The 04 Lounge

i have never had such a horrible experience anywhere in all of Austin since i moved here in 2006.

and no.. it's not because i do not understand / hate dive bars.. i actually fuckin dig the shit out 'em.. or most of them anyway - hence why the hell i found myself there in the first place..

moral of the shit is.. i suggested it to a girlfriend of mine on the fly one afternoon/evening-ish -- as i had somehow never checked it out in all my years..

from the moment we walked through the door the bartenders went way out of their way to be fucking rude. before even making it to the bar - homeboy was blatantly mocking my friend to a crowd of his.. who were just absolutely eating it up.. even throwing in a heckle or two despite seeming to have little to no awareness of their surroundings at all.. let alone to have something to mock my friend about.

bartenders then accused us both of being underage - despite the fact that we each had more than one form of ID ..and several credit/debit card type shits that were all legit.. and that we are both 25 years old..

got so pissed off that we actually left the shithole & each picked up our passports.. haha this time they didn't even let us in the door.. i mean literally they had someone out front blocking the door.. hahhaa seriously though..

anywho - we left and hit up fuckin went east looking for a similar scene minus the asstards we'd just encountered.. found it immediately - and while venting our frustrations to said bartender.. we also learned that the mian douchehole bartender - has a reputation around town / is known for being just that.. a douchhole fucking bartender.

ha. rant - over. for now.

Inexpensive well-poured drinks.  Friendly staff.  Decent punk bands during SXSW...  No cover...  I'm a total fan.

I go here when I want to go where nobody knows my name. Its my anti-Cheers.

They have beer, good pours, cheap prices, pool tables, old timers, bad smell, worse smelling toilets, lots of tattoos, a jukebox, a patio area which smells bad too.

You fill find an oddball crowd here. You know the kind of young women who have a Japanese symbol for beauty, but really means spicy tuna roll, tattooed on their forearm. The kind of young men who haven't showered in a while, and their hair and beard haven't felt a sharp edge in a while too. Ok the young women haven't showered in a while to, but its their choice.

Either ways, its a good place to occassionally hangout.