By Benjamin Leatherman | Phoenix New Times
Cue up Dick Dale’s “Misirlou” and start getting into character, because there’s a Pulp Fiction-themed bar coming to the Valley next month — and, yes, it will serve both tasty beverages and Royales With Cheese.
Local restaurateur Frank Vairo, the owner of Arcadia spot The Bar, is opening a second location of the neighborhood watering hole in downtown Gilbert sometime in March. Like the original, which features subtle homages to The Big Lebowski, the spinoff location will pay tribute to another cult classic flick, specifically Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 genre-bending crime flick.
Unlike The Bar in Arcadia, Vairo tells Phoenix New Times, the Gilbert version won’t be as subtle when it comes to referencing its chosen flick.
“At the Arcadia location we have some artwork and other subtle details; you walk in and you wouldn’t know it’s a Big Lebowski-themed bar,” he says. “But with this one, you’re going to be like, ‘Oh wow, this is definitely all about Pulp Fiction.’ There are going to be much more in-your-face references and designs playing off the movie.”
