Dirtiest dive bars in DFW

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jd1332@reddit

I thought adairs saloon in deep ellum was super divey

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Agreed. Diviest bar Ive been to in dallas. Mediocre beer thats probably past its date. Service that says "who are you and why are you making me do something?"Old grungy guys at the bar talking to the maybe 25/maybe 45 bartender who walks with a limp. Torn up seats and exposed particle board everywhere. But really solid burgers. Id do it again.

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kikis_thoughts@reddit

Wilhoites in Downtown Grapevine.

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Spamgela940@reddit

Dusty’s in Denton?

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Glueberry_Ryder@reddit

Euless yacht club

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Adjective_Noun4377@reddit

This one.

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thathappyhippie@reddit

This is the one

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dleone73@reddit

Live band some nights too, come thru

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bikesandtacos@reddit

Add in Cobra Club on Hwy 10 for Mid Cities. Cash only. Smoking welcome

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El-Cocinero-Tejano@reddit

Holy shit it’s good to hear this double wide trailer bar is still open!

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KitchenPalentologist@reddit

Try to find a bar in an old cheap motel in an economically depressed area.

Don't leave valuables in your car or pockets, make sure your vaccines are up to date, and do a quick check on your term policies.

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mayorgoodtimes@reddit

Barbara’s Pavilion - technically a gay bar but nice and divey, the drinks are cheap and the karaoke is fun and no one cares who you are.

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Glowinwa5centshine@reddit

Barbara's is one of the places I miss most in Dallas! Heavy pours, people are genuinely friendly, never had a weird encounter there.

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thatfligah@reddit

The heavy pours are done, they have to jigger everything now.

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ThePlumThief@reddit

Oh shit i had no idea it was a gay bar lol. Went to the monthly poetry night a while back and it was really fun.

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lurkergenxdurp@reddit

Back 9 in Addison. More of a ''regulars' bar than a dive, but the food is awesome and you can smoke! They have pin ball, Golden Tee, and a pool table!

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Im barred from there lol

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lurkergenxdurp@reddit

Lawd, what did you do?? It would take a lot...

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

I like to get drunk and get into fights sometimes. They got tired of my shit I guess 🤷‍♀️

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lurkergenxdurp@reddit

😆

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llamageddon13@reddit

👀 why 👀

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bionicbrady@reddit

I have no idea if these places are still open but I used to frequent them years ago. Most of them are off of Harry Hines.

One nostalgia place. Red lion tavern. Charlie's.

Chase place Richardson Shuck n jive Addison

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Red lion closed years ago. Old owner owns the cottage now

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Randusnuder@reddit

The forum in Richardson.

I was told that if I came back on Sunday, one of the regulars brought over his crockpot from his hotel room and made lil smokies.

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ActualManager70@reddit

I’ve been there for the lil smokies. Did not partake. But The Forum came to mind immediately when I saw the post. https://theforum1979.com/

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Randusnuder@reddit

It’s the whole package - a regular was telling us about it (not the owner or a bartender,) it was crockpot-food, and he was starting it in his hotel. Just glorious.

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ActualManager70@reddit

Oh of course!! The owners and bartenders do not run that place. The regulars are TRUE regulars. They know immediately when you walk in whether you have ever been there before.

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realityone22@reddit

Two Charlie's is Denton

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CornerstoneBakery@reddit

ebenezers in garland

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GlitteringHotMess@reddit

I was searching the list for this one!!! Def the SHITTTTTIEST OF SHIT dive bars I have ever been to in my entire life.

Went there to reconnect with a friend. We had the best time and fell back in love with each other.

Got a good story out of it. Do not recommend this place though.

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SpoilerAlertTheyLive@reddit

JFC that place was a dive in 1987.

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soliz11c@reddit

I don't even know how that place is allowed to operate by the city. Lol

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Alternative_Hornet20@reddit

O’Malley’s Club Oak Cliff.

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liberal_texan@reddit

Had to make sure this was mentioned. One of the actual diviest bars in D in a towny sort of way.

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PutTheDogsInTheTrunk@reddit

The concrete retaining walls from the highway loom above the bar and make it feel like it's in a half-buried shack. Singular vibes.

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liberal_texan@reddit

Also there is absolutely nothing “Irish Pub” about it. It has more in common with a Sonic, if a Sonic could have a drinking problem.

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packetm0nkey@reddit

Sssh! O'Malley's is also my choice. Tradewinds was my favorite.

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googleitduh@reddit

Love it there and love that they have memberships

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Dawnzarelli@reddit

All the great ones do. Kings X, Barb’s, O’Malley’s…

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zihuatcat@reddit

Step Up Lounge

Cock and Bull

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Tight_Cheetah_4474@reddit

These!!

And Velvet Elvis!

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PutTheDogsInTheTrunk@reddit

I regret to inform you that the Velvet Elvis has left the building.

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the_BoneChurch@reddit

Hop on Harry Hines and take your pick.

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RattleBirth@reddit

Peak Inn is my favorite. Idk about dirty, but it’s a dive for sure

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PutTheDogsInTheTrunk@reddit

>dirty

Dark enough in there that it's hard to tell. I love the light those Tiffany lamps throw off.

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foppishmanabouttown@reddit

Great burger.

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lbl0223@reddit

Great spot and I’d argue it falls into the dirty category, ha!

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packetm0nkey@reddit

We all have them but sharing with others kind of ruins the appeal when others start going.

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Mission_Quarter_6395@reddit

Oh please. Gatekeeping is lame.

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PutTheDogsInTheTrunk@reddit

And unnecessary since most of these places have a self-regulation function. Willie's Lounge got written up in the Observer as an uncut gem and the first night after publication, a bunch of newcomers came through to find out they were playing Tejano music and just left.

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Latham8497@reddit

Closed now but Stumpy's in Arlington was a fav

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NastyKnees@reddit

Ships Lounge, just off Greenvile Ave

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Randusnuder@reddit

Didn’t ships get bought up and now has a “curated wine list”?

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CoastieKid@reddit

Try the beef stroganoff

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mollyjobean@reddit

I don’t think so. The bartender got on to my friend for trying to order a glass of wine lol. This was about 2 months ago.

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nickgomez@reddit

It was closed for a while. It’s been reopened for a while now. RIP Charlie Red

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BigRoach@reddit

Ships is the best. It’s a real shit hole.

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DawsonNY@reddit

Shithole but really respectable pool table and clean bathrooms. (Plus a cigarette machine)

Once a guy walked in after midnight with ten Dominos cheese pizzas and sold them for $5 each.

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PremeTeamTX@reddit

That dude probably has the best side hustle on Lowest Greenville. Seen him around a few times

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Murky-Literature2365@reddit

Just peeking in to make sure someone listed it. Love Ships. In doses.

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_wannabe_@reddit

The Goat near White Rock Lake

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Lexxias@reddit

Wait, I thought the Loon closed? It's open again?

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TicketAggressive@reddit

It opened back up on Hall Street (right off of McKinney) a couple years back. Not as divey in the new space but still trying to maintain the vibe.

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timeIsAllitTakes@reddit

The vibe of what? Getting its patrons hammered lol.

Back in the old space I was in my early 20's we were celebrating a birthday and all our checks showed up. We started asking each other who closed us out and then realized they did it for us after my friend got up and pushed on the back of his chair to help himself stand, causing the whole thing to flip over taking him along with it.

Everyone had gotten so drunk that they forgot to buy drinks for the person whose birthday it was drinks and they ended up being the most sober.

Thinking that might happen again and I wouldn't have to get sloshed on my birthday I chose to go to the loon later that year. Everyone had learned from their mistakes, turned their attention to me, and my plan backfired. Checks showed up again.

I think it moved shortly after that, but when it comes to the loon, iykyk.

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TicketAggressive@reddit

Not nearly as extreme but it’s sort of like the Milo’s makeover. Went from a place that looked like the walls could collapse at any minute to a pretty face lift. But like I said, still the same vibe of having some heavy hands behind the bar and being a party.

Probably not meeting any bikers there, though.

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BigBirdLaw69420@reddit

How’s the new Milo’s? Loved the old one and am back in the neighborhood

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Latham8497@reddit

Park cities lowlifes there

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woodswalker1108@reddit

Met my wife at the Goat

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perpetual__ghost@reddit

The Loon. Jesus Christ. Pretty sure I nearly died there after 3 G&Ts.

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_wannabe_@reddit

If you haven't blacked out or gotten into a fight at The Loon, have you actually even been to The Loon?

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rickybobbyscrewchief@reddit

The OG Loon, absolutely. I've definitely puked in that parking lot, and I'm sure I'm in the company of many.

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TheCowboyRidesAway@reddit

When they had the landline phone by the fireplace and the Frank Zappa clock

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Infamous_Grass6333@reddit

Zappa clock!? Legendary.

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Delicious_Hand527@reddit

The Loon? It's must have changed, because in my day it was super boogie. Plano Sports Tavern has to be up there. Not saying in terms of danger, but dirty, trashy - the clientele are drinkers, not youths from uptown.

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DobieLove2019@reddit

Gettin’ Looney Tooned

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BigBirdLaw69420@reddit

Think it was just two for me. I ain’t small but they could peel paint. It was some random afternoon and everyone else was smoking Marlboro Reds. Miss the OG location

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TheMcMcMcMcMc@reddit

The Loon used to be a dive. It is not anymore. The Goat is what she’s looking for. That or River Bottom Pub in Hurst.

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Juan_Wick89@reddit

Dirk used to frequent the loon during his rookie years. Good times.

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No_Safety_6803@reddit

The Goat opens at 7AM every day except Sunday.

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SaltyCurrent4975@reddit

They have really good Bloody Marys too!

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Principle_Dramatic@reddit

The Loon pre move was a dive.

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catterchatter@reddit

seconding The Goat

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Candid-Salt-4806@reddit

Cowboy club. Van alstyne, Tx

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GoodHairTrades@reddit

Fireplace

777 club in Richardson

That one place in the same parking lot as caves in Arlington with the big chairs

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josbu@reddit

I second both of these! Fireplace Lounge on Samuel is the dirtiest dive bar I've ever been too....in the best possible way.

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Mercutio77@reddit

Don't act like you can't remember the name of the finest five bar in DFW: Sunshine!

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mrslipple@reddit

Not the Regal Beagle? LOL

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c_llie@reddit

Ahhhh. Good fucking times.

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pauliep13@reddit

I’m an Uber driver. The first time I’d ever heard of Fireplace was getting a ride there, and I picked up one of the bartenders. The older lady. She got in my car, and said “sorry for the wait, I just had to make sure the bar was locked up”.

In the back of my mind, I was blurting out “No fuckin way that’s a bar!”

If you don’t know what it is, and just roll up out front, you’d swear it’s just an old storage building.

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Dawnzarelli@reddit

“The” older lady!? Hahaha which one? It was probably Donna. She makes some spicy homemade pickles. But fr. Fireplace lounge is the answer

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elliemff@reddit

Those are the best dives.

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catsnconstellations@reddit

777 is the best answer! You can still smoke indoors lol

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jadedarchitect@reddit

almost got into a fight with a biker club at caves for ordering them all shots and calling them "cool motherf*ckers". They latched onto that last word pretty hard lmao

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Sad_Feech@reddit

shiiittt back in 2012-13, I used to live down the block on some shitty all bills paid apts on Division and I was a regular at Sunshine. Good memories man. It's the diviest, seediest of dives. It makes Caves look like a preppy frat house.

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CookAggravating1584@reddit

Are you me? I lived on campus tho!

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DaveMcElfatrick@reddit

Man the 777 club.

I wonder if they still do “lingerie Tuesdays”

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3Time4Eater3@reddit

Pretty sure they don't. I "dated" one of those girls for awhile back in that day, but she couldn't stop "dating" everyone else.

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thatfligah@reddit

Sunshine?

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GoodHairTrades@reddit

That's the one. The office chairs are the only thing I remember

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codylc@reddit

Ramblin Rose in Rowlett is pretty textbook dive bar

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crooke86@reddit

The fact you end up making eye contact with people sitting at tables while using the pisser makes this an automatic top choice

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HumanNigiri@reddit

THE ONLY ANSWER. Lungs will be screaming for oxygen

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markp_93@reddit

both from karaoke and the indoor smoke!

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BigBirdLaw69420@reddit

Anything similar in Rockwall? Or at least the other side of the bridge?

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rickntx60@reddit

Shhhhh…..quit telling people!!!!

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Dangerous-Mind9463@reddit

I knew I wasn’t going to have to scroll far to see this

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SeventyFix@reddit

I was only scrolling to make sure that the 'Rose made the list. A complete $&!t hole that doesn't even stock a normal bar.

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ScottyMo1@reddit

I can vouch for the Rose

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Sbeast86@reddit

Marina's in eueless

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Sguidroz@reddit

Always thought it was a money laundering scheme for the Russian mob

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Sbeast86@reddit

Possible. I met a lot of shady people there, there was a group of bikers who'd show up every couple months to meet with their lawyer/accountant there. It was also a regular hang for the girls who worked at Baby Dolls and their associates.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

“Permanently closed”

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Sguidroz@reddit

Someone got shot there recently

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Sbeast86@reddit

Oh wow. That was my favorite bar, they kept Russian beer in the back

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egghead43@reddit

Reno’s in deep ellum

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

You know the 2 owners steal from their employees and customers right? Lmao idk why y’all think that place is so cool

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egghead43@reddit

What??? No, I had no idea. That’s terrible.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Yeah, watch what you’re charged at the end of the night if you pay with a card. They like to tack on a few extra drinks and when you mention it, they bar you lol

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rsf0626@reddit

dallasite billiards is very solid. Also has karaoke on fridays i believe

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ScottyMo1@reddit

and Jimmy’s Food Store across the street has THE best Italian sandwiches in DFW

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Dawnzarelli@reddit

Fine, great. Love Jimmy’s, but Dallasite has food and opens at like 10 am. They have a lunch special everyday. Speaking of which? Today is Wednesday and it’s chicken fried steak day

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ScottyMo1@reddit

You had me at chicken fried

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Dawnzarelli@reddit

Comes with a salad and fries!

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Rabid_Atoms@reddit

Willie’s

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Lmao never

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foppishmanabouttown@reddit

It's actually pretty cool. It's a hangout for firemen and they have a lot of old DFD memorabilia on the walls. It's probably exactly what you're looking for.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

If only I wasn’t a regular at Willies 😞

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CornerstoneBakery@reddit

whistling pig in east dallas

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behemoth617@reddit

Good bar. Not a dive.

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stevegburg69@reddit

The food is so good too

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nickgomez@reddit

I wish.

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AnastasiaNo70@reddit

Does anyone know if Division Rd in Arlington still has a bunch of dive bars? I haven’t been in that area in a few years, but it’s very…dive-ey.

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foppishmanabouttown@reddit

still there

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SlackBytes@reddit

What’s the best for picking up girls at the bar? Anything in north dfw?

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Neon cowboy. Girls there are super whorey

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HappyAdventurer@reddit

If you're drinking alcohol, then "I don't mind driving a bit" is terrifying. I'm sure all the sober people sharing the road absolutely do mind if you drove after drinking.

If you're rolling sober, then I'd suggest Deuces Bar on Northwest Highway. Plenty of bikers hang there. Just down NW Hwy is also Longhorn Icehouse. It's next to a strip club and has bikers too.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Thanks for the advice dad

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HappyAdventurer@reddit

I used to live close to those bars and I saw traffic fatalities too frequently. Drinking and driving kills innocent people. If you're okay with that, I'm glad we live in different states now.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

I’m glad we live in different states now too. But Who said anything about drinking and driving?

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HappyAdventurer@reddit

Nobody did. My comments were always conditional on IF you were drinking and driving. If that doesn't apply, why the concern?

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

And I feel like “conditional” isn’t being used right lol. Maybe “general” fits better. I don’t know

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HappyAdventurer@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_sentence

Conditional logic exists with language and math.

My intention was to provide a way to not imply anyone was engaging or encouraging any particular immoral or illegal and harmful behavior....but if that was true, then I want to express my own opinion of that behavior.

If you roll sober to the biker bars, then I'm happy to suggest some places you might enjoy. But, I will not encourage drunk driving.

Whether that applies to you or not only you can answer.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

If you're drinking alcohol, then "I don't mind driving a bit" is terrifying. I'm sure all the sober people sharing the road absolutely do mind if you drove after drinking. - general

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HappyAdventurer@reddit

If the first two letters "I" and "F" were removed, that would be a declaritive statement. But, in the english language, "if" is a condition, not a declaration.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Your technicalities don’t work here, ma’am

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HappyAdventurer@reddit

Dude, it ain't a technically. It's just how logic and language work. Not understanding the definition and usage of "if" in the English language can be remediated. There are free online language and logic courses you can take to educate yourself

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Dude, are you insinuating I don’t understand the English language now??

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HappyAdventurer@reddit

Not at all. You can insinuate whatever you want from your own understanding of the english language.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

No, I think you’re insinuating that I don’t understand or speak the American language well

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jadedarchitect@reddit

The "American" language?
Which one is that?
Spanish?
French?
German?
Creole?

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

All the above

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HappyAdventurer@reddit

There is no American language. The entire North American continent was covered by native AMERICANS speaking many languages and none of those languages was modern english.

Your understanding of what the "American" language is speaks for its own ignorant self

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

But you already suggested places before I replied so it’s no longer conditional. It becomes a general statement

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HappyAdventurer@reddit

Please read my original response. The very first word is "If" which is how a conditional statement starts. It's either true for you, or false for you. How you interpreted that when you first read it is your choice.

I provided a useful response originally because it is possible you did not meet that condition and I wanted to be helpful. Not everyone drinks and drives and it is possible that applies to you.

I hope you make good choices when you go to the biker bars

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

“If you're drinking alcohol, then "I don't mind driving a bit" is terrifying. I'm sure all the sober people sharing the road absolutely do mind if you drove after drinking.”

You did though. Conditional or not.

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jtrev00@reddit

Bryan Streen Tavern. My ex wife is the GM and a whore. You might get lucky

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Well, I’m not a man or lesbian sir, so hopefully not. Also, I’m friends with your ex wife. 😂

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Dawnzarelli@reddit

Whoa. Whoooaaaaa.

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CeleryKale@reddit

Also, "I don't mind driving a bit" while looking for bar recommendations is kinda wild. The drinking and driving culture here is insane.

Between the uninsured and the intoxicated drivers it's no wonder car insurance rates are through the roof.

Please don't drink and drive yall. It's not safe for you or others. Arrange a sober ride.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Assuming I drink and drive is kinda wild. The “think you know it all” culture here is insane.

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DIRTYDOGG-1@reddit

The Goat (Dallas) – Cash-only, rough-around-the-edges, strong drinks, and a mix of bikers, regulars, and curious newcomers. It leans hard into that “you’re not sure if you belong here, but you stay anyway” vibe.

Adair’s Saloon (Deep Ellum, Dallas) – Not filthy in a bad way, but classic dive energy—graffiti-covered walls, cheap beer, live country/blues. Feels like decades of stories soaked into the wood.

Lee Harvey’s (Dallas) – More of an outdoor dive compound. It’s scrappy, eclectic, and has that unpolished charm. Not “dirty” dirty, but definitely not polished.

The Rail Club (Fort Worth) – Gritty music venue/bar hybrid. Dark, loud, and a little chaotic depending on the night.

The Boiled Owl Tavern (Fort Worth) – Old-school dive with a loyal crowd. Cheap drinks, dim lighting, and zero pretension.

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The_Abuse_of_Words@reddit

it sounds like someone wants to make a bad life decision 😂

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

😂 my entire life is one bad decision. Figured a few more won’t hurt.

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BrendanEffingFraser@reddit

VFW in Grapevine. Smoking, bikers, pool, and angry bartenders. You don't have to be a member, but you have to sign in.

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johnnyclash42@reddit

The Boxcar in Cedar Hill used to vibe like this, but it’s been 20 years lol

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Sguidroz@reddit

River Bottom in Fort Worth

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CeleryKale@reddit

Scooter's in Garland seems like it could be an option. I'm not into drinking though and am not fully sure what a dive bar is. But I went in there once and it was sooo soooo soooo cigarette smelling and was really dark.

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bikerdude214@reddit

Lakewood Landing is a real dump. It's kinda gross inside, everything is ancient and it's never been cleaned nor updated.

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soupsandwich00@reddit

Milo Butterfingers Logies on Beltline Tavern on Main in Richardson

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_ze@reddit

Cocktails & Dancing, AKA One Nostalgia, AKA, One Nasty

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perfectdozen@reddit

I'm surprised no one else has said this. It's not as divey as it used to be, but if we are calling Cosmo's and Lakewood Landing dive bars then this totally counts.

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rhyde11@reddit

Cowboy Club up in Van Alystne

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I_woke_up_like_this7@reddit

Pearl’s Cherokee in Arlington, I think more bikers probably hang out at Milo’s maybe? Dirtier is the Sunshine, younger crowd but huge patio and beer selection is Caves. They’re all on Division so you can start at one and work your way down. Still on Division going into FW, Rogue’s Gallery and the Red Barn. Definitely some biker hang outs. If you want to smoke inside, John B’s in Pantego. Although, I haven’t personally seen a whole lot of bikers in there.

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Mission_Quarter_6395@reddit

Last time I was at Milo’s it was full of freshly turned 21 year olds. Weird vibes

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hkral11@reddit

We used to go to Milo’s a lot when I was in my 20s and it had a fun vibe. My friend finished their 52 shot challenge. But now I do think I’d feel old. Although a lot of people are saying Caves and it’s worse. I felt old going to Caves before I turned 30. Wall to wall college kids.

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DroolingLaugh@reddit

starting at pearls, moving on to sunshine and caves, then grease monkey, and finally milos.

ahhh yes.. the surefire DUI special. bc APD is ALL up and down division street.

I know a thing or two, bc ive seen a thing or two lmao :'(

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mike_lowrey214@reddit

Tanstaafl Pub in Arlington.

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hkral11@reddit

We used to go to trivia there and it was the hardest pub trivia I’ve ever seen. And wildly competitive

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JayWo60@reddit

I used to go to Tanstaafl a lot in the late 70s. I heard that it hasn't changed much.

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ParkingDragonfruit92@reddit

This place is secured...

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explorgasm@reddit

I just quoted this place last week!

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hkral11@reddit

I haven’t been in years but when we used to go to Sunshine Bar in Arlington our rule was to leave your bag and jacket in the car because it smelled so bad in there. They had a hole kicked in the bathroom door and all you could eat stale cheese poofs and popcorn.

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RevolutionaryAd4547@reddit

I think nick’s bar and grill in the colony is what you’re looking for

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Torgenluch@reddit

I think they are grandfathered in on the No Smoking law because it’s a straight up ashtray with a bar in it.

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Mission_Quarter_6395@reddit

Do they still have the best burger and fries

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productof237@reddit

Oooof yes I agree. I went to the colony HS and this was the first place I went to when turning 21. Did not regret. Everything you could want out of a dive. Stopped by 20 years later and left after 10 min. It’s rough

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El_alacran214@reddit

The Our Glass in Las Colinas. Used to be able to smoke in there, now it's just a pool hall

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penismediator@reddit

Cletus's Smokin' Tobacco Porch, Waterin' Hole, & Recyclery

In Denton, TX

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draxtheslayer@reddit

Nicks sports bar and grill in the colony is a POS

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Irishfanbuck@reddit

50/50 Club, Lake Worth, TX.

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Still_Detail_4285@reddit

The fact that no one is saying the best ones is super real.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

What’s the best one?

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Still_Detail_4285@reddit

I’m not putting them up here. If you know, cool. If you need to be told, we don’t want you there.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Oh. I didn’t know we gate keep bars in 2026. 💔

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Still_Detail_4285@reddit

There is a reason they are cool, and keeping losers from Reddit is worth it. Figure it out yourself, like all good bar flys do/did. If you suck as a person, you will never find them.

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Jackitos@reddit

Losers from reddit. As you post on reddit.

😁

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mrawsomemask@reddit

BURN...... (Nice Jackitos!)

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

They’re so cool, no one on here has mentioned it 🥀 sister, if you didn’t have anything productive to say, what was the point?

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PedroZuleta@reddit

This is Reddit the gate keeping will continue until morale improves.

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redraider-102@reddit

Please don’t gate keep gate keeping

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afraid-of-the-dark@reddit

The beatings, on the other hand, will continue indefinitely.

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metallicrebelchanel@reddit

wouldn’t you like to know, weather boy?

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Weather boy? I’m a girl & actually would like to know

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Squishy_Boy@reddit

Lurk moar

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MonsterBluth@reddit

OP is kinda sketchy

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tradingaccount214@reddit

Back to you guys

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Are you 12 or something?

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alexdev50@reddit

Where’s your parents?

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BigBirdLaw69420@reddit

Get out of here, nerd

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

It’s probably in his mom’s basement and that’s why he doesn’t wanna tell anyone. “Private invite only”

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XMartyr_McFlyX@reddit

WhOoa!!!The Weather Boy girl has some sick burns!

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BigBirdLaw69420@reddit

Milo’s, King’s X, Copper Spur.

The first no longer has the one legged bar tender and so much smoke you can’t see while you eat cheese fries. And the third is closed. But I love them all.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Hold on, I got an even better “burn”

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geoffsykes@reddit

FR, it's like nobody wants this list to end up on some Buzzfeed-esque influencer reel. If what you're looking for is a down bad dive, broadcasting it will only change what people like about it. Nobody said my Arlington favorite, thank god, and my Dallas favorite seems safe for now, too.

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yolodogswag@reddit

Willhoite's in Grapevine. They allow smoking indoors and frequently have bikers. Idk about hot bikers tho...

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1AQwA91T6yw8UaBu7?g_st=ac

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Priest_Andretti@reddit

Dublin Square in Alliance

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DirectorBBC@reddit

DM me , there's a spot in ftw we gate keep.

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kyle_irl@reddit

Lee Harvey's

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calm--cool@reddit

This is the one

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Fabulous_Hand2314@reddit

but only on dog park sundays

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loki965@reddit

Dog Day Afternoon.

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Hour-Detail4510@reddit

Flea Harvey’s is always fun

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InitialCoda@reddit

Ramblin Rose in Rowlett.

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Holls867@reddit

The Club House

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Traditional-Ant-9741@reddit

Kings x, Lee Harvey’s, Lakewood landing, adairs

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Fearless-Mention-765@reddit

Quarter Bar, Addison Lakewood Landing, east highlands

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OkComparison3641@reddit

Is there a second Landing location?

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dubioususefulness@reddit

I miss Lucille at Lakewood Landing.

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HeightSkies@reddit

Got jumped as I was walking out of quarter bar, enjoyed it other than that part

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Fearless-Mention-765@reddit

So how many time she’s you been back? Haha

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NintendogsWithGuns@reddit

Lakewood Landing? How much of a tourist do you have to be to think that’s dirty? OP is looking for places that reek of piss and are frequented by day drinkers with bullet hole scars.

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Fearless-Mention-765@reddit

Went for his definition of a dive bar buddy. Love Lakewood landing, best onion rings in town.

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redoctobr@reddit

Eh, I wouldn't call the Quarter a dive bar. Feels like it should be, but it's not.

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3Time4Eater3@reddit

Quarter bar also has good food

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Soonerthannow@reddit

Checks the smoking box…

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OkComparison3641@reddit

We got Landing, Willie’s or One Nostalgia

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TAMbound@reddit

Milo Butterfingers

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captainn_chunk@reddit

Who remembers the bahama beach club?

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Principle_Dramatic@reddit

Never been in but Cobra Club looks like more of a dive than Slip Inn and Windmill Bar were

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Importbeat1@reddit

Single wide

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Dale_Gribble-@reddit

You should try Hoots in Rendón.

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Texan2020katza@reddit

No Liquid Zoo?

Do NOT take a portable black light into the ladies loo

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FartusMagutic@reddit

Milo Butterfingers (by SMU) The Irishman Pub (Preston Rd)

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DemonaDrache@reddit

The Boxcar near Cedar Hill

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far_ra@reddit

Chase Place in Richardson. I went one time and my clothes reeked of cigarettes, they immediately went in the wash when I got home.

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izlyiest@reddit

Neon Cowboy

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Spock_Nipples@reddit

Lone Star Roadhouse, NWHW/Jupiter.

Amor Lounge, Plano Rd between Forest and W. Walnut.

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dubioususefulness@reddit

RIP Texas Trap

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daysxdesign@reddit

Dive on 75

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Average-Anomaly@reddit

The Point After North in Lewisville

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notamyokay@reddit

Also the Dallasite is pretty legit. Is Muddy Waters still open? They got busted selling blow over the bar on credit cards a while back and people were shocked. But.... iykyk.

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Mc6969@reddit

Sachse Ice House

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KayCee_WhatYes@reddit

God there was one out in old east dallas that I went to on a date once that was super scuzzy, but I forget the name. I think it was vaguely boat themed??

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notamyokay@reddit

Fireplace Lounge isn't dirty necessarily, but it is a great dive.

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carzep@reddit

Double Wide, downtown Dallas on Commerce, seen some bikers out there. Just invite one of them hot bikers to drink one of them alcoholic Yahoo drinks 😆

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catterchatter@reddit

Mostly a hip young crowd nowadays

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NintendogsWithGuns@reddit

It’s literally always been that way. Been going there for twenty years

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qolace@reddit

Excuse you they're called YooHoo YewHaws you uncultured swine 😤

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therealradberry@reddit

Deep Ellum?

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endless_shrimp@reddit

exposition, and while cool, i wouldn't call it a dive

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therealradberry@reddit

Isn't Exposition 30 to Fair Park?

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endless_shrimp@reddit

yes, by fair park

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Were they old and hot? 😂

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ATruDumbass@reddit

Tavern on Main Street in Richardson it’s in a nice spot but everything you described is inside

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valiantdistraction@reddit

This one. My favorite part is the occasionally elderly lady trying to hook up

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dentoneer@reddit

I second The Tavern, also Dive on 75, it’s in the name Baby!!!! Also The Forum, all are within a mile of each other. Who knew Richardson had the dive-iest bars. Also, almost got stabbed on a Friday night in Jefferson Street, you should check it out, just follow the music. Also, Cletus in Denton is a smokey dive bar. All of the above will get you mean mugged, specially if I’m there.

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ATruDumbass@reddit

I forgot about the Forum my friend’s sister frequents the spot

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ATruDumbass@reddit

I’d like to add their parking lot has a bunch of MAGA bumper stickers, there’s a thin blue line flag inside, so when me and my friends went there the crowd was pretty passive aggressive(we were four Latinos and a black guy in there and it was the only predominantly white establishment since it was in the middle of little Asia)

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Vinylforvampires@reddit

Cool building, built in the 1920s or something

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ATruDumbass@reddit

Absolutely the vibe was just off all around

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DawsonNY@reddit

Lakewood Landing The GOAT Old Crow Ships

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NintendogsWithGuns@reddit

Tourist pick

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

lol the goat is not a dive bar. Go there on the right night and it’s a geezer bar

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qolace@reddit

Agreed. Trashy place with trashy, bigoted old men.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

lol that’s a reach too. Maybe you should stick to the uptown & lower Greenville bars if you think the goat of all places is trashy & full of bigoted old men.

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Prestigious_Reveal96@reddit

Sarah’s Place, Fort Worth https://sarahs-place.restaurants-world.net/

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Mission_Quarter_6395@reddit

Riverbottom pub allows smoking and is a biker bar

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JayFabFucko@reddit

Outlaws Saloon in Terrell. Great food, great service, good music. No BS.

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iceterminal@reddit

Our in Rowlett, the rambling rose.

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NoClueWhatIsGoingOn@reddit

Parks Place in Garland

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ed_is_dead@reddit

I haven't been to either in a long ass time but:

More social: Cave's Lounge in Arlington. Dog friendly and kick ass juke box.

Less social: Malones Pub in Fort Worth is a solid dive from old school days. Dark, smokey and kick ass juke box. (probably smoke free now?)

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nickgomez@reddit

Love caves and sunshine. RIP Ozzie rabbit lodge

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JayWo60@reddit

I haven't been there in long time but from Division St in Arlington to Lancaster in Fort Worth used to be full of dive bars.

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Unusual_Request@reddit

Sunshine off Division and Jacks Pour House are two of my favorites. Think you can still smoke at Jacks.

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halfuser10@reddit

Tin Room

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qolace@reddit

Absolutely fucking filthy. In a fun way but still. Right up there with Zippers when it was still open. I've been to many dive bars but they come nowhere close to any on this list as "dirtiest". People really have high standards I guess lmao

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ParsonJackRussell@reddit

Hidden Door

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ApprehensiveAnswer5@reddit

Island Club on Ferguson.

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EricChi18@reddit

I’m curious too, so following! I’m a biker and riding the bike down there from Chicago next month haha. The only places I’ve really been able to come up with so far is Strokers, Dirty Water Saloon,and The Horny Toad out by Ft Worth

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Strokers is cool on the weekend until like 4pm. Then everyone starts to leave. The cottage is okay. Just be careful leaving. Lots of people have wrecked and died leaving that bar. Neon cowboy is a cool bar. Bikers hang out up there. Get there before 6pm or 7 and you won’t have to pay to get in.

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EricChi18@reddit

I’m doing 4 days in Fort Worth and 4 days in Dallas. Thursday-Sunday in FW and Monday-Thursday in Dallas. But that Monday I’ll be in Dallas is Memorial Day, so I’m planning on going to Strokers during the day for that. I was thinking that would be a good day to go there

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benman5745@reddit

Pretty big bike night crowd at fuel city on Thursdays, hard to say this week because of the weather

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Imeldajharrison@reddit

Cobra club?

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EricChi18@reddit

Just looked it up. Cobra Club in Hurst? Looks like my kind of spot. It’s my first time in DFW, so I’m looking for all the biker spots I can

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Imeldajharrison@reddit

Yup. I’ve never been there actually but heard it was a good biker bar. Have fun!

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Goldteethgod817@reddit

Checking in from Fort Worth side of the metroplex. I used to be ghetto and I was never a biker per se but got a little sport bike. lol.

SO, Texas grand nightclub off of azle avenue in north side of Fort Worth is what you lookin for. My uncle Got shot in the face at the gas station next door and no police response the owner of the building came out ringing shots in the air to get people to dispurse hahaa. (He lived; picked up his teeth and drove himself to the hospital like a real man).

Honorable mention 8 ball billiard bar off jacksboro hwy (199). Also seedy and full of bikers randomly. Few people just got stabbed outside of it recently.

Old school also in the north side of Fort Worth is ghetto as fuck. You can smoke and stuff in there they have INTERESTING twerk competitions for a few hundred bucks occasionally. Seen one legged women twerking, pregnant ones, midgets, women on crutches you name it. Can’t get your gun in there tho they wand ya at the door. Have occasionally seen some let thru tho when they’re homies w the door guy.

Best of luck to ya brotha

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Mercy_Rule_34@reddit

if you haven’t been to Chase Place, you don’t know what a dive is. “I’ll take a whisky neat”

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BigBirdLaw69420@reddit

Can’t be dirty if it’s full of booze

:taps head:

That’s science

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doogannash@reddit

this is maybe my favorite of all time. lived in richardson for about 15 years just about 2.5 miles away. lots of great times at chase place. when i quit smoking i also quit going there.

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3Time4Eater3@reddit

I wonder how many of the regulars from 15/20 years ago are dead now. I know a few

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ViolinistSimilar4760@reddit

If you ask for a clean glass, they take the rag they’ve wiped down the bar with and run it around the inside of your glass a couple of times. I’ve seen it done there.

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DaveMcElfatrick@reddit

In Garland? I had a great karaoke night in there once!

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shipitholla@reddit

This bar rules. Another one on the other side of Richardson I like is the Forum Pub on Coit near Belt Line.

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redraider-102@reddit

The Den in Euless

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DogzFerSale1@reddit

Triple 7 club is a real shit hole. You should check it out.

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Educational-Ruin-741@reddit

Chase Place in Richardson off belt line

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Dry-Swan-6432@reddit

Wilhoites in Grapevine

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H2Ospecialist@reddit

Come over to the west side in Fort Worth. Yellow Rose Saloon, Home Plate, Maxine's, The Horny Toad, Second Chances, Dirty Water Saloon, etc etc.

Others in Fort Worth Refuel Bar & Grill, The Tub, 40s and Shortys

Arlington/GP: Mary's Outpost, Jack's Pourhouse. I miss Diamond Jim's that was fun back in the day.

There's a Showdown in Arlington and Fort Worth.

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FondabaruCBR4_6RSAWD@reddit

You’re right most of these people know what a dive bar is.

Milo Butterfingers is pretty dingy (I love it).

Mule Bar in Justin isn’t super divey but it has very rural vibe.

Roosters or Ritzy Bs in Decatur.

Oh man I know the answer, Doug’s Dive in Justin. I haven’t been there in years, lmk if you’d like a friend to tag along 😆

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

We’d always love a friend to tag along. It’s me & my home girl lol

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FondabaruCBR4_6RSAWD@reddit

Just say the word 😆

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hockenduke@reddit

River Bottom Pub

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andyhorst3@reddit

Papa G’s in Bedford

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Intrepid_Mall3704@reddit

Willie’s Bar is a good time

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freshbk1483in@reddit

Time Out Tavern

https://maps.app.goo.gl/5vTh8VWaHc2FVA8P6?g_st=ic

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Flimsy_Effect6444@reddit

Yacht Club in Euless

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sololegend89@reddit

Papa G’s in NRH is divey as fuuuck. O’Shea’s on 26.

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UpbeatSuggestion3106@reddit

The fact that “ Uptown pub” hasn’t crossed my screen makes me believe all of you are just googling shit to say

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miserable-failure@reddit

Reno's Chop Shop in Deep Ellum is probably one of the more grimy bars I can think of.

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Hour-Detail4510@reddit

Double Wide

Single Wide

Lakewood Landings

The Goat

Ships

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LiveIntention6319@reddit

Definitely Fireplace Lounge.

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Sad_Feech@reddit

Barfly on grand Ave. East Dallas.

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Working_Succotash_41@reddit

Daddy Rabbit’s in Lewisville comes to mind

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Sea-Difficulty-9644@reddit

Triple 7's was always fun when I used to go out more. I wouldn't call it dirty but most people would probably. Couple pool tables, solid pours. Dart is close walk, party favors even closer or so I heard. Haven't been in a few years but this is what immediately came to mind. 777 North Central Expressway in Richardson.

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Saamari@reddit

Dallasite Billiards or Bryan St Tavern

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gradientusername@reddit

777 Club in Richardson

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ktfuntweets@reddit

Step Up Lounge baby. That's my shit.

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password_is_weed@reddit

Fireplace for sure.

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SkyScreech@reddit

Bikers don’t go to bars they go to fuel city and jack off

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Awesome. So that’s where I should go to meet my next husband?

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SkyScreech@reddit

You can pull up all you want but from one human to another I swear to you on all that’s holy in life that you’re husband is not a biker that hangs out at fuel city

See ya there tho

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

I feel like you’re trying to keep me away from something good 💔 tacos and men on motorcycles.

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SkyScreech@reddit

Tell you what. I’ve been needing to try out more bars lately as I’ve been too busy to spend some nights out the past several months

I’ll swap you my fuel city position for your favorite bars you’ve tried so far, we can switch our usual spots from now on 😂

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Ok deal!

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No_Pilot_9103@reddit

The Blue Oyster. Great Tango music.

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grundlegasm@reddit

Charlie’s Star Lounge Lakewood Landing

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matchstick64@reddit

Fireside Lounge

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Fireside or fireplace? lol

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matchstick64@reddit

You know, I always mix that up. The one on Samuell

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UnhappyWorldliness15@reddit

I am not a bar person but I have been to two places that seem like what you are looking for:

Lone Star roadhouse Dallas

Chase place in Richardson, it might be more restaurant.

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Wizzmer@reddit

River Bottom Pub has been there since the 50s. I bet you haven't been there.

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SeaCow_216@reddit

Chase Place in Richardson

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peearrrcee@reddit

Came here to say this. One of the best.

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sadshark69@reddit

One nostalgia oleeeeeeee nastyyys

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rsuess14@reddit

Man I miss Tradewinds. Wife and I would always go to a nice dinner for anniversary, then Tradewinds after.

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Tight_Cheetah_4474@reddit

The Wild Turkey

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rainofarrow@reddit

Speeds in Arlington is a shithole if you want it XD

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Walter_Padick@reddit

Lonestar off Plano and Arapoho in Richardson.

Smoke, drink, darts, pool.

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Thedude5078@reddit

Kings X

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3Time4Eater3@reddit

What was the name that it used to be? And do they still open at 7:00 a.m. with free pool Sunday mornings?

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3Time4Eater3@reddit

777 and what is now Kings X. I know what King's used to be, not sure what the vibe is these days

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bailatibiritabara@reddit

The grapevine bar

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AnastasiaNo70@reddit

The Garhole. It’s in Westminster, near Anna, Texas. Which is outside of McKinney.

They put saw dust on the dance floor, they have live music but aren’t expensive, bar food, no one cares how you’re dressed.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Heard of that place before. Good looking out 🫶

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AnastasiaNo70@reddit

Meant to add, I have seen bikers there. But you’re mostly gonna find farmers and ranchers who like to boot scoot and drink.

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Same_Option2638@reddit

Nicks Bar and Grill in The Colony

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Old-Armadillo-2823@reddit

Step Up. Cockpit. Goat

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ScottyMo1@reddit

River Club on US-80 in Sunnyvale (technically Forney maybe)

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DowntownComposer2517@reddit

Tavern on Main in Richardson

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Vonzales@reddit

Past Time Tavern. If it's still open...

It's near Lee Harvey's. Dates back to the 1930s or something (verify that)

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AdOk684@reddit

King’s X

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bballjones9241@reddit

Not sure if Inwood Tavern is a real “dive” but if you’re trying to get laid, that’s a good spot. You can smoke there as well.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

lol I think most of y’all need to get out of Dallas if y’all consider some of these places “dive bars”

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Perfect_Evidence@reddit

Somewhere in south Dallas

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

I said dirty, not ghetto 🥰

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DaveMcElfatrick@reddit

Lonestar Grill in Richardson.

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RTTCQBMAN@reddit

Ships lounge is the goat, followed by cosmos and Lakewood landing

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FIalt619@reddit

I’m curious about Nick’s opinion n the colony, but I’ve never been inside.

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randypandy1990@reddit

Parks place, in garland off 635 and NWH

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EnvironmentalCrow893@reddit

Showdown Saloon, Arlington

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ParsonJackRussell@reddit

Cockpit at Marsh NW Highway

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Joseph10d@reddit

Dirty Mule in Arlington

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aggie1391@reddit

Yupp’s off Granbury in Fort Worth. It’s obviously an old Pizza Hut, total local dive, used to have a tamale guy swing by regularly, karaoke on most days, super friendly, and gets all sorts, pretty sure I remember some bikers sometimes.

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riceu@reddit

Strokers is a biker bar and it is the best fn bar in DFW

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

lol strokers is not what it used to be. Everyone is gone by 5pm.

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bob-leblaw@reddit

And 40% of the “bikers” are dentists.

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Interesting_Glass_78@reddit

As a dorky dentist, I literally loled just now.

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EricChi18@reddit

Shit, so it’s not a real biker bar then?

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

Used to be.

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Specific-Wolf-3900@reddit (OP)

lol weekend riders

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El-Cocinero-Tejano@reddit

Showdowns - Arlington. The only dive bar I’m aware of with a washer and dryer by the pool tables so you can do your laundry while you drink cheap beer.

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