Yesterday's visit to Slate went well, although I once again proved that there's a negative correlation between my beer intake and my motor skills. (Surprise.) The food I sampled was fairly tasty too, and definitely above the standard pool-hall grub without being ludicrously expensive.
My only criticism: they might want to rethink their DVD movie choices for projecting on the translucent, 8-foot-wide screens... Clockwork Orange perhaps isn't the best movie to show. A great movie perhaps, but not exactly something you want as random background visuals. A little, um, freaky.
As I theorized previously, the no-smoking rule definitely improves the place, assuming you're not a smoker. Slate was a great place to shoot some pool, watch the Sixers-Pistons game, and have some beers, especially when you can breath freely. (I'm probably going to attrack the ire of some smokers on this one. If they can come in from outside long enough to post.)
