The Trap

It was literally a trap for a few of my friends who got their heels stuck in the floor lol.
I was attending a Unilocal event at a nearby restaurant when someone mentioned «The Trap.» After they explained what it was like I was thoroughly intrigued. After the event ended I suggested that we have an Elite after party at the trap and much to my surprise others agreed to join me.
We walked in a little overdressed for the atmosphere but were greeted in a friendly manner by both the patrons and the bartender despite the fact that we were obviously out of place.
This is a cash only bar but they do have an ATM machine. The drinks are cheap and they have a pretty good selection of craft beer and the usual suspects. They do also carry red and white wine but I am not sure who it is by. The bartender was attentive, funny and very friendly.
The jukebox was awesome. They have one of those ones that is connected to the internet and you can pretty much play any song that was every written. The price was reasonable as well. We had a lot of fun picking out fun bar songs to play.
They have two very large patios, we hung out in the one in the back. It had cornhole and horseshoes set up. There were also multiple tables and plenty of chairs. One of the regulars invited us to join him at his table and we engaged in some nice conversation.
As for the bathrooms I did not get a chance to check those out but the others did a reported that they weren’t so bad for a dive bar.
Overall, we had a lot of fun and I felt welcomed which isn’t always the case at dive bars from my past experiences. I’ve often felt like an outsider that wasn’t welcome but that wasn’t the case at the Trap and I will definitely come back again if I am in the area.

One word BASEMENT! lol
LAYOUT
Once you enter, you see the tiny bar table, with a friendly bartender waiting for you to order.
For first timer, the question is do you serve liquor? Whatever you see in the fridge, is what they serve, lol… in other words ice cold beer or wine!
Next CASH ONLY, with ATM machines inside the bar, so no worries
Floors — Just watch your step, because the grounds are unleveled. There is always a random step somewhere, lol … if your not careful or with a little buzz, you can trip lol.
VIBE
Came here to hangout with some good buddies, and grab a drink and talk about our lives. Yea we had a good time, dancing to some good olé country music! Garth Brooks all night long! Yea it is a more run down kind of dive bar, but just awesome with all the decors and writings on the walls.
JUKE BOX
Thank gawd for the juke box to bring the place more alive. The loud music can be heard from the 2 patios, and in the inside as well. All i can say is, it was a country music type of night!
POOL TABLES
2 pool tables = a guys night out, a beer and some pool. Just chill and talk.
DRINKS
BEER
PBR — $ 3.25 for a 24 oz, which is like 2 beers in one. Yes it was nice and cold for the whole time i was sipping it.
BUDWEISER -$ 2.75 in a bottle
HOP STOOPID — Strongest beer, they have and the bottle is huge! $ 7.50
This beer was strong, man was i falling asleep half way thru, lol… glad i got a DD! Anwyays good times!
PATIO
Smokers — can smoke outside
Dirt area kind of vibe, so don’t wear some nice red bottoms, or the fancy dancy kicks.
The sport horse shoe is available in the patio.
Not much tables, 2 max in one patio.
One table in the other patio.

Divealicious.
A Unilocal Elite Afterparty was assembled here last night. We were all overdressed, which made this particularly entertaining. Yes, this appears to be a once-​house-​turned-​bar. Yes, the floors are held together with duct tape and a prayer.
Cash only, but there’s an ATM.
Nothing on tap, but they have tall cans of PBR and (my personal fav) bottles of Guinness
Outdoor tables and a horseshoes in what was once a backyard
Inside there’s pool, a modern jukebox (that we took over) and the wolverine we kept looking for and finally found.
A hilarious end to our Elite evening.

IT’S A TRAAAAP!
THIS. IS. DIVEBARTAAAAAAA! No kicking please. Something will definitely fall apart.
Yes, this is a Dive Bar. A true Dive Bar, in case you forgot what that was. Local Flavor with a capital L and F. Last night, myself and some of my favorite fellow Unilocalers wound up here after the latest YEE in The Pocket.
If you are a fan of taxidermy to a Norman Bates degree, rickety flooring that serves as an obstacle course for heels, checking out a piece of local history (oldest establishment in the Pocket, I mean I think that’s what the sign said. I had had a few. Or three.), CHEAP DRINKS, a truly hilarious bartender, and a fancy juke box, then THIS my friend is The Trap for you.
The juke box I mentioned is the newest thing in this establishment. It is fun and cheap, like everything else here. There are tall cans, regular cans, and bottles. Beer and Wine Only. Cash Only. There is an atm unless you forget about the Cash Only. Tall cans of Hipster PBR are kept perfectly chilled. There was even some ice at the top of my can. Couldn’t have asked for a better brewski.
There are two outdoor backyard dirt areas with primo chairs, tables, and horseshoe pits. I heard tell of Cornhole and something called Chicken Bingo, which just sounds hilarious as all get out.
Solid four stars for consistency, service, simplicity, and for not being crowded. Four stars for being An Experience. Baseball on, which is always a plus in my book.
Final tip: Read all the signs. Hilarity.

I got trapped here once. It’s all it took. This bar is next to a school yes a school. It’s in the Pockets area (suburban Sacremento). Ok to be honest I wasn’t trapped I chose to try it out. It’s a dive I’m not a local so wasn’t really feeling it. I may try again if in the area.

Turn the f%&$ing music down and tell the singing drunkards who prance around to put a sock in it.

My brother and I went for the first time, wasn’t impressed. I guess if your looking for somewhere to have a drink, it’s fine, but not to party. 2 People inside, pool table doesn’t give you all the balls, loopy floors. I’m tall, I had to duck to use the restroom. Probably will never go back.

Well… for a bar they don’t have hard liquor which is pretty funny! They only cash only. I was going to minus a star for no hard liquor, but maybe that’s a good thing to keep the assholes from getting stupid. It’s cool though, bartender was nice, get to sit outside on the plastic furniture like your at a bbq in someone’s backyard. I hear the bathrooms have improved as the door used to not lock at all. LOL

Two Words: Chicken Bingo
I’ll come back to that.
This place is an old dilapidated house. At first glance, you would think it should be condemned, but no, this historic building — now right next to a school — has a crazy charm to it. The floors are uneven and appear to be taped together in some areas with duct tape. It reminded me of walking through the house up at the Oregon Vortex. Surprisingly, the ladies restroom is cleaner than many bars down on the grid. They have a couple pool tables, not sure of how successful those games would be considering the condition of the floors, but hey, that may be part of the fun.
As for drinks, you’re looking at a few selections of bottled beer and individual sized bottled wine. Cash only and cheap prices. They have a newer juke box but other than that, this place is nothing fancy people. Take the term «dive bar» and remember what that meant prior to the Hipster movement and you will have a good idea of what kind of place this is, minus the hard alcohol. However, the crowd is friendly and generally here to have a beer and some good conversation.
The back patio has horse shoes and cornhole (which is lit up at night) annnd yes, Chicken Bingo! Okay, so let me break this one down for you:
Saturdays at 12pm
A chicken (yes, a real chicken)
25 squares — $ 1.00/square buy in
Wherever the chicken shits first, wins.
To recap:
Cash/​Bottled Beer/​Wine Only
Historic & Iconic Building
Chicken Poo Bingo
Clean Ladies Room
If only once, I would recommend checking this place out. Possibly on a Saturday around 12pm.

Another thing to cross off my Bucket List. Was house– sitting in the area and made it by twice for Beer, Blues & Pool. My kind of Dive Bar. Great Jukebox and decent pool tables:50 cents & 75 cents each. Not sure of the reason for difference, but who cares! Eugene was the gentleman behind the Bar each time. Enjoyed a variety of story’s with him .The folks I met while hanging out were all cool.1 young lady even bought a round of drinks. Leave your attitude & pretensions at home when coming here. No one will judge you. FALL INTO THE TRAP!

Try the squirrel

Wine and beer only. Cash only. Super dive bar in a historic 1800’s building (old house.) Its certainly a dive bar! Id go back for pool and beer but something tells me they don’t actually have a liquor license? Maybe they do.lol.just seems like a guy who has an old house randomly placed in a neighborhood that sells beer. Did I mention my wine was a mini bottle of Sutter home? =/

Great dive, I can come in, everyone is smiling and drink whichever beer I want… It’s that simple, who wants to complicate things over a beer? Bartender is excellent by the way.

Everyone should go at least once if they are familiar with the area. If you are from Greenhaven or have lived here for any length of time, I know you have wondered what its like in there. Go ahead and find out.
Its will meet your expectations, guaranteed. The floor is not level. There are stuffed rodents on the wall. There will be at least one working bathroom. One pool table is slanted, but its cheaper. Only bottled beer and wine. A horseshoe pit outside. Dirt parking lot. Darts. Really old building that feels like it could fall apart at anytime.
I would say the only unexpected thing in there is that they have a digital jukebox.
Bottom line: Just go to say you did and get it over with. There is a slight chance you will even return every now and then!

GREAT little Dive Bar, Stopped a couple years ago and have been back several time since.

Bottled Beer! Great selection! Rustic charm! Good Dive Bar!

A regular got so belligerent here hit me with a pool stick (not very hard) and because I wanted to fight him, I got kicked out and told never to come back again.. . So be it. This place is breaking multiple laws because of its use of ASBESTOS in the building! EPA should be notified. After all this building is over 100 years old anyway. Maybe it’s a good thing I never come back. Cops like to camp out here, men acting like children (lots of fights), too much drama for a bar that has no tap or liquor! Pool table is on stilts (felt sucks), bathroom ceiling for men’s bathroom is about 5’5″ and urinal only, not handicap accessible! Stop me when I’m wrong… oh yeah, and because it backs up to the river it is cold here in the winter… they don’t like running the heater because of the two doors opening all the time. This place is waiting to be shut down.

I’ve past by this place for over 10+ years and have always wanted to know what it looked like inside. One Friday we decided to go since we wanted to drink somewhere close to home.
It wasn’t as bad as we thought it would be. Pool table inside and an an outside dirt area to play horse shoe.
The biggest turn off about this place was that they only served bottled beer and wine. A bar without anything on tap or no hard alcohol !?! What’s the point of a bar if no tap or hard liquor? I was so confused. The choices of bottled beer were limited and were literally displayed in the fridge still in the 6 packs and when I got a PBR it wasn’t even cold…
It’s cool that it’s been around for all these years but definitely never coming back.

Long day (but good day). Nice to have a quaint family owned small bar to go to for a couple of drinks. It is seriously like Cheers here. My bf and I are only able to go to the trap once in a while, but when we do we are greeted like family and everyone is so nice. This is a must stop by place if you are a dive bar fan. The Trap is the oldest dive bar in Sacramento.

This place is definitely a TRAP.
It looks like a condemned building that was red-​tagged months ago! No really, when we pulled up this place just had a flood light illuminating the main entrance. No well-​light signs, nothing flashing, no arrows or beer sponsors, just a flood light… but fear not, the walls will not fall on you and all of the taxidermy animals on the walls will stay put.
There are a lot of things to look at, and I’m sure if these walls could talk you would definitely take home some stories. The pool tables are good for a few games over a few bottled beers. Don’t expect anything fancy since all they have are bottled beers in old dirty coolers.
The smoking area appeared cleaner than the interior of the trap. I don’t mean the place is dirty really, just a bit crowded. And the smoking area was more illuminated than the entrance.
The people were nice. They didn’t mind the occasional «excuse me while I line up my shot» nudge. They were the chatty types which I don’t mind. It just makes for more stories at the end of the night. The music that was playing was not my usual selection but again, its part of the experience.
Hopefully next time I’m around the place is still standing and not red-​tagged.