Irish Mikes Old Town Pub

This is possibly the worst dive bar I've ever been to, and I've been to quite a few.  It's full of scummy Doverites (what do you call a Dover citizen anyway?  It's either Doverite... or inmate, I suppose) pretty much from morning to night, and at any given time, half of the patrons are hanging out in front of the place getting their nicotine fix.  (They should give a smoking exception to this place, just to keep the scumbags inside so they don't scare animals and small children who might happen to need to walk past on the sidewalk.)

This place only gets 2 stars because the last time I went there, I ran the pool table for a few hours and decided I was the Irish Mike's pool champion of the world, so therefore should liberate the place of one of their gigantic pool trophies that are all over their pool room.  Luckily, the bouncer didn't kick my ass when he caught me walking out with one!   I figured I was 86'ed for life for that escapade, but, turns out, those folks have less brain cells than I do, and they didn't remember me, so I'm free to experience Irish Mike's hospitality any time I like in the future.  Woo Hoo.

An honest-to-God fun dive bar in Downtown Dover... who knew it could happen??

You'll see townies, you'll see DSU kids, you'll see Wesley football players, you'll see Delaware state legislators... and you'll see them all in various states of sobriety, because no one comes here to discuss philosophy or art. Shut up, grab a drink, and hit on a girl. If you're a girl, be prepared to be hit on. Decorum isn't really a strong suit around here.

Drinks are cheap, strong, and are helpful in reminding you that though you are in Dover, it could be worse... you could be 3 hours from civilization instead of 45 minutes. Delaware is an interesting place for many reasons, but this bar could be dropped in a lot of towns still be a fun joint. In Dover, it's a damn Godsend.

A mandatory stop on any Dover bar crawl, and most likely the highlight of such a sojourn. Check it out!

They were still smoking in this place the summer of 2005, and the smoking ban started in Delaware in 2002...

Great times the few times we've been.

The crowd is kinda sketchy, but drinks are fairly cheap, and they have beer pong!  The dartboard in the corner is somewhat treacherous for passersby going to and from the back area.

Favorite memory was a guy falling in the bathroom and smashing one of those R2D2 trash cans.  He literally must've been standing on the sink with the sound it made...