The drinks were fine, but the atmosphere was disappointing. The crowd and some interactions with…read morethe local people gave off a very unwelcoming vibe toward people of different backgrounds. GO TO LOCAL STORE FOR YOUR OWN ALCOHOL!!!!!!! Until that changes, I can't recommend this bar.

We were in the area for the night and wandered in for a drink. Everyone was so nice. The bartender…read moregave us great drinks and the local patrons gave us advice on where to eat. When we returned from dinner we hung out with the bartender, Emily, and another couple. It was such a great night and we are thankful for hospitality!

The best dive bar i've ever come across! The champagne on tap is delicious & I suggest you try half…read moredry half strawberry, so refreshing! Bartenders are always the sweetest and most personable ladies! Complimentary popcorn to snack on while you sip

Stopped by The Homy Inn and had a great time. It was packed when we arrived, so we stood at the bar…read morefor about half an hour before a table opened up. Tight space, but that's part of the charm. The champagne on tap was excellent, and the vibe was relaxed and fun. The decor is quirky and eclectic in a quietly eccentric way, plates on the ceiling and all kinds of strangely cool stuff everywhere you look. Once you get a spot, it's easy to settle in. Would definitely go back.

The Elbow Room is a solid choice for a night out, if you're wanting a more chill/divey experience…read more(which are my fave). They're never super busy when I've been. I even was there on St. Patrick's Day and it never got too full. The ambiance is a little dim, which I think is what they're going for, and they have pool, darts, and shuffleboard. The staff is always kind and helpful when I've been there, which adds to the welcoming, chill atmosphere. They sometimes will have crockpots out with food you can snack on. On St. Paddy's Day, it was a corned beef stew that definitely hit the spot. If you're not there on a game day or holiday when they have the crock pots out, they don't serve food for purchase (aside from some tasty bagged chips), so be sure to eat before or after you come, or you can order delivery from a few nearby places. And lastly, they are very affordable. If you're drinking cheap beer, like I do (which they have many options of), expect to spend less than $10 here for the whole night. For the low cost, chill vibes, and good drinks - you should definitely check out The Elbow Room!

Some friends were recently in town for the weekend and we were looking for a dive bar. Before…read moregetting married and having kids, most of us spent our mid to late 20's playing darts, shuffleboard and any other bar game on the weekends. So, when we get together these days, we like to find a place that allows us to nostalgically re-live those days. We thought the Elbow Room fit the bill. Turns out, we were partially right. It's our kind of bar generally. Kind of run down and dingy but a place where you can drink cold beer. In theory, you could also play shuffleboard and darts. This particular night the dart board was not operational and the shuffleboard table was marginal at best. They had no sand to add to the table and there are dead spots on the board where the pucks literally just stop. Not optimal. But, we were having fun and learning the nuance of the board was kind of a challenge so we spent quite a bit of our evening playing anyway. When you walk in, you are hit with a fairly strong musty smell of old bar. You get used to it and it's not a big deal. The bartender this night was a good dude and took good care of us. This is definitely a locals bar and it was a pretty chill group on this particular Saturday night. If you want to find a hole in the wall to drink some beer, this fits the bill. If you want to play bar games, you might want to go elsewhere.

Great vibe, great music, love the cozy patio tucked away, green tea= a good time had by allread more

Tough joint rude Friday night bar tender!She has her favorites if your not one expect too be tossed…read moreWe Haven't been back nor any of us desire too be treated rude again i have the five friends who stayed by pool table! Who had too beg for drinks obviously we weren't friends with Friday night bar bouncer called loosely a bar tender!! She leaves their attendance goes up twenty five percent!! She must have blackmail pictures of owners Try Harold's friendly or Grant street!! Jen is great during day although we don't go period anymore!! Sad we all live within a mile!

5 Starrrz! Love this place, can't go wrong.. I will say,…read moretheir pens are the worst. Worst pens in Omaha by far. Took me 10 minutes to fill out the tip receipt.. P.S.- Bring your own pen.

Cheap drinks no food. Clean neighborhood bar. Good service from the bar with a decent selection…read more of beers. Nice variety of on tap beers

Trivia is a amazing good time. Come with a team or come alone and be put on a team. Share your…read moreknowledge with your team, win drinking prizes, get in a good laugh, make new friends.

I was here for a birthday. There was a large sign on the floor in the hallway to the bathroom…read more Very much a hazard for someone to trip over. Another in our group picked it up off the floor like a decent human. You would think the owner might appreciate that but instead she yelled at him, throw him out and others in the bar who appeared to be her friends threatened him. Disgusting place, disgusting owner

Before a show at nearby Slowdown, I stopped in here on a whim. Actually, I'd been meaning to stop…read moreby here all-on-a-whim-like for sometime, as the Happy Bar has a very nondescript name in a very nondescript location tucked away in that weird part of Omaha between ever-expanding Creighton and seemingly never-expanding North Downtown. You walk in here and you can tell it probably hasn't change much in the last few decades, patrons included. That said, it was clean enough to be not the dirtiest dive bar I've ever been to. They had a cooler of $3 tall boys, from Coors Light to PBR. They had two or three beers on tap (nothing fancy). There was a handful of regulars paling about at the bar. The owner was extremely friendly if you chatted him up a bit. There was an LSU banner hanging on the wall -- so apparently it's been adopted by the rabid Tiger baseball fans who roll into town each CWS? The pipes in the bathrooms are old and kind of stink the place up a bit, smell-wise. Oh, and they sell 250 ml bottles of cheap liquor to go. I've never seen this before in Nebraska (or anywhere), but apparently it's legal. I guess most other bars aren't located next to a large swath of hobos. Really, the Happy Bar is worth a visit, especially if you love a good dive bar. Grab a cold one here before or after a visit to Slowdown or Film Streams. Note I was here before dark.

Hidden gem. The bartender was amazing and made a point to make conversation which I love. Very…read morenice, good service, good drinks. It gives local dive bar. I feel like the location is a negative to the bar as in business but I think we should go out of the way to visit the bar. Was wonderful experience. And if you like dives I think you would love this!

Josephine's is one of those bars that I driven past many times in my life but never stepped inside…read moreof. I corrected that recently when I dropped by on a Friday night. The place is interesting and its not entirely clear where the entrance is. Once you find it alongside 22nd St, you go into an entryway and then down a few stairs, passed a trophy case and into the basement bar. It definitely has the feel of being someone's basement because it is. Above the bar sits a house. The place is old and you can tell once you enter it but it's still kind of cool with its dim setting, christmas lights, creepy doll heads and pool table. The wallpaper across from the bar was like an 1890's Parisian style. The tap beer selection was limited to two options from what I could tell. One was Budweiser or something similar and the other was Boulevard Wheat. They also had a full bar so I imagine the bartender, Frank, can make just about whatever you wanted. Speaking about Frank, he's one of the friendliest bartenders I've ever encountered. I learned that he's been there 40 years. I suspect this place used to be a lot busier but on this evening, we were the only one's for a while. Maybe the closure of Malara's across the street hurt their business as I'm sure the prevalance of new bars downtown and midtown. I really hope this place can return to its former glory because its such a unique place in Omaha. In some ways it reminds of Homy Inn. Definitely pay it a visit and have a chat with Frank.

It's all true. Josephine's is the place I would go if I were trying to hide out, but still for some…read morereason needed to get out to the bar for a whiskey sour. I liked the quiet atmosphere of the place, until someone plugged money in the old jukebox and it sprang to life, filling the tiny space with noise. Josephine's reminds me of the Homey, but without the crowd (so don't tell anyone...) I will return.

Great bartenders, friendly atmosphere, and good drinks. Bonus: they have a pool table, darts, and…read moreslots

This is a 6 a.m. bar, and everyone was incredibly friendly, including the owner. I believe he opens…read morethe bar himself, and that's how welcoming he was. He treated me like I was one of the gang, which made the experience amazing. I will definitely go back and refer people.

A solid hole in the wall place. Friendly service, great overall selection…read more Whiskey - ton of selections... if you can't find something you want hear, you have issues. Beer - ever changing with a great variety! Water - in a cup and potable. Service - friendly and fairly knowledgeable. Ambiance... dark, can be quiet or loud depending on who is there. A little old school, definitely not modern. But clean enough and gets the job done!

Not light on the pour! My first drink was very good and the bartender was attentive and polite. I…read moredidn't catch his name but if I were to go back I'd definitely look for him to make my drink