Betty's Grill

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  This is the west side dive bar that makes the Springwater look uppity.  Good wings, and arguably the best bar burger in Nashville for under $7.   The place has a decent juke box, and adequate pool table, and a "back porch".   To my knowledge they no longer breed feral cats in the alley.  If you like your beer cold, cheap, and domestic, then this is the place for you. On my first time there, years ago, I asked what imports they had.  The list was short. Heineken, Corona, and Rolling Rock. That about says it all.

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  Posted on 07.02.13 Joel P.

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  As a dive bar, it disappoints ...no old smoke/ stale beer smell ( in the afternoon anyway),  spotlessly clean with funky decor.
  Fabulous hamburger- bacon on request
  Free WiFi.
  My new home away from home.

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  Posted on 01.02.13 A M.

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  Oh Betty's, you won my heart with your Bitchen' Betty's Brew, aka Natty Light.  I was so excited to think they had their own beer.  It also cost $1.25 a pint.    Betty's is tucked away in the Richland District.  After driving by it countless times we decided to stop.  What we were about to experience was almost mind-blowing.  For starters we met a poor man's Dan Deacon.  He was super nice, soldered his own equipment and really put his soul out there.  I gave him props!  Unfortunately we did not get to hear him play, but we did learn all about his process.  We were also introduced to a man who didn't know the difference between a really loud ear volume and speakerphone.  What commenced was truly amazing.   I can't get into details but it will be a night I will never forget.  
  
  To the logistics, Betty's is a little more than a room/small house and it's smokey, very very smokey.  The place is filled with regulars.  We happened to stop in pretty recently after the flood and they were holding a fundraiser in the corner.  This truly is a neighborhood bar.  Even with their small digs they hold a lot of live music.   If you like quirky, dirty dive bars with a neighborhood feel then Betty's is the place for you.

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  Posted on 10.05.11 Kristin G.

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  I have to give Betty's five stars because it's so unique. It's not a biker bar, but the inside and its regulars remind me of the biker bar  from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. However, come on a Friday or Saturday night and you'll be sitting at the bar during an experimental/electronic/DJ/noise show. WHAT? That's why I love Betty's.

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  Posted on 09.05.11 Zeb M.

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  Betty's Grill feels like the inside of a Nascar trailer.  You can count the menu items on one hand and the beer list on the other.  Corona is the most exotic item you're going to find here.
  
  The bartender/waiter (the only one in the establishment) had a quaint manner of of speaking and walking, despite looking like a biker type.  He seemed to go across the floor like he was on a moving walkway and talked the same way.  He also introduced every item on the menu with "the best in town" in a sort of monotone.
  
  There were half a dozen people dawdling over the bar or the single pool table, but it was rather quiet and peaceful.  I had a cold Miller Lite and some hot Chicken Tenders, both satisfying.  Next time I will try the Wings or this thing they call a "Cheeseburger."
  
  The BG is conveniently located on 49th Avenue, between Charlotte and the no-man's land that exists near I-40.  A true dive bar.
  
  UPDATE:  I've revisited another day after sundown, and they do in fact have a jukebox, so it's not as peaceful as previously described.

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  Posted on 08.23.10 Paul P.

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  I can't believe I've lived in this neighborhood for this long and I've only just now discovered Betty's. It's easy to miss, tucked away on 49th Avenue, just behind the Rhino bookstore. What a great little dive bar! It has a great jukebox, one of those newfangled digital thingies, cold beer, and good wings.
  
  I have a guilty pleasure to confess: Sparks, the caffeinated beer-type drinks, and Betty's has them. They also have Bud and Nat Light on draft. A pitcher is less than seven dollars complete with iced mugs. Ah, the simple pleasures in life! The wings are great, although they don't have any blue cheese, but they'll give you lots of ranch. They're good and fried and crunchy.
  
  I like the relaxed totally unpretentious atmosphere of this place. It's a great place to while away a lazy evening or afternoon. I hear also that they have started hosting live shows, which would be pretty interesting for such a tiny little place. I will definitely be going back.

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  Posted on 08.30.08 Claire B.

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  Like Cheers...only with more NASCAR paraphernalia!  Way, way more!  I genuinely like this place, even if it isn't exactly my scene.  I was on Charlotte today with a buddy of mine, and we just decided to duck into the Betty's and check it out.
  
  First of all, Betty's is full of 40- to 60-year-old men who I can only assume are devout regulars.  A couple of them have undergone tracheotomies (probably because of all the smoke in Betty's), and they all look like they spend most of their days there.  Betty herself seems very sweet, and all of her customers call her by name.  Betty has the beers you'd expect (Miller Lite, Budweiser, Natural Light, et cetera), and they're $2 a piece--cheap even by dive bar standards.
  
  I ordered a cheeseburger, which only cost me $4.50, and Betty made it herself (pretty quickly).  The cheeseburger was genuinely the best I've had in weeks, and I've had one at Bobbie's Dairy Dip recently, so that's really saying something.  There is a virtual bowling game and a pool table, not to mention dozens of posters and pictures with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.  Trust me...this place is the real deal.  It may be a dingy, dim, old dive full of people twice my age, but there's just something about it I like.  It's like a Dino's for the West Side.

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  Posted on 05.16.08 Patrick R.

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