I love this place. The day bartender is my favorite although they are all friendly…read more If you have a yearning for a morning bloody Mary this is the spot that you need to go.

Skarda's is a great little dive bar located on West 7th in St. Paul…read more This is exactly the type of place that comes to mind when you say Minnesota dive bar. Bunch of old guys bellied up at the bar drinking domestic beers or whiskey. No kitchen but there is a vending machine as well as Heggies Pizza. Pool tables and darts to the side. I met with a friend for some drinks and had a nice time. The bartender was super friendly and engaged in our conversation. I ordered 3 drinks and my friend had 2. I picked up the tab for us both and all 5 drinks came to a manageable $19.75. WOW! I love a good cheap bar.

Great food, reasonable prices and great service. They are offering a once a month $5 monthly pizza…read morespecial. Excellent choice. Very comfortable and friendly for all to visit. It is worth seeking out. Great happy hour, daily food specials and full delicious food met.

I'd actually like to give 3.5 stars...maybe even 4. As a pub, they do a good job! We came on a…read moreThursday, which has a $10 spaghetti/meatball special ($11 if you opt for the Dago spicy Italian sausage version ). It was good, and the dago version did have some zip. Beers were $5; when we were there it wasn't loud; lots of monitors if you wanted to watch a sports game; the server was attentive, speedy $ friendly. Street parking only, but we were able to score a spot without too much difficulty. Oh! They also have a free popcorn machine, which is a fun throwback to yesteryear.

What an interesting local bar in Minneapolis! Our group wandered into this bar shortly after…read moreattending a wedding at the Church of St. Agnes right around the corner. Once we walked into the bar we could tell immediately this was a local dive bar for the surrounding area. To paint a picture most of the people who were at the bar at 3pm on a Sunday were an older crowd (50+), one lady was wearing a shirt which was dress-length with a cat plastered on the front, and in the corner, to my delight, there were various arcade games which cost $1 to play. I'd definitely recommend this bar if you're looking to escape the surrounding summer heat after a wedding and get $3 beers. The bar offers cheap beers on tap and arcade games in the corner which you can entertain yourself with. There's a jukebox which also doubles as a free photo booth (we may or may not have taken multiple free photos). Since we were a wedding party of men in suits and women in cocktail dresses we definitely got a lot of side eye from the local crowd (also probably due to our poor decisions to play a few Nickelback songs on the jukebox) but since we were in a large group we had a blast!

New owners! Fabulous people and a great new vibe, from the new owner. Big change..it appears that…read morethe new management actually likes to have... customers! We are looking forward to maybe an expansion and events in their super party room. Cheap drinks, and they have a sign for bingo. If their upgrading the bar turns out as absolutely spectacular as the upstairs apt remodel (you can see it on a real estate site) it will be great for the neighborhood.

This was a fun spot to visit on a rainy Saturday afternoon with friends…read more It seemed quite busy for the middle of the afternoon, although their large patio was closed due to the weather. We were with friends and they allowed us to push a couple tables together to accommodate our group. They had a large menu and everyone liked what they ordered (burgers or wraps, pretty standard pub fare). The arcade area is really fun but a bit pricey. They had many of the classic games from the 90s and pinball machines. There seemed to be at least 2 kid birthday parties going on and they were sitting next to the gaming area, so plenty of loud, unsupervised children running around (to be expected at the time of my visit). Lots of parking and the patio would be a great place to enjoy nice weather. This would be a fun place for a date night or just to hang out, but I would recommend visiting later in the evening unless you don't mind the kids.

Service was incredibly slow at the bar considering there were barely any customers there on a…read moreMonday. The bartender spent more time flirting with customers and talking about herself than actually making drinks. It took 15 minutes for her to acknowledge me and hand me a menu. Then 15 more minutes to see what I wanted to drink. Food was great and it's a cool atmosphere but service was certainly lacking.

Mort's has recently been revived by the owners of Nightingale, so go ahead and ignore all the old…read morenegative reviews ;]. They've preserved a lot of the character while also adding new touches and making it great small local music venue. Nothing like getting a v fancy Grain Belt at a historic stained-glass bar at a punk show! There's usually a cover for their shows which are hosted in a separate room from the main bar. Support some musicians and pile in! You get a wristband so you can re-enter the venue space, in case you want to grab a drink at one of their multiple bars, grab some 50c wings on Wednesday, play some arcade games, or have a smoke on the back patio. You also might want to read up on their nightly food specials like Soul Food Sunday and bottomless spaghetti Monday...

A classic dive bar Beer selection is not good…read moreThe prices are, though If you are looking for a beer you have never had before, this is not the place. However, it seems like it is almost always two for ones. $8 for two Bloody Mary's and a snit this morning. Gotta get a little juiced up for the Vikings game! They have six pinball machines and Touch Tunes. Use the Touch Tunes at your own risk. Some of the locals get a little defensive. Played a number of tunes here one time and the next song that came on was Tom Petty's Don't Come Around Here No More. They do have an attached concert room. Saw local legends Run Westy Run here awhile back. Great show! Dave Pirner made a cameo appearance. Think I've only had food here once. It was not great. Those tater tots were burnt to a crisp. I recommend this place for its dive bar vibe and cheap drinks, may need to give the food another shot before I say take a hard pass on it. Hoping my three star is not the kiss of death on this place as it has been for other places in the neighborhood that I have reviewed. They have been here for decades. They should be fine!

Best dive bar. I was there two times on my trip playing touch tunes and pool. Drinks are lethal…read more It's cold as eff inside. People are super friendly. Would go back again and again.

Last minute change of plans had us stopping here for a night cap before heading home. It's a huge…read moredive bar with a huge selection of drinks. I opted for a white claw and for seltzers they had 3 different brands with multiple flavors per brand. Wow! They also have food...we had already eaten so we didn't check out the menu. We lucked out with a round table by the front and had great service from our waitress. It's a popular place with the locals. It was definitely the place to be at midnight.

I have no idea what Blainbrook is like now, but I went there in 1978 and had a lovely time, despite…read morehaving a terrible blistering sunburn from drinking all night (days before) and then laying all day in the sun slathered in baby oil and iodine (a blonde tanned woman lent this to me, a pale redhead). The blonde woman's friend who took me there said if I wasn't hobbling around with blisters behind my knees, he would make me dance. So we just sat back and had a nice time talking in the great atmosphere. I remember it looked nice too. It sounds like it's still a great place to go. I saw in some reviews that it had retro arcade games, and I hope that's still true. I grew up in the arcade atmosphere, and I still want a Galaga arcade game when I have room and money. :)

Always a joy to come to blainebrook! Every pinball machine you could imagine with actually fair…read moreprices! Great employees, and decent food. They also have a nice array of pool tables and a good sized bar/restaurant, arcade, and bowling. They even have Jolt! Awesome vintage vibe! Drive over an hour every time I visit, well worth it.

Best Bar in Maplewood/ Roseville /Little Canada area !! The food is what drives the place creative…read moremenu with home cooking natural ingredients. The staff is incredible fun to talk to and share life experiences. Special shout out to Al , Sherriff and George

We went for brunch and we were blown away by house Bloody Mary's, which were only $5. The star of…read morethe show was the parmesan hash browns. They were delicious! Everything was very good.