Shorty’s Bar

It’s not bad, a nice bar with a separate dance floor. With other rooms to sit at tables. Naughty Girl Scout shots are a great time with some happy hour specials, you will feel good real soon. The ceiling is a bit low but that’s because I’m 5’11″ not sure about that part it varies per person.

Excuse me – Your labia is showing.
Bros and hos and fist pumping, oh my! Filled with girls who wear tops that are three times too small for their upper torso. We saw a girl walking around with her right nipple exposed cause her top was too short.
If you’re a day over 22 years old, you’re too mature for this place. If you enjoy it, then you’re a future alcoholic.
Coors Light and Natty Light are essentially your only beer choices. The «shots» come in plastic thimbles. Floor is sticky. You’ll be screaming to the person next to you, to have a conversation.
It’s your typical college bar — but complete crap. Go to the Pub or Basin Street.

Don’t even bother.
Stay away, far away.

This place totally sucks ass! As an undergrad at Kutztown U. in the 80’s I avoided this place (despite the fact I lived right across the street) as it seemed to cater to the lowest common denominator both the University and local population had to offer. I’ve dropped in a few times since for nostalgic reasons, much to my regret. The last time was $ 2 pony bottle night. After a few rounds I noticed the bartender taking $ 2 from my stack of bills every time he took away my empty only to take ANOTHER $ 2 when he brought back a fresh beer. When I told him that I saw what he did, he took my beer away (w/​o refunding my $) and cut me off. I tried to complain but they just treated me like I was drunk – 220 lbs and I’m drunk from 4 ponies? Seriously, this place is a hole-​dank, dirty and completely without character. You can get the same ambiance by buying a bottle of MD ²⁰⁄₂₀ and drinking it in your basement.

I’ve never been a huge fan. It’s cramped and dark and the drink prices are never all that great. It’s could be much worse I’m sure as the service is usually pretty good. How picky could one really get in Kutztown when trying to dance and drink? I guess I just did get picky, but still, I go there.

I did my undergrad at Kutztown University, so this review comes from three years and a few dozen forced visits to Shorty’s over that time.
Downstairs from one of Kutztown’s better eating establishments (see my review on the Kuztown Tavern), Shorty’s is no place you want to find yourself on a Friday evening… or any evening for that matter.
This low-​end college bar has sticky floors, extremely low ceilings and well-​only (low quality liquor) drinks.
The bands and DJ’s that they line up are weak and there is nowhere to move most of the time. I’m not a stingy guy, but it hurts to take my money out when they have a cover charge on weekends.
If you want to save yourself from a crummy night (and probably a hangover from the cheap drinks), pop upstairs to the take-​out place attached to the Kutztown Tavern and grab some quarts of their micro-​brews.

Nice place. Never had any trouble getting a table, even when it’s busy.
Filled with college students and some townies. Beer is relatively cheap. Most tables have those game machines, some pool tables, occasionally has bands, lots of parking, nice wood/​exposed stone walls and tv’s.