The Stables

Friendly little dive where we go occasionally for dart matches in our dart league.  The bartender is friendly and efficient, the surroundings are clean and nice.  There is food available for purchase although we have never eaten here.  What we have seen is standard pub fare.  Smells tasty, looks tasty.  Only problem here is occasional street urchin that comes in begging for a smoke, a few dollars or a drink.  Has not been a real problem for us except once and that was quickly alleviated by some of the regulars.  Nice to know the regulars try to keep things pleasant.

The jukebox is totally cool if you like R&B and Old School and I do!

It is a dive bar. It is open to any and everybody. If you like to people watch, this is where you need to be. It is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. From almost hour to hour the bar can change identities. I think that is why I like it. It can go from a country bar, to a hip hop concert in two songs. Everyone is typically accepting of each other. I like that too! Most people are comfortable in their own skin, which helps when large amounts of alcohol are consumed.
The food is standard bar food, but it's pretty good. They have daily specials that mostly are comfort foods, but I don't care where you go, you will not find them cheaper. Drink specials are even better. On Saturday, you can drink from 2-7 pm , all you can drink on tap for 9-12 dollars depending on the beer. What! Plus, to be able to get a salmon fillet OR a steak with two sides for under $9 - now tell me why you haven't been?

The Stables: Helping Matt E make bad decisions since 2012.

This is one of those random dives I sometimes find myself in after a long (and I mean LONG) night of drinking. It's the antithesis of everything I typically like about nightlife, but it's got two qualities going for it: 1) It's on the walk home from downtown, and 2) it serves beer. Sometimes, that's all you need, especially when the last thing you need is another beer.

This place is a dive, and all of the trappings of a dive are present. Endless dark wood paneling, booths you can disappear into, old neon bar signs and cheap posters. It has two patios, one in the front and one that's really just the inside of a parking garage, where you can still smoke and drink. It's got a juke box, a pool table, and some darts. Oh, and the beer is cheap, and comes in personal pitchers, because nothing says "I'm making poor life decisions" like walking around and drinking directly out of a pitcher.

Oh, and get this! While during the day and immediately post work this is a regular dive, at night it magically turns into a gay bar frequented by older African Americans! I'm sorry, but as progressive as I try and be, the sight of dudes dancing together just makes me giggle, and I have had many a giggle fits at The Stables for this very reason. Packed dance floor of gay dudes = not funny. Just two guys dancing = funny. I don't know, it's just me, I guess.

Anyhow, the crowd is friendly, if a bit rough sometimes. I've heard a lot of prison talk here, and there are often people who could stand a visit or three to a dentist. The staff is always REALLY friendly. The only reason I ever regret coming here is because I usually am already tanked and a stop here is essentially just making sure I'm going to be hungover the next day. Beyond that, it's always a fun experience. Check it out!