Fosters Gone Ugly - Triple X or Triple Whammy

joe andrews
10/07 07:13 PM

this place is a joke.  first of all, it is completely contrary to the neighborhood of 5-Points and Hayes Barton. I don’t see many neighbors frequenting this dump.

Which brings us to point #2: drunk college kids at best will venture into this place.

#3:  stripper poles?  really?  Very Classy.

Finally, can you say ‘cheese’?

revolu
10/07 07:45 PM

is that really their graphic?

Tony
10/07 08:22 PM

I get a lot of disdainful comments from pretentious ITBers when I say I live south of Raleigh. Well, ha! Take this, Biff Sweatervest!

This is pretty funny.

Rusty
10/07 08:38 PM

A wonderful reminder, of why I don’t go to these places. Thanks NR!

Lisa Jeffries
10/07 09:05 PM

“the annoying sign”

Annoying is nice - tacky and amateur is better. How does 5 points not have some sort of standard? Those colors are downright irritating to look at more than once.

Johnny
10/07 09:18 PM

It’s just on the wrong part of glennwood. It would hardly stand out at all a few blocks south.

Rob
10/07 09:45 PM

I miss the Stingray.

brian_M
10/07 10:32 PM

A simple game of WHAT?!? lulz

Brandon
10/08 01:39 AM

I have never posted on this site, but I am sick of you people that complain about every business that opens up downtown.  If it isn’t a purse shop or a cafe; you people seem to hate it.  Not to mention; I have never seen so many experts in business my whole life.  You people that complain about bars like this; make me sick.  Who cares what this bar does.  If you don’t like it; then don’t go there.  At least there is a business there.  Would you rather the building be empty?

Lisa Jeffries
10/08 01:50 AM

It’s not new by any means, it was Foster’s Saloon first when Nelson’s was still Nelson’s and not Foster’s (again).

packpigskinfan25
10/08 04:01 AM

I think the bar sounds fine…

the location is horrible. This bar needs to be on Hillsboro or in Mission Valley.

Smitty
10/08 04:12 AM

Looks pretty much like the late Foster’s Saloon. 

Why would you write a review of a bar that you have never stepped foot in?  Don’t be such a snob.

Those of you who say that this bar doesn’t belong at 5 points must be too young to remember 5 Points Pub.  Looks like the same sort of patrons.

eg
10/08 04:47 AM

raleigh needs about 100 of these bars…we need to shake the conservative shackles that have kept this city under a wet blanket of puritanical thinking.

oh, and we need more live music.  hooray.

eg

lisa
10/08 01:01 PM

it’s jedidiah; when is not being a bitch about something new in raleigh?

“annoying…childish…ridiculous entertainment”—a pretty apt self-description of your writing skills, no? i think the new yorker is hiring….“press your luck.”

David
10/08 02:30 PM

Eh, the bar is childish and ridiculous.  Defend it by throwing ad hominem attacks lisa, that will be convincing.

Kat
10/08 02:59 PM

I miss the Stingray too…now THAT was fun, good times bar, totally without pretense….oh and they didnt need stripper poles be to “hip”....and no I have not been in to “Fosters (Gone Ugly)” but I can say that sign is damn pretty ugly

sarah emily
10/08 03:57 PM

I miss Bickett Gallery

Ryan
10/08 04:57 PM

Lisa,

What is your problem with people expressing their opinions and caring about the culture we are creating in our beloved city?  If you can answer in a civil manner, feel free…otherwise, shut the hell up.

GB
10/08 05:05 PM

Eh, just say “fuck it” and go to The Point instead.

This place will close down soon enough…

Lisa Jeffries
10/08 06:00 PM

Just making a note that “lisa” is not THIS Lisa. I don’t like the signage, but that’s about all I can say about this article. Other than pointing out the fact that it isn’t a new bar - simply a new sign.

WiseOne
10/08 07:19 PM

Who gives a shit. Five Points is just another of Raleigh’s flash-in-the-pans, just thank the nineties that you can buy alcohol there.

kat
10/08 07:27 PM

“Wiseone”,
In what way do you mean Five Points is a flash in the pan?

WiseOne
10/08 07:37 PM

Okay, maybe a bit to harsh. A great starter area for our blooming city. Most definitely a great part of getting the ball rolling on nightlife development. But, Five Points has settled back down to it’s neighborhood roots and a youthful bar won’t seem as ‘towering’ as what the Cameron Village neighbors dislike.

samuel yousaf
10/08 08:53 PM

hi how are you this is sam her i just want to now your new fashion plz mail my id have a nice day tc

Micah
10/08 11:15 PM

Just to reiterate, this is NOT a new bar.  It has been Fosters for several years now.  For a while they were only open sporadically, and sometimes only a day or two per week. 

The crowd (what little there is) is spillover from Glenwood South.  It is certainly not a neighborhood crowd.  The people that go there would not frequent Rialto, Third Place, or Lilys.

They are open more regularly now, and they have obnoxiously loud DJ’s that play crap music so loud that you can easily hear it inside the Rialto auditorium.  When I was watching a film there a month ago it was so loud that I went to complain to the Rialto staff.  The manager apologized and said that they have already gone over and asked them to please turn down the music until 11pm when the film was over but that they refused.  The way he talked this is a regular occurrence and he seemed like he had given up.

Great neighbors.

Kat
10/08 11:37 PM

Micah,
Wow hearing that about the noise actually tics me off…on that note, I hope this place goes out of business….and soon….

Betsy
10/09 02:03 AM

How very avant garde, daring, and outré; this is surely a pioneering use of the allure of sex and transgressive behavior in advertising a business. 
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The arrival of this establishment will certainly twitch back the flimsy curtain of Raleigh’s conventionality as never before, and all who patronize it will distinguish themselves greatly from the masses.

Robin
10/09 08:38 AM

Well maybe not exactly classy. The (very blurry) photos of their grand opening show women (and men) swinging on stripper poles and dancing on bars, circa 2000 Coyote Ugly. Isn’t the lecherous bull riding competition (which is sadly available on youtube) at City Limits Saloon enough ridiculous entertainment for one town? A simple game of cornhole could suffice, a live band maybe, or even a pool table or two. Also, gimmicky restaurants/bars don’t seem to work in this city either.

lisa
10/09 11:19 PM

who the hell would confuse you for me, lisa? everyone knows the only negative thing that would ever come out of your mouth would be too much bud light from buckhead.

david, david. you & i know there’s nothing viable in the article to attack or back up. it sucks; it’s not a new bar; no one cares.

Ryan
10/09 11:33 PM

Lisa, Lisa…

You suck.

David
10/09 11:44 PM

Funny thing is lowercase lisa is writing from the Raleigh Downtowner’s IP address.  lisa, we post what we want to, if that bothers you, don’t read.

Lisa Jeffries
10/09 11:54 PM

Not that I commend carrying on with others on a personal attack, but I’m convinced I have not met this imposter Lisa becuase everyone knows I don’t drink beer and if I did, Bud Light would not be my brand. (Sorry Harris Wholesale folks!)

Jedidiah
10/10 12:06 AM

Lowercase Lisa,

I have decided to take the high road for a while with this but now that you have decided to attack another reader (Uppercase Lisa) I think it’s gone to far.

Sadly, the Downtowner doesn’t allow comments or you guys might have some haters as well. But those haters wouldn’t be from the New Raleigh crew. We know/respect Crash and the rest of you guys and don’t see you as negative press in the area.  If you are trying to silence me, us, or anyone else in this city that has a definitive opinion about our city, you might want to go the high road as well. It won’t work. For conversation and progressive development to happen, someone must be critical of our current situation and not give everything a level handed pass.

As for your previous comment about me bitching, you must only select certain articles that I write which are critical b/c those would actually comprise of about 5% of the articles I write on New Raleigh. There’s no reason to create competition or bash New Raleigh or its readers. If you don’t enjoy our articles, please don’t read. I admitted, by striking out, that Foster’s Gone Ugly isn’t a new bar, but that doesn’t change the point of the article and the premise (or lack) of the bar.

Aaron
10/10 02:25 AM

Aren’t we a college town? I’m surprised there aren’t MORE bars and clubs like this all over the place.

Lisa Jeffries
10/10 03:04 AM

^ Umm no, not really.

John
10/10 11:24 AM

Lowercase Lisa - it’s pretty low that you would lob insults at people who use their full name as well as NR staff, yet you hide your own employer and name.

Lame.

Acree
10/10 09:55 PM

“100 years old” LOL! What r u guys talking about this place looks awesome! Did you SEE the pixx of the HOTT GIRLZ?!?!!?

Vomit.

@eg: Yes, Raleigh could use more edge and GOOD live music. How does that equal mechanical bull-riding and Linkin Park tribute bands?

Arthur
10/11 12:00 AM

It use to be a gay bar called by its address years ago!

Wayan Wayans
10/11 05:16 PM

Hated it!

Micah
10/11 10:13 PM

Arthur, The gay bar was called 1622 and was where Churchills is now.  Fosters is at 1620 1/2 Glenwood, and the Rialto is at 1620.  The Fosters space was once the lunch counter for the grocery store that occupied the Rialto space before 1942.  When the Stingray occupied the space in the 1990’s (OH I miss the Stingray!) you could still make out the plastered over door that used to be the passage between the spaces.  There was also a grill exhaust hood near the front door that I assume might have been a leftover from the original lunch counter, but it very well could have been added later.

David
10/12 08:44 PM

RaleighDog, you don’t deserve your name if you think the Rialto sucks.  It is the best theater in the city.

brian_M
10/12 11:27 PM

What the hell? The Rialto is an institution, and thankfully a lot of people agree. It’s untouchable.

Micah
10/13 05:03 AM

I LOOOOVE the Rialto, but it is certainly not untouchable.  Now that most of the REAL independent film studios (like Miramax, et al) are now part of bigger, mainstream studios, the era of the “real” “independent” film is rapidly declining. True independents are now actually MORE independent, in a way, since any Tom, Dick, or Stephanie with a steadi-cam and a Mac can make a movie.  Most studio-backed independents are now not exclusively shown at a cities “art house” cinemas like they were in the 80’s and especially the 90’s.  Since the smaller independent studios are now part of the large mainstreams, those indy exclusive runs are no longer exclusive to the art cinemas.  Cinemas in general are doing pretty poorly, and cinemas like Rialto, with a lot of square footage but only one screen (as well as the wonderful and unfortunate fact that a lot of these charming old cinemas exist in downtown areas where rent is skyrocketing), won’t survive forever.

the truth
10/13 04:45 PM

wow. its getting ugly in here and i need a drink. you guys wanna meet up at sayyy, fosters gone ugly?

GB
10/14 02:11 PM

Just saw this on Facebook:

“***WET T-SHIRT CONTEST**
Show ‘em if you got ‘em!!!
Event InfoHost: 
Foster’s Gone Ugly
Type: 
Party - Bar Night
Network: 
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Time and PlaceStart Time: 
Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 11:30pm
End Time: 
Friday, October 24, 2008 at 2:00am
Location: 
Foster’s Gone Ugly @ Five Points
Street: 
1620 1/2 Glenwood Ave.
City/Town: 
Raleigh, NC
   
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Description
Foster’s Gone Ugly is calling all HOT girls with NO inhabitions!!!!

Thursday, October 23rd Gone Ugly will be holding the first of many
Wet T-Shirt Contest!!

Register by sending us a message on our Myspace page with your name, phone number and email address or in person at Foster’s Gone Ugly in Five Points. All contestants must be registered by October 21st to compete.

Contest will start at 11:30 pm
Ladies get in FREE and $5 cover for Gentlemen!!

1st Place- $350 cash prize
2nd Place- $50 cash prize and $100 gift certificate
3rd Place- $75 tab at Foster’s Gone Ugly

***Don’t be scared to register and show us what you got***”

I mean obviously, they SHOULD have renamed the place “Foster’s Gone Classy”.

weak.

Acree
10/14 02:36 PM

this is the part where I tell myself, “They’re probably just being ironic.” because otherwise my brain would implode.

CF
10/14 02:53 PM

LOL at “inhabitions.”  That says it all right there.

cm
10/14 06:32 PM

This is a new bar. Yes it was named Fosters, but this not the same Fosters that occupied the space. The new name is a play on the old one; Fosters, is now, Fosters Gone Ugly!! Get it, oh how clever the new degenerate owners are. The guy that owns it went to high school with me. He has been tending bar for over a decade now, I guess he has decided to be a bartender for the rest of his lame ass life. If your worried about this bar bringing down your precious 5 pts. don’t worry if Gary still makes drinks like the ones he has served me this place won’t be around for long.

the truth
10/15 05:09 PM

inhabitions wouldve been a better name.

CF
10/15 05:59 PM

Fosters - No Inhabitions

Also, in the facebook post, he misspells the name of his own bar repeatedly by adding an apostrophe.

slutastic
10/23 10:58 PM

This place is disgusting, and the employees are just as dirty. Watch out for Chrissy!

dan
10/25 12:50 AM

There are several owners and the old saloon owner is still involved.  Just a matter of time till this goes under again.  That would be a better name “Foster’s goes under”

Crash
12/06 12:29 PM

Jedidiah/David,

Hey guys, just ran across this thread looking for something else. Not sure who posted that ridiculous comment, but I have an idea, and apologize since it’s not our opinion. We at the Downtowner think you guys are doing a good job at getting lots of news out about downtown. Always feel free to call me if something like this occurs.

best,
Crash

Chico
10/13 09:17 PM

Awesome.