Dive Bars

[Boom Roasted]

What is your favorite dive bar?  How often do you stop in and what kind of cheap booze deals do they have?  While in college it was The Lou for my group of buddies, stop in for a can of Busch Light on a Tuesday night and do a little people watching.   

My favorites in KC include the following

Shooters is our most frequented since it's closest to home. $12 towers all the time & karaoke Thursdays http://www.theweeklydive.com/2008/09/shooters-kansas-city-mo.html
Chip Shot http://chipshotkc.tripod.com/ Great pork tenderloin sandwhich
Zoo Bar (cash only)


Mods move if there is another thread but I couldnt find one.

[CNS]

Not a fan.

Prefer nice places that have nice TV's and good beer or other drinks.

Side story: had an OSU fan working in my office about 7yrs ago.  He was going to a concert near my home town and asked what the best bar would be to prepak at.  I gave him the absolute worst bar in that area that was super shitty, dirty, and disgusting.  The next day I expected some butthurt from him but instead he wouldn't shut up about how awesome the bar was.  Pfft.

[Emo EMAW]

Jerry's Bait Shop in Lenexa

[Cartierfor3]

[Asteriskhead]

I'm pretty sure that if a bar is in aggieville it's disqualified from being a dive. 

[8manpick]

I'm pretty sure that if a bar is in aggieville it's disqualified from being a dive. 

The Lou is not disqualified.

[DQ12]

Jerry's Bait Shop in Lenexa

is that really a dive?  i know tons of people that love that place.  what qualifies as a dive bar?

[Pete]

Manhattan:  Was Rocky Ford Tavern (R.I.P.). 

Topeka:  Seabrook Tavern

Lawrence:  Harbor Lights (Was Shanego before it closed/moved or whatever).

KC:  Key Hole Tavern

[Emo EMAW]

Jerry's Bait Shop in Lenexa

is that really a dive?  i know tons of people that love that place.  what qualifies as a dive bar?

No capital improvements since 1994.

[michigancat]

There are lots of so-called "dive bars" here but they still all charge $5 for a beer.

[Asteriskhead]

Manhattan:  Was Rocky Ford Tavern (R.I.P.). 

Topeka:  Seabrook Tavern now known as Speck's.

Lawrence:  Harbor Lights (Was Shanego before it closed/moved or whatever).

KC:  Key Hole Tavern

I used to go to the 20's club in the Brookwood shopping center (Topeka) every once in a while. A stranger pulled a gun on me one night because I wouldn't let him crash at my place. I've never been back.

[mocat]

Harling's - $2 for absolutely anything, all the time. cash only of course.

[Boom Roasted]

Jerry's Bait Shop in Lenexa

is that really a dive?  i know tons of people that love that place.  what qualifies as a dive bar?

Not sure there is a set standard but ones that comes to mind:
Fairly Small
Has regulars
Not much of a staff (1 or 2 bartenders and maybe a waitress if they serve food)
Cheap booze
Would not stick out wearing sweats/shorts

[Emo EMAW]

Jerry's Bait Shop in Lenexa

is that really a dive?  i know tons of people that love that place.  what qualifies as a dive bar?

Not sure there is a set standard but ones that comes to mind:
Fairly Small
Has regulars
Not much of a staff (1 or 2 bartenders and maybe a waitress if they serve food)
Cheap booze
Would not stick out wearing sweats/shorts

Also no capital improvements since 1994.

[CNS]

Guys, if you want someplace that is super informal and much less expensive than other places, have friends over to your home.

[puniraptor]

Guys, if you want someplace that is super informal and much less expensive than other places, have friends over to your home.

what about a place where me and my friends can throw up without having to clean it up later

[AppleJack]

Bobby Bakers
Swagger
Key Hole

[Skipper44]

I loved going to the old (original?) Dutch Goose in Topeka when visiting our state's capital, is it gone?

[Brock Landers]

Guys, if you want someplace that is super informal and much less expensive than other places, have friends over to your home.

what about a place where me and my friends can throw up without having to clean it up later

Somebody else's home.

[Emo EMAW]

Guys, if you want someplace that is super informal and much less expensive than other places, have friends over to your home.

what about a place where me and my friends can throw up without having to clean it up later

I always throw up on outside bushes and flowers.  Good fertilizer.

[Brock Landers]

I loved going to the old (original?) Dutch Goose in Topeka when visiting our state's capital, is it gone?

Yup. The Goose is still there featuring Caitlin, the drunkest waitress/bartender in Topeka.  There's another place called The Back Door right off 6th and MacVicar that I've been to a few times but it's even worse than a dive bar.  Like, bad bartenders and disgusting bathrooms.  But the people inside are still friendly.

[Boom Roasted]

Guys, if you want someplace that is super informal and much less expensive than other places, have friends over to your home.

No people watching, random conversations with regulars, pool and darts, karoake, juke box, fillies, etc.  Having friends over isn't much different than a normal tuesday night watching some tv.

[Asteriskhead]

Yup. The Goose is still there featuring Caitlin, the drunkest waitress/bartender in Topeka.  There's another place called The Back Door right off 6th and MacVicar that I've been to a few times but it's even worse than a dive bar.  Like, bad bartenders and disgusting bathrooms.  But the people inside are still friendly.

Is that the one across from the newish kwik shop? Weird place, lots of nasty bras hanging from their ceiling fans, which are of course covered in dust.

[pissclams]

I'm pretty sure that if a bar is in aggieville it's disqualified from being a dive. 

the opposite is true. every bar in aggieville is a dive.

the best dive bar in KC is DB Coopers, by a long shot.  not anything close, except maybe Caddyshack.  and their gourmet pizza kind of prevents them from being a dive.

[EMAWmeister]

Jerry's Bait Shop in Lenexa

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