Main Event

I'm not sure what all the bad reviews are about.  It's not a cute and quaint place, but it's a perfectly divey and safe dive bar.  The drinks are cheap and the juke box is loud and there is plenty of seating and some pool tables.  What more can you really ask for in a dive bar?

Ah, the Main Event!  This is a great spot to stop for a break in the drive between Tahoe & the Bay Area to watch a game.  Or at least have some beers and watch your friend watch the game and talk to other (very friendly) patrons.  On the afternoon in question, people had all brought in food and there was a *free* BBQ happening.  Everyone was so incredibly nice there - when I said I was vegan, the chef was sympathetic and put together a veggie sandwich for me that included tomatoes his wife had grown at home!  

Beers are reasonably priced and cold, bathrooms are reasonably clean and it's tolerable cool inside on a hot afternoon.

Ain't nothin wrong with liking a good dive bar. Lets see....

Cheap beers? Check.
Fast and friendly bar tender? Check.
Juke box with selection of classic rock? Check.
Pool tables? Check.
Friendly and easy going customer base? Check.

Now this bar may not have some trendy theme or ambiance that makes is unique from other dive bars, but why should it? This is a place for those who desire a low key, inexpensive place to swill drinks and chill out in peace or with good spirited social company. That is all i need in life from a watering hole. I will be back when in the area.