Best dive bar you’ve ever been to and why it deserves a monument

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The Bird in Jackson Hole, actually just outside Jackson hole. Possibly not quite a " dive bar" but it's a hell of a place and they have a 4 wheel drive van that will come pick you up and take you back to your hotel for tips only. The cheeseburgers are absolutely top notch. Old school no bullshit bar. Highly reccomend!
 
The Broken Spoke in Austin. The first place where I got my ass well and truly kicked. Over a girl who never said she had a boyfriend.

But damn she was hot.

Turned in to an all out brawl in the parking lot, frat boys vs blue collar construction workers. No one left unscathed.
 
Doug Patteson said:
The Broken Spoke in Austin. The first place where I got my ass well and truly kicked. Over a girl who never said she had a boyfriend.

But damn she was hot.

Turned in to an all out brawl in the parking lot, frat boys vs blue collar construction workers. No one left unscathed.
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Place is awesome. Feels like it hasn't changed a bit since Dolly and George were playing there. The surly bartenders there make me happy too.
 
Club Schmitz in Dallas (RIP). Cheap beer. Great burgers. Shuffleboard. Pin ball. Pool.

My wife and I used to go to watch the Stars. Pitcher of Miller Light or Lone Star and a couple of burgers. I’d smoke a cigar, and we’d watch the game. One night the table next to us complained about my cigar to Sylvia (long time waitress with a beehive hairdo). She took a long pull off her heater, said “this is a beer joint,” and walked away. They left.

Club Schmitz was the victim of eminent domain for a light rail expansion. So many great memories.
 

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I was visiting Vienna and stumbled into a quaint Austrian establishment called The Opium Bar. There was an actual vampire there.
The best bar was The American Bar where I taught the bartender how to set up proper Texas tequila shots. She kept trying to give me an orange instead of a lime to suck.
 
My favorite dive bar was the Hideout Saloon in Worley, ID... I don't think it's even there anymore.. Larry and Jackie (proprietors and good friends of mine have long since passed... The times qe had in that place though!... Doggone we used to get piss drunk in that place! Speaking of piss drunk, I was singing John Denver and had a young lady that was all cuddly in my lap.. thought that I had the tiger by the tail I did... Until I got her laughing so hard she pissed on my lap.. soaked right through her form fitting jeans into mine.. up to that point I had plans to swap DNA with her later but that kind of killed the vibe... I frequented that place so much they engraved my name and assigned me a stool in that bar. Many was the time someone was sitting in my spot and when I walked in Larry would make them move.. great times!!
 

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battlerattle24 said:
My favorite dive bar was the Hideout Saloon in Worley, ID... I don't think it's even there anymore.. Larry and Jackie (proprietors and good friends of mine have long since passed... The times qe had in that place though!... Doggone we used to get piss drunk in that place! Speaking of piss drunk, I was singing John Denver and had a young lady that was all cuddly in my lap.. thought that I had the tiger by the tail I did... Until I got her laughing so hard she pissed on my lap.. soaked right through her form fitting jeans into mine.. up to that point I had plans to swap DNA with her later but that kind of killed the vibe... I frequented that place so much they engraved my name and assigned me a stool in that bar. Many was the time someone was sitting in my spot and when I walked in Larry would make them move.. great times!!
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I apologize for the typos, fat fingers on the phone
 
Genes in Morgantown WV. While at WVU we lived exactly 54 steps down Wilson AVE. Still the same regulars that were there in '89.

Beer 'n Eat in Caldwell, WV. Just a mile from work and my hunting grounds. Best folks you will ever meet.
There was a fella there that had just bought a KLR 650 close by, and he and his wife stoped in to plan their 90 min trip home and have a beer. I was in the 30s and the guy was not dressed for the trip. Regulars at the bar came up with gloves, fleeces and bibs to help him home. Always home cooked chow on Sunday afternoons.

Bushpig bar, near Morgan Bay South Africa, Welcomed in like a local to celebrate a great hunt. A couple cops showed up very late and seemed interested in our party. The waitress came over and told us, "Don't worry, they are with us". I got really schooled in South African rules, cattywampus, tiny table billiards by a fella while his very attractive wife was trying to pick up my son.
 
bill_5d3d said:
Genes in Morgantown WV. While at WVU we lived exactly 54 steps down Wilson AVE. Still the same regulars that were there in '89.

Beer 'n Eat in Caldwell, WV. Just a mile from work and my hunting grounds. Best folks you will ever meet.
There was a fella there that had just bought a KLR 650 close by, and he and his wife stoped in to plan their 90 min trip home and have a beer. I was in the 30s and the guy was not dressed for the trip. Regulars at the bar came up with gloves, fleeces and bibs to help him home. Always home cooked chow on Sunday afternoons.

Bushpig bar, near Morgan Bay South Africa, Welcomed in like a local to celebrate a great hunt. A couple cops showed up very late and seemed interested in our party. The waitress came over and told us, "Don't worry, they are with us". I got really schooled in South African rules, cattywampus, tiny table billiards by a fella while his very attractive wife was trying to pick up my son.
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My daughter graduates from WVU this May. I’ll have to ask her about Gene’s
 
Snake and Jake's Christmas Club Lounge in New Orleans.

Get a Schlitz, and whatever weird drinks they make with a Schlitz. Fun spot.
 
Booneville Bar in Booneville, IA. Can drink all night, order some fried chicken gizzards or the worlds best frozen pizza and somehow only have a $25 tab when you’re done.
 
Grizz said:
Booneville Bar in Booneville, IA. Can drink all night, order some fried chicken gizzards or the worlds best frozen pizza and somehow only have a &25 tab when you’re done.
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Ya it’s a decent shit hole for sure. They have good breakfast,

The hitching post south of Des Moines another good spot
 
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