Foundry Pub Inc the

It's a dive bar dive bar. Not an affectation of one, but, the kind of place people come to hide out from the cops and rip the filters off of their cigarettes. A place where I'm assuming if you ordered anything more complex than a Manhattan the eclectic array of drunken regulars would throw you out the front door old west style. The outside is more redolent of an abandoned 1960's crash-pad then a working bar, but it is in fact a bar...with $2 dollar tacos (which, is pretty scary, but then again, I come to these places to be a little scared0.

All that said, the bartenders are extremely nice, the drinks are generously poured, the decor is seedily warm, and inviting in that, 'nobody-will-judge-my-frightening-drinking-­problem-in-this-place,' type of way. I had a conversation about the 1980's Buffalo Bills with a guy in a weathered Raiders starter jacket here...which pretty much made my day. It's not exactly on the beaten path, but if you happen to find yourself down this forgettable St. Paul side street, stop in for cheap liquor, wonderfully enchanting creepiness, and a group of people that will gladly make your drinking issues seem like an ABC sitcom. My unhealthy drinking problem and me will be back...now if I only still had my 1988 bright blue Golden State Warriors jacket....

The Foundry Pub in St. Paul is an awesome little dive bar.  
They actually sponsor my softball team in the summer and broomball team in the winter.  So far this summer, we have had so much fun on Thursdays nights.  The bartenders are great - very friendly and fun.  They definitely treat our team well and appreciate us coming in.
Thursday night is taco night and they are delish!  $2.25 for amazing bar tacos.  They deep fry the shells and have all the toppings you could want.  And for being a dive bar, they have a few decent beers on tap.  Rush River on tap for $4 - that ain't bad!
Pulltabs, darts, jukebox - two thumbs up - fine holiday fun!

Cool little dive bar.  $2 PBR pints all day every day.  Very eclectic mix of people.  Bartenders are friendly and they got a few dart boards.  What more can you want?