Divebar

This is my place! Or was until some stupid real estate bull shit shut it down!
Everyone here was inviting and was like a big family. The bartenders Angie, Treika and Tero were always attentive and quick to serve. And you could always just chat up the person next to you. There was usually some creep lurking in the corner but they were harmless, usually just drunk.
You walked in to this place and you never knew what you were gonna get. A great punk show on stage, Jackass playing on the TV or some freaky porn playing.
There was no snobby pretentious attitudes here. Beer came out of a can. Shots came in a plastic cup. And good times ran a plenty!
Dive bar, Thanks for the good times!

I know it’s closing/​closed, but I’m going to write a review anyway. I don’ giv’ fug.
Speaking of Dive bars (see my last review)…
The first time I went here was with a bartender I dated. I never considered going out with a bartender before Vegas and I actually hadn’t until she asked me out. She Asked me why I didn’t ask her and it was because I saw literally hundreds of guys on her watch lay their raps and she saw thru all that crap. So I never considered it. It was a big deal, I was nervous. The band went on stage and blasted their amps and the singers were creaming in such a high pitched yell and my date started thrashing her head around, my body felt like I dropped a hiking backpack off behind me. I looked at the windows to make sure they were holding. Feedback was a romantic ballad to this band. An awesome first time on several fronts.
They had a good kitchen, good variety. But it was a lot of finger food. It’s tough because everyone starts pawing at it. I don’t mind sharing, but I’m a germophobe. People can fork at it, but no one’s going to do that here. Comes with the territory. I actually knew one of the kitchen workers from working with him at another restaurant. A rule I follow, always look for a shill. They will come into play whenever you need them to.
There’s a comfort level I couldn’t explain here. I never thought I’d think of a punker bar as having a «family feel,» but that’s what I experienced every time. Yeah, they didn’t have drafts, but they did have tall boy PBR’s and, AND the bar was one of the few in town that didn’t have video poker. It retrospect, would the extra income have been worth renewing the lease?
I have seen many friends here perform, they even had rockabilly/​psychobilly and more towards metal bands here. They even had burlesque nights! Vegas has always been a great melting pot of people. In most of my hangouts like this, if you want to categorize people here, I have seen punkers, rockers, goths, derby girls, zombie pub crawlers, all friends of mine. I recognize many from other bars/​events. I have seen people doing coke in their seats during a show and a couple having sex in a booth in the back corner by the pool table. Just another night in The LV.
If I came from work, I understandably had to ditch my tie. I lived around the corner for a while and it was when I started the infamous Bus phase that loomed over me for 3 jobs after my freighter class molester van took it’s last dump.
I heard about the Soprano’s pinball machine glass being broken. I also heard about the alleged porn that may or may not have been filmed there. I have to ask around at AVN someday and follow some names. If I have to look at new porn every day until I find it, I will.
With Divebar gone, that part of the strip mall will probably be leveled with no more tenants. Even a western store and seasonal Halloween store couldn’t stay open there. Even the anchor of the block, the Taiwal-​mart closed, I thought a victory was scored. But of course it just remodeled. All of the smaller sections of the strip mall all the way to Pecos have had many empty storefronts for as long as I could remember. Really, all the remaining businesses could be put in one corner and the other 2/3’s of the land could be leveled for something new to revitalize the area. But everyone is where they’re at. That reminds me of times at Loose Caboose before I discovered Divebar. I used to go there after working at a restaurant nearby when I first moved to Vegas. That’s a whole other review.
I got to know the bartenders there, like Angie and Treika. They would bring in sick movies or some obscure porn to play on the tvs. there are a handful of bars in town that do this. It’s a great break from the sports on most tv’s in the valley. It was always fun to go there. I think concepts like Dick’s last resort take their rude concept from punk bars. It’s strange, when you’re really an asshole, it’s cool. But when servers are nice, you look for what’s really going on.
Gonna miss fun times there. I never think to buy shirts of places because I think they’ll always be around. Too many of my favorite places are closing with this damn Depression. But I will continue to write about what these small places are doing right, hoping some day developers will get the idea from locals that they want something else to do than another $ 600+ bottle service ultra abortion lounge.
Can I have the recipe for pirate’s blood? Where will the sticker wall go? And the skeleton in a cage? They are now museum pieces. I never thought of buying a tee shirt from a lot of my favorite places. I won’t take that for granted anymore.

This bar doesn’t claim to be something it’s not. It’s in the name — guess what, it’s a dive bar (Omg!)
That being said, it has it’s charm. Bartenders who are friendly in an edgy way who know most of the regulars, cheap drinks, amazing karaōke nights, loud bands, attention starved boys and girls that will likely stalk you after a 5 minute conversation… not that I’m speaking from experience. And they book underrated screamy punk bands. How can you argue with that?
It’s enjoyable, but don’t expect too much :)

BEFORE GOING IN TO A BAR READ THE NAME!
It’s a Dive… I know clever name!
It smells.
The bands are loud.
You might see a fight.
The clientele is not what you take home to your parents.
The music being played is not on the top 40.
It’s a DIVE BAR, and does that title all that is needed.

Let me start off by saying that I’m not a fan of dive bars in general.
Environment: casual and easygoing. there’s a stage where the bar has bands play every so often. I like how some tables have benches as seats. The space is open and not crowded.
Drinks: For canned beer, it sure is overpriced. I could probably go to a grocery store for CANNED beer and for much cheaper. And it’s canned. Did I say that already? Could they not splurge for the bottles?
If you like a low-​key place to just hang out, this one would probably do just fine. However, I wouldn’t venture here very often.

Very fun bar, great service. Perfect alternative for youthful & aging rockers looking for somewhere to go & something to do off the strip & away from the typical Vegas madness. Great service.

We came here a few nights ago to try and find my San Antonio Spurs game. Its hard to find a place that has the NBA league pass but this game was showing on TNT so I thought I stood a good chance.
Nope.
We came here ordered a drink each — and left. The bartender girl was very friendly but they were watching the Good, the Bad & the Ugly and I felt if I spoke too loud I was interrupting her convo w/​the other patron in the bar. The lights were completely off w/​the exception of the light from the 3 tv’s. and one budweiser neon sign. It was a chilled out vibe but I wanted to see basketball. It was beer cans only btw.
We left — — went to Blue Dog’s. NFL game was on. no NBA. went to Sierra Gold — same thing.. Went to Mugshots out on Boulder Hwy. same thing. I never found my game. :(
If somebody knows where I can always catch a game (even on NBA League Pass) please let me know which bars those are as NFL season is coming to a close shortly.
Would I go bk to DIVEBAR? maybe. if I was going to Walmart or Los Compadres down the road.

Well what can I say that hasn’t been said. I like that the bands get a guarantee to play. I like most of the shows that roll through this place. The Pirates Blood is a great shot and the beer selection is pretty good also. I was surprised at how good the burger and fries were here, and I recommend them to you. The sound man is a good sound guy and the stage is small but suffices enough that you can talk in the next room and drink or get up close in the main stage area and be front center. This place is pretty hidden behind Sheplers Store and I will give it credit, it is a Dive Bar (: «PAN»

ive some good drinks here and some bad ones,
some good nights and some bad ones.
the name proceeds it.

I would give this place 5 stars based on the fact that the booze is cheap and everyone is friendly. However the bartending service can be hit or miss, I don’t like waiting for a beer for 5 – 10 minutes while the bartender chats it up and helps no one.

Have you ever felt too clean, and healthy for your own good? If so, divebar is the place for you. They offer dozens of remedies to give you your edge back.
You can count on walking out of here smelling like an ash tray. The assortment of beers, and cocktails (mmm…fresh pirate’s blood!) are sure to give you the worst hangover of your life. Make sure to visit the restroom if you feel like your immune system’s slacking off.
Bored? Just direct your attention to the bar tv’s, and enjoy some horrible porn, or a slasher flick.
If there’s a band playing, your eardrums will be violently assaulted. This bar is way too small for shows, but they go ahead and have them anyway. Sometimes the bands suck, sometimes they’re awesome, but the shows are always free, and divebar is always a good time.

Exactly like the name says. I guess I like my dive bars with a little more panache. Went to the Divebar on a random Friday night because it is close to my house and I would really like to find a neighborhood bar that I like.
The good: this place is a true dump, holes in the wall, graffiti, very interesting space. Drinks were cheap! No cover. There was a band setting up but we left before they got started.
The bad: BEER IN A CAN. That’s where I draw the line. I didn’t think the bartender was very friendly but maybe it was because I don’t have a handlebar moustache.
This just wasn’t my scene but it definitely has some interesting people watching.

Recently moving back to Vegas from a town where they had some really cool eclectic punk bars, coming to Vegas I was aware there is a shortage of this kind of bar here. It was a pretty cool little hang out spot though where I could converse with like minded people. Bikers, punks, tattooed mongrels, etc. I liked it there. In all fairness, I’ve been there twice and both times it was mid week and it was pretty dead. I have heard that they have some good bands there on the weekends. I have yet to go on a Friday or Saturday night. Drink prices weren’t insane which was cool. I can see it being a pain in the ass to get a drink if it was busy though.
One big plus in my eyes, no f’ing video poker machines.
One huge negative — it is hot as hell inside the bar. When I went it was dead and they had nothing but a few circulating fans in the bar. I can see this place being a sauna if you get a good sized crowd in there.
Divebar — Come up with a better name, and get some damn air conditioners.

dive bar is not a dive bar. Naming yr bar «dive bar» is neither funny nor ironic, just stupid. They have 1. A Health district approved kitchen that actually serves food 2. A touchscreen electronic jukebox 3. flatscreen plasma tvs 4. bathrooms that are both usually pretty clean and no one is having sex/​using drugs in.
NOT A DIVE BAR!!! I did however see Voodoo Glow Skulls there with East Side Joe and that was a magical night and I had a great time. But that does not change the fact that you can pretend to be anything you want, but it still doesnt make you a dive bar. sorry.

Love the divebar. Live music most nights. Cheap drinks. Busy nights feel like a huge party with only one keg. So it might take a while to get a drink. Just get two!
— GREAT OFF THE STRIP BAR —

My drinks seemed to be a little weak and they took a while to get, but I still had a great time there.
One small request though, get a mirror in the bathroom. Even the most divey-​est of dive bars I’ve been in, have had mirrors to check out how drunk you’re looking as the night goes on.

I like the diverse acts they’ve been booking here. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I’ve only been here twice. I think the Distillers were here one of those times, or some chick singer than really looked like Brody. I’m down to come back sooner than later.

Me (keyboardist in band from L.A. playing at Divebar): Hey, soundguy. Are you going to stick a D.I. on my keyboard or are you miking the amps or are we playing at stage volume?
Soundguy: (stammers…looks nervous) I don’t understand what you just said. All I know is I was supposed to bring three mic cables. Three mic cables.
Me: OK… You just answered my question. Stage volume, it is!
So this place lives up to its name and, obviously, the sound guy didn’t exactly know much about doing sound. All the patrons look like they just escaped from Rob Zombie’s prison.
So why did I like it there?
Because there was no pretension. And most of all, the audience of scuzzy looking biker punks really enjoyed my artsy-​ass jazzcore band. Not the sort of openmindedness you find missing in Los Angeles. So for all its flaws, I can dig this place.

It’s nice and dirty and relaxed. Lots of tattoos but a friendlier crowd than I would have thought considering all the ink. The night I was there a band called Marya Roxx with a hot little Estonian lead singer was playing, and they were great, solid guitar bass and drums. Fun to see good live music.
More fun than a barrel full of drunk monkeys.
Don’t show up til after 10.
It’s five minutes east of the MGM on Trop but you’d better have a car to get there. Here’s a list of bands playing there the next couple of weeks: Dayna Delux, Faster Pussycat, Age of Electric, Raging Slab, Kreep, the Tone Junkies, the Dirty Panties. Awesome.
Check out their website for the latest schedule, it’s frequently updated.

I was set a bit aback when I first saw the sign for Divebar hoisted up in ye olde Wal-​Mart shopping center on Tropicana between Pecos and McLeod. In my estimation, you couldn’t just create a bar called ‘Divebar.’ Dive bars create themselves in time, I thought. There’s some intrinsic quality — a little bit of time, a measure of grit, some je né sais quoi — to turn a bar into a true dive. You can’t just inject that culture. I was wrong — ish.
When the bands started to get booked, the clientele was established, and Divebar was a dive bar almost from the moment it opened. The happy hour specials are great, some fabulous bands have graced the tiny stage, and once a wily dart landed in my fro and stuck there. It’s a bit small and can get uncomfortably crowded when popular bands are playing, but, hey, that goes along with being a dive bar.
It’s still a little too pretty for my tastes to live up to the name quite yet. You can bring in as many punk bands as you want, but that measure of grit I mentioned earlier can’t be faked.