Tribe.net. Local Connections Carcass http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#cd734d41-086e-4f55-8f5e-71faa279762e 2006-10-13T16:25:04Z 2006-10-13T16:25:04Z

No mention of Hogshead? A dive bar for tourists! You gotta love that :)

Carcass 2006-10-13T16:25:04Z Steve http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#45934c75-a2e6-43a8-bfa6-322a09e60738 2006-06-16T20:01:10Z 2006-06-16T20:01:10Z

What a trip... I started a yahoo group called "Sacramento Dive Bar Connoisseurs" and someone sent me link to this forum. If you love dive bars & live in Sac town... come out on a dive bar thursday! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sac_DiveBars/ We visit a different Sacramento "dive bar" every other Thursday night 8:00pm. Anyone over 21 is welcome. Why we love dive bars: Down to earth atmosphere. No cover or waiting in line. Cheap drinks. Vintage jukeboxes. Bathroom vending machines. Unique clientele. Owner operated. They're pure americana - e.g. Cheers, Moe's from Simpsons, Regal Beagle from Three's Company. Last but not least... they're the best place to meet adventurous locals - P.S. - Chrismo, wattup!? I see you found this page too....

Steve 2006-06-16T20:01:10Z Randy http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#76f5d178-9c5c-4c30-8432-465e428b1ba5 2006-02-03T03:22:24Z 2006-02-03T03:22:24Z

Also if you think about it, by your particular standards, Hooters could be considered a "dive bar."

Randy 2006-02-03T03:22:24Z Randy http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#385b45e5-2ea5-464c-9e47-b05bfb820b4a 2006-02-03T03:15:26Z 2006-02-03T03:15:26Z

"Come on dude...the sturg (as a bar not a restaurant) has a run down apearence," It doesn't have an appearance.... IT'S A BOAT "cheap drinks (also easy to get free ones), strong drinks, " If you're idea of "cheap drinks" are $10.00 shots of bourbon, and $6.00 beers. "it's actually below street level, and the 'dive' term is in reference to water." IT"S A DAMN BOAT. More specific, it's a three-star resturant that on any night, you are sure to find various politicians having dinner and/or hammering out various deals. If you want a place that's below street level, and near the water AND HAS CHEAP DRINKS, keep going down the road, about three miles. You'll see the place I'm talking about. Average beer= $3.50. Average well, $4.00 Oh, and they don't take credit cards. "Have you ever been there late way after the food is closed...the crowd is a hilarious divey mix." Yeah. It's a hipster seen-and-be-seen place. A complete opposite of what you can expect to see at places like The Old Tavern or The Flame Club.

Randy 2006-02-03T03:15:26Z charley / lovecito http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#051f26e6-daa3-4463-b45d-b1d3186c2c9f 2006-02-02T10:28:34Z 2006-02-02T10:28:34Z

Dive bar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dive_bar A dive bar, or simply a dive, is a drinking establishment (or sometimes a restaurant) with a dated or run-down appearance and atmosphere. In a dive bar, the drinks tend to be cheap and of low quality, but frequently are of a high alcohol content. The term was possibly coined in the 19th century, when often these types of establishments were located below street level, and one was able to dive into it for a quick drink. People tend to frequent dives for the sole purpose of drinking (or sometimes eating) inexpensively, and sometimes there are frequent patrons who appreciate the laid-back atmosphere. Dive bars often have outdoor commercial signage that appears dated. _____________________________________ Come on dude...the sturg (as a bar not a restaurant) has a run down apearence, cheap drinks (also easy to get free ones), strong drinks, it's actually below street level, and the 'dive' term is in reference to water. Fitting a dive bar in *so* many ways. Have you ever been there late way after the food is closed...the crowd is a hilarious divey mix. Try going late when there's no more food, the families are gone, there's no politicians in sight, and tell me it doesn't stink of fishy riverside dive. It's all about the late night charm.

charley / lovecito 2006-02-02T10:28:34Z Randy http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#b662ff02-2b78-4921-bd28-5ac5e8020d4e 2006-01-30T04:57:29Z 2006-01-30T04:57:29Z

No. It does not even get a door prize. The Virgin Sturgeon is NOT, I repeat, NOT a dive bar. Any place that politicians (including the governator) is NOT a dive bar. Any place that serves food that is priced ABOVE $15.00 is NOT a dive bar.

Randy 2006-01-30T04:57:29Z charley / lovecito http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#d0f40bd0-db39-437b-9c58-855c9694cba9 2006-01-25T12:58:53Z 2006-01-25T12:58:53Z

the Virgin Sturgeon is worth checking out... ...on the river with indoor and outdoor seating and you have to walk down one of those things that connect an airplane to the gate. the sturgeon is fun. honorable mention

charley / lovecito 2006-01-25T12:58:53Z Battlestar http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#ca41ad8a-c5d3-4892-bfc6-d53d5d5c9ad8 2006-01-23T07:46:07Z 2006-01-23T07:46:07Z

I had a friend get stabbed in front of the Round Corner. Eep. I suppose that gives it even more Dive Bar cred, but it also has scared me off forever.

Battlestar 2006-01-23T07:46:07Z Battlestar http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#523ffe66-6d78-48a4-8c24-ee54206084fb 2006-01-19T03:03:43Z 2006-01-19T03:03:43Z

The Old Tavern totally gets my vote for best dive bar o' Sac. The Torch Club, pre 15th Street location, would have gotten an honorable mention but it went all hipster. :( For gay dive bars, the Mercantile gets an honarary mention.

Battlestar 2006-01-19T03:03:43Z Randy http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#eec8367d-bee4-47a6-9741-20ab69b4d179 2005-11-02T16:33:36Z 2005-11-02T16:33:36Z

Yeah, that's a great one. Strong, cheap drinks.

Randy 2005-11-02T16:33:36Z Buckaroo http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#93c90295-a2b6-4401-ba26-e7bafc08d308 2005-10-29T05:35:12Z 2005-10-29T05:35:12Z

The Sacramento Dive Bar Connoisseurs (Yahoo Group: Sac_DiveBars) picked Flame Club about three weeks ago. Not a bad little dive. I think I spotted shuffleboard, a fishing-themed pinball machine, and a funky bathroom... all hallmarks of a good dive!

Buckaroo 2005-10-29T05:35:12Z Randy http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#4331896d-a894-42b8-ab50-71f3b9af1f06 2005-09-25T23:46:00Z 2005-09-25T23:46:00Z

"Another nomination: The Back Door. In the alley behind the Firehouse in Old Town. Absolutely prototypical dive bar" I am sad to report, that this place is not a dive. No real dive bar charges $3.00 for a bottle of Miller. Hell, I wen down the street to Fanny Anne's and got a pint of Sierra for the same price- and that's before happy hour.

Randy 2005-09-25T23:46:00Z Kevin http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#ebfbfea0-a872-4185-ae81-40b5f650ce7a 2005-09-13T12:28:12Z 2005-09-13T12:28:12Z

I have been blind drunk and crawling home from probably every bar in downtown Sacramento. Benny's and Round Corner remain my fave.

Kevin 2005-09-13T12:28:12Z Randy http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#ca9eb624-38c3-499a-9743-4aad4fb70dc0 2005-09-10T00:20:50Z 2005-09-10T00:20:50Z

Yeah, that's the place. Killer jukebox, strong, cheap drinks. Close to home. It's no wonder why it keeps getting voted 'Best Dive Bar' in Sacto.

Randy 2005-09-10T00:20:50Z $item.owner.firstName http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#7d59f9c4-3074-4335-b074-4de577f7aeef 2005-09-09T19:31:36Z 2005-09-09T19:31:36Z

I've been to Sacto once. Went to a bar/restaurant on L street with The Stitches, where they were playing that night.

$item.owner.firstName 2005-09-09T19:31:36Z Sandra http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#50a50b7d-6217-4649-8e43-8360c333faa2 2005-09-09T18:11:49Z 2005-09-09T18:11:49Z

I think of the Pine Cove as more a meat market and less a dive. But it's a divey meat market.

Sandra 2005-09-09T18:11:49Z Rastaman Love http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#10694b6b-a3f8-43a5-947a-ba95ddea883c 2005-09-08T20:28:16Z 2005-09-08T20:28:16Z

That place have an outdoor porch that's fenced in with tables? I think I've been there; once. Lawyer lunch turned into, uh, way past dinner bell. . . But any place with a happy hour that ENDS before noon! That rocks.

Rastaman Love 2005-09-08T20:28:16Z Randy http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#7d00feb9-8701-45e5-be59-f0e356b623fe 2005-09-07T07:06:50Z 2005-09-07T07:06:50Z

no one has mentioned The Old Tavern on 21st @ P? I'm amazed. Happy Hour is between 6:00-11:00AM.

Randy 2005-09-07T07:06:50Z Rastaman Love http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#10b86ecc-852a-43e9-ac4a-656a6f701454 2005-09-05T19:41:26Z 2005-09-05T19:41:26Z

Another nomination: The Back Door. In the alley behind the Firehouse in Old Town. Absolutely prototypical dive bar.

Rastaman Love 2005-09-05T19:41:26Z Rastaman Love http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#8248b8f2-72b3-4072-8d9d-cc3a881c5126 2005-09-05T19:38:15Z 2005-09-05T19:38:15Z

Zelda's Pizza -Great pie; worst service anywhere. The staff there pride themselves on being as rude as possible. The motto at Zelda's is consistency: Consistently good food - consistently rude staff.

Rastaman Love 2005-09-05T19:38:15Z Rastaman Love http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#5f94b2a4-27b7-482a-a4de-69617e84056f 2005-09-05T19:34:22Z 2005-09-05T19:34:22Z

Pine Cove rocks. Upstairs above a liquor store; just across from the business 80 freeway. Many plans have been hatched at the Pine Cove.

Rastaman Love 2005-09-05T19:34:22Z $item.owner.firstName http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#a750cedc-17e6-444b-af0d-99d51ee36a5c 2005-08-30T07:33:27Z 2005-08-30T07:33:27Z

The best dive bar in Sacramento is the Pine Cove. They used to sell $.65 glasses of Schlitz. And free stale popcorn !

$item.owner.firstName 2005-08-30T07:33:27Z Carl http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#6b031eb9-2139-4015-8b25-2b6c9b948779 2005-08-26T22:26:41Z 2005-08-26T22:26:41Z

My last Sacto dive bar expedition was years ago, but I remember this place called "The Post". It was actually a bar upstairs in the Veterans of Foreign Wars club, and the public was welcome. If you wanted to shoot pool with guys with Nam stories, this was THE place to go.

Carl 2005-08-26T22:26:41Z Mad http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#f3e03bb1-eced-4d63-8368-3f131f8a6a2f 2005-08-26T17:34:09Z 2005-08-26T17:34:09Z

zelda's anyone? it's so cozy and dark you almost don't notice it's a pizzaria!

Mad 2005-08-26T17:34:09Z Griff http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#a7f4552b-42fd-4c7a-8d56-366267c03955 2005-08-26T05:56:14Z 2005-08-26T05:56:14Z

Oh you got to go to the Flame! Of all the dive bars in Sac-toe. The Flame to me is the best. The bartener, Gin is a sweethart, She works on Friday nights and that is when the Flame goes off the hook. It's a freak show and I love it. I also live right aroud the corner, so I can stumble home. Ya Rodney

Griff 2005-08-26T05:56:14Z Tisha http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#6f203b4d-c601-4e92-a51c-8c64ae3265a7 2004-07-19T06:21:50Z 2004-07-19T06:21:50Z

I have to say nooooooooo to the Monte Carlo. I have had bad experiences with people who frequent there. Well that was many many moons ago but I just don't do that. I can get pretty comfy at the Round Corner or even get rowdy at the Distillery. Bu twhen I can get people to go to The Flam Club I like that too. Well actually when I do the bar thing its usuall begining at the Tavern(Old Tavern or O.T.) and going over to Benneys and then the Flame Club. That is a pretty busy night for me.

Tisha 2004-07-19T06:21:50Z $item.owner.firstName http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#f9555539-bc2a-4fdd-b495-c0e7702846fe 2004-07-18T23:54:45Z 2004-07-18T23:54:45Z

the flame may be the truest dive in downtown sacramento. if you're that way, check out the monte carlo, also....S & 16th?, i think.

$item.owner.firstName 2004-07-18T23:54:45Z $item.owner.firstName http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#40863a5d-c4d3-4b5a-8516-e3cd6e4c1dc5 2004-07-15T16:50:06Z 2004-07-15T16:50:06Z

I have always wanted to, but have not made it!

$item.owner.firstName 2004-07-15T16:50:06Z Tisha http://DiveBarConnoisseurs.tribe.net/thread/fd2bba62-873e-4c02-b342-ee3bfbf0f8b7#997e58a2-7b2b-4de3-9a24-5f141aeb4d44 2004-07-15T16:46:09Z 2004-07-15T16:46:09Z

Anyone here go to the Flame Club in Sacramento??

Tisha 2004-07-15T16:46:09Z