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The Bar - Arcadia

4.4 (210 reviews)
Open • 12:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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Moderate noise
Casual
Happy hour specials
Dogs allowed

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Dawn A.

The Bar" is a hidden gem! Bingo nights and darts make it a great spot . Small chill vibe, but packs a punch! Great spot for low-key hangouts

Buffalo and Black Cherry BBQ  Potato skins.
Petra V.

Wings are really good but this location was a little busy so the service was not the best, in the sense that they just took our order, gave us our food and never checked on us. I had to go order my drink to the bar.

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Jaquay R.

In driving past the storefront a while ago, The Bar. caught my attention as well as my sister's. This was the next stop on the list of places to try. So we checked it out for $1 Wing Tuesday. Those wings were fresh in taste and cooked to order. I had to wait for them to cool down before taking a bite. I like my wings fried hard (Chicago term) so I asked for them to be cooked extra crispy (Arizona term). Boy am I happy I did because the wings are jumbo. I don't typically care for jumbo wings because they are usually tough and not cooked long enough for me, but these were meaty and delicious. The wing flavors tried was the John Blaze Honey Hots and Lemon Pepper with an order of fresh cut fries and blue cheese dressing for dipping. The drink I ordered was the Sexican and was very refreshing. So many spots to choose from, but this might be my new Tuesday spot when I want to mix it up from Taco Tuesday.

Chicken wings Half order honey and Extra hot
Veronica L.

Thr service was great ... The food is very good I love when they cook the order all together you get your order all together...I love it.. Chicken wings are one of the best I ever had ...The unions rings are delicious .... Only one person running the orders but they do a great job...

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Daniel A.

A hole-in-the-wall bar that makes you immediately feel like a local. Went after getting some wing recommendations from a friend and they even have 85 cent wings on Tuesdays! (Dine in only though). There aren't a lot of flavor options for the wings but the flavors that they do have are quite unique like the Cherry BBQ flavor; not something I would order on the regular but still delicious. I normally crave extra sauce but these wings might have been a little too smothered for me in this extra sweet sauce. The John Blaze Hot Honey did have a good kick to it but not excessively hot. Good combo of sweet and spicy! And on top of that the fries were perfectly crisp; some of my favorite I've had in Phoenix. Service was a bit slow and we had to ask the server to refill our glasses. Overall, a great stop for wings and fries.

The hot wings had so much vinegar and a weird texture. The cheese curds had a lot of empty curds & hardly any avocado. Overall 4/10.

They charge for every little thing. The hot wings had so much vinegar and a weird texture. The burger was okay but the fries were delicious. The cheese curds had a lot of empty curds and the BLT hardly had avocado even though it's $2. Wouldn't come back to this place. Overall 4/10.

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Go Michigan! Cold beer and schweet wings prepared by experts either trained by or native Michiganers. Go Lions!

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Great little local bar with inviting and casual atmosphere. Bartender was attentive and friendly. Definitely recommend checking it out

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Food was awesome, our waitress was like an old friend she hung with us a lot. The ambiance was nice, comfortable.

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Hah! Thanks for the review, Jackie!

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This place is okay. I've been a couple times. The environment is nice but the drinks are overpriced and the service is just okay at best.

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Great atmosphere, definitely a bar to check out and vibe at Monday's a great day to play some trivia

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Ask the Community - The Bar - Arcadia

Are they closed down permanently?

I'm pretty sure. The last few times I've been by they have a sign posted on their door that they were shut down by a state agency. (I don't remember which!) :/

What time does the kitchen close?

1:30am, previous answer to question is very old!

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