Blue Bonnett Bar

Bluebonnet is nice little dive bar in downtown Norman. This bar often features local musicians, usually with a small cover ($ 5-​$ 10). They only accept cash for cover and libations. Unfortunately, they only serve domestic beers (no spirits, ciders, food, etc.) Also, they allow smoking throughout the bar, which I’m not a fan of. There are a couple of pool tables, but otherwise not a lot of extra room. It’s a pretty small place, not great for large groups, but fine for small groups of friends. I’d recommend if you want to check out local music, don’t mind smoking, drink beer, and can bring cash.

Why do I not come here more often?! Self proclaimed lover of dive bars. Blue Bonnett offers none of those fancy things you find in non-​dive bars. They don’t take credit cards, they don’t have liquor, and they don’t spend their time washing glassware, stocking straws, or stuffing olives with blue cheese. If it weren’t for the bathrooms in the corner and their flimsy wood-​panel enclosures (standard in most chic dive bars) this place would be perfectly rectangular.
I went to hear a hot country band from Austin. The cover was $ 5. The stage is just an area on the floor where the band plays. All tolled, I spent $ 10– two Natural Light tall boys for a buck apiece plus %150 tip. They have pool tables. They have darts. They have a jukebox that sounds good. The staff and the patrons were all friendly, and the vibe is only mildly hipster. If you get sick from smelling the second hand smoke you can always step outside. Also of note, there are a pair of (possibly) irreplaceable giant promotional beer murals that literally cover entire sections of the wall, with life size horses and trees and mountains and I am awed by them because I just can’t imagine why anyone would ever produce an indoor beer ad of this magnitude– and they have more than one!
Most of these sentences are just ways of saying the same thing– it’s a great lil dive bar in the best of ways, and I’m thinking about going back tomorrow because I have a feeling the NASCAR race is going to be on the big screen.
If I do, I’ll check out the bathrooms, since I neglected to on my last visit… you know, to make sure they are covered in graffiti and stickers with cheap paper towels and no hot water– a definite must for any reputable dive bar.