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  • Takes Reservation
  • Smoking
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Wheelchair Accessible

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    Come here to sit down, drink, and listen to some music.  Try the Hairy Bear, but beware of the 7 shots in it.

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    This place does not even deserve a star. The owner Gary is a racist and does not care about the customer. He does not kow anything about running a bar.  All managers are cooks, and the GM is also a cook/bartender and is the most incapable person to do either of those tasks. The bar and wait staff are clueless when it come to making drinks and taking care of tables. There is shady stuff going on at bears. I would recommend any other bar I Bloomington. I work in the bar industry as a bar manager and I will never step foot into Bear's Place!

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    Usually I try to avoid college dive bars located near campuses, like I avoid leaving out food in a campsite so as not to attract bears.  Being, a "mature adult" these places are typically not my scene and I leave them to a much younger crowd.  On first sight, Bear's Place seems to fit this bill.  The squat cabin stands in stark contrast to the imposing limestone across the street on IU's campus, providing a safe haven for undergrad shenanigans.

    Looks can be deceiving in my case because both times I visited were in the early evening.  The place could change radically on a Friday or Saturday night, but who cares.  My most recent trip, I found myself watching a Brazilian film in the back enjoying 2.50 Bells Two-Hearted Ales.  On Sundays, for five bucks you are treated to a local movie night, in addition to some really, really awesome drink specials.  In fact it seems that there is a different special every night of the week.  Truly my kind of place.

    Reading previous reviews, it seems that the food is something to be desired.  I can't speak to the food, but I can speak of their special- The Hairy Bear.  This mama grizzly is a large 32 oz beverage filled with liquor and juice, making a beverage so potent, that they only limit you to two per night.  I had one once and it seemed ok.  Didn't knock me on my butt or light my world on fire like Smokey the Bear, but it will sit you back 8 bucks.

    When I return to Bloomington to get my fix of Brazilian films, things named after Wendell Wilkie, and things involving bikes/basketball/Indiana Limestone, I will be sure to return Bear's Place

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