Greenwood Lounge

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  Cheap, strong drinks.  But frankly a bit skeazy for me.  Let's face it, I'll probably be back.  But I won't touch anything.

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  Posted on 03.09.13 Alexis R.

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  Cheap drinks--$4.25 for a stiff Jack Daniels and club soda--and an accompanying divey atmosphere. Seems like it has already gone through gentrification and come out the other side but retained the dingy feel and cheap drinks.

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  Posted on 10.28.12 Robert H.

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  This place is good but getting/ has been too much a place for aging hipsters. The real dive bars are on the east side.

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  Posted on 06.17.12 Chris S.

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  I had to knock this place down a few stars. Sorry. But I'm not into the bad live music they've brought in, and then not being able to hear the people I came to the bar with to have a few cheap drinks, and chat. Bring back the jukebox, bar tender, and then I'll be back.

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  Posted on 01.30.12 Monica S.

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  Really enjoyed our night at the best dive bar in DeMo. Good beer. Good music.

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  Posted on 11.24.11 Scott M.

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  Great dive bar.

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  Posted on 07.31.11 Daniel B.

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  I wish the Greenwood Lounge took credit cards! That is really my only complaint. I would like to say, if you want to listen to The Doors, Bob Dylan or Led Zeppelin with the best acoustics in Des Moines, head to the Greenwood, throw some money into that old juke box and play pool in the side room... You will have an amazing time

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  Posted on 03.08.10 Abigail K.

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  After a horrible dinning experience at Bistro Montage down the road was thankful was able to wash the bad taste out of my mouth with a nice Icy cold beer!! Love the dogs playing poker and pool decor!!

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  Posted on 07.16.09 Ricky T.

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  This was the first bar I ever stepped foot in (*cough* once I was of age of course). It's molded me into a connoisseur of dives and my liver into a lover whiskey. The Greenwood Lounge is one of the oldest bars in Des Moines with one of the finest traditional bar staffs you could ever care to meet. Paul, Mo, Bill and Joe are amazing.

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  Posted on 01.20.09 Amy B.

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  The dive of all dives in the DSM.  Cobwebs, old Budweiser paraphanelia, torn vinyl booths and still rocking that old school jukebox.

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  Posted on 10.29.08 Mike G.

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  Hands down the best dive bar in DeMo.
  
  Yes this is a true dive bar makes you feel like you are in a Charles Bukowski book! Some of the tables slant. Watch your fingers when sitting in the booths because the sits will pop off. The floor has a downhill roll to it as well. Do not worry about any of that, because the drinks are stiff enough that every thing straightens out shortly after arriving there.
  
  They have a pool table that has been road hard and set up wet. There is also pinball and arcade games that have not been changed since the 80s. Great old school juke box with some fantastic music!
  
  Are you hungry great because they have an excellent selection of chips. If you are a connoisseur of vintage chips then buy some, because I think the bags are from the 1940's.
  
  If you do not like bars with a lot of idiots this is the place to go. Always a good place to get into a random conversation with an intellectual alcoholic!
  
  Better then dogs playing poker they have a full mural of dogs at a bar and dancing! What more could you possible want from a place to drink!

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  Posted on 08.21.08 Adam P.

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  Ahhh, a dump.  My boyfriend LOVES dumps.  So on a recent Friday night in Des Moines, I found myself at the Greenwood Lounge.  Cheap beers, a rough-around-the-edges clientele, and a secret smoking spot out back.  What's not to like?

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  Posted on 08.18.08 Kim J.

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