Comments on: Here Comes A Regular

By: Fandie

Fandie — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:12:22 +0000

Frenchman’s in Richfield is definately the best dive…… I travel all over for a living, and it is the best local dive joint I have ever been too….. I can be called high maintenance, but they dont care, they still accepted me, and include me in everything….66th in Richfield

By: Chunky Mike

Chunky Mike — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:30:45 +0000

Irv’s, now gone. 3-for-1 early bird special, starting at 8:30AM! Nuff said.

By: Rivergarden

Rivergarden — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:25:50 +0000

Tony Jaros rules! 100% dive but worth going to over and over again, same with Dusty’s right down the street

By: Link

Link — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:07:49 +0000

Sorry, Here is the link for that bar and happy hour site:
Localhipster.com

By: MATT

MATT — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:03:44 +0000

City Search is always trying to post the best ofs... whatever, check out ThriftyHipster if you want to access every single bar in Minneapolis and their Happy Hours. Find all the dives in your neighborhood (and venture to South, thats the real divey area).

By: Champs

Champs — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 01:21:18 +0000

Stand Up Frank’s is a top notch selection, but don’t forget Halek’s, its neighbor. All liquor in plastic cups, all beer by the can.

My friend Mike was there for a pool game, and hungry — looking at the limited “menu”, he asked the bartender for a hot dog. The bartender said: “you don’t want a hot dog.” Mike worked his way down to asking for nachos. The bartender replied: “You don’t want the nachos…”

Honorable mention goes to the Terminal and Cardinal bars…

By: alexis

alexis — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 03:21:56 +0000

It's obviously my duty to add Stasiu's to this list. Though still fairly clean in comparison to its neighboring establishments, it's probably considered by most to be a dive bar.

Stand Up Frank's wins by a landslide. Yannarelly's: good call. I drank there almost nightly when I was 20. No one has mentioned the Washington/Broadway triangle of Johnny A's, Irv's, and BJs.

I would have to agree with Kevin that there are no dive bars in Uptown.

By: Cyn

Cyn — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:28:06 +0000

Palmers, it’s true they serve the stiffest drinks you can handle for cheap, and noone mentioned but they have a great jukebox and very eclectic, interesting crowd. I’ve recently learned bartender on Sunday and Monday’s makes the best dirty Beefeater martini anywhere, for only 3.50! The legendary Viking, with its plethora of legendary musicians who play there to this day (Willie Murphy, Koerner . . . ), r and new good-time bands (Parr, Liquor Pigs) relaxed vibe, and a great place to shoot pool,. Of course the Hexagon, which remains a cool neighborhood dive regardless of fantastic music from all over and new clientele.

By: Mpls Simpleton

Mpls Simpleton — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:23:07 +0000

Tony Jaro’s is still there and making a fine Greeny and bachorette party destination. Grumpy’s has three locations, the downtown one is dive-ish. The do host live wrestling and music now and again. Grumpy’s NE sucks and no one should ever go there! Actually they have opened a smoking patio out back and Pat was working on heating options last time I was there. Grumpy’s in Cooooooon Rapids (or Crapids as my friend from there has a wont to say) might as well be a Spectators.

By: SpellsGood

SpellsGood — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:03:40 +0000

I lived in Mpls for 15 yrs, and never went to Mortimer's until a visit last year....great dive, with loooooong 2-for-1 specials (at least when I went there).

I also second the Terminal, Al's, and the Lyndale VFW.

I used to love the Polish Palace, which I know doesn't exist anymore, and Tony Jaros' River Garden...does that still exist? Also, I used to love the Roadhouse, which was a dive and is now Grumpy's, which I'm not sure if it's a dive or not, as I haven't been there in ages.

Not sure if Mayslack's or Nye's count as dives, but if they do, great!