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. Â Though, new bar chairs are long overdue!
Review Source: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..." Â 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.
Easiest way to get here. Head south on Gene Autry, make a right on Sunny Dunes rd. Pass a few industrial buildings and on the right about 500 ft. Look for an opening with a narrow drive way and a parking lot filled with immoral (yet desperate) intentions on the right.
Fireside fits all the criteria for what a dive is and should be.
*Shady parking lot
*Shabby appeal
*Locals (with a sense of locality)
*Full bar
*Music listening machine
Apparently to <a href="http://yelp.com">http://yelp.com</a> I am a regular to this ugly duckling of a swan dive. This fits the bill as it is with walking distance from my habitat. Sometimes, I can't even spell DUI. when I leave there.
Upon entering you notice the focal point of the patio/smoking section of a fire-pit hence, the fireside. This is rarely lit as it is about high 90's to about low 100 deg in the evening. Yes, evening as in nighttime. There is a shuffleboard to the left of the entrance with hardly any sand and a pool table played at ¢.75 a game. Surprisingly enough, their cues are relatively straight.
Cool feature! Underneath the Telly, directly to the northeast corner are shelves of books. They call it a library, I called it an assortment of dusty books Presumably unread for years, they lie there as relics collecting layers of dirt. The spines and titles almost seem to have a bond or a faint semblance of their previous holders. Conspiring souls, hopeless hearts, and senseless theocrats of whom have disputed fact and fallacy once palmed these pages, used them, and left them behind. Perhaps some of the books that were acquiesced by their beholders could relate to the feeling.
Jameson Rocks, pool tables and great pals are what are needed to fill the equation for myself. It can be a tad on the rough side, as it is very concealed. People have been heard in the heat of their shouting matches, which happen to be a comedic moment for me. Go with a few people, stick to your drinks, don't get fancy, and don't make a ruckus, unless you like native skirmishes. Â Adjacent to a crematory if that isn't a sobering vision as you stumble home. It gives you that warm-fuzzy feeling knowing where the end result (potentially) takes place.
Strong pours. Decent array of beers (draft/bottle). Nicely priced. Tip well enough, and I'm sure you'll make an impression for the next time. Take a walk on the wild side. It's not that bad, but it is not good either, e.g. it is the consummate shitty dive here in Palm Springs. But that is the appeal, right?
If you're looking for a dive bar, this place is the diviest. It took having to drive for hours to come to a bar that actually would fall into a subcategory of dive bar, toilet bar, where the materials rejected in the creation of a run of the mill dive bar were put up to create this place and attracted patrons banished from local run of the mill dives. It's the land of the misfit alcoholics. Generally for a solid dive, with a good atmosphere and age, I'm loving it. This one actually was so dingy and the patrons were so depressingly sad that it went a bad direction and it was unappealing, if that makes sense.
As an example of the extreme atmosphere of this place: I've had a lot of beers before in my life but have never had a rotten one until coming here. When I told the bartender, she got me another one but before giving it to me, did something rather unsanitary to it. AND the price wasn't even that great: $3 coors bottle.
In summary, if you're an adventurous person who wants to see something new and wouldn't let possible infection get in the way of that, this is the place to check out.
Not really hard to find, off Ramon going East of Downtown Palm Springs. Its not someplace you would just happen by, you really have to keep your eye out for it. Each time Ive been there its the same thing, dark and crowded. This crowd is a real drinking crowd from sun-up to closing time. Youll find someone eager to talk and youll also find someone really down on their luck. Example: The guy came in for his last double shot of booze before checking in to Betty Ford. His story was told to all who wanted to listen and I wouldnt have missed it for anything. His 3rd DUI in 2 months, wife divorcing him and lost his job that day. Everyone toasted him as he chugged.
The drinks are strong and cheap! The place serves food as well so lunchtime burgers and beer are popular. I sit at the bar everytime as you get the most action there. There are TVs for sports and an indoor smoking lounge out back. Just try to stay outta trouble like I didnt.
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