Great neighborhood dive, active on the weekend. Was honestly surprised that my tab was so cheep…read moreafter me and two buddies ordered a boilermaker each.

An east side gem. Free popcorn, beautiful beer chalices, and a grand piano?! What more can you…read morewant! They are also open early, which is great when you need that occasional before noon beer. Cheap drinks, very divey, and the bartenders are always friendly.

The best prices I've ever seen! We stopped into Straight Shots around noon on a Saturday. We were…read moreon a bar crawl and I was pleasantly surprised by the prices! I ordered a vodka soda and it only cost $2! The bartender was so friendly and seemed genuinely happy that our large group of about 12 people came into the bar.

Bartender was sweet and was very quick. Had a lovely conversation with her. I got a pizza and I had…read moreshared it with my grandson, he liked it I thought it was a little too cheesy. The pool table are fantastic. Very high end. I would recommend for experienced or professional players. The ambiance of the place is kind of joyful.

I stopped in for one drink on a Saturday afternoon and had a good time. The bartender was nice and…read moreattentive. There were only about 6 people in the bar and they were a nice crowd. I had previously been to the corner club later at night and the crowd was a lot of obnoxious regulars and the vibe was off.

This is a very friendly bar with incredible bartenders and a friendly crowd. A nice mix of all…read moreages! I always have a lot of fun when I go here!!

Curiosity got the best of us when we made the decision to stop in for one at the establishment…read moreshaped like a castle. Small inside with maybe 10 seats at the bar and the rest of the chairs located near the lose your money machines. The people were friendly and consisted of 1/2 locals and 1/2 related to the owner. We were informed that the tap beer was out so all they had were bottles, but the prices were fair all the same. The décor was definitely Irish, guessing many a drunk folk have kissed the knight goodnight - ha!

After driving past this place for years I said to myself let's stop by and check it out because it…read morewas a cold damp/rainy afternoon and a perfect place to chill. The place has this medieval theme with a suit of metal and other pieces on the walls. The place has a small bar with a few tables, gaming machines etc. They have a unique shot game with numbered brown paper bags and a dice you throw which determines what you get, you have no idea of what you get and the bartender doesn't either. A 1 one a 6 on the dice gets you your choice of the brown bag and 2 through 5 you have to drink that bag. They also have a card game Tommy was playing with customers that I have never seen that people were excited to watch and in the end took $1 from the customer. Tommy was my bartender who knows how to pour a drink but didn't understand the gin Rickey and made it with a lemon after I told him twice how to make it, he promptly fixed that. The place is all regulars coming and going who don't live in the neighborhood because one guy lives in my neighborhood so people make the drive. Overall it's a unique dive bar with decent prices and friendly people.

Fun? until it's not. Two friends went to Axel's on a Monday night around 7 and received drinks from…read morean older man, named eric. Even before the drinks were finished, both felt altered. We are not sure, but believe he put something in their drinks. They got home safely, but not without incident. Beware, this place is unsafe.

I walked past this place to get to our dinner destination thinking a dive bar drink after dinner…read morehaving drinks with dinner in a nice place would be a great contrast. With all the cool trendy places on Oakland I was surprised to see a dive bar in the area so how could I not go in. The place is a dive bar that's old with a cool glass block wall as you walk in and the era correct dark wood panel walls. It's two rooms separated by the bar with the bar area in front and the pool room area in back. We probably had the most expensive two drink order of the day at $17 for two Makers Mark drinks judging by the domestic drunk mini pitcher girl at the bar. For a valentines we were the only couple in the place and I was reminded thats why they are here and it was it a great mix of people from the drunk regular woman to the guy who left and returned to smell the place up with weed. The bartender was pretty cool because he was handing out chocolate kisses to all of us. The four stars are because it was a dive bar that totally lived up to the dive bar experience and I kind of like that from time to time.

Fast, attentive service, but we are the only ones here at the moment. I like the variety of seating…read moreoptions, which are either at the bar or at a high table or cozy and intimate in the padded booth seats. Years ago they had a live musician, but I'm not sure if they have it anymore. Right now there is no DJ or music. Just the sounds of the casino machines. I appreciate the free Wi-Fi offered.

First of all, they sort of have you, since it's the main bar on the first level of the casino. A…read morebit dismayed by the fact that one bartender is talking about how he can't wait to get the f out of here, he hates his job so much he just wants out. Meanwhile he continues talking about all he hates the Packers and can't wait to get the f out of here because he's so sick of this place.

I have driven past this cool sign hanging off the building for years wondering what it looked like…read morein the inside so I stopped and it is what I imagined. It looks like something from like south Milwaukee on the inside with out the exterior character. It looks like a nice old Woden bar on the inside and not like the west allis dive bar style but not tosa modern/fancy. They have plenty of taps on hand and the woman bartender said coconut porter something so I said yes please, I don't think that I have ever heard porter beer and coconut in the same sentence so I'm trying it. Oddly I actually liked it because it did have a sweet coconut finish. It's definitely a regulars bar because I got the eye and only the bartender talked to me which is ok because I was just checking the place out before more shopping.

Hey if you don't want that sign. Let me buy it! Please.??…read more Cozy dive style. Bar very casual. Good selection of crafts and drafts. I like this place but sadly they plan to close soon and reopen with new owners. I suppose they don't intend to change the name as the sign has lots of history. The customers are creatures of habit they'll be here. I don't expect much change. But YMMV - your mileage may vary. Try them out. If they don't meet your expectations. Let them know or lower your standards. :) Food n/a food from Lalli's pizza to the East will easily fix your pizza craves. Amb 4 Service 5 Location 3 Value 4 62/2014

I haven't been in Club Anything... I have been in the ELIXIR LOUNGE (technically connected to Club…read moreAnything). The bar area reminds me of what I what picture an upscale French prison to look like. It wasn't dreary, but it had bars and was dimly lit. Furniture seemed to be what you might see out in a French Cafe for outdoors seating. I had Gary as my bartender during my visit (I've seen him compete in a few bartender competitions in Milwaukee) and he can make a great Absinthe based cocktail. In fact, that's what the Elixir Lounge is known for. Gary was really knowledgeable about the Absinthe drip and had all the appropriate equipment to serve Absinthe the correct and technical way. I had either the Death Star or the Bloody Death Star, my memory on the specific drink is a little hazy. So, if you are looking to experience Absinthe for your first time, this has to be a stop you make. If you like Absinthe and are looking for a place to drink more of it... say hello to your new favorite drinking spot. Oh and smokers, they have a nice outdoor courtyard area for you to smoke in, I believe you can take your drink with you too.

I'm not a regular here, but I wish I were…read more I've been here for special events a few times. Concerts, a new years party, and a couple other things. Every time the experience starts off pretty awkward and eventually I end up warming up to the place again. The place always seems to be dark, dingy, and gloomy. Normally, I'd complain about this but in a goth/industrial club it works perfectly. The effect is made greater by the Halloween decorations that apparently line the top of the stage area (near the ceiling, to the right if you're facing the stage). Between this and some of the music they occasionally play (seriously, I remember being rickrolled by a DJ here, I can't say I expected that) it's clear that they have a sense of humor about themselves. I can't say how much I like that--the industrial scene is full enough of people who think they're such serious business, so anything that undermines that scores points from me. They're less ironic (if that's the right word) playlist selections are always great. If it's a reasonably well-known industrial artist, chances are you'll hear them here eventually. I've never tried to make a request, so I don't know how accommodating they are (and frankly don't care). I can't speak for the typical crowd here, because I've never been in on a "normal" night, but for special events the friendliness of the patrons seems to vary dramatically. I've been to concerts where everyone was super friendly and quick to open up, and I've been to other events where people seemed pretty reserved. It probably depends on what the draw is on a given night. The bartenders, even on busy nights, always seem friendly. At a club like this, that is always a huge, unexpected bonus. Another bonus: they introduced me to hard apple cider awhile back, so that was decent. The only drawbacks relate to concerts here: (1) the dance floor is pretty small, so it can get pretty packed if there's a big-ish show; (2) I went to one show here where things were starting up considerably after the advertised time. Those are really relatively minor gripes though; I hope to eventually check this place out on a normal night.