The little house on the corner of Park Avenue and Oxford Street has seen a couple of changes over the past few years. Piatza's Pizza vacated the location to move across the street back in 2009. Then it was briefly home The Gingerbread House, which sold cookies and ice cream but was only open for what feels like the blink of an eye. Then the structure was completely ripped down, and built up again to look almost exactly the same, just with some more modern finishings. Now the tiny corner spot is home to Half Pint Pub, which held its grand opening during Park Ave Summer Arts Fest in August.

While the space was rebuilt for Half Pint, it is nearly identical to the old building but now touts a bit more of a miniature pub look with its black lanterns hanging along the house, small tables outside, and a big red door that gives it almost a home-y feel. The building is still very small and has a capacity of less than 50 people - probably no more than 30 could sit comfortably indoors. Owner Mark Chiarenza, who also owns Magpie on Park Ave and Murphy's Law at the corner of East and Alexander, says Half Pint was not meant to be massive. Instead he aims to make it a reliable neighborhood hangout, akin to a "miniature Magpie," he says.

A quaint neighborhood bar is exactly what Half Pint feels like indoors. A beautiful wooden bar takes up about half of the space, the other half has pub tables and stools. The main wall of the facility is lined with flat-screen televisions - you'd be hard pressed not to have a good view of them from wherever you were sitting.

As far as drinks, Half Pint has 14 drafts on tap, including a few local and seasonal ales. Rohrbach's Scotch Ale, Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale, Tr�egs HopBack Amber Ale, and Strongbow Cider are some of the lesser-known varieties currently on tap. Also on draft are some favorites, like Guinness and Samuel Adams Octoberfest. Six bottled varieties are available as well, mostly basic stuff like Budweiser, Coors, and Miller. If you're not into beer, Half Pint also has a full bar with an especially good selection of whiskey and scotch.

Half Pint Pub is located at 365 Park Avenue and is open Monday-Friday 2-11 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-11p.m., and Sunday noon-11p.m. For more information call 271-6384.