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.

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!

I went to the Browndown Palace for the first time this past weekend to see my favorite local band…read moreRhythm Collective perform and I had an amazing time! The show was supposed to be outdoors, but with it being pretty cold, they performed inside instead. They had great deals on drinks (my favorite being the $6 lemon drop shots) and they had little chandeliers as well as Husker decor I loved. I got to see my favorite local band super close and they hung out afterwards. $10 cover charge to stay for the show. My service was good that I got as well. Really loved it here and would go back! :) (Especially if Rhythm Collective comes back)

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

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

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.

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!

Good corner bar to stop along the way to the College World Series. The bartenders friendly and…read morequick to serve even tho the bar was full, we did not have to wait more than five minutes; belly up at the bar! The bar & bathrooms are clean! That's a PLUS!! People are friendly at 6 PM! We didn't stay long with all the entertainment to see for CWS!

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.

Big Bro and I were going to have a late lunch and a beer at O'Leavers. We've been checking out dive…read morebars and this one truly is. I looked online to see what the menu was like and it was typical dive bar food. We walked in to an exceedingly dark space. We were trying to find a seat when the bartender asked a question I couldn't hear. Big Bro replied we wanted to eat and have a beer. That's when we found out that despite pictures and menus of food offerings listed online, O'Leaver's does not serve food any more. However, we could eat at the Mexican restaurant next door. So that's what we did. It would be an excellent idea for O'Leaver's to revamp their online presence to reflect the absence of food.

I really enjoyed this place! It's super close to my house and I've driven by a million times but…read morenever stopped in. What a fun little dive bar, with live music and good people. But what really hooked me was the beer garden! It's fully walled in so you can't see it from the street so I would have never guessed! It's awesome back there! Well lit, decorated and full of greenery, tvs, another bar... so perfect! I'm a sucker for outdoor spots so this is on my list now for regular haunts. The bartenders were friendly and easygoing. Prices were normal to cheap.

I don't often do review updates, but I've been here enough and enough has changed so that I…read moreprobably should. I'm going to polish up my original review. Oh, Neighber's. Where to begin with you? First of all, I'm not positive, but I think the place was named after someone's last name, which would explain the spelling. At least, I'm pretty sure I've heard that during one of my drunken nights there. This bar... is unique. Sure, you may go there on a slow night and just sit around by yourself, wondering what you could have done differently in your life, and what it was you did to end up here - but that's any dive. This is my default, go-to bar, for whatever that's worth. Most of the bartenders are pleasant and chatty enough to keep things from being dull. The bar opens early - I wanna say at 6 AM. I think that's specifically for people coming off of graveyards, which is much appreciated after a long night at the office, though most of the people I've seen come in that early are nurses and the like from the hospital. It's also kinda neat to walk into a bar and see a bunch of people in scrubs downing beers. They've done some minor updating - new TVs, tables, chairs, etc., and the place feels a lot cleaner than it used to. Make no mistake, it's still a small neighborhood bar with that divey feel that 4 out of 5 doctors recommend. There's an ATM, though they now take cards as well. You've got your other standard perks: Keno, pool, darts, jukebox, and beer garden. The jukebox is just about always playing here, though I hate the new one because it's a pain in the ass to find the one-credit songs. The dart board is used much, much more than it was years ago, and like most of the other bar darts in Omaha, it's electronic (for any dart shooters reading this). Don't play the claw machine; Whoever runs that thing needs to tighten the claw big-time. The pool tables are easily the main attraction. There are plenty of nights in which the "quarters on the rail" system is abandoned in favor of the chalkboard, due to so many people wanting to play. On most nights, it's super easy to get a game going, and most of the regular shooters are friendly and easy to strike up conversations with. You may be a terrible player or a great shot, but nobody's going to judge you either way. My only gripe is that the tables are not as meticulously maintained as they used to be. They're not bad tables, mind you, they're simply not outstanding any longer. What really makes this bar, though is the diversity. You'll see everything from hard-up alcoholics and dopers to the occasional medical specialist and lawyer. It's not hard to find a good conversation or to even make a friend or two. Due to the location and the diversity, over the years I've seen fights, lots of bare tits, breakups, hookups, drama, forged friendships, and all kinds of stuff here. I've only started to think the place was getting dull once or twice, and right after, some random, weird, crazy thing will happen that keeps me interested. After moving back about a year ago, I can say that there isn't much craziness here any longer (which can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on where you're at in life, and which medications you take). The trade-off is that the weeknights aren't as dead as they used to be, or as slow as many other bars in the area. As a guy that doesn't like being in a completely dead bar, I won't hesitate to swing by around 9 or 10 on a weeknight because there are usually people there, if not the random large crowd. This is definitely a place worth checking out once or twice - especially if you're looking for a regular joint to call home. After a few nights of drinking here, you'll have a few new bar buddies. The reviewers that gave low ratings should really go back and try it again. I doubt they'd believe it was the same bar. In summary, whether you're the shy type, a social butterfly, a pool player, or simply a people watcher, this bar has got a little of something for everyone, and there's definitely a good "neighborhood bar" vibe going on most of the time. On a good night, it's a great mixture of cozy and party, and I generally feel at home here.

I've been going here since I was underage. Loved this place in the day. Tonight we walked in, there…read morewere three people at the bar. The bartender ignored us as we sat at the bar. When he finally came up to ask us a drink order, I asked is there a reason you were ignoring us? He didn't deny that he was ignoring us. I then said what is your issue with us-He just stared at me. He should not be working in a customer service position. If I was the bar owner-he'd be gone because 1) he's a punk 2) he's costing you customers which =less $$. I'll never be back nor will my friends and MANY family members.