But if and when you do go, drop some cash on the bar, because it'll be the best bang for your booze buck in the city. Let's just say you have to be "in the know" to go. Since we've already been falsely accused of "outing" the place in a recent Best of Phoenix issue (note: we have never disclosed anything about the club's location or who runs it, and in fact, we don't know the latter), we're not going to get into details.
#Cellar rat license#
The joint is an underground speakeasy of sorts, which is a nice way of saying it's not an official venue and that it doesn't have a liquor license (and, rumor has it, it's perpetually closing). The Black and Tan has been the subject of much secrecy and speculation over the past couple of years. And perhaps even the ghosts of a few erstwhile Rat Packers on holiday from heaven. And now that this classy joint's reopened with its $80 million renovation, it's drawing a new round of Tinseltown types, like Jamie Foxx, and others. Celebs like Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, and Robert Wagner all found reason to be here once upon a time.
Peter Lawford'd be wooing some curvy dame in Trader Vic's next door, and Joey Bishop'd be holed up in the hotel restaurant Café ZuZu, with a plate of gourmet meatloaf and copy of Daily Variety.īishop and MacLaine are still kickin', natch, but just go with the concept, okay? It ain't too far-fetched. clownin' at the bar, and maybe a young Shirley MacLaine high on champagne, and the picture would be complete: a Scottsdale Ocean's Eleven, like the original 1960 version, not those dumb Steven Soderbergh remakes. All you'd need is Dean Martin with a cocktail in hand, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.
The generous patio overlooking the pool, with open fires nearby on cool nights. The sweeping driveway with the backlit retro signage. The midcentury design that makes you think of The Sands (now defunct). Rat Pack paradise must look something like this.
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