High Beck Tavern

H.B. is an awesome neighborhood dive.  Not just a dive however, the food is actually pretty good and the staff is just fantastic.  They recognize you and you feel part of a crowd when you're there... very eclectic mix of people but everyone kind of vibes together in the end.  Bathrooms are flat out gross but that's part of the charm!  (go #2 before you leave home, or better yet sneak into T Murrays and go there).  Great food specials such as free pizza mondays and free hot dog tuesdays.  Ping pong table is a treat.  Highly recommended as a place to throw down a few any night of the week.

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I think consistently the best bar in Columbus.  It's a dive, but that's ok.  You'll get a mixture of people - young professionals, punks, old neighborhood people.  Great owners who will talk to you and make you feel welcome.  They know how to operate a bar and even when it's packed you can get a drink without much hassle.  Good darts that are rarely used in comparison to other bar games inside.  Surprisingly good brisket pizza.  Bathrooms are a little scary, but that only adds to the charm in my opinion.

Solid bar.  Kind of a divey feel, although a bit nice for a dive.  Nice, long bar with several bartenders working, so it was easy to get up to the bar and get a drink.  They have domestic bottles at cheap prices, but also had Great Lakes Christmas Ale, so there is a nice variety.  My friends and I played darts for several hours in a cool little darts nook and had a great time.  The basement bathrooms, between the stone walls and wet floor, had a little bit of a Goonies feel, but after several beers, that seemed fun.   It was loud and crowded, but in a fun atmosphere where those things didn't seem like negatives.  Good music played all night.   Everyone there seemed like they were having a great time.