
The oldest standing bar in Detroit, it survived riots and the collapse of MoTown, plus an endless stream of bar fights The 2 Way has also doubled as a store, a jail, a brothel, and a dance hall. Now, it stands as the Motor City’s ultimate dive, with a bar as old as the building … Continue reading “2 way inn”
The Windsor can have a sketchy crowd but it often has excellent bands. Watch out for a band that you might enjoy. It’s the kind of place that white people only enter if they are a group of brave or cazy, already-drunk, roided-up, college bros on a dare. The place is physically in such an … Continue reading “Windsor hotel”

Five Star has been serving cheap beers on Main Street in Downtown LA for decades. Downtown’s recent “revitalization” has altered the bar’s working class demographic but regulars still nurse their $2 domestics while local bands play on the stage in the back. The last time I was there the bartender wasn’t, so one of the … Continue reading “Five Star Bar”

Patrons getting crazy at Smog Cutter:the_toe_stubber. If you’re a huge fan of belligerent Thai women screaming into karaoke machines then Smog Cutter is the place for you. Charles Bukowski used to drink at this auto-body repair shop converted into a boozy living museum. Busloads of thrill-seeking local tourists show up to revel in the grime … Continue reading “Smog Cutter”

This is a bar you only pay a visit in case everything else is closed, and your beer muscle is calling steadily. Just let us tell you about a night Pete and Fabio were on a mission (again). We tried to convince this bar girl of this standard no-fun-at all-Irish-bar O’Donnel’s around the corner to … Continue reading “De Mazzeltof”