The Bar

The bar is the type of place you bring your gf when your married. Place where you hide out. Never had a good experience here. Security killed a unharmed man few years back and couple years ago father and son murdered 4 doors. I went about 5 times. It was the same drunken dudes and skanky bitches and not the stripper skanky kind I’m talking motel drive. I rather go to liquor store and dial a skank.

Place is chill. People are nice, but Bartender gave my girl and I watered down drinks. I asked him if he put any liquor in our drinks because it only taste like pineapple juice and he said he put 3 different types of rum. I’m a cheap drunk, and I chugged the whole drink and didn’t even get a buzz going, that’s how I know he was lying. Paid $ 18 for juice and ice… gee thanks. I know he was making up for all the free drinks he was giving out to his friends that night because I seen him do it right in front of me. I’m NOT coming back to this place. If you wonder why this establishment doesn’t take off, its because this place doesn’t value new customers.

First things first, please know that I’m down for dive bars and not a snob at all about going to them. They have a great combination of cheap drinks, laid back atmospheres, and always fun for people watching. While I did have a good time at the Bar, there were issues that couldn’t make it more than 2 stars even by dive bar standards.
My biggest problem with this place is it just smells. It officially wins the prize for smelliest bar I have ever been to and that is quite a feat. The worst part is that it is a lingering smell. Even after getting nice and buzzed, I still couldn’t get used to the smell.
The main attraction that drew my friends and I was the karaōke. I wouldn’t call myself a karaōke connoisseur but unless the establishment was actually a karaōke bar, I’ve never had to pay for karaōke AT a bar. Usually the bars that host karaōke will just let people sign up to sing. Here at THE bar, there’s is a karaōke set up with the juke box, so you have to purchase songs (cash only FYI) if you want to sing. There isn’t a book you can look through for songs so you’ll have to look for everything on the jukebox which seems to be more of a hassle IMO.
All in all, the drinks were cheap and once the karaōke (and drinks) got flowing, it was a really a good time. Would I go again? Sure. Would I ever suggest to come here on my own accord? Probably not.

Went in on a Saturday afternoon. Meh. Mixed bag of locals young an old playing the jukebox at full blast in Spanish and English. Bartendress ignored me so she could text. Whatever.

Centrally located and just South of Shaw on First St., this bar is great! With friendly bartenders, awesome DJ’s, and great drinks, The Bar is the place to be any day of the week! Are you into pool? The Bar is also a host location to several teams in the APA league!