Sundown Tavern

You all had me worried when you said dive bar. I was picturing a small dark room with the local drunk planted at the end of the bar, in a sketchy part of town. This place is in an artsy part of town, looks to be where the young trendy people hang out. There is a good mix of people here, college kids, older folks, and even some bikers (the real kind, not the weekend warrior type). Atmosphere is artsy, with beer bottle art in patio planters, and fresh flowers in patron bottles on every table.

The wait staff is nice and honest when asked about the food. I like to ask what they like and go from there. She said she loved the turkey melt so that is what my husband had, he said it was great. Good flavor. I was craving a burger, so I had the burger and fries. They were both good. Worth the seven min. drive off of I 20.

It has full bar, but we were driving for a few more hours so we didn't partake. It looked like a good selection.

Oh, Ruston. How I love your culinary delights.

Fried oyster po'boy was excellent! It's a great place to hang out on the patio and eat some traditional fried foods with friends. They have fantastic live music on the weekend, and it's just right downtown with good parking. I feel like we need more places like Sundown.

Sundown reminds me of the Sunset Tavern back home that I used to frequent and live nearby. It's got an indoor and outdoor area, serves food a little better than your standard bar food and has that rustic feel to it.

Service is shoddy- they are SUPER understaffed so our waitress only came to our table a couple times at the beginning and that was it, so I couldn't order a refill and couldn't order any food when I had finally decided what I wanted.

But this is the place to be and have a good time. It's usually packed on nights by people of all ages, even children drawing with sidewalk chalk on the patio.

It's a bit odd how you don't get a bill and tell them what you ordered on your way out- the honor system has me puzzled but it works as long as you don't forget to pay!