Like its mayoral namesake, Curley earned its legacy. A local pioneer of several now-familiar gastropub tropes, it serves serious food and beverage with a winning wink. Imitators abound, but Curley carries on, from its front bar and dining room—slinging clever cocktails, sloppy burgers, barbecue pork mac and cheese and quirky desserts like Fernet ice cream bars—to its “secret” rear steakhouse concept, Bogie’s Place.