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When bursting into the area's largest rum bar on National Rum Day, I expected to run into Captain Morgan, obnoxious men in Hawaiian shirt, or at least a parrot or two. Instead, I ran into Stonegate Pizza owner Jeff Call - one of the nicest and most enthusiastic business owners I've met. Call has a passion for what he does.
Selling rum. And pizza.
Call runs the Stonegate Pizza and Rock Club, which houses the largest rum bar in the city. This South Tacoma Way hotspot has been slinging rum since Oct. 22. Decorated with eye-catching art and filled with friendly people, I'm a little surprise Captain Morgan isn't twirling his moustache front and center. Ah, but the night is young.
Call gave me the rum tour. His favorite rum, Ron Zacapa, is a Guatemalan drink. Whenever someone drinks the last shot out of this bottle, their name is written on it and the bottle is placed on a wall – which means they are entered into a drawing for a cruise.
The bar also offers live music six days a week. Tonight at 9 p.m. guitarist Rafael Tranquilino, along with his fellow band members Bennet Pollen and Glenn Hummel, host an open jam.
Before leaving the bar, I asked Jeff if there was anything he would like to add. He thought for a few seconds and then said with a smile, "Time flies when you're having rum."
$1 tacos and $2 tequilas on Tuesdays
5421 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma
253.473.2255