I hope they don't change it too much. I really liked the whole dark atmosphere they've got going in there.

And as far as the out-of-state bars go, I've never heard of an Orioles / Ravens bar outside of town in the same scale that Magerk's is a Philly bar. Anyone know of any out-of-state Baltimore bars?

LOL We went there (under the old ownership) dressed in our Red Sox gear before a game and got the worst service. We didn't tip and never went back. We ended up giving our tip money to little leagers standing outside Camden Yards collecting for their team. I hope if the new owners are going to cater to any out of state team that it would at least be the Sox :-)

Fells Wharf Rat is staying put though, right?

I haven't seen any out-of-state Baltimore sports bars, although during the Super Bowl weekend in Tampa when the Ravens were in it, Whiskey Joe's was the spot.

And some other place I went to in Ybor City (Tampa's version of Fells Point) was a Ravens hangout as well. After getting apple liqueur poured in my mouth all night long from scantily-clad barmaids walking on top of the bar the night before the game, my memory is foggy. I do remember that outside, Three Doors Down was playing a free concert and it was an awesome atmosphere.

Now Steeler bars are everywhere. There is even one down here. Its a shame because the place serves great Cajun and Caribbean food. I won't go in there until summertime.

Glad to hear the Wharf Rat is overhauling their draft beer system. The beer lines there were not cleaned regularly, and their Oliver beers became undrinkable.

There's a restaurant in St. Pete's Beach that everyone called the "Baltimore bar" but I can't remember really seeing anything Baltimore-ish inside except a few Maryland items on the menu (that were actually Maryland style for once!!) I believe the owners were from Maryland. Wish I remembered the name for you guys...the food was awesome.

There's a bar in San Diego that was a Philly bar but became pretty hospitable to Ravens fans.

Love the Wharf Rat and their beers. With a new look and food, it will only get better. I just hope they keep the spbw annual cask festival.

The "online rumor" link is alink to a discussion board that says the new owners are from New York, not that they are making it a yankees bar. Don't believe anything this guy writes.

Come on. Leave the name: Wharf Rat.

So DSX is such a great name??? 'Dis Sux???

fletcher's is a buffalo bills bar. rent prices are killing downtown bars. landlords need to ease up or face total failure.

I have been going to this Wharf Rat location for well over 10 years and recently just stopped going. They need to get rid of the skanky beer (clean the tap lines) and improve service which is slow slow slow. It's a great location, no reason for funky tasting beer and bad service. It also smells bad in there.

If the name-change-sickness somehow follows to the Fells Point location, I will protest the name change there. Standing outside with the sign "THE END IS NEAR."

The Fells Point location is still owned by the Oliver family,so you need not worry about any changes there. They have put a new mens bathroom in the beer tastes better,so one of my favorite bars is even more enjoyable!

RE: "They have put a new mens bathroom in the beer tastes better..."

Man, I hope there is no correlation there.

HAHA!!! Good catch Rick!!

Oh, sure, the fine folks at Fells put a new bathroom in....but, it's as if they simply transported the old crappy single/stall bathroom- one urinal, on pot- to the back pool room. Same bloody bog whose door has no bloomin' lock!

And because the [urinal] is directly behind the door, the pool-playing patrons can get an eyefull of balls of a different kind.

Yet another Baltimore bar succumbing to the mythical demand for live music, enough already.
You don't need a crystal ball to envision 2 part time musicians (one guitar, one keyboard) drowning out conversation with Green Day covers.
No thanks.

Its going to be called Pratt Street Ale House