sooo.....I love dive bars, but I think more faux dive..or dive with still atmosphere..or more like not everyone in there may be a convicted felon or close to be one, not atmosphere like i might get shived..or shaken by a highly lubed regular.
also my big beef with "great neihborhood bars" should be decent prices or a stiff pour, or if you want me to be your new favorite customer, both. the tall was tall but not strong, it was ok on price but not exceptional, and with the added craziness seems there are other bars in the area which were much cooler..thankfully.
My review is going to echo much of Don B.'s review. Â The vibe in this place was two-steps-away-from-mayhem. Â Our whole party had their collective hackles up, and we were happy to adjourn to the next stop on the crawl.
Not sure if this is typical here, or just a bad night. Â I suspect it's not typical, because even the barmaid seemed stressed out by it.
Beer selection wasn't half-bad, but I had to wait for said barmaid to finish dressing down an unruly female patron with a handful of F-bombs before I could order one.
Bartender, I'd like a "Jake's-hattan" please!
What's in a Jake's-hattan, you ask? Well it's one-part brightly lit-sports bar, one part drunken trashy crowd, two parts drama, one part seemingly-intoxicated KJ, and one part tiny, cramped bathroom - shaken violently and poured over crack rocks... with a healthy dash of bitters.
Served up by a surprisingly nice bartender. (+1 star)
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I don't know if it was an off night or what, but when I wandered in to this place it was pretty chaotic. Full of wasted people with lots of pent up energy and a very aggro vibe, it's one of the only bars I've walked in to in Portland where I immediately put my guard up. Usually dive bars are inhabited by harmless drunks or ironic people, but last night it felt like it might as well have been full of drunken longshoremen itching for a brawl.
Check please!
Ok...so it got robbed. That doesn't make it a 2 star. This place is a GREAT neighborhood bar! They have a full bar and a good beer selection and great service! The owner is so cool. Just stop by and have a beer. You can go wash your car across the street at the AstroJet Car wash that is fantastic too!
Review Source:I was there when there was a robbery. It wasn't a terrible bar but I hear it gets robbed every now and then. And that's a pretty bad experience. If you're not worried about that sort of thing or you live around the area then it's probably a fine place to visit but just remember. it was robbed.
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