room.
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Boombozz Taphouse
1448 Bardstown Road
458-8889
http://www.tonyboombozz.com
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