Why do I not come here more often?! Â Self proclaimed lover of dive bars. Â Blue Bonnett offers none of those fancy things you find in non-dive bars. Â They don't take credit cards, they don't have liquor, and they don't spend their time washing glassware, stocking straws, or stuffing olives with blue cheese. Â If it weren't for the bathrooms in the corner and their flimsy wood-panel enclosures (standard in most chic dive bars) this place would be perfectly rectangular.
I went to hear a hot country band from Austin. Â The cover was $5. Â The stage is just an area on the floor where the band plays. Â All tolled, I spent $10- two Natural Light tall boys for a buck apiece plus %150 tip. Â They have pool tables. Â They have darts. Â They have a jukebox that sounds good. Â The staff and the patrons were all friendly, and the vibe is only mildly hipster. Â If you get sick from smelling the second hand smoke you can always step outside. Â Also of note, there are a pair of (possibly) irreplaceable giant promotional beer murals that literally cover entire sections of the wall, with life size horses and trees and mountains and I am awed by them because I just can't imagine why anyone would ever produce an indoor beer ad of this magnitude- and they have more than one!
Most of these sentences are just ways of saying the same thing- it's a great lil dive bar in the best of ways, and I'm thinking about going back tomorrow because I have a feeling the NASCAR race is going to be on the big screen.
If I do, I'll check out the bathrooms, since I neglected to on my last visit... you know, to make sure they are covered in graffiti and stickers with cheap paper towels and no hot water- a definite must for any reputable dive bar.