Where is the Best Dive Bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota?
Check your manners at the door, and leave the plastic at home. This bar is rustic and rude but serves the best coneys and the stiffest drinks this side of a Frat party. Evening menu turns into the Chili-dog nazi- We got dogs and chips!! Good thing they are fantastic. This is the home of the coldest beer and the hottest bartenders (the ladies I mean) You are liable to see the owners johnson at least once per visit if he is off duty. If you are P.C. this is probably not the place for you. If you like to do multiple shots and wash them down with more shots your home free.Pros + Good Food, Everybody’s nuts, Chicks kiss each otheCons – Bartenders nuts, Chicks are Nuts, Owners Nutz
We performed at the Terminal Bar. Atmosphere was great, and it’s easy to pack that place wall to wall. Drinks are a little pricey, and they don’t take credit cards. For musicians, the stage is tiny, if you have more than 4 people in your band, you’re going to be shoulder to shoulder. Easy to look past those pesky negatives, and when you do you’ll enjoy coming to this place, having a few drinks and enjoying some local, live music.Pros + Small place, near downtown, good live music, clown doll collection on displayCons – Pricey drinks, don’t take credit cards
I went here last year with a party of 8. The wait wasn’t too long and the staff was nice throughout the visit. Seating was limited since we were there in the winter and the patio was not open. They have a great selection of drinks. A couple of the girls in our party ordered the big volcano (I think that was the name) drink topped off with a flame burning in the middle. Beer was enough for me. Pizza was great, much better than your average chain pizza variety. Overall dinner was a great experience and I loved the ambiance of this place. Pros + Pizza, CocktailsCons – Space (In the winter)
Looking for somewhere to drink (cheaply), converse (freely), and smoke (outdoorsly)? Dusty’s is the answer. Blue-collar, unpretentious, and fondly referred to locally as a “hole in the wall”, Dusty’s is friendly, home-y, and has a small kitchen with surprisingly good chicken salad. Come particularly on the nights that Bill Patten and his guys are playing.Pros + Free music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Reasonable drink prices, decent juke box. Plenty of parking.Cons – Pretty small. If a limo full of screaming bachelorettes pulls up, it’s a tight squeeze.
