We Got the (Rum) Runs!

There's a lot that's weird about downtown Greensboro. And there's a lot awesome about downtown Greensboro. We don't know how Rum Runners does it, but they manage to combine both in one crazy, lumpy margarita that we don't mind downing as fast as we can before bolting out the door. (In the AWESOME department Rum Runners has a Sunday Bloody Mary BAR, which can get even the most blasé alkie in your group excited about mixing shit into their drink. )

This Sunday we went to R.R. for aforementioned bloody mary bar, only to find that we were three hours and fifteen minutes too late. (Yeah, you can only get your custom drink on till 4:00) But Rum Runners is so classy, they had an even better deal to replace the one they shut down- $2.00 highballs!

Drinks in hand, Amanda and others in our party noticed a breeze blowing. (Inside.) It was a hurricane-like breeze, so we looked up to see if someone had left the roof open, or if we were in a production of Miss Saigon. Turns out it was a ceiling fan, but here's what we noticed. The Rum Runners corporate decor aims to evoke something like this:

Thatched roof Key West watering hole

But, we didn't quite feel it.

We did, however, get a strong Enchanted Tiki Room vibe:

Which was enlivened by a soupçon of frat house panache:

But overall, we found the whole experience of the outside/yet still
inside theme to be completely reminiscent of our favorite lanai:

Before we bolted our Absolute Pear and sodas, we managed a couple rounds of THIS:

(We are pretty sure this is the Rum Runner's national anthem)

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