Bar of the Week: Gambol's
Before long, the party moved back upstairs to an empty table in the back near the old seats from the vet. I immediately engage in conversation with Willy, a regular of the bar, about how much the place reminds me of the Bamboo Lounge in Goodfellas. (No, there is no bamboo in the place, but it did have the red lamp covers, wood paneled walls, Christmas lights and a few degos scattered throughout. Basically, the place looks like it hasn’t changed the décor since the late 70s, and it was perfect the way it was.) Willy didn’t agree, but can you really trust someone wearing jorts and a Werewolf t-shirt? Nope.
Realizing that Queen Zip and her friends weren’t going to shut the fuck up about the Hunger Game series, Willy, Funk, and I move to the bar where 3 lifelong locals were sitting. They looked at us with suspicion at first, but once they caught us gazing at the bartender’s ass, a lasting friendship was born.
Turns out 2 of these old guys were a wise pair of gents while the other one was mildly retarded and hasn’t had a job since the Bazaar closed.
By the time Queen Zip and her mildly attractive friends joined us at the bar, we had already covered all the standard topics: first love, first kiss, marriage, divorce, heartbreak, and the time Willy hot mouthed a dude. With the friendship established, the wisest of the three men, who can be seen in one of pictures above, decided it was time to rip some shots. He called Steph, the hot blonde bartender, over and ordered a round of Chocolate Covered Pretzel shots. It was fucking delicious, and it got Queen Zip and all her friends wet in the panties. I ordered another round.
Gambol’s has been family owned and operated since 1959 and has remained a perfect example of a Delco neighborhood bar ever since.
I hear their crab soup is really good, but I haven’t tried it, yet.
(If anyone knows the old man in the above pictures, who is wearing the “Official Mistletoe” t-Shirt, please comment below. Hillbilly Willy believes his name is Ron but couldn’t be sure because he is an idiot, but this old man is a legend.)