I went to school full time all four years, and then continued working, and became part owner two years ago.” On a typical night, Michael runs between the bar and restaurant side, ensuring all of the customers and his staff have what they need.Įlmer’s has certainly seen its fair share of changes since 1977. “I transferred to Central in 2007 and have worked here full time ever since. It’s 2:30 in the afternoon, a half hour before the bar and restaurant opens for the next eleven hours. Cook’s father and two partners purchased the bar in 1979, and immediately began working to improve the atmosphere of Elmer’s Place.Ĭook sits on the restaurant, or “booth” side, of the bar, clicking a pen with the restaurant’s logo printed on it. “My mom and dad work during the daytime and I work nights,” says Michael Cook, Co-Owner of Elmer’s Place and a CCSU Alumni. Opened in 1977, Elmer’s Place was the original college tavern of CCSU. Even though we didn’t stay long because we knew we’d have to wake up for class the next morning, I couldn’t have imagined spending my 21st any other way. Seven of my closest friends and I sat at the bar and enjoyed ourselves as the speakers blared “Your Love” by The Outfield and the T.V.’s played football games. (I get that a lot seeing as I am only five feet tall and look too young for my age.) He handed my ID back and asked what I wanted. The bartender behind the counter skeptically looked back and forth for a moment and jokingly asked if I was sure I was 21 and not 12. Like so many other CCSU students on their 21st birthdays, I walked into Elmer’s with my ID in hand, ready to be carded. Up until that day I had only ordered food from the take-out counter and it seemed like a rite-of-passage to go there for my first legal drink. The bar is located on East Street, on the edge of our New Britain campus. Kind of a bummer it being a school night, but there was no question in my friends’ minds that we would be spending it at Elmer’s Place. My 21st birthday was on a Tuesday night this past September.
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