In the sleepy town of Bonita Springs, one of the most charming places around is this awesome dive bar attached to a motel on old 41.
The place has an all-encompassing Buffalo Bills theme, unassuming atmosphere, an odd cast of regulars and very decent barfood. And by the by, this place is beer and wine only folks, no mixed drinks to be had. Cozy up to the bar and order a beer from their surprisingly wide selection of bottles, or pick a draft and you'll be presented with a mason-jar style mug of ice cold brew.
While cold beer and people watching are great, the real reason to head over to Buffalo Chips is the dude behind the bar. Matt - easily the most affable and funny Bartender I've ever encountered. Never short on jokes, attention or cold beer, Matt's a genuinely good guy that just wants everyone around to have a good time.
Want to sit quietly at the bar and sip? He's good with that. Want to crack jokes about whatever's on television? He'll match your wit with a library of cracks. Want to bring in your acoustic guitar and play half of every Jackson Browne song you know? Matt will walk all the way over and turn off the jukebox so you'll have a personal bar-side open mic night (while everyone else ignores you).
It's like a real-life version of Cheers...but with a much less realistic cast. Yeah, I have a soft spot for places like this.
