Fireside Lounge

Easily the friendliest bar in Palm Springs, which is why the locals like it so much! The clientele is a diverse mix, from rags to riches (The ultimate example of why never to judge a book by it's cover..). Good pours, excellent bartenders and a conversation only a head turn away.  Though, new bar chairs are long overdue!

I give this place 3 stars even though I'll probably never return there, unless to show it off to friends like a freakshow circus... lol, ok, that's perhaps too cruel.. I have been here several times, many years ago..

Fireside Lounge is the dive-y-est of dives. Its tucked away from the main roads, near the airport, and attracts only the most colorful locals. One of the first times I came, upon arrival into the gritty parking lot, I nearly ran over a stumbling drunk loudly slurring what might've been racist commentary at no one in particular. Besides us, the parking lot was empty..

Another time I was there I sat at the bar with a friend over a beer and together we listened in on the totally hick drunk to my right, who was saying something along the lines of "yeah, if I had a gun, I'd shoot somebody..."  We could do or say nothing but awkwardly laugh.

The great thing about this place is that there are pool tables and a shuffle board. Its fun to come with friends and stick to our own section of the bar and indulge in its dive-y-ness. But, saying all that, I doubt I'll ever feel the need to return.

Damn, I mean, I've been hittin' bars for almost 50 years, and this takes the cake for dumps. How does the city let it stay open and it has a kitchen ! Yikes. The restrooms are Tijuana style, filthy. But, noticing the regulars that hang out there, guess that's their comfort zone.