Countyline

County Line Ice House

Always Fun

by Larry Gore

The ‘Line started as a convenience store up front with a side deli and a bar in the back. There weren’t any garage doors back then, and many people who stopped at the store for one of “Big Steve’s” special egg, bacon, bacon, bacon and cheese toasted breakfast sandwich didn’t even realize there was a bar in the back.

“Big Steve” decided to change all that when he tore out the grocery store, put in garage doors, opened the place as an ice house and welcomed the biker population. The only thing I missed when that happened was the breakfast sandwich!

Two owners later, the “Line” or more officially, The County Line Bar & Grill, has been morphing into a different type of venue but has remained a biker hang out.

Since the new owners, Fred Lasseter and family, took over a year-and-a-half ago, the entire place has been remodeled to provide much more room than it did before. Out back a huge covered patio now makes it possible and even pleasant to enjoy the outdoors even in rainy or hot weather and a separate bar (from the original) is available for big events.

A mural covers the back wall depicting a rider on an adventure. Look carefully at the bottles painted in the corner to learn the names of some of the regulars.

Music is heard almost constantly, live bands on most weekends, karaoke on Friday nights and some good jammin’ and open mike time on Sundays afternoons. So if you are looking for a place to try your skills stop in then.

They reopened the kitchen (and included air conditioning for summer and heat for winter!) with Trina and Alan at the grill serving up one of the best hamburgers in town.

Had a long day in the saddle? This is a great place to take a break before heading out again or going home.

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