Locust Bar

I really do absolutely adore this bar, but I HATE that you can smoke in here. As someone who hates smoking, and wears contacts, I can’t go here anymore.
But, the food is delicious and so so cheap. The drinks are cheap. Paul the bartender will probably tell you some corny jokes. And best of all is Tuesday night quizzo with Johnny Goodtimes.

Yes! Do I need to mention anything specific? Cheap drinks, good stoner food, good vibe. Smoking if you’re into that.

This was a very comfortable intimate bar. I enjoyed the bartender. She was very friendly and I was so hapoy she convinced us to get their famous Cajun rub wings for only $ 0.25 on Mondays!!!
THOSE WERE THE BEST WINGS I HAVE EVER HAD! I ordered another basket. I had the 2 long islands and it was made perfectly! And I could smoke a nice cigar while watching Monday Night Football. It was a great night!

Burger was burnt, and gross. Bar smelled (worse than a standard dive bar)

A great old-​school bar. What is it about cheap wood paneling that so turns me on?
Ventilation is good so even though everyone else and their mother seemed to be smoking I wasn’t overly offended by the wafting carcinogens.
Added plus: It’s right across the street from The Kimmel Cancer Center. Talk about convenience!

This place is like CHEERS and I love it. BUT then again, I love any bar that I can smoke in. And that is all folks. Experience it. You’ll be back.

Given the quality I was expecting this place to be cheapER but it is cheap. Stays open late, even on Sundays, and has karaōke. You can smoke inside too, which is OK if you like that. Overall I recommend this place if quality isn’t your thing and you just want a down-​to-​Earth place to hang out in. Or if you have nowhere else to go!

Best bar in the city. You know what youre walking into. Smokey, smelly, hot and glorious. Anyone who thinks this place sucks is an idiot. Best bartenders on the planet also. Drink one up for locust bar!

Cheap beer, fun vibe. What else needs to be said about this place? Uh… that it is awesome? Ok, done.

Cheap prices, fun people, cute & attentive bartenders, total Philly dive bar. Had a great time late on a Friday night at this gem!

DON’T:
expect to not leave smelling like smoke
come with a large group and expect seating
put awful music on the jukebox
come here hungry
DO:
bring a pack of cigarettes
laugh when the bartender tells you a joke
wear clothes you’re okay having smell like smoke
take advantage of playing the arcade games, they’re fun

When in a tough spot while waiting for some infuriatingly slow takeout, we took our frustrated faces to be filled with beer at this dim dive.
The service was quick and efficient, even with IDs requested and head piled on top of pints. Thanks to our polite and friendly bartendstress who made our short visit pleasant. The $ 4.25 price tag for IPA was also kind to my stressed wallet.
–1 star for lingering smoke smell (great if lighting up’s your thang thang) and for the gentlemen who informed us we could not eat our otherwise procured appetizers while we waited for our lunch entrees. But THAT is understandable for an establishment who serves food.
So 4 stars it is! Thanks, Locust Bar!

Hate to right a bad review … BUT — bartender was clueless on how to make a margarita … On cinco de mayo weekend??? Really?!. Worst drinks the ladies and I have had in a long while.
With that said — Definitely a dive bar with a juke box and a couple of old classic arcade games.
IF you’re only looking for a beer then this is probably the place for you. If you are looking for anything more — keep looking!

For taking the plunge into a down and dirty dive bar that’ manages to bring forth the best of times, it really doesn’t get much better than Locust Bar.
The smoke flows through the air and onto your clothes the next morning. The bit of food that they have is of the fried unmemorable variety. And its cash only, which all add up to good reasons to merit the three stars.
But at the same time the legendary pitcher pours of Yuengling and other draughts are cheap and easy to share among a group of after whiskey revelers. Although its the digital variety that doesn’t appeal to my nostalgic side; the music that Locust’s many patrons have plugged into it make it absolutely diverse and fantastic. Yet it also isn’t too loud or overpowering making it perfect for carrying on conversation while you rock on.
Add on awesome bartenders, and solid quizzo and karaōke events on rotation, and you have plenty of reasons to imbibe here.

Smoke, cheap beer and a pretty solid juke box.
I don’t think I’ve ever started a night here. I’ve ended a few though. The proof is in the way your clothes smell the next morning. You leave, marked and everyone in your home (including your cats) know that you went to Locust Bar.
Why do I return? Usually, I’m with a group of people and someone puts out the call for pitchers. At this point in the night I’m not ready to go home and I feel like a few more pints before retiring to my bed. With the right group, this can be a very good place to hang out and BS.
Will I be back? I’m sure I will eventually but I’ll never make plans to come here. That would take away all the fun. I’ll just have to remember to hang my clothes outside when I get home.

I like dive bars, and this is a shining example of one. A nice long bar, a jukebox, some kind of arcade game I didn’t pay attention to but was still glad they had, plenty of booths, two giant TVs to watch sports, and no one getting testy if a little beer got spilled. Definitely a comfy place to spend an evening.
The jukebox is a very cool feature. It takes dollar bills and even credit cards. These things are getting super high-​tech these days I guess. There’s even a little space in front of the jukebox where you can dance. Not that people go here to dance, but when a member of your group puts on Safety Dance, things just happen. The music is really the perfect volume, loud enough to hear and rock out to but not so loud that you can’t hear one another talk.
I know what you’re wondering — this is a BAR, how were the drinks? I was the DD so I have no idea, but everyone else really seemed to enjoy the lager. One more thing to note: smoking is permitted in the bar and it does tend to linger, so take into consideration that your clothes and hair will most likely smell a little bit like smoke afterwards if you spend a prolonged period here.

This place is the ultimate neighborhood watering hole. I live a block away so I’m totally biased but I love that this is the closest spot for me to grab a late night beer. Cheap pitchers. Karaōke on Sundays is always a great time. Only complaint is that the food tastes like somebody took objects and dropped them in canola oil.
Out of the two regular bartenders, I definitely prefer the fat man who tells dirty jokes over the pretty girl bartender they use on weekends. The pretty bartender is mean and must hate getting tips because she always acts like getting you a drink is physically killing her and she’d rather sit and look at her phone. The fat one is way better and nicer, and if you aren’t wrapped up in conversation he’ll come over and start telling you jokes about nuns and cunnilingus.
In all, this place is a classic Philly bar in the way that you don’t really see in Center City that often, and that’s what makes this place my favourite!

Old school bar, could be called a dive, but more of a local bar. Smoking, cig machine
Good for day drinking. L-​shaped bar, 15 or so stools, only 3 – 4 on short side. 7 wooden booths opposite the bar, old pictures and beer mirrors above the booths
Great bar back with wooden «pillars» and mirrors. Bottle shelves on each side. 42″ hdtv in between mirrors and at ends. Laminate bar top with wedge rail with a wooden box foot rest.
Solid bartenders. Decent draft beer selection
Didn’t eat but wish I would have, good specials and great prices, including carry out Old bay herrs chips! Juke box, but has game sound for sports.

I went here on an epic county-​wide pub crawl for my 31^st… I don’t plan on living long. Anyway, we just wanted to get the day started off on the right foot, have a quick shot and then have lunch at the sorely missed Maru Global. My dining associate and I both had the shot, Jack Daniels neat, and it was easily entering double-​to-​triple-​sized realms.
We’d almost left when I remembered that Philly is BYOB, so I ran back and picked up a 6-​pack of PBR to bring to Maru (Ryo loves PBR). Just making chit-​chat, I let it slip that it was my birthday. We’d arrived at noon, and I was in no condition to do much else but breathe by 12:30. Great people, a bunch of crazy midday drunks and some free birthday shots will do that to a guy.
I don’t remember much else about that day. I sang Bonnie Tyler’s «I Need a Hero» at something that might or might not have been a karaōke event. A close, non-​dining associate of mine vomited in a sink precisely 15 seconds after the bartender asked me to tell him not to vomit in a sink. And finally, I found myself «reclining» beneath a bronze statue of a pretzel in Manayunk. I’m told there is photo and video evidence that leaves little to the imagination and loads to the desecration of the human psyche.
So, naturally, Locust Bar is a place you should go. Seriously, I’ve been back since and have different (yet also fun, and occasionally weird) stories that don’t quite do the little place justice, but definitely confirm that it’s a repeat business-​type of place. You might just go for a quick starter shot on your birthday, but it’s just enough of every little thing — dive, hangout, a little creepy, strangely comforting, locals joint — that you’ll go back, and you’ll love it. And if you don’t, find me and I’ll buy you a shot of whatever goat piss you drink. Creep.
Kidding! Have a blast! I did.

Stopped in here while working the polls yesterday since there was about a 3 hour gap between shifts.
It was during the day, but, there were regulars there that were fun to talk to. Bartender, a younger girl with dark hair, was also great.
At first I was little «Eh.that’s okay I guess.» I got charged almost $ 15 bucks for a Jack & coke and a beer, but, after seeing the size of them (about 20 oz), I was pleased. Really wish I had stopped here initially and not Irish Pub for lunch. I paid that amount for food and a drink not including tip. Would of came here first after learning they had food at a steal. I just wanted to try somewhere new since I still had 2 ½ hours to kill after eating.
Will come back soon. :)