Service is great. Friendly atmosphere. Easy laid back folks. Dancing, live bands on Friday, karaoke on Wednesday and Saturday. Music bingo on Tuesday. read more

Went tonight to see Danny and savannah for kareoke ... did not even go to the bar and the bartender called me rude and disrespectful and told the door guy who then kicked me out for Being rude and disrespectful to the bartender ... if the owners check the cameras they will see I never even said one word to her tonight ... really like the place but not being lied on read more

Beer was cheap, and the karaoke was literally the best I've ever heard. Felt like I was at a concert. Biker bar with a chill vibe.

Dive bar in Cedar Hill. Live music or karaoke nights. Food is served in a connected kitchen that offers fried catfish, hamburgers, and such. Bar service is good most nights. read more

Went on a Friday night about an hour before closing, and it was still Poppin. Nice people. Grown folks but not too old. Love music. Feels like a community. Took a while to get a drink, but other than that no complaints. Will come back. Highly recommend. read more

Little dive bar located between Glenn Heights and Cedar Hill. I have only visited a few times to meet friends as it's close to my home in Ovilla. It has its own group of regulars who are extremely friendly. On certain Sundays it host a lot of motorcycle fund raisers and rallies. It gets really packed. They have live music on Wednesdays. Karaoke every Thursday and Saturday. And usually a cool band Friday evenings. The owners are very gracious and inviting. The drinks are good and well priced. My only advice, leave before closing time or make sure you have a designated driver. It's payday for the police force in Ovilla, Cedar Hill, and Glenn Heights. Better yet, don't drink and drive and text!!! read more

The bartenders are slow and if you're a victim of assault like my friend was the bar won't do anything and take forever to kick out the perpetrator. From the get go when we got to the bar the staff was just rude to us. I would rather take my business else where. read more

I visited with family on a Sunday night and was greeted with a friendly bartender and some good country music on the jukebox. The drinks were cold, service was awesome and the people are friendly. Will definitely visit again. read more

Friendly local atmosphere. Good background music and cold drinks. Pool tables x 2. Skiball table. Large outdoor patio. This is a very laid back and chill kinda place. read more

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My friends and I visited last Friday to say good by to a co-worker and had a great time. The place is small tHe food is delicious and the management and other patrons were fun and friendly, but there is an old dog that roams this pub so If you don't mind the dog you'll have a great time, I certainly did. read more

Great neighborhood bar! It's not fancy pants so leave your heels at home. Derrick & the staff make special drinks or try your recipes. The covered patio features adult jenga and the uncovered gravel patio is a relaxing chill out spot. Come give this off the beaten path bar a try! read more

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went on Saturday night bartender coco was slow rude and ignored people. she even made comments about people not tipping enough. Thank god for the awesome bar back guy that helpEd with taking orders and keeping us entertained with his singing and shirt. need more people like him behind the bar. read more

Great Karaoke on Thursday and Saturday night. Danny does a great job as a DJ. Plenty of room to dance with your partner too.

Came here with some of my my girlfriends and it was realy nice. It s located in the Southwest Dallas area. The drinks are really good and they have a live band and it is a very nice touch. The ladies wanted to do Karaoke and this place fit the bill. However we got the dates mixed up and had the live band imstead We were having a blast and the bar & patio had a nice crowd. I would pass by Boxcar so many times and when my girlfriend wanted to come we just decided to give it a try. It is a mixed crowd and the drinks are at a really reasonable price. We will be returning to check out karoke night. Now that should be fun! read more

My best friend and I came since we had no other plans for Christmas Eve! We came specifically for Deedee since she always takes care of us. When we got here she was slammed and so we patiently waited for her since you know how busy bartenders get! She got our order correct and she gave us our drinks with a smile. I definitely would come again. She made the environment warm and friendly. One of my favorite bartender in town. read more

Great little bar, not far from Dallas.....perfect for the southern region. The owners are down to earth and usually onsite - great people! The prices are fair and the specials are good. Live music, interesting people....new faces and regulars each time I have visited. The only down side is the outdoor smoking rule....BUT they have done everything in their power to make the outside areas (covered and uncovered) cool to hangout in with a few friends or large groups. Just a cool lil bar without the crazy commotion of a downtown Dallas venue. Check it out and you will be back again and again. read more

Love, love, love the Boxcar! I come here every week, love the owners and the bartenders are awesome (especially Derrick and Lisa)! My favorite place to take out of town guests, everyone loves it! read more

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Great karaoke night! Cold beer, good service and surprisingly their wings were really good. Love this dive bar.

Fantastic patio! This place is the type of bar you want to call home. People are always friendly. The drinks are good and the atmosphere is always a fun one! read more

If you are looking for a friendly little neighborhood bar that reminds you of the bars you used to go to back home, well this is it. My husband and I just moved here from Wisconsin, and we happened to stumble across this place. It exceeded expectations!!! The staff could not be more friendly, they have an awesome shuffle board table and there is live music 3 nights a week. They also have pool tables, life size jenga and horseshoe pits. I highly recommend checking this place out. read more

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Stopped in here because it was one of the closer bars I could find from my friend's house in Duncanville. It was SUPER packed. It was karaoke night, and it seemed most people were there for that. Drinks were pretty cheap, which pleased us (we do most of our drinking in Dallas, so the prices here were pretty unexpected for us). My friend is a martini drinker, and they didn't have martini glasses - no big deal, we didn't exactly expect them to, and it's not like the glass changes the drink. She said it was a good martini - I wouldn't know. I stuck to a Jack and Coke, and followed up with Stella cider. They have pool tables, or at least one pool table. I couldn't really see, we were on the other side of the bar. The bartenders were really nice, and super fast. One of them looked like she was moving at the speed of light when she pulled her bottle opener out of her back pocket and popped the caps off of like, 8 beers. The clientele was friendly, although we did get some strange looks, probably due to our clothing choice. We were wearing what we'd typically wear if we went to bars in Dallas, and everyone there was super casual. I didn't like the scanning of my ID. I've had it done at other bars, too, and I kind of hate it every time. I understand that it may be a necessity, especially a neighborhood bar like this where they might get more underage people trying to get in. Still, though, not a fan. read more

Went here for office Karaoke Christmas party. We had a blast! They had a decent selection of craft beers. They do offer snack food, although we didn't try it. Patrons were young and old, nice variety. Two pool tables and a hand-shuffleboard table. Decent bathroom. We'll be back! read more

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Great bar & great prices! The staff is very helpful and sweet. They have live bands on some nights and there's always ppl dancing on the dance floor. they also have a huge patio with a jenga and heaters and a tv. And for all you ppl who hate smoking indoors... well they don't allow smoking inside anymore so your in luck. read more

This is my local bar I love everything about it and am a regular.. you'd think the bar-staff wouldn't treat you like a homeless person to say the least yet tonight I had a bad and mostly hurtful experience.. the bartender Megan had some As I like to say mean girl friends in there and let them bully me and when I felt hurt and left in tears.. she yelled in my face if this owner want to sell this place or is in the market please let me know as I would be happy to buy it and treat patrons as equal not by gender or race read more

I love the location drinks are reasonable. Depending on the day the staff is great. Other nights not so much. Refuse to be disrespected at my place of relaxation. read more

Kairoke night is a lot of fun at this place. They have a lot of locals and regulars that give this place a homie feel. I'd highly recommend this place to anyone passing through. The food and drinks are inexpensive with a relaxing atmosphere. read more

This is our fifth time or so coming here. I wanted to wait till we came a few times to write a review. My wife and I love this place. The people are nice, the beers are cheap, live bands on Friday nights, Karaoke on Saturdays. Its a lot of fun. Small town dive bar atmosphere. read more

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The Boxcar is a great little gem on the back roads of Ellis County. I love going there to hang out with all of my friends...Fred, Robin, Howard, and Ronnie. The owners are super nice, the prices are reasonable, and BONUS...it's all NON-SMOKING! Keep up the good work! read more

In the area and thought I would check it out. Great drink prices but it its a little rowdy for sure. Everyone seems to know each other and they look at ne people as outsiders as far as i can see. I did talk to a coupe people. Definitely a good little dive. read more

The place to be for good drinks (try Wednesday night when Derrick is working!!), fun bar games, and hanging out while catching up with old (and new) friends while listening to the jukebox. Will definitely be coming back again and again. read more

Chill atmosphere. Long Island for $7 bud light bottle for $3. Pool and shuffleboard and a patio all in the area. There was a dog running around inside/outside which I think was the bartenders dog. One strange thing is they scanned our drivers licenses to check info... Never had that done before. Didn't really like that. Anyway a very country and laid back place. Would give more stars if they didn't take all your information I feel slightly violated. read more

Great example of a "dive bar" with employees and customers who are super engaged. This bar is a lot of fun and the atmosphere makes the bar. Thank you for a great time and I will be back. read more

You can hear crickets chirping in here. Not what I remembered last time I was here. I feel overdressed. Next stop for a cocktail and music. read more

Always great drinks and good times. The management has made great changes with the decor and bathrooms. Excellent patio area too. They also help with fundraisers. Just excellent people, place and owners. read more

Great place to be loud with friends. Derrick will take good care of your unique drink requests. Parking lot romance perfectly acceptable. read more

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Amazing bar and the food grilled on the front porch is a great addition! Love the easy going atmosphere and the entire staff.

Old, worn down bar. I thought the floor was going to fall through. Service was terrible. Strongly recommend that you do NOT open a tab. Pay for drinks upfront. I had heard that this place is known for padding the tab. It's true. If I had drank what they charged me, I could not have walked out of that place. Think I paid for the 2 bartenders drinks. My lady said she did not feel safe. Won't be back. read more

Great dive bar! All kinds of people, great drinks and friendly staff. Give it a try- you will have a great time.

No stars for this place , seemed racist 1 , next I just walk in and the young lady bartender was a trip from the start !! I got a beer and a drink and is so over priced the drink tasted flat as ever , I like mines made a certain way she acted like she wasn't hearing it well it was so flat I drank it quick and order a crown and butter shot that wasn't even half a pinky full and she charged the same has the tall glass drink , for her info that drink was suppose to a mix drink not a shot chic ! Being that she didn't make to my liking I asked to stay with my other drink she really says "I don't think I'd should serve you another" so this was in the afternoon and no one was in there she didn't even care to talk just mean nasty ADITUDE ! 1 drink and basically a shot never in my life have I been told no IN A BAR AFTER JUST pretty much. 1 wow well I think it was because she had to GO POOP AND I CAME IN AND SHE HAD TO HOLD IT ! Lol I wondered where she went well when I went to restroom she was coming out yeah she dropped the bom lol ! Well she did me a favor I got to save my money I think it might break her face to try and crack a smile , can't beleive they are still open read more