Reno’s Chop Shop Saloon

Jessica is the best bartender I have ever had go and see her at renos. renos is one of the best bars in deep ellum.

Dive/​biker bar that we stopped into on Halloween. Drinks were strong and service was great. Not my typical kind of hangout, but we all felt welcome.

After my typical weekend workout of circling Elm St. while getting a drink at every bar, I end up here. Lit, walking on a slant, brain completely fizzled but in a state of nonstop chatter and smiles.
I have already spent most of my paycheck on ~$ 12 orange peel essence with muddled mint and star anise drinks prepared by a man with a mustache that’s too perfect it has to be a stick-​on, so I’m broke and just want some vodka in a plastic cup to get me home.
This is the place to go when you don’t give a duck’s butt where your drink is locally sourced from. Or that you’re wearing the same clothes from yesterday because you smelled them and you didn’t die. All you want to do is listen to some Mastodon and talk about how you feel really cool and hard while drinking that cheap vodka without any ice in it. Why? Because you’re a bad ass.
You’re a bad ass in a bar with some of the most chill people in Deep Ellum that are equally as bad ass as you are. You’re not looking to hookup with some strange in his used M3. You’re not trying to look like your monthly income can buy you a butt implant and a yacht with three chicks in bikinis. You just want to catch a metal show in the back room, maybe a few head bangs here or there, and get some drinks that you can actually afford.
Reno’s, you’re the best.

Great dive bar with good drink specials, crowds a little not my type but still had a great time

Heavy metal biker bar with good happy hour drink specials. $ 2 for a 16oz Lone Star! One shot doubles. The best deal in DE. The people that hang out here are pretty cool for the most part. The BT’S are usually cool. I like that they allow dogs in the bar. That is really cool. Not sure what the rule is though.
This place is rumored to be haunted, but, I’m not convinced of that. I think BT’S come in with a hangover and imagine shit. Lol. They have let me go in the back room where they host live music sometimes, and, try to get a ghost feel. I haven’t felt anything, but, I haven’t been comfortable enough to focus either.
Most times it’s too heavy metal for me. Always sounds like the same guy screaming into a microphone, like his balls are in a vice. Not my kinda music. However ball twist metal is not always going on. Sometimes the BT’S will play music. Music that has lyrics that you can understand and enjoy.

been going there off/​on for years– it always seems to be changing for better or worse. they used to have a decent food place (run by a 3^rd party) but it’s tough to manage the biker crowd that only comes out in fair weather so they bricked up the entrance a few years back. never had an issue with service, cold beer’s hard to mess up! they used to have a way cool wall mural but now it’s covered with a lame beer menu (i imagine some thin skinned peeps were offended by it).
there’s also a live music room out back and a patio/​deck. decent music in the bar itself and the people watching isn’t bad considering Elm st is still under construction. plenty of free parking for bikes and if you get hungry you can walk around the corner and get the best slice of pizza in town.

YEP fun! very cheap drinks, fun ok place

Truth be told, I wasn’t too impressed. The people were friendly enough, but it took forever to get someone’s attention so we could order some drinks. Had the bar been packed, it would have made more sense. However, there were only a handful of customers and the reason we weren’t being acknowledged was because the bartenders were too engrossed in a conversation with one another to notice.
Even then, they still could have earned a decent rating of three stars because once we were able to order, our bartender was extremely amiable and attentive. What really upset me was the lack of awareness people seemed to have about the other sections of the bar. We asked the doorman several questions about the bands that would be playing later that evening and he knew nothing. I can understand not knowing the times people would perform, but he couldn’t even tell us if we could pay the cover fee with a credit card, or if it was strictly cash. That should be basic knowledge that anyone working there should be able to answer!!!
I might come back and give these guys another shot. It seems as if the people that live around here really love the place, but for the time being I’m really not all that enthralled.

Great friendly biker bar !!! Good IPA !! Nice layout and would go back for sure. If you are in Deep Ellum you have to check this place out. Live music as well.

I used to hang here pre-​Yelp days and before I moved to Las Vegas so I was ecstatic to find it still alive and kicking! A lot of the places I haunted in Deep Ellum closed but this is there and just as I remember. Cool people, cool music, and tasty beverages. It’s starting to feel like home again now that I can hang at one of my favorite spots again!

I have been going to Reno’s for years because of its anti-​establishment/​rebel nature that you generally get within a biker bar. They also play hard rock music that are on the deep playlists of my Spotify account and you get absolutely snootiness that prevails the younger Dallas crowd.
The service is always great and friendly but they also joke and play pranks that most bars would frown upon but here its fitting. There is no shine or polish to the place, its pretty raw but never gross. You’d also think the bikers would bring in a rough crowd, but that is not the case at all. They generally have a light, fun crowd that just might roughhouse a bit more, and this fits right within my wheelhouse.

What?! Only 23 reviews for Reno’s at the time I’m writing this one? Crazy.
Reno’s is an awesome and, as Kristie A put it, underrated place in Deep Ellum in my opinion. Just slightly off the main drag of Elm (on Crowdus), it is a great dive bar frequented by bikers. For whatever reason, I guess people tend to think they can’t go into a place with bikers, but everyone is totally friendly and you should absolutely go in. The barstaff has always been really genuine and nice when I’m there. The patio is super-​cool and has these awesome, HEAVY-​ass stools and tables. Each table is complete with umbrella. Live music is out here often, certainly all damn day on Sundays because I get to hear it every week – my apartment is right across the street. But its fine!
They also have vending machines where you can get Hot –n– Spicy Pork Skins, phone chargers and Magnum condoms.

It took me a while to realize the front wooden patio is no more, but the back patio is one of the most underrated patios in Deep Ellum. It has everything you could ask for except people. I hardly ever see anyone out there. Granted the weather is not patio friendly right now, but on some Sundays there will be bands on the patio and its fun to kick back in the nice weather with a beer and listen to them play.
Reno’s is a no frills kind of place with friendly service and a rock-​n-​roll attitude. I’ve been going here for years, and it still kind of scares me. In a good way of course!

This is a pretty cool venue with some serious Deep Ellum character… a leftover from the good olé days. Don’t be scur’d of the bikes outside, pay no never mind… but if you like bad boys, then pull right up to this bar! A motley crew, stiff drinks, dark interior and fun times will be had by all!

Hey ladies! if you like biker boys and cheap drinks, this is the place for you!!!
us Unilocalers had a UYE in the deep! this was one of the pit stops. We got here at around five or six pm… it was still early but there were people drinking in the front already. It’s really welcoming! They are the most down to earth folks! we were chatting it up with them outside for a little bit. Fun times!
I asked the bartender if she could make me something sweet because this girl can’t hang!!! she made me something that was just perfect! I know it had rum in it… it was kind of like a sex on the beach. Lovely drink!

I only recently had the pleasure of getting out onto Reno’s patio, and boy what a patio it is! Usually there’s a $ 10 cover to see whatever band is out there, and since I typically show up with the sole intention of drinking and no clue who is even playing, I just lurk inside or in the small space outside the front of the bar where you can see all the motorcycles lined up (and drink!). The back patio has tons of wooden tables with umbrellas and chairs, a big stage in one corner, and, as is true throughout Reno’s, the drinks are among the cheapest in the area ($ 3.50 for a strong well).
The folks who hang out here are a mix — some bikers, some regulars, some happenstancers — but all are friendly and seemingly looking to just have a good time. The staff are attentive and friendly too, making Reno’s a must stop on any Deep Ellum bar crawl. Sure, you can get slightly cheaper drinks on special’s nights at other local bars, but whatever day of the week it is, you can count on Reno’s for a cheap night out.
Extra plus, it’s super close to the Baylor Dart station so nobody needs to be drunk driving!

I must say…
I love bike bars.
They are just so easy going and casual.
I dig Reno’s.
The drink prices were fair and the scene is very eclectic.
I think it is pretty cool how they have a separate back area just for bands, that way people who do not want to see the live music do not have to.
I did not have any issues with the bartenders and the bathrooms were decent.

Reno’s is a special place. Everyone is welcome, not just bikers or metalheads. The drinks are cheap, the crowd is cool, laid back. Its one of the SAFEST bars in Dallas as well. In fact, if trouble starts nearby, people tend to run toi Reno’s for help!
Its also a place where pretty girls can hang out and not get hit on every 5 seconds. The atmosphere is very um, family oriented. Lots of couples there. People get married there or meet spouses there etc.
And drinks are CHEAP with a good beer selection (over 40 brands).

I’ll tell you what — I unexpectedly really dig this place. It wasn’t that I ever had any prejudice towards all things devoted to leather, spikes, bikes, and beer, it just never cross my mind to look past the parking lot packed of Harleys.
Thanks to awesome Unilocalers I found myself in here one hot Saturday afternoon. This place resides on the outer Northeast crust of Deep Ellum and couldn’t be more perfectly located. It exudes an ‘under-​the-​radar,’ local vibe with no sense of pretentiousness whatsoever. It doesn’t need the spotlight as a Main Street bar would. It’s a dive bar with awesome regulars that don’t seek out a scene, but a home away from home instead.
The bar isn’t the largest, but the décor is welcoming and was just the right amount of ‘used.’ The bartender was lovely, the games were on, the beer was cold and cheap, and the crowd was right. What is there to complain about?

I’ve been a bad girl. Ya see I haven’t been paying enough attention to mis amigos ‘cuz I’ve been in a love affair with Unilocal.When the holidays came to an end, my girl Jenn threatened to punch my lights out if I didn’t go catch up over a drink with her. For the record, I asked her to go out, and it wasn’t A drink, it was four Heinekens and two shots of Tequila. BOOYAH. The truth is, I could not wait to see my girl so I took her to one of my fave places in Dallas. Deep Ellum. Reno’s. Holler if ya hear me.
The place was the perfect amount of crowded-​not so crowded. It was an off night so that left us sitting at the bar with a about 9 or 10 others. (Though it fills up on other nights.) Everyone was super friendly and super chill. We fell in love with the bartender that night. who just so happens to be the very friendly owner’s honeychild, Mrs, woman, wife, etc. She was super cool and helpful the whole time we were there. She even offered us her protection. I think the words were, «If anybody f*cks with you girls, let me know. We don’t put up with that kind of sh*t here.» But in a very comradeship-we’re-women-we-gotta-stick-together kind of way. Nobody messed with us tho – everyone was cool. Nobody has bothered me there actually. Except for my friends, but they always do. ZING!
I was proud to take my girl here because the jukebox was spewing some good tunes like it always does. What’s new now? Food! Reno’s now has a grill that serves up hot and juicy burgers and some other goodies.
Also, check them out on Jäger bomb Thursdays where they offer those bad boys for $ 4 plus $ 1 domestic drafts all night. Need a drink on Tuesdays? You’re in luck. Their specials include $ 2 wells and domestics. I can’t tell you home much I love this bar. Oh yeah, I think I just did.
PS: Parking can be a bit craze. There is street parking on Elm which might be safer than parking behind (if you can find it.) Also there is a lot to the right of the building near the Café Brazil parking lot.