Bar None

This place is the worst bar in ALL of five points. Please never go to this bar if you have a brain.

One of my favorite bars in Columbia. I started going here when I was in college, and I still try to hit it up when I’m in the five pts area. The first time I went, they welcomed me, and even gave me my first beer on the house. You really can’t go wrong with their late night bar food, the mushrooms are amazing, the chicken strips TDF, and the pizza, well it’s nothing special, but still pretty damn good! Love the music too. If you’re into a laid back atmosphere with some good rock music this is the place.

This is a five-​star dive, the only reason I’m giving them four is because they don’t serve all of their amazing food every night for me to go devour. The wings are amazing, probably top five I’ve ever had. Truly smoky, full bbq flavor, with a tangy dipping sauce. Fried mushrooms are also a must-​eat, perfectly battered and delicious.

This place is really nice! It’s open late and serves food until it closes! It’s a great place to go after you’ve had a few drinks and are hungry. I love their cheese sticks! I always get them! The onion rings are really good as well!

BEST BAR IN 5 POINTS HANDS DOWN. But keep your hands up because the cops and delinquents are both bad in this area. Bar None is a staple in five points, who’s busiest times are between 12 –4 in the morning. If you want to have some piece and quiet with your friends roll in around 8 and you’ll have the bar pretty much to yourself. They have a great staff, good food, and are open late. Corn dogs WHAT! Great beer selection and great prices!

Great for a late night drink in five points if you ask me, last night I was there and they played some old school Nirvana just for me I must be special. Drinks are reasonable priced and they have shuffle board which is fun to play after many drinks. The atmosphere and décor are really cool I don’t come here that often but I should. Nice five points bar that doesn’t have a bunch of drunk whiny college kids, well I didn’t see them last night.

This is my watering hole. I’m not one of the the late-​night nighters anymore but will still hit this place up when I need to get out and about. Great music. Walls full of CDs. (Remember those?) TVs for sports. Good beer and liquor selection.
Early night scene is older folks. Grad students, graduates, and on up. Late night is the early 20s crowd and the service industry folks getting off work. This is a Columbia staple.
They’re open until 6am and you can get food until 4am. (Get the fried mushrooms. Get. Them.)

The best smoked wings in town! Brined and seasoned to perfection! Succulent and served with Low Co’s BBW sauce or nectar (Bar None’s ranch) and a side of celery. Best paired with a Bar None libation.

Love is the only way to describe this place. Best bar food in Columbia — you need a Five Point Special! Best bartenders this side of Zimbabwe too. Get there early if you want a quiet night, come in late for a guaranteed crazy night! This will always be our go-​to spot!!!

I thought Bar None would be a different experience later in life. Okay… so maybe it was as I wasn’t seeing double when I left. The great thing about Bar None is just about everything.
The food and drinks are inexpensive and good. The music is great and the bartenders are cool to take requests if you have a good ear for music. Bar None always seems like a place to wind it down a bit with their «In-​House» shuffleboard table… but wind down… it does not. This place can be slammed at 3 in the morning… maybe because it’s the only place open… but it’s great just the same. The bouncers (and by bouncers… I mean bartenders) will even let your drunk buddies sit out front for there Yellow Cab escorts to arrive.
Bar None will always be cool as long as you’re cool to it. Leave your bravado at the door.

What a bar should always be.

On the particular Friday night I was there, there were about five other people in the bar, and I didn’t want to talk to any of them.
The bartender was attentive, but that wasn’t enough reason to stick around.
Maybe I hit it on a bad night?

Bar None is friendly and has a slight diverse group. Anyone could fit in here alright, they also stay open later than most bars. Oh, and the bartenders are on point. never have to wait no matter what the crowd is like.

One of the best bars in Columbia.
No, Bar None isn’t as cheap as some of the underage dives that surround it in five points, but it is more than worth it in my opinion.
You never wait in a line at the door. Even when it is packed (which is usually after 2:00 am) you can almost always find a table if you want to sit down and the bar is full. If you start frequenting there you will always know someone working because they have amazingly low turnover.
They have a plethora of games including shuffleboard and electronic games, and they are open late.
Also, if you end up staying there late they honestly have really good bar food notably their cheese fries and fried mushrooms.

Hands Down — this is the best bar you’ll ever go to in the world, in your life. Ok, ok. so I may be a little biased — I went to USC and then stayed in Cola for 6 years afterwards and I spent way too much time at this bar, but it’s only because it is truly an amazing place. What makes it so great? Here’s my Top Ten Reasons:
1) They hardly have any turnover, so for the 10 years I frequented this bar, I always knew someone that was working there — and they knew me! (this could be good or bad, I realize!)
2) They have amazing bar food!
3) They play the best music
4) They take requests for music, and pretty much will have anything you ask them for.
5) They’ll let your dog hang out (if it can chill).
6) They are open until 6 AM (except for Saturday — close at 2AM b/​c of blue laws)
7) They have shuffleboard
8) They have LOTS of seating
9) They have benches outside for your drunk friends to sit on while you wait for a cab (which they will call for you)
10) Did I mention they are open until 6AM?

For every single morning (between the day I turned 21 & the day I left Columbia) that I woke up in my bed with a splitting headache wondering where it all went wrong, I’d say Bar None featured prominently in the late portion of the night.
If you’re drunk in Five Points & you feel like you have nowhere else to go, you can rest assured that there will be more just like you waiting at Bar None.
Major added bonus: They have SHUFFLEBOARD!