The Dive Bar

John is really svelte. His manhood is very perky. Makes me happy every time I am there.

Warning! Don’t ask for free pizza because that deal has expired. Still great deals on good beers. Id recommend it to anyone who likes a divey atmosphere.

hey Unilocal… this is definitely a 5star dive bar in PHL… great place to hang out, great french speaking bartender, great beer selection and a great crowd… this bar is clean along with the toilets… I didn’t get to stay here long but I will b back

I came here recently with a group of friends and although it is «a dive,» it’s absolutely splendid! I walk into a stench of cigarette smoke and it took me back to the days of my youth when that was the norm in any bar. The décor reminded of frat house of days past while girls whizzed by me in pairs to the bathroom. It felt like I had stepped back in time. Then I remembered I’m not 19 anymore. I’m not even 29. Now I’m a little older, I can use the ladies room on my own, no longer smoke and have more refined taste. All while retaining some semblance of cool. So I passed on the Jagerbomb specials some dudes thought I should get while I perused the very delightful beer list and decided on a Dogfish. I mean, where else can you get a 60 Minute for $ 4.50??? That in itself has made this a bar I will come back to again. Especially now that I’ve seen something about free pizza for happy hour. What?

Great craft draft happy hour! One of my favorite spots for stopping after work or starting off the night. It is a smoking bar, so the smells will stay with you. Fun, weird place, but sometimes gets a little too weird after a few hours.

Chris was amazing and communicative. The prices are amazing and the bar is cool and a definite spot to hang.

Cool spot. good beers. Cheap prices. Free pizza during HH. Yep they will let you smoke after the pizza is gone. I have found the bartenders to be friendly and I am far from a hipster. Cool people good drinks. Inexpensive and lives up to its name.

This place is what it is. One thing I’ll give it, it’s always changing. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not. I have no problem with the smoking floors. I think the 2^nd and 3’rd floor bars are okay. I am a bit nostalgic for the metal nights, where the guy would come in with his crate of VINYL and rip. He let people pick stuff too. That was always a blast! I also remember the girl from Perth who used to work there. She was cool.
So it was kind of a bummer to sit down on the first floor and the bartender was a bearded «Black Flag/​hardcore» type jerk being a smartass to me. I’m really over the whole «hardcore/​beard/​hipster tough guy» thing. Too many negative experiences with these type of people thinking they are intimidating. I’m not impressed just because you own a CD by Judge or might have read American Hardcore. I treat people with respect because I want it in return. You don’t intimidate me, nor vice versa. I really just cannot wait for this particular type of assholeishness go become passé. Though, to his credit, he poured a Guinness properly, as he did the other beers, which is a nice little selection I gotta say.
I’ll still come back here whenever I’m around. There is a «I can piss on the floor and nobody would notice, but it might impress some of the women who come here a lot» charm to this place. (NOTE: No I wouldn’t ever do that.) It’s a dive, and chances are the next time I come everything will be a bit different again. I won’t knock it, but it is what it is and this is the truth. I’ve seen better, had better, can find better with better people within walking distance, can find cheaper in walking distance.

After reading the review of «Michael N» I thought; well if this humorless c*^t who by reading his other reviews hates everything I should add my two cents.
The dive is a bar. Not sure what you’re looking for but it has cold beer, 3 floors (two for smoking) and the people that work there are basically cool.
I generally hate people so the lack of strangers talking to me makes me happy. Don’t get me wrong… I am all for a good conversation but you best have a vagina betwixt those legs if you expect anything but a grunt for a reply.
Anyway, I usually come here to get blackout drunk and forget that I’m spending precious rent money to feed my drinking habit. What I’m trying to say is it’s budget friendly.
You can be any kind of drunk here you want. Funny, quiet, chatty, confused, sad… etc. The only kind you shouldn’t be is annoying… annoying drunks are the worst. This rule doesn’t apply to the dive exclusively but it’s a nice general guideline if you’re planning to defile yourself in public.
But seriously… it’s a bar, no more, no less. One of the last bastions of establishments where there is no pretense and no illusion why you are there.
Oh and to «Michael N» if you call anything «faux» you should probably just use it to describe your circle of friends.
Seriously, who’d be friends with that tool?

Great spot to get trashed in or just stop in for a few cheap drinks and a shot of mad dog. If you stay here for more than an hour you may as well smoke some cigarettes because your going to feel like shit in the morning because of the second hand smoke. Honestly that is why i like the place. Cool neighborhood bar, good bartenders and good prices.

Great little spot! I dont know why ppl wouldn’t love this place. It is what it says it is. Its not trying to be something else. $ 2 happy hour is the whip!!! Everyone knows its a smoking bar and there’s no smoking 1^st floor. If you can step out of your ego and have a good time, its the place to be. If you want things gentrified and faux schmancy, go to Royal Tavern– or better yet, Applebee’s.

I stopped through while in the area visiting a friend. The name grabbed me as I enjoy dive bars a diners. And I was not disappointed. I got what I expected a cold beer and a good price.
I give three stars because a good dive bar should never earn more.

Great happy hour! All drafts $ 2.00 from 5 – 7
Cool atmosphere — friendly bartenders. Interesting and friendly crowd.

Seriously cool dive bar, and a great representation of the bar culture that I’ve experienced thus far in Philly. I love the second floor, cozily layed out and replete with cigarette smoke and cheap beer. Nice bartenders and easy going patrons make this place is a great yin to the yang of Royal Tavern next door.

Decent bottles and taps. The graffiti in the bathroom is a little disappointing. Ladies of South Philly need to up their smut game. Cash only, but they have an ATM on location in case you live in a plastic-​only world. It is definitely a good place to pass a an hour or a whole night.

where gentrification and irony meet
now non-​smoking on the first floor
bartender is very friendly
they serve chefboyardee

There is a reason this place is called The Dive Bar, but it is not a bad thing. As soon as you walk-​in it has this very homey basement feel to it. The beers are very affordable here and they have the occasional snack foods to choose from, such as Hot Pockets or PB&J Crustables. Make sure to get there early for Happy Hour from 5 – 7 for 2 dollar drafts. This is a cool South Philly bar with a decent drink selection and cheap prices.

A friend from out of town wanted to experience the novelty of smoking in bars in Philly and so I decided to take her to the Dive: cheap, friendly, close by. Within the first few minutes we got to experience the bartender’s casual woman-​hating comments and hear about the size of his dick. Then I was told to shut up because there was a show on TV this guy wanted to watch. Mind you, the TV was booming, there were subtitles, and since when are you not allowed to socialize at a bar? Another guy reached out and shook his hand — «Well played, sir.» So this wasn’t some rando — this was a shared sentiment. I got called a bitch. The same dude said he wanted the bartender to put arsenic in my drink. Oh, and then someone was yelling out a woman-​with-​a-​penis joke. Icing on the cake. We were only there for an hour and that’s the last time I’ll ever step foot in there.
For the record, we went to Ray’s afterwards and the bartender didn’t tell me about his genitals, I wasn’t chastised for talking, I didn’t receive a death threat, and the drunk dude talking to me just wanted to tell me about how much he loves My Bloody Valentine.

Good beers on draft and a sweet movie usually playing. Multiple levels so it’s not crazy crowded. Oh and free pizza during happy hour.

The bartenders here are awesome. Prices are very reasonable and this place always has the most interesting people. I love that I can come here in my jeans and hair up in a poiny tail with no make up on and I can fit right in.
Last week they had the Local 215 truck parked outside and I loved it and hope the truck comes back again.
I am not a smoker and usually hate bars that allow people to smoke but they have fans going and the smoke isn’t nearly as bad as other bars that allow smoking.
Everyone here is down to earth and they have pool tables upstairs. And you are welcome to come in with your own food or get delivery to the bar.