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- Pledio, on 06/21/2008, -5/+32Yeah, this article is a load of crap. These "dive bars" are commercialized pieces of crap for the most part, banking on the idea that drunk college kids have no idea what a real dive bar is. Any real dive bar will not make the list, because the writer will not have the cojones to actually walk inside for a drink.
- StanleyKoolPrik, on 06/21/2008, -3/+27List of Random Bars in Random Cities in America.
- drewdown112, on 06/20/2008, -1/+23The best dive bars are usually the worst ones.
- WillBraden, on 06/20/2008, -1/+17the 5 point cafe is legendary in Seattle for how strong their drinks are, rivaled only by the moon temple on 45th. the only place I've ever gone back to the bar and asked for more coke in my whiskey and coke. I felt like a pansy, but holy hell it was bottom shelf whiskey and I wasn't trying to savor the flavor!
- spudfrog, on 06/21/2008, -2/+12Wtf? No New Orleans?
- pennvneff, on 06/21/2008, -0/+9Since when is Costa Mesa part of Los Angeles? Seriously, that bar is down by Newport Beach. If you want to goto a great dive bars in Los Angeles checkout Hank's Bar, Boardner's, Frank N Hank's, or even the Frolic Room.
- satanatnmtedu, on 06/21/2008, -2/+11Sorry, dive bars do not have working signs. Dive bars are sketchy. None of the bars listed are dive bars.
- slvrbullet87, on 06/21/2008, -3/+10How does the florabama not make the list
It is situated on the Florida/Alabama border is made out of tents, and they have a mullet tossing tournament
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora-Bama - angusm, on 06/21/2008, -0/+7I'd have to agree on the subject of Mars Bar vs. the Johnsons. After all, Mars Bar has been described as "one step up from drinking Mad Dog on the kerb". The Johnsons simply can't match that kind of name recognition.
Historically, NY's seediest bar was probably McGurk's Suicide Hall, where desperate prostitutes would go to off themselves by drinking carbolic acid (in a nod to respectability, the owners reportedly trained the bar staff to recognize the signs that someone might be about to kill themselves, and hustle them quickly out the door so that at least they wouldn't die inside the bar). However, McGurk's has long closed and even the building has been torn down. Any present-day NY bar is tame compared to that, but in my opinion Mars Bar is closer to that grand tradition than the Johnson's. - bxblox, on 06/21/2008, -0/+6These are hipster bars...
- Tenlow, on 06/21/2008, -1/+7***** the drinks, their nachos are the best in the world. Also, I'd rate the Comet Tavern higher than the 5 point.
- Deathfrogg, on 06/22/2008, -0/+6The 5-Point is a true dive. Started going there in the early 80's and it never really changed much since then. It used to be so smoky that if you complained about it they'd turn the fan on and point it right at yer table, which wasn't very helpful. The meatloaf, the Chicken fried steak, the prime rib and any breakfast on the menu is going to be worth it. They used to have a giant king Crab on the wall on the bar side, it slowly got whittled down by people picking at it, it was there for years untill all it was was the carapace. There are security monitors facing the bar, so the bartenders can watch the junkies off themselves in the laundry place next door.
Do NOT ***** with the bartenders, especially the shortish dark-haired one. She WILL hurdle the bar from a standing start and kick your ass as hard as you can possibly imagine. Seen her frogmarch men twice her size out the door.
Seen a lot of post-closing fights spill out onto the square there. Good times. It's one of my favorite places. - CCB0x45, on 06/21/2008, -0/+6lol jesus, desperate prostitutes going to to off themselves... ok I think that would win for seediest bar. That is nuts.
- agRice, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5the 5 point cafe is pretty good. They also accept AA tokens as payment for drinks, the higher number of days sober the more drinks it's worth.
- krisscofield, on 06/21/2008, -2/+7These are not dirty, nor "dives" in the traditional. These people have never been to Baltimore.
- charliekelly, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5Go have a Long Island at Earl's and let me know what you remember.
- Chemosabe, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5The 5 point is awesome. They do a chicken fried steak that overlaps the edge of the plate.
- judicar, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5In Austin ... Buddy's Place.
- Crooked floor? check
- Plywood walls? check
- Chicken wire? check
- Plastic chairs? check
- Only accepts cash? check!
http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/10237910 - EskNerd, on 06/21/2008, -0/+5Clearly the author doesn't know what a "dive" is. Oh well. Dugg for not resorting to the cliche of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", even though it'd've been soooo easy.
Oh, and I think I'll check out the LA one, sometime. - spook4thecia, on 06/21/2008, -4/+9Please, this is just like all those lists that leave New Orleans off of the best food cities in America. Food, we OWN. Bars we OWN. Hedonism in general, we OWN. Hell we have the biggest dive bar in the world-- Rue Bourbon. It's 8 blocks of the hardest drinking you can do outside of Soviet era Russia.
- chinolofus, on 06/22/2008, -1/+5thats really ***** up.
- jeffinfremont, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4Very funny...first thing that came to mind was the 5 Point, and I click on the link and voila.
I think there are men's restrooms and Khandahar that have more ambience then the men's restroom at The Five Point. - lisaawesome, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4Most bars in Oklahoma are dive bars. I could copy the phone book and have a blog post.
- gaqua, on 06/21/2008, -1/+5Tres Gringos isn't a dive bar, it's a pseudo-yuppie hangout for former frat and sorority kids after they got their "big job" in the valley.
San Jose's real dive bars are the Caravan and the Cinebar, everyone knows that. If you go outside of downtown maybe you could count The Blvd in Los Gatos/Campbell. - idbjoshm, on 06/21/2008, -2/+6Goathill Tavern baby! YEEEAH!
However, I give my digg in protest because they call it a "Los Angeles Dive." Newport Beach is a long ways away from Los Angeles. I vote Molly Malone's for a Los Angeles Dive. - 1337chic, on 06/22/2008, -0/+3I'll second that. Every bar in ohio is a dive unless it is also an Applebees or something else like it.
- Mpwns, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3this list also seems like it was made for mtv :(
- nurall, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3i thought it was suppose to be about dirty dive bars. all those places seem nice compared to the bar my friends like to go to. the place has no name but its next to the second ***** dive bar (china lounge). theyre both on bicentenial in mcallen tx. beers are $0.60. you sit on broken crates, bathroom is a hole in the floor. last time i went i picked up fleas.
- Aethirig, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3In my salad years, I used to frequent Phil's Grandson's in Waterloo. To this day, it remains the only place I've ever been served Vodka out of a bag.
- blackhappy, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3When in Crouch Idaho please visit the Dirty Shame.
- valour, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3Bunch of *****, as usual. Talking about dive bars without mentioning Captain Tony's Saloon in Key West is like talking about 1990s douchebags without mentioning white college hats and Johnson Athletic Gear t-shirts. The ***** place used to be a morgue. It has a tree growing through it. Everybody who's anybody in Key West's history, from casual visitors like Clint Eastwood to residents like Jimmy Buffet and Ernest Hemingway got drunk at Captain Tony's. It's dark, the floor has never been washed, Jimmy Buffet wrote song lyrics on the men's room wall, and the drinks are cheap and strong. How is this not the king of dive bars?
- mach32, on 06/21/2008, -2/+5so a guy visits a few bars and creates some useless incomplete list. buried as a total waste of time. move along.
- BetterOffEd, on 06/21/2008, -1/+4The Matchbox in Chicago is definitely worth the trip.
I don't know when the author visited these establishments, but Chicago's been smoke free for a while now, so that *cloud* no longer hangs over this great little hangout.... - spookyttws, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3Amen. Should be Orange County dive bar. Since that's what everyone seems to classify us as these days. At least that would be accurate. Though I know of a few in Westminster that would take the Orange County class a lot better.
- viacombusta, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3The LA one is in Costa Mesa. 50 miles out of LA.
Fail. - inactive, on 06/21/2008, -1/+3Go to Woody's Tavern in Caruthersville, Missouri if you really want to see the mother of all ***** holes. Empty beer cans a foot deep on the floor and some really disgusting dried petrified puke on the walls complete the decor..
- PabloIV, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2If you're ever in San Juan, PR, my top picks are: El Cojo, Willy's Pinchos and La Cubanita
Cabbies will know where they are, just ask, and don't be too scared if the area seems shifty. - aldenhg, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2Ugh, the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland sucks. It's too smoky because there's nearly no ventilation and the staff keeps the music and an ear-raping 11 all night long. It's not that I'm getting too old for bars, it's that that bar is so ***** I wouldn't go in if the drinks were free.
- inactive, on 06/21/2008, -2/+4it looks like your M.O. is to only write articles when this website posts articles on digg judging by the recent content on your ***** website.
- Mykol225, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2Goat Hill is in Costa Mesa, and I go there all the time... it's a great dive bar.
- CCB0x45, on 06/21/2008, -1/+3Wow... harsh. Obviously this is an opinionated article, it was just some bars we have been to that stood out.. And some funny things that go on at them. I mean just cause Mars bar has graffiti on it doesnt really change the article, there is thousands of bars in the US, we were just trying to point out some dirty, dingy dive bars. We were picking all different kinds of dive bars. Sorry for any "minor league *****"
- EricSchC1, on 06/21/2008, -5/+7As far as Vegas dive bars go...
the Double Down > the Dive Bar...
...buried for inaccuracy. - krinthekuz, on 09/16/2008, -0/+2i kept looking for the FL places on the list and got down to Zeke's on the list. i live around the corner from Zeke's and it's definitely an awesome place. $3 longnecks all day every day and they have 100+ beers from wherever.
- Yossarian42, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2I think everyone expected their college dive bar to be on the list... I know I did.
- edwartica, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2I didn't, considering mine is now a ***** starbucks!
- dafragsta, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Never been to the bar but "Ahh, Texas: Seedy, Racist, Loud and Raucous." is a bunch of *****. The bar was listed in Austin and Austin is NOTHING like the rest of Texas. I was actually kinda surprised when Horseshoe Lounge didn't make the list.
- CCB0x45, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2Sorry, my buddy and I put together that list, and I meant to reply to EricSchC1, hit the wrong button.
- Ebeach, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2My fellow lushes, Unite! ... after this pint
- 1337chic, on 06/22/2008, -0/+2Yeah, drunks and Libertarians, two groups that will never get organized.
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