The Buffet

this is a great place for an alcoholic who has stayed up all night, and won't remember being there in the morning.

If you're looking for a laid-back, no judgement dive bar experience, The Buffet is where you need to be. A definite 5-star dive bar experience.

Fifth stop on my DDD Crew's list on our Dia de los Padres Muertos tour. A couple of my girls on our little tour had never been to The Buffet. What's that you say?!?! It's a goddamn Tucson institution and we were out to educate these foolish women.  The decor, well maybe that's not the right word. Graffiti walls and bar signs adorn this gem of a place. The clientele ranges from old timers hanging out for hours at a time to college kids to bikers & thugs and working class stiffs. Obviously to a group of 6 women ranging in age from 25-55!!

The place is chill though so sit back and enjoy. I promise you'll get out alive. Probably. But don't quote me on that.

Ever been walking in to a bar at 6 a.m. with the rest of the night shift bar patrons (you'll get truckers, street sweepers, or Denny's waiters), when you trip over someone passed out from the evening crowd? Yeah, me neither, until the Buffet. My brother has been accosted here by some old dude claiming to be an ex-Marine, we have watched fights on the parking lot security camera, I have been offered weed, and I have sadly eaten the $1 hot dogs at midnight at the Buffet (newsflash, inflation!! They are now $2). It's a real $hithole, and that's why I love it. Take cash, and add your name to the wall but don't touch anything you don't have to. Plus, shuffleboard!