Chill bar, with character. Off brand sodas aside, reasonable…read moreprices. Check before for cover charge before you go, as they have bands play sometimes.

Customer service. I enjoyed taking im all the natural beauty…read more Food was good It ain't twin peaks but great personality

I wanted a dive. I found it. There is a absolute charm in a biker dive especially on Sunday night.read more

First of all, I am not from Lawton. I lived here from '98 to '05 and come back from time to time to…read moresee relatives and old friends. I was here recently and low and behold, I found this gem. The Side Bar is a true diamond in the rough of what is Lawton, Oklahoma. The owner(s) is definitely not a local and why he would live here is beyond me. BUT the ambiance, decor, and cosmopolitan look is very well done and stands up with any great bar in Deep Ellum or Lower Greenville. It's only when the clientele open their mouths do you realize, "yup, I'm still in Lawton, Oklahoma." The bartenders are not just cute but actually were attentive (more so than many places in Dallas) and, considering it is Lawton, Oklahoma, know what a Manhattan is as well as an Old Fashioned. Unfortunately they served without rye but I don't hold it against them (looking at you management/owner) because I was immediately told about it. I'm looking forward to asking for a sazerac or a cosmopolitan on my next visit so hopefully they have the goods. The only issue I had with the staff (IF he is on the payroll) was some idiot who treated the music as his own personal playlist; diverse clientele be damned. Even the bartenders were annoyed at him but he straightened up once the owner was on site. Also, there is a lot of smoke/vaping but I give that a pass since, well, it is Lawton, Oklahoma. PROS: Atmosphere; diverse crowd; attentive bartenders who knew how to make a drink without googling it; owner seems cool CONS: CASH ONLY (but there is an ATM just outside); may be out of liquor for classic cocktails; smoking/vaping; idiot wannabe DJ In closing: I would have given a 5 star if the liquor was stocked (in spite of the idiot dj). BUT I will be back again and have already recommended to the locals I know there

Best bar I've been to in awhile. Very friendly good staff and patrons. Cash only but very good…read moreprices. So glad I found it and sad I didn't find it earlier.

Old school dive bar; been quite some time since I've been in a bar that you could smoke in…read more Bartender warmed up after assessing "the new guys". We really enjoyed our time and learned how to play soft tip darts on a possessed machine. Definitely a place to consider if you just want to chill.

Terrible service and vibe with worn down and staff has terrible attitudes better places to go to in…read moretown.

First time visiting, the staff was great and so was the food. I ordered the Southern chicken salad…read moreand BP michelada it was delicious.

Came to Lawton Oklahoma for work and stopped into this place. I was immediately seated and the…read morewaitress staff was very friendly. The restaurant was clean had nice music painting in the background and he was able to watch the game at this bar. I ordered a burger and fries With bacon jam and it was pretty good and I also ordered a brownie sundae which was amazing.

Cozy Dive Bar with Great Food and Deals…read more 508 has a very cozy, ~dive bar vibe~ that makes for a great hangout spot. The food is great, and the deals are even better--$0.50 Wing Wednesday is hard to beat! The Philly cheesesteak was phenomenal. I highly recommend getting a side of queso to dip it in. The only downside for me was the fries, which were a bit burnt and not quite what I was hoping for. Overall, would recommend!

We love this place! The owner of this place needs to get their shit together. The staff is amazing,…read moresome of the best service you will get. The food is delicious. The owner doesn't take care of the place. The toilet in the ladies room has been sitting at an angle for almost a year now. The toilet paper dispenser has been half hanging off the wall for several months. Now the soap dispenser is hanging half off the wall. If you can figure out how to work it you can get soap out of it. Who ever you are that owns this restaurant you can do better.

You have to have their Chicken fried steak platter, but make sure that they write your order down…read moreor you may be missing a side or your gravy! Their chocolate cake is Supreme! They make it in house! Giving 4 stars cause they left off my potatoes & gravy!

I worked here for a long time, and I can tell: they are not professionals at all, they treat you…read morebadly and yell at you in front of your coworkers, they disrespect you, I quit from this job because of the mistreatment, today I went as a customer to eat because the food is not bad! I paid for my food and I was just talking to one of the waiters and one of the owner came to scold him in front of me, and he said "bye" to my face to make me leave the restaurant. He literally kicked a customer out of his restaurant. Nothing professional, it's not an environment to work there, they treat their waiters as they want. I don't recommend this place at all:) They don't deserve those good waiters.

I ordered the Spam Kimbap as an appetizer -- first time trying it, and it was so good! I also had…read morethe Beef Bulgogi, which was tender, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. The sides were fresh and delicious, and everything tasted homemade. The restaurant itself is a tiny little gem, and the service was excellent -- Nicole was so kind and helpful. I actually came here about 20 years ago, and the food was amazing back then too. I was so happy to see they're still open! The new owners have made some changes, but all in a good way. I'm really glad this place is still around -- I'll definitely be back.

If you're wanting authentic Korean, this might not be the place for you. First indicator of that…read morewas when we saw that a whole section of the menu dedicated to burgers. And banchan only comes free with bulgogi meals and only if requested. (That's one of my favorite parts of Korean food, so big let down there). But once I set my expectations aside, it was overall enjoyable. We got the 4 piece yaki, something totally non-Korean that had meat and fried plantains, kimchi soup for me, fried tofu for my husband, beef soup for my father in law, and cheesy rice for the kids. The kimchi soup was okay, but not the flavor and ingredient packed kimchi jigae I was looking for. (So far nowhere in Lawton has been able to deliver on that) It was pretty simple, just broth, kimchi, and tofu. Not bad, and would probably be pretty comforting on a cold Lawton winter day, but it's not something I'd order a second time. My husband loved his fried tofu. I tried a bite, it was tasty and seared well. My father in law had no complaints over his soup, but he also wasn't singing its praises or anything. The crispiness of the yaki was perfect, but the filling just meh, and it didn't come with a dipping sauce. The plantain and meat dish was definitely my least favorite, but my father in law put some of the meat in his soup and he said it was way better that way. But the unexpected star of the evening was the cheesy rice. Super simple - just a mound of steamed white rice with scrambled egg covered in a cheese sauce. i want to go back just to order cheesy rice again, but try it paired with something like bulgogi. Even though the food was, for the most part, just okay, the best part of the visit was the great service. Didn't catch the server's name, but she was personable and friendly without hovering or being overbearing. We also loved the vibe of the restaurant itself. There were board games, a giant jenga set, a giant connect 4 set, and some arcade games. It wasn't super busy, so my girls were able to just kind of walk around entertaining themselves with the games while the adults finished eating. So overall - the food wasn't great, but the vibes were slapping for us, and we'll definitely be back to give that cheesy rice another shot along with some other new menu items

Such a little gem of a restaurant. We would have eaten outside but it was a little too warm. Great…read moreservice and excellent food. Will be back!