Friday night on a winter night in January: display seems to be full of locals to know that this is the place to be if you don't have your expectations too damn high. I feel as if a lot of people come to cities expecting a lot, but they seem to just be a very local bar.. service is quick because there was not too many people ( about 50 people here. This place is not too expensive and understands the clientele here. I am from out of town, and I've been playing for dart, live DJ (local) nothing like edm. Felt safe here. I would absolutely recommend stopping by waiting until about 10 o'clock to come through here on the weekend . Hope you have fun. read more

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Had an awesome time at Lucky B's, playing giant Jenga with friends in such a vibrant, social atmosphere kept the night full of laughs. The Happy Dad buckets were the perfect touch to keep the good vibes going! read more

Lucky B's - Happy Dad - Dive Bars Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Fast service, good vibes, cheapest drinks, many games and TVs. It's the Fun Bar right off the Glenwood South strip

This place is such a vibe! John the bartender was so nice (the cute one) I really enjoy myself and the music. The staff was everything! The owner even came out and greeted my table to make sure we were okay! I will be back to this spot! read more

Great place for cheap drinks and some entertainment. They have beer pong tables ready, skiball, goldentee and darts. Great college bar with amazing prices for drinks. Good 'ol dive! read more

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Amazing staff along with an amazing environment. Luckys is the kind of place that you can go to meet up with family and friends for cheap drinks and play some pool or even darts. If you've never been I strongly suggest that you check it out. read more

Raleigh's BEST DIVE BAR!! Pool tables, dart boards, basketball ball, cheap drinks and so much more that keeps me coming back! All the staff from security, to bartenders & bar backs are the best in town! read more

I'm not a Raleigh native so, when I moved here 12 years ago I was so excited that I found B's. My first time there I met the staple bartender who is still there, Liz! She and everyone who's ever worked there are welcoming, supportive and professional. They don't take shit from patrons and are very protective of anyone that walks into the place! Dive bar? Absolutely! Best and safest memories ever??? ABSO-fuggin-LUTELY! read more

Stopped here for a bar crawl---so cool! I loved that they had plenty of games to stay occupied, including cornhole, beer pong, skee ball, and more. If you get a quarter in the shot glass over the bar, you get a free shirt. Several drink deals and you get a picture with Captain Morgan, which is pretty awesome. I really like the outdoor seating, too. So much action both inside and outside and I didn't feel like it was overly crowded, even with a lot of people. Really enjoyed the atmosphere. read more

Lucky B's - Dive Bars Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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This is a DIVE BAR. This is not a fancy place to get craft cocktails and moscow mules in copper mugs. Don't come here if that's what you're looking for or if you're uptight. I love coming here on the weekends. They have cheap drinks, fun games, and good music. I've come here for day drinking and to start or end a night out. I'm not a beer drinker, but I know they have cheap beer. They also have cheap house liquor ($4 on the weekends). During the day they have a juke box that will play music and you can buy songs to play as well. There are all types of games to play as well (pool, beer pong, foosball, darts, skeeball, etc.) There's a large patio area and of course cornhole! It's off of Glenwood so you don't have to deal with the chaos and crowding that you have to deal with if you go to bars on Glenwood. And it's conveniently located behind Armadillo Grill! There's even a little food truck in the front lot. Parking is scarce, but sometimes available. I definitely suggest using Uber or Lyft for multiple reasons. Cool place to check out, if you're into dive bars. read more

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I'm not sure who the bouncer was but a friend and I were walking our dogs and there was a guy behind us yelling and freaking us out the bouncer offered to walk us back to our nearby apartment, after we declined he walked to the corner of the street to make sure he didn't see the guy anymore before we left!! It was so kind and appreciated - thank you to whoever it was. read more

By far my favorite place to go. I've been coming here for a couple of years & it's like family! Last night they threw down for Halloween which was a blast with karaoke, dancing & awesome costumes! Thank you Liz & your awesome bartenders for always making it such an amazing night!!! read more

Definitely stick to the B's here whether it's balls (skee), beers, or boxing! Lucky B's is the classic (but clean) dive bar and hang out where you get your drank on and get silly. With tons of bar games (pool, skee-ball, Penthouse photohunt, Wheel of Boxing) you can relax and blow off some steam here. The space is big and cavernous for larger groups. Pump some bills into the jukebox, get the music cranking and enjoy yourself. They've got drink specials every day of the week and the bartenders here are fast and friendly. We took over the place on Sunday night which was a lot of fun but I'm sure Lucky B's gets crowded on the big nights and takes on a whole different personality. So bring a group of friends over to have some fun and chill out. Lucky B's is the perfect spot to do nothing and really enjoy yourself! read more

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Horrible service and hospitality.would never recommend to friends or family. Do not attend this bar unless you want to be disappointed. Not worth the time Or money. Would give a zero star if possible read more

If I could give this bar 0 stars I absolutely would. Literally the rudest staff I have ever met in my life. The bouncer and security guard are assholes and laughed at me when I was leaving the bar crying (long story). My friend spilled her drink at the bar right after the bartender gave it to her and put it on the edge of the bar, so of course it spilled, and she asked if he had a napkin to clean it up and was super apologetic. This man THROWS a wash rag at her and doesn't say another word. She asked for another drink and he made it for her but looked like he wanted to kill her the whole time. My boyfriend forgot to close his tab at the bar and asked the bouncer if he could get back in to pay it and the bouncer and security guard started harassing him and told him he needed to go to the very back of the line and wait to get in. Overall, the worst service I have ever experienced and the drinks aren't even good! Save your money and go somewhere that isn't staffed by a bunch of assholes with superiority complexes. read more

Next time you're walking down Glenwood Ave. take a step into Lucky B's, you might feel like you're at your friend's house party if it's a Friday night! You'll be greeted by the sounds of cheering over by the beer pong table, the smell of beer, and a friendly bartender. Drink options are cheap and simple, you won't find any mixologists at this place, so go ahead and order a rolling rock and whiskey shot for $5. Or try their Hippie Juice! I'm a big fan. I love the outdoor space here for the warmer months, and sometimes they'll have a fire going outside. Lucky B's is a must for anyone that wants a chill local spot for drink and merriment. read more

I was there over the weekend at first it was empty so I was OK but then we got a crowd of about 15 people with only One bartender took us about 20 minutes to get a drink we decided to leave because it was horrible order a long island ice tea had to ask the bartender to put some more sour mix only thing he got right was a Petrone shot I mean how can you mess that up right read more

Lucky B's - Dive Bars Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Had friends visiting from South Carolina for the weekend and decided to visit this place. All four of us were denied because our IDs were "fake". All of us are well over 21. When asking the bouncer why he said he couldn't tell if they were real and he was "doing us a favor because they have undercover cops in here". Like what? Didn't argue too much because it was dead anyway but the whole situation was weird and uncomfortable. Don't try to go if you have an out of state ID. read more

If I could leave zero I would. The bar tender was extremely rude and ignored us for 10 minutes before speaking to my friend and I where she proceeded to take her REAL ID, told us to get the F out and called our friend the N word. Racist and Rude. Never returning. read more

I recently discovered Lucky B's when searching online for skeeball in Raleigh. Apparently there's a Raleigh Skeeball League that calls Lucky B's home on Wed. and Thurs. nights. And it's easy to see why. Lucky B's main selling point for me is games, games, games: they've got table-top galaga/digdug (50cents a game), photoHunt, pool ($1 - the far table is kinda warped) and 3 SKEEBALL machines ($1 for 9 balls)! I was there on a Monday night right at opening and we were the first couple in the joint. By the night's end 3-4 more couples had wandered in and were just chilling playing games together. The music was 70s and 90s rock (RHCP, Aerosmith, Queen, Weezer) and fit the vibe of the place very well. There's lots of neon lights and the bathrooms are clean, but the toilet seats are kinda wonky. There's also an area with couches (couches I would NEVER sit in) in one corner. Typical dive bar fare. The drink special was $3 wells and our gin and tonics were tiny but also quite alcoholic! The barkeep was pretty cool and said that on Mondays and early on Fridays it's pretty chill and you can get most of the games to yourself. Also, once I got home I thought I had left my phone there (which I never do) and the bartender walked me all around the place with the bar phone to see if we could hear it ring. So nice of him! Of course, I found it wedged in my laptop case inside my bag at home later.... :) Went back that Wednesday night later in the night and had a slightly different experience. The bartender was playing some psychedelic southern rock and aggro-metal (godsmack, random ACDC ). The crowd was solidly in their 20s and mostly dudes. At one point around midnight one guy got a call from a friend and he loudly announced "they're coming here...girls!"...awesome...we figured we better close our tab... I definitely second Tom S.'s suggestion that Lucky B's would be ideal as part of a bar crawl. And perhaps it gets overly crowded on the weekends, but as a weekday couple's game-night dive bar destination it's pretty rock solid! read more

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Dope little spot! Nothing fancy but totally worth a visit if you're in the area. Pool tables, arcade games, and corn hole outside. The bar of course is full stocked and reasonably priced. You can start a tab or pay per beverage. They have TVs going with the games and plenty of seating. They are next to a yummy spot called Armadillo grill. Tacos are great when you drink! Hooray! I definitely will be back read more

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LOVE Luckys!! My favorite bar by far! Amazing bartenders, very quick service even when experiencing high volumes. Karaoke on Mondays is always a great time! Amazing environment and staff!! read more

I have been going to Lucky B's always loved the atmosphere. The bartenders are professional and the owners are awesome!

At my job, specifically when we're really busy, whenever someone orders a s'mores sundae I panically respond "excellent, would you like ranch or blue cheese with that?" I only get a weird look in return, never a laugh. That's what easily entertains me the most. Anyway, love it here. read more

This bar was not very welcoming. It was 21 and up. I went one Tuesday night with some friends to celebrate my friend turning 21 and up. They took my brand new real ID (I am over 21) because they thought it was fake and handled the situation very poorly. I had to call the police and they still did not give it back to me. They then tampered and toor off the corner of my drivers license. I had to go back the next day with my birth certificate and passport to get it back. read more

You want something that never lets you down. Lucky Bs will continually meet and succeed expectations, with above and beyond service. The coldest and crispyiest drinks in the Raleigh-Durham greater area. read more

Fantastic bar to meet up with friends for a casual and laid back night. The bartenders are attentive and awesome! It truly is my around the corner bar :) read more

So let me give the short version. I decided to take a group of friends here because the drinks are at a reasonable price and it turned out to be a complete nightmare. I ordered seven shots however, one of my friends insisted on picking up the tab. The problem was, when he picked up the tab, we realized we were only given six shots in total. Obviously, this isn't a big deal but when I asked the bartender TONYA about this she said "fuck you, you ordered 7 shots and total" and also she yelled at my friend who works at my company which is so embarrassing!!!!! I will do whatever it takes at this point to make sure everyone is held accountable. I spoke with the manager LIZ and her solution is was to compensate me for a 3 dollar shot. Unfortunately for everyone employed here, they messed with the wrong person and I will not take a free shot as a solution. I am happy to provide contact information below. I expect to hear back ASAP. Thank you and happy holidays: Brooke Iapaluccio - 702-596-2428 or brookeiapaluccio@gmail.com Alex Chinnis 919-884-9709 Look forward to hearing back. read more

Oh B's. Lucky B's. Yes, it's a dive bar. But it is a great local dive bar. A good spot to get a drink (or more...), hang out with friends, listen to great beats, and play some games. There's skeeball, pool, and other arcade style games. The drink specials are very cheap. But don't expect too much more than that. And make sure you don't care too much about your shoes. The floors are stickier than any basement frat party. read more

The guys at the front to let you in are complete assholes. Never meet such rude people and bad customer service in my life. never again, thank you next read more

We got to the bar early one afternoon and ordered drinks. While watching the Hurricanes playoff game my 20 year old daughter went outside to get something from the car and the moron bouncer would not let her back in because she was not 21. 5 people left the bar because of this idiot. We had been at the bar for at least an hour before he showed up to work the front entrance. No problem getting in before he was there. He claimed it was a $1000 fine if she came in. read more

I have been coming here for years and have never had an issue. Last night, was my first time visiting in a while and I had noticed a new (to me) bar added outside which I thought was cool. At this little bar there was a stool.. what are stools for? Oh I don't know, sitting? So I sit down and order my drink, next thing I know this pr*ck of a bar back or bartender John I believe his name is. (Not Jon the tall cute one) rushed up on me with a bucket of Ice and rudely tells me to get up and move and then lifts the bar table (which I didn't realize was an entrance) and tells me not to sit there and no one can. I simply said, "if you don't want people sitting here maybe don't put a chair there." And then walked away. A second later, he comes to kick me out Talk about a fragile ego. And that was my 2nd drink, Tina served me them so no I wasn't drunk. Just made a valid point and bruised his ego so he felt he needed to one up me and use the only power he had, which was to kick me out. You've lost my business and I will always mention this time when this bar is brought up in conversation read more

98% of the people in this bar are bros. We didn't stay here long but we did play a game of beer pong which was cool. Don't ask the bartender for suggestions on beer because they have better things to do apparently. Good place to start the night for cheap drinks though. To any girls that want to go here, definitely watch your drink and don't get pushed around. The guys here are pretty handsy. Hence why we only stayed for the one drink. Still a pretty cool idea, it's just a house party with a bar. read more

Lucky B's is incredibly lacking for me. I go there and it's always crowded people I'd rather just not be around...it's beer pong central, kinda sporty, kinda ghetto, kinda rednecky, kinda college, kinda obnoxious, tacky on the dance floor, and really any kinda person you can imagine is there. It's just unpredictable in terms of who populates it at any given time. Oh and if you want to get a drink or even close out your tab be ready to wait a good 10-20 minutes because there are no cocktail waitresses -- only the bar tenders who never leave their post. I've been a handful of times and it's always like that. Backed up and too loud. Lucky B's is not my hot spot. More like lame. I read the other 2 reviews and I must say that resent this remark from Susan Z.'s review, "But if you're a typical white person with a dislike of dancing and a preference for crowding around the bar, screaming at your friends. Then go to Lucky B's." I'm sorry, but I'm not a "typical white" person so please don't categorize me with stereotypes based on my appearance. Is there even such a thing as a "typical white person?" I would also appreciate not having my identity compromised because of the way I look and all the different kinds of people who may or may not go to Lucky B's. Why do I go there? I pretty much only go there when it's an occasion and a friend chooses it for their night -- birthday, bar crawl, bachelorette, etc. I'll agree with the other reviewer that it's good for starting out your night on the town because you can play pool, darts, and pose with the pirate statue dude, but other than that it's not my scene. I loved that the last time we went there, my nonfamiliar-with-downtown-Raleigh wealthy friend asked to confirm the name of it because he wanted to buy it and turn it into a parking deck. Awesome. I'd sooo park there! read more

With a jukebox, pool tables, boxing thingy, and three skeeball machines, how can you *not* love Lucky B's?? Initially, between the arcade stuff and hyper-risque Penthouse photo-hunt, it was pretty much sensory overload. Myself and a few yelpers rolled in and were the only ones there, so we pwned the place -- including the jukebox... which led to an odd line-up of Journey, followed by Aqua, followed by Peggy March and then a rousing rendition of No Diggity. The bartenders didn't openly fuss about the uh -- eclectic -- selection, and we didn't mind making fools dancing by ourselves. Some folks thought the drinks were weak. My G&Ts seemed fine, but they didn't come with a lime. It's a dive bar, I know. And I don't mind drinking out of tiny plastic cups. But I really wanted that lime! The only other con is that you can drop money surprisingly quickly here. A game of Skeeball is one dollar... and ten seconds. Boxing is a buck for two hits. Somehow, we ended up with 25 credits on the Megatron (Ron?). And of course we definitely fed some dollars into the juke! Judging by the reviews here, it might be a totally different scene and clientele on the weekends. But on a weeknight, it's solid! read more

Total dive bar. The kind where everyone likes to crowd around the bar and "talk" (ie: scream through the loud music). I went on a Saturday night and the DJ was actually playing good dance music (electronic, electro pop). No one danced. There was even a small dance floor area (very, very small, not clearly demarcated in any way). I went to dance and everyone stared at me as if I was a swamp thing. Granted, someone once said about my dancing "It's either art or it's crap." However, I've danced many places in the Triangle and I don't think I've ever felt awkward until that night @ Lucky B's. Would I go again? Prob not. But if you're a typical white person with a dislike of dancing and a preference for crowding around the bar, screaming at your friends. Then go to Lucky B's. read more

Liz and Jon are my favorite bartenders! I went this past Saturday and the hot chocolate bar was to die for! Definitely go!

Yo. Have you ever read the book 'The Lion the witch and the wardrobe? ' did you forgot ...let me drop an egg of knowledge.... no.one cares. this bar is so rad it's better then cliff notes and has amazing bartenders.... straight up magical specials. And worth a Google my dudes. read more

My husband and I are the least pretentious people I know, yet this place managed to disappoint in every way. The lacking atmosphere and horrible (really horrible) music might have been tolerable, if the drinks were good and/or cheap. But, the drinks were neither. I started off with the worst screwdriver I've ever had. How can you mess up vodka and orange juice? It almost had a nutty taste. Very off. We had a couple of shots which were tolerable,but far too expensive for the amount. My husband asked the bartender what she recommended. Her reply was, "I drink Jameson straight." 1. This did not answer the question. 2. Was this supposed to impress anyone? To get rid of the annoying music, we spent five or six dollars for some rock music on the juke box. All would have been fine there, but someone (the man behind the curtain?) nixed our first song after about five seconds and we lost that dollar. Also, someone said they have real Skee Ball. Wrong, wrong, wrong. They have Bar Ball. Not the same at all. And not worth the dollar. How anyone could get drunk enough on bad drinks to enjoy this place is beyond me. read more

There is nothing fancy or dressed up about Lucky B's. If want swank, don't come here. If you want cheap drinks, arcade games (giant pinball machine on the way to the restroom) or other low skilled games of chance, then Lucky B's should be on your pub crawl list. I stopped by on a Friday night after midnight. Not the best time to go anywhere downtown but having said that, the crowd is chill enough. Mostly college kids. You might call it "amateur night" on some levels because the crowd is so young. No judgement, just sayin'. I liked it a lot and you have probably read this before in reviews about Lucky B's...it's technically a four or five star but it so divey I can only give it a three. It doesn't have enough amenities to warrant a higher rating. read more