Bar Review - The Rusty Nail Pub

THE STRAIGHT SHOT: Any Buford Highway regular has noticed this old-school pub with the gun-shaped smoker puffing clouds, but I’d venture few of you have darkened its doors. You should. Even though the Rusty Nail looks like your average rough-around-the-edges, dark and wood-heavy pub, it’s a come-as-you-are sort of hangout where toothless bikers sit next to Docker-clad office workers. Don’t go looking for any high-falutin’ drinks here. This is a whisky-and-beer joint, and the vino hails from the box-o-wine region.

SMOKING VITTLES: The menu has loads of choices with standards such as burgers (cooked rare if you like it that way) to wings, which are half-price when you buy a drink from 3-6 p.m. during the workweek. The pulled-pork sandwich is a solid version with hints of smoke and a tangy sauce piled high on a soft bun with sliced pickles. But the most notable menu item is the side of “lap dance” for a cost of “priceless.”

HOT TALK: Any place at the bar is prime seating for some excellent “theater of the living.” Shows normally include such classics as “It’s been a long time since I’ve had a good spanking” and the ever-popular “big daddy is going to git you” performed by waitresses as no-nonsense as they are sassy.