Great karaoke fun on Saturday nights! Â Cheap drinks and stiff pours keep this little stink-hole on the top of my neighborhood Richardson bars. Â Honestly, I think I would go every Saturday if not for the billowing clouds of smoke, as is my bane with all Richardson bars. Â My precious pink lungs cannot handle the cancer cloud.
The decor is amazing. Â It's like the set of Cheers. Â As you enter there is a circa-1981 map of Richardson with sponsored businesses, I don't think 1 of them is still around.
Still, if I absolutely must drink local then I'm usually here.
Classic dive bar!
I've been here a few times with friends and always get excellent (and pretty hilarious) service from the barstaff. They have a few beers on tap and pretty decent drink prices. I have not tried the food yet but I know the burgers and fries are popular.
If you like pool, classic rock, occasional drunk karaoke, and do not mind smoke, check it out.
Chase has been a local dive favorite for years. They are open every day of the year, including Christmas (afternoon on). Only downside is that smoking is not only allowed, it is encouraged (sign on the door says so). The real hidden gem is that the food is cheap and very good. I love the hamburger steak with cottage cheese and tomato, but you can't beat the patty melt. The philly cheesesteak is make with a hearty, crispy crust baguette, and the onion rings are excellent. Fries are made on premises, and the portions are HUGE. Their pizza is wonderful if you are hungry or come in with a group. This is a true local hangout, where if you're not a local, you will be during your 2nd visit. Note that they don't have food on Sunday, but you can bring your own in. I think they keep the local Little Caesar's in business...but you'll have to get over the smoke; usually its not that bad, but they do allow cigar smoke, which can overwhelm the smoke eaters.
Review Source:Chase Place is the perfect bar to stop off at when running around the Richardson area if you want something totally casual. You have your pools of regulars floating around but I wouldn't expect much of a "scene" from this place.
Very smoky. Lots of table seating, bar seats, booths, and then more high tables leading along the wall toward the back. Classic dive bar decorations and for some reason, I cant put my finger on it, this place reminds me of the bar off of It's Always Sunny in Phil.
Prices aren't bad, the staff is hit or miss depending on the night, who it is, and what sort of temperament the general guests are in.
Karaoke is -always- entertaining. Always. And if there isn't karaoke and it's on the weekend, you'll find people dancing about in the space where they do karaoke. Nothing crazy and no more than a handful of people at a time. It's awesome.
I usually always just order a Jack and Coke or something on tap. The Jack and Cokes are usually always nice and strong. And I mean strong. Toss a couple of those back and you'll probably find yourself slobbering over the microphone with the entire bar helping you get through your choice in song.
Great little bar, I had a great time, Karaoke was cool, they didn't over do it, they mixed in the "prestige worldwide" singers, with good music. Definitely a smokers bar. You will reek of tobacco after you leave. Im not a smoker, so this kinda sucked. The whole bar is full of smoke, no where to hide from it. LOL.. All in all, I would have given this bar a 5 star if it had the smoking aired out a little bit more. No dress code, if you get dressed up, you will probably be the only one. Great mix of people too. I recommend you check it out.
Review Source:What a hidden gem! From the outside one would expect this place to be a complete dump inside. We went to this place because it is very close to our new house and it had the kind of yelp reviews of a place we would enjoy. We were completely surprised and satisfied all at the same time! Thank you fellow yelpers for leading us here! It was incredibly clean, as a matter of fact the staff were cleaning almost the whole time we were there. It has a nice feel/ambiance inside and is much larger than it looks from the outside. Dave, the bartender, had a great personality and sense of humor and did not let our drinks get empty while filling us in on the bar events, karaoke and his favorite food choices. We did share a burger and fries on his recommendation and it wasn't to die for but wasn't gross either. We are looking forward to trying some of the other things on the menu. We did learn the kitchen closes at 10:00PM and Dave recommends the buffalo wings - I think we are going to try those next time.
Review Source:Atmosphere: As you've probably read this is definitely a dive bar. One pool table, a couple of dart boards, and a few video games. Lots of televisions for a good sports bar vibe. They really do cater to smokers. This became a big issue for me. I don't mind some second-hand smoke as I do hang with smokers, but there was no fresh air for the non-smoking crowd (maybe I was the only one? haha).
People: The crowd here can vary greatly. There's an older crowd that goes earlier, as the younger crowd arrives to shut the place down. Not a club scene for sure, and definitely not a lot of people looking their best.
Prices: This is why I'd recommend Chase Place. Weds and Thurs night dollar beers with four dollar pitchers.
Food: Haven't tried. I like bar food as much as the next guy, but I would like to keep my arteries open for the foreseeable future.
Overall: I'm a nonsmoker so smelling like a dirty ashtray the remainder of the night kills me. Other than that the Weds. and Thurs. prices are great and there's usually drama-free fun to be had.
I'll preface this review by saying I'm not a smoker. Â I don't mind people who smoke or being around smoke, but it definitely is a main accessory to the charm of Chase Place. Â If you cannot handle smoke, you've been warned. Â
As far as dives go, this is a good place. Â I only had a drink here as I was just out with my girl and we had bar ADHD that night. Â They have good drink prices and pretty attentive service. Â There's dartboards and whichever type of hunting, bowling or golfing game strikes your fancy. Â I could easily see this place being great for big groups since you're not going to drop a huge amount of cash, even if you buy a round or two. Â
I didn't delve deeper after being rejected by the bartender, but they don't serve any combo of energy drinks and alcohol here. Â You are welcome to bring your own, but I'm assuming they don't want to get tangled into a four loko situation. Â
In summary, good little dive bar, ideal place for a low key night out with friends. Â Afterwards, pic up a bottle or seven of febreeze and you're all set.
Chase Place is a total dive, but I've never failed to have an awesome time there. Â Good crowd, decent service, amazing jukebox. Â It's small, so sometimes it gets pretty crowded, but there aren't a lot of assholes so it isn't a big deal.
If you don't like smoke or drunks it's probably not for you, though.
great atmosphere, cheap drinks, bartender has funny stories when he has time to talk. i go usually after work on wed and thur nights, and the one time i was there before 10 pm my friends and i ordered a pizza which was SO tasty. it took a good minute to cook but was very much worth it.
this is a great place to come relax, but the only downfall is how much you reek of smoke.
Great little neighborhood bar. Â They have well set up dart boards (BYO darts), touch tunes juke box, a pool table and lots of space. Â The booze is priced about what you'd expect for a normal bar, but the food is cheap. Â If you have a group of people, make sure to start with the $8 "Munchies Platter" -- It is a combination of pizza rolls, onion rings, chicken strips, fried pickles, taquitos and their home made fries. Â Its a big mess of fried stuff and perfect to start a night of drinking (or continue). Â You'll need at least 3 people to do it justice, but likely more. Â We also got the blackjack burger (peppered burger) which was prepared properly with a good toasted bun and a healthy portion of meat (~$5). Â The chicken-cheese-bacon sandwich was the highlight of what we ordered though. Â A simple concept but done with fresh ingredients and cooked properly, a steal at $5. Â Just make sure to keep in mind that this is bar food and I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Â
Service was typical for a busy bar, tonight they only had one person serving all of the tables in the bar, so it was pretty slow, but expected in a bar. Â She was quick to keep drinks topped off and make sure we had what we needed. Â
This is not the smokiest place that I have been, but if you have an aversion to smoke, I would avoid it.
Understand first of all that I am grading this on "how successfully is this place doing what it intends to do"?
It intends to be an incredibly smokey neighborhood joint for locals. Â It does this very well. Â A sign on the door says "smoking encouraged", and they mean it. Â I wasn't smoking and I was hoarse by the end of a 3-hour session with buddies from work. Â 5/5 on the smoke meter.
The food really decent and cheap; Â this is not a combination one sees in a bar very often. Â I had a respectable chicken fried steak plate with fries and "salad" for $7. Â I think they have to do this because the locals probably don't ever go home to eat, and they don't want them to die or run out of beer money in the near future.
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