Nite Owl Cocktail Lounge

Yes, it's a "dive." There are far divier places in SD, but this place has been around for ages. I remember in college, I swore I was going to go here at 6am on my 21st birthday. That didn't happen... and it took until the age of 36 to get my butt in there. It was underwhelming. The help was indifferent, and the clientele was forgettable. I think if I lived in the neighborhood I'd give it another shot, but seeing as how it took about 16 years to get me there the first time, I expect I'll be in my 50s before I go back. Maybe by then I will fit in.

I've had some incredible nights here, and just some incredibly odd nights here. Not in a bad way though, and definitely never boring. The beer selection is all bottles except for a lonely bud tap. Juke box used to be awesome classic hits, but now it's an internet download new one... I guess you can get whatever on it though.

Bartenders continue to come and go quite quickly, but they are usually fairly cute (Same owner as the silver spigot apparently and the reason for the high turnover as I hear she is a crazy person)

The best part is the combination of old drunk regulars and random people curious about a bar all on it's own make for some weird nights. When I'm feeling like getting into a bottle, this isn't a bad pick.

An old man here told me I had "beautiful corrective lenses." And their food menu consists of freshly-microwave-popped popcorn. Also it kind of feels like grandma's house. But like, a cool grandma's house.

I've only been here once, but I kind of feel the need to go back.