Harvey's Lounge

Maybe if you're not in here on a Saturday night, the lack of karaoke will take this place up to three stars. It's a dive with a loooong history behind it, a long tradition of existence to its members as well as to the community at large, as Delta Chi president Robert Hoover once said. But I digress. When the karaoke is on, everything changes. You could search the wide world over and audition the worst karaoke singers available, and maybe you could outdo the succession of mike-rockin' karaoke kings and queens at Harvey's...but not likely. It's hard to imagine karaoke any harder to listen to than here. It sounded like a vuvuzela contest. Or maybe a bunch of geese with their feet caught in a lawnmower.

They say the sound system might be to blame.

And, really, how could they all be that bad at once, without the system being part of the problem? Well, no matter. One person told knock-knock jokes and screamed like she was in a horror movie, instead of singing. And, anyway, sometimes it's fun to just get together with your friends and act crazy, and they were clearly cracking each other up, so I'll leave this be.

What you get here is a classic north sound dive that's been doin' it for decades. Lots of TVs, lots of sports promotions if you want to come in for the game, there's pool, there's a full bar with good prices. They were raffling off a bunch of Weber grills. Everybody knows each other. The place gets a little crazy sometimes, but clearly they have their fun, and it's kinda like a little club.

There's nothing fancy here, but it's pretty clean and the people are friendly. I've always been curious about it because they have that huge neon sign like you can't build new anymore. It must have been here since the 50s, 'cause that's when Harvey was in theaters. I love that they're still carryin' on.

Typical dive bar with great prices.  Service is terrible unless you're close to the bar, but that's okay.  Prices are decent, food is your typical bar food.  However I like to induldge in the late-night alcohol inspired craving of corn dogs and that makes me happy!  Especially the chili corn dogs.  It was chili con carne powder in the batter!  NOMS!

This place has gotten a million times more awesome since my last review.
First, they have games galore! I love me some bar games, and you will find quite a few here! They have donkey kong, pop a shot, shuffleboard, pool, and skeeball. I mean really. How can you do much better than that? You can't. They have pool, of course. If you're really cool, you can join a league and earn yourself a sweet embroidered jacket.
Second, drinks are still awesome. The last few times I've gone in, the bartender has had my whiskey and coke ready for me. That might be a red flag that I am coming here too much... Damn your skeeball!
And of course they're still strong. Someone once noted that you have to be a "professional" to drink here. That's probably true after seeing the last few times I've brought a newbie in. Homies can't hang.
Third, they have a great outdoor patio for the summer, I think they even BBQ out there for games and such.
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite bars. Give it a chance! I know it looks disturbing on the outside, but its inside charm makes up for it. Skeeball!!!