Becky’s

I don’t understand how a bar like this has 4 stars. This place is a bad joke. Came in on a little before midnight on a Saturday and asked someone who from behind, I thought was a woman working the bar, where the restroom was about 4 times. After the 5^th, «excuse me», bartender turns around who, turns out to be a guy who just has hair down to his waist. My fault. Points me to the end of the bar to a room that isn’t lit. The smell of feces reaches my nose before I could even reach in my pocket to grab the flashlight my phone provides. Throw the light into an unflushed toilet of disgust. Come back to the bar and the «guy» and another girl working have their backs turned to entire bar. Only when a bellowing, «HEY» from across the bar is heard, do they turn around. And right when that bottle touches the bar in front of that customer, it’s back to the tv. Closed captioning for a 1980s movie. Had to go into the bar to ask for a menu because of how unattentive these two simpletons were.
After what seems like forever, the man next to me asks for his check which I see as my moment to get my order in. As the bartender is pouring my all too foam-​y pint, the man next to me starts staring at his receipt with is glasses off. «I NEVER GOT MY CHILI». To no response. He comes back with my pint and is met with another, «I NEVER GOT MY CHILI». Sorry about that sir. Let me take that out for you. «I ORDERED THAT AT 11 SON!» I’m sorry again sir, with the beer foam dissipating from the pint still in his hand. By the time it reaches me, a clear inch is absent from the top.
20 minutes later, with the empty glass I manage to wave someone bringing food from the kitchen down to order a beer I notice on the chalkboard. I look down and what is he carrying, but a bowl of chili. «Can I have another beer?» Oh I don’t work the bar. You have to ask that guy. The chili reaches longhair in the middle of him explaining the plot of the movie to one of the customers nearby my stool. «Who ordered this? Oh right. No he left. He said he didn’t want it. Oh yeah you want another beer? The Great Lakes? Oh we only have one bottle left and that girl over there has it.» He opens a sliding fridge in front of me with a Pabst Blue Ribbon with a, «How ’bout a Pabst?» to which I just nod.
3 beers in, nearing 1 am, a bell rings behind me and I see the guy bringing the fish and chips towards the bar. He turns his head to a couple throwing darts with a, «nice throw.» Turns back to deliver the food and notices the coleslaw and a handful of fries have fell from the plate. He looks around to see if anyone has witnessed this, and keeps trekking. He delivers the food next to a register and scurries back to the kitchen. Don’t see him til after last call has been announced at 1:30am. It takes a couple waves to get someone to bring the food over, which isn’t half bad. Well what’s left of it anyways. Last call comes and I order another «Pabst». 2 girls run in about 10 minutes later dressed like a nightclub in Vegas just swished them around in it’s mouth and vomited them into the bar. «ARE WE TOO LATE?! PLEASE. UM. ANYTHING. CAN I HAVE A GREAT LAKES. OH ITS YOUR LAST ONE?! YEAH CAN I HAVE THAT AND 2 SHOTS OF JAMISON. THANKS»
If you’re under the age of 21, want to get trashed and yell the night away, playing darts, shoving George Washington’s into a jukebox, while spending 4 bucks a beer, this is your spot. Welcome to idiot town. Mayor: long haired ponytail owning @$$hole.

The place is very good the Philly is big with a great roll and peppers onions and lot’s of cheese. Friendly staff and close to CSU. This will be a frequent stop with my CSU student. The I am told the wings were great!

Had to close a bar Downtown to get prepped for my 3:00 AM Amtrak trip to Chicago, and Becky’s fit the bill. I’d been before both decades ago and in recent years, but the decades-​ago part was forgotten by the passage of time and the more recent ones, well, forgotten for reasons more directly related to time spent in cheap and divey bars.
But that’s not an insult: I love cheap and divey bars, and if you want to show me a good time by offereing a good selection of beer (with some craft brews on tap) and liquor with stout pours at Midwestern prices, well, you could do a lot worse.
Becky’s has free parking, although there’s always an element of risk parking in the less-​than-​stellar area around Playhouse Square. Inside, it’s a pretty big split-​level space featuring a long bar and tables upstairs. It’s a good noise level: you can hear the (pretty good and pretty cheap) jukebox while not having it drown out your conversation, and you can also spend a few hours passing the time without going broke. Good things, all around. Like many bars in Cleveland, it looks a bit like a 50’s diner gone to seed, which, for all I know, it just might be.
The staff is super friendly and our bartender was quick to grab refills and chase aggressive panhandlers from the place (see note above on the neighborhood). I’ve heard that the food is surprisingly good, but had already eaten and so didn’t find out. In any case, if you’re looking for a strong neighborhood hangout near Cleveland State University, I’d certainly recommend this one, horrid bathrooms be damned.

Wow… Just read the other reviews and you will get the idea! Awesome beer! Great pretzels, cool location! We came on a Monday and it was a little slow but got some great information from the workers! Plan on coming back on a weekend!

One of the most underrated bars in CLE. Located near CSU. Bar food is excellent and there are even legit vegetarian options. Great mix of people and the bar is well run. Small parking lot offers some free parking. I’ve always had a great time at Becky’s.

Every year my work throws a Christmas party and they love coming here for the after party. It has a little dance floor with a DJ on weekends, also boasts karaōke every other week. Free parking on the side, cheap booze, excellent tater tots AND if you check in on Unilocal you get a free coupon for free Labatt draft!!! Now I like to come here after blowing a wad across the street at Hofbrahaus or if their lines are too long. This place is TOTES DIVEY so no need to dress to impress. Expect some fun people watching.

Holy moly!!! A neighborhood, non-​showy, non-​hipster, low-​key bar that has a great offering of vegetarian food!!! Not only vegetarian in name, but the menu even says veggie items are cooked on a separate grill! And guess what: the veg options are really tasty!
As you might ascertain, I’m happy with the veg selection… Besides that, the bartenders at Becky’s are always friendly, attentive and pleasant to chat with. No attitude, no BS, just quality.
Becky’s is a great place to have a tasty drink & a good meal in a laid-​back atmosphere.

Becky’s is a really fun place. We were here for a work function and were treated pretty much like royalty. The food was really great, the bartenders were fast, and everyone working there was super friendly. Karaōke gave the place an extra boost of fun, and the KJ (their words) was really into it, making the atmosphere very relaxed and not intimidating at all! Plus she (and her dad who was visiting her at work) belted out a few tunes themselves! There’s a parking lot next to Becky’s plus there is plenty of street parking. Very easy to get to – not annoyingly «downtown» either. I liked this bar a lot.

This place is a hidden gem for pretty much anyone who didn’t go to CSU.
I’d seen the place when I was in the area for shows at Playhouse Square but never ventured in. From the outside it looks like a potentially rough dive especially since there really isn’t much other than the Conrad’s around it.
A friend of mine who goes to CSU was there for trivia with friends and invited me along. Upon entering I was pleasantly surprised, it was divey but definitely not in a grimey or run down sort of way. It looked like your average sports/​dive bar. They have a pretty extensive beer list and it seemed like trivia was a pretty popular event at the bar.
The beer prices were a little higher than I would expect from a «college bar» but not by much and the food prices were pretty cheap. I’d definitely go back if I’m in the area for a casual night.

Becky’s is a pretty typical dive bar, but I would consider it on the more upscale side of dive bars. They have a full service bar with beer on draft and loads of liquor all for reasonable prices. We recently attended on a Friday evening and they did karaōke that started at 10:00 pm. so that was pretty fun since a few people in our group got up and sang. It a pretty chill place where they do not play the music too loud so it is still possible to have conversations.

It’s a dive, but a nice dive. The scary bathrooms are quickly forgotten after you taste the incredible potato skins. I was in shock and they even say on a bed of real sliced homemade potato chips. Truly amazing. And the prices are super low. It started off about 330 very quiet. But by 5pm the place was full and people were really enjoying themselves.
The bartender gal was wearing a «showyourtatas» shirt and was getting some chuckles.

This is a great local dive for small groups of less than 6 people. I took a group of 18 folks to dinner here and we waited an hour for our appetizers. Not cool. However, I’ve been here for a late dinner with 4 folks and the food came out super quick.
The food is very good here and well priced! Drinks and bartenders are wonderful. A great place to connect with local folks.

Becky’s, I haven’t seen you since undergrad. (OY! I have realized this is now many moons ago…)
Becky’s pretty much is the same as it was in my undergrad years (I will refrain from saying how many years ago that was…) with minor differences. i. e The old pool table is now no longer in the front of the place, in fact, there is no pool table.
I think the menu is the same as it was ahem years ago and the burgers are still yummy as well as the fries.
Darts are in the back, as before, and so are the bathrooms. Careful to avoid the darts on your way to the john.
Bartenders were cool.
An A-​OK in my book. And a heck of alot faster than the Hoffbrauhaus aross the street.

One of my new favorites. Cheap Labatts on draft and great bar food. Seems like Midtown is coming up and although Becky’s seems like it been here forever it is part of the midtown rise.
I really liked the roasted red pepper sandwich.

I’ve been into Becky’s several times since moving to the neighborhood and have had all very positive experiences for the most part. I was pleasantly surprised as to how good the food is — I’ve had the burger, wings, salad… all very good for bar food. Probably some of the best I’ve had in all of Cleveland for cheap bar food actually. The best part about this bar is the wide variety of people you will see here — from the college 21 year old white boy to the 65 year old city worker black woman — you will see all ranges of colors and ages which is cool to see.

Went in for the first time yesterday and absolutely loved it. From the chill down to earth workers to the delish $ 1 tacos and the free beer you get from checking in. What is there not to love. Definitely looking forward to coming again!

Local dive with pretty good bar fare. Good beer prices. A CSU favorite and a Cleveland staple. Quite the range of characters, which gives this place its unique charm.
Went for lunch– had a Becky burger, potato skins and jalapeño poppers. All very good.

This is, by far, my favorite bar in the greater Cleveland area thus far. It’s «divey»…which I like but not TOO divey. Meaning they have no pretentious atmosphere but still have the local craft beers on the ready and a kitchen that stays open until 1am with a fairly decent selection of bar food.
If you want to feel comfortable, have a drink or ten, a bite to eat and aren’t a total dick (or a hipster that inherently hates everything already), this is the place to go.

Once again Unilocal did us right! Found this place and had a great time. Went here to have a few drinks before a show and the people were very nice. Had a good happy hour and the service was good… actually left and forgot or tickets to the show on the bar and when we called back they were holding them for us. Really saved our a$$!
Thanks again!!!

Don’t expect to find anything Art Deco, modernista, or couture. This is a dive bar. And, it’s one of the best in Cleveland, if not the world. The kitchen is open late, there are specials every night of the week, and the few taps circulate once in a blue moon. The bartenders are nice, the food is on point, and the dart boards are always open. It’s a home away from home.
Also, tater tots.
Also, Saturday Karaōke.
Also, Taco Tuesday.