Speakeasy Tavern

Delicious food, great tacos: all of them!! OMG DELICIOUS!!! Great staff, great times!.. It has live music sometimes. Great patio.

Just went for the first time and definitely will be back. Tacos are a great deal, especially brisket tacos. Good food, vibes, drink, and pool/shuffleboard table. Plus goddamn if it doesn't look like it's been around a while

I’ve been to this tavern a few times over the years and always appreciated the laid-back vibe — but my most recent visit was deeply disappointing and honestly unacceptable. After ordering a single beer and playing a few games of pool with my cousin, I returned to the bar about an hour later to order another drink for each of us. The bartender — who wore a Detroit ball cap and had a mustache — suddenly turned rude and unprofessional. Without cause, he said, “Looks like you’ve had enough already, Jack-o,” then followed it up with a crude, demeaning comment and refused to acknowledge me again despite my repeated attempts to order. To make matters worse, the bartender himself appeared intoxicated — slurring, stumbling, and clearly not in a state to be serving customers. The irony of being denied service by someone who shouldn’t have been behind the bar in the first place wasn’t lost on me. For context: I walk with a noticeable gait due to a spinal rod and a four-inch leg length difference from childhood scoliosis — something that may look unusual, but does not justify being mocked, judged, or refused service. Whether or not he knew about my condition, his behavior was inexcusable. This experience left a bitter taste. Staff drinking on the job, insulting customers, and treating people with visible disabilities like a joke? That’s a serious problem. Management needs to take accountability for who they’re putting behind the bar. I won't be returning — and I’d warn others to think twice.

I came here yesterday for a quick drink and bite before attending an event nearby after reading that Gil's was one of the "best dive bars in Portland." Now, don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting five star service at a dive bar, or five star food--but I always wasn't expecting the incomparable AWFUL level of both that I received. My partner and I arrived at opening time, and the bartender was clearly annoyed when I inquired if there was a menu, and he pointed to the board near the bar. Here are some of the gems that followed from our conversation. 1. When I asked him what he would recommend on the menu, he responded, "I'm not telling you that. I hate making food for people." WORD FOR WORD 2. When I asked him what kind of protein choices there were for the quesadilla, since none were listed on the board, he rolled his eyes and replied "All of them." 3. When I said I'd like to order a grilled cheese for my friend who was on her way, he said "We're not allowed to take orders for people without seeing their ID first." Mind you, we're in our 50's and it's a grilled cheese, not a drink. To which I responded, "Well, then I guess that I will have a grilled cheese for myself." Plus, the food was as bad as the service. It was a real disappointment for a place that I was excited to check out and recommended meeting at. Pro tip: If you hate your job, maybe find a new one?

Only went in to play video poker. Seems like my kinda place. I always love a good dark dive bar! I haven't yet tried the food, however, I can get down with a good bar menu! Some of the best burgers I've ever had have been in a bar!

VIBE. Old school dive bar. Indoor & outdoor seating. Cheap food. The kind of place that’s becoming extinct.

Ok the ATM was only set up To give $20 and charges 875 but we won so not going to complain service was ok I will go back or sure

Bad day? Spend an afternoon in this lightless cellar, drinking dirt-cheap beer and booze, vent to the sassy, DGAF bartender who knows what's in your soul because she's heard the same story from every other sop who's graced the stool you're sitting on - and rejoice that places as awful and wonderful as Speakeasy exist. Get me back to this dive bar heaven.

$1 tacos???!!! Yes please!!! And...they are really good! Even better than Taco Bell - and they are my fave. In fairness, they are as good as most authentic street tacos. The place has a dark, gloomy, punk rock vibe- and I love it! There's no pretentiousness about it. Our group came in to pre-funk before a rave and it was hard to leave because we were having fun and the prices were so good. I am not sure this really qualifies as a "Speak Easy" because the entrance is obvious and it just looks like a dive bar from the outside, but it's still a very cool place to hang out.

Being the fact that I live next door in an apartment I would go there all the time until one day was told I was 86'd for selling drugs so I believe that is called slander and I think they can kiss my #ss liars and just stupid cuz I played video poker any time I went in there. They are probably just mad cuz I won alot of money and didn't tip them. Well look at how u treat people won't reward horrible behavior

Was at an event nearby and was meeting my partner out and he decided on this little dive bar. It's just a little dive bar with lotto, shuffleboard, and a pretty decent food menu. The prices are reasonable and the portions good. Staff was pleasant enough and everything was just fine. If you're looking for a spot to grab a drink or even a quick bite this is a good option in the neighborhood.

A little hole in the wall neighborhood bar. Easy to miss if you aren't looking for it. The atmosphere is grungy, which is perfect for the style. Fast friendly service, regulars are funny and welcoming. The food is a hidden gem. The brisket mac n cheese sundae is a must! so yummy, I came back for another.

Small hole in the wall bar. Definitely divey but the food prices are great and they have some outdoor seating, as well as shuffleboard

Yep. Best bar in Portland. You just need to go there. And don't forget to tip your bartender.

Server was great, service was fast, had a chill time with friends, I'd go back! Speakeasy part is confusing as the only entry I could find was the front, no back alley as I've seen online, read a funny poem in the bathroom though, which made it better

The food is cheap and does the job as far as bar food goes. Super affordable little spot and its diviest dive bar Ive ever been to.

I like this place. Underground with a chill vibe and a spacious layout, I e been here three times and it hasn't disappointed yet. Of course next I'll have to try the food. But the drinks are cheap and good, the people are swell (except my date) and there's pool and video poker - how do you say the opposite of cha ching? I'll be back.

Portland's #1 dive bar! (If that's copyright infringement, yeah, they stole it properly) World famously hard to find cuisine, entertaining service AND clientele, imported Italian VIP lounge, a heated patio romantically lit, puppies everywhere sometimes, and don't forget your bikinis cause pool is open on Sundays! Also, intolerance is not tolerated. Guaranteed. I'd live there if I could.

Gil's is the best kind of dive bar, lots of graffiti, interesting paraphernalia, friendly bartender and an easy going feel. I might be slightly biased since it was a scorching hot day - 95+, and I was biking, but boy oh boy was I happy to wander into this air conditioned oasis and order a beer. It was pretty empty since it was 2ish in the afternoon and not a tourist area, but the bartender was friendly and helpful, she let me sample a few beers until I found one I liked. The manager/owner(?) chatted with us and gave us some ideas of where else to explore - we went to Mt. Tabor at his suggestion. The music was oldies - like really oldies - 50's stuff, but it was fun to listen to. We also had some chili which was quite good. The only problem with Gil's is it's 2400 miles from my house. If I ever get back that way again, I'll stop in.

I didn't try any food here...just came in to get one drink on the way to another bar, because my friends are ADD and easily distracted....it was demanded that I stop at this bar as we were about to pass it. so we did. it was really dark and I felt like I was cool just being there...it just has that vibe...a dive bar that you want to claim as your own. there was a pool table and pinball machines. the bartender was cute.

This bar exemplifies "happily place" for this gal's aging punk rock fella. He nearly shot a load when we walked in - Evan Williams well whiskey, Hamm's tall boys...and the jukebox...lord have mercy, the jukebox. I thought he might die, and for good reason. The jukebox...hell, the house music, are otherworldly. Couple pool tables, shuffle stuff and what not..this place is the dive tits. You're welcome.

Always a cool dive bar. Especially low key for after work socials. Another fun fact about they place is the yearly flag football game they have. I think I have 7 shirts for 7 years at east ireland park. That's a fun game. Enjoy the game and come back to enjoy some brews. Good place, good beer and friendly staff.

I literally walked in one day after happy hour to have a quick tequila on the rocks. I mentioned reposado and they had Milagro. It looked rather light so I smelled it first and was immediately apprehensive about tasting. It was extremely dank and sour, impossible. Not milagro. Seems like they fill their bottles with other liquids. Unbelievable. Then the manager came to the bar attempting to correct me saying, "I think you meant blanco." What a joke and so unprofessional. Won't ever go back for anything.

Never been here but at least they don't smoke right under my window like the losers atafuri izakaya

I went to get a To go taco order tonight. I live next door and often order Togo. Maybe not as much lately since I have been in the hospital for heart ailment. All I know is that I got the third degree for ordering to go from the restaurant caller. He finally said he would reconsider. I made the order of 3 tacos. When I got to to the restaurant there were only 2 tacos?? No one apologized. But they did take my order in the back and make me one taco. I did take the bartender/caller aside and told him I felt he was rude to me on the phone. He said he did not care how I felt. ? I said the customer is always right. He did not agree and that his Manager Gil would also consider his decision?/ I am in my 60's. I am huge on Customer service. I also feel anyone in the restaurant or bar industry should try to treat customers with respect, kindness and sincerity. This bartender needs to be talked to. I am reporting him to the OLCC and his boss Gil. I hope this review will help other customers know how they might be treated by the staff.

This is the place to be. It's a laid back,comfortable spot to grab a drink and food. There is outdoor seating during the pandemic and is a cozy bar in non-pandemic days. Good drinks and people.

3.5 - a solid score for an absolute dive bar. As far as dive bars go, though, it tries just a little too hard without delivering. It does feature a decent lunch special and reasonable drink prices, I'm not going to deny them this truth.However, ambivalent service may be the norm. It's hard to say, but the target crowd isn't likely to be sporting dressy clothes at this location. Graffitti and spray paint, stickers and scuff marks show this to be a well-abused drinking establishment, favored by a punk-ish crowd covered more in ink than anything else. Some local craft brews sit on the tap rail, often ignored for the trendier PBR on hand...or the whiskey.always the whiskey. This is a stop for your rowdy nights, when you really just DGAF. It's also a legit historical-sorta feeling basement bar hangout where i suppose one might get into some trouble if you spent enough time in the darker corners...

Local. Dive. Bar. Need I say more? $1 PBRs at happy hour, pretty darn good bar food (I recommend the nachos), and a friendly bar staff that knows the regulars. It's the kind of subterranean, dark, and easy-going dive you'd expect to shout "Norm" as you wander down the steps. A great place to drink cheaply and play some shuffle board. Oh, and $1 tacos on special.

WEIRD bar but i guess i was expecting speakeasy & that IS NOT what you get at all! it's pretty much a dive bar w/ arcade games, shuffleboard, a pool table, & the most disturbing hipster movies playing in the background! there's a jukebox, 3 songs for $1, but if you don't feed the machine there's NO music playing which i'm not a huge fan of DRINKS are kind of weak on the alcohol but the bartender did make a tasty vodka gimlet

The speakeasy is a dive bar in every sense of the word except for strong cheap drinks as they're neither. It's always too warm and humid inside and the 500 BTU window AC isn't helping. The place is wildly inconsistent you never know if you'll walk in to low volume country music or blasting honkytonk neither of which is from the last couple decades. Staff is indifferent, the "free" WiFi has been out for 2 weeks now and when I asked if it had been fixed yet, he said he didn't know it was out. The customers are a wild mix of middle aged frat boys, hippies who have no idea its 2019, and tweaked out hipsters. There are a few faux intellectuals and failed businessmen spewing free advice on the oil crisis and junk bonds! If it sounds like your paradise I pity you but am secretly thrilled I know how to avoid you! Another visit! I know you're wondering why I'd ever go back and it's due to 1 reason it's closest bar to my new address and I can walk. Turns out the guy "handling" the music is owners son. The extent of his skill is to turn up the 80's stereo so loud you can't think or complain. This time 6 of the frat boys showed up together and because this is a small basement bar that's all it takes for their banter to overwhelm the bar, and there's nowhere to hide. I forgot to mention the last time the tap beer is served just a couple degrees below room temperature. And no the WiFi still isn't working. Next time I'll be walking right past this place in my high heels on to better clubs and with such a low bar I won't ruin my heels!

I usually like my dives to be about 3.5 stars on Yelp with a lot of ratings. When they're weighted towards the high and low end it's even better. This gives me a reasonable assurance that it's a huge turnoff to people looking for a place where the staff fall all over themselves trying to kiss your @$$ while actually having decent drinks and service. Gil's is no exception. I've never had to wait for a drink and when I got it, it was on the stiff side and leaning inexpensive.

there's this really hot bartender named Courtney who literally makes the best bitters and soda i have ever drank in my life. 10/10 will drink here again.

Showed up. Got attacked by some large dude and his friends within 4 minutes of being there. Had to fist fight said attacker, bartenders couldn't have cared less... It did seem like a nice bar the few minutes I got to enjoy it. So yeah don't take my low rating to heart. That was just a bad night with a few bad apples, but the staff couldn't have been less helpful if they tried..

This was such a good find ! Referral from a Lyft driver who said we looked cooler than a more popular location we were asking to go to :o) The pastrami sandwich was incredible and I was especially blessed since RC is my cola of choice and my whiskey RC with lime was EXCEPTIONAL ! Bartender took a minute to warm up to us, but eventually did for sure. Can't wait to go back.

*Tainted Ribs* This was my brothers phrase for the time we spend at Gil's. Please let me explain. Brother. 25th birthday. Time to kill before Blazer game and looking for a place that we had never been to and had cheaper drinks. Low and behold Gil's. (Thanks fellow Yelpers). We go in. It's an odd location so to speak. The place is more crowded than I would expect. Small. One pool table. One shuffle board and some video poker. We order some $2 Sessions and get our shuffleboard on. It was actually quite hard to play becuase between the board and the chairs/seating...no space. Had to walk back and forth between other patrons watching football. Then we see it. Some huge table with a plethora of yummy looking food. Just sitting there. Waiting. "Wonder what that's for" I say. Who knows. We keep playing. Then there's an announcement and people start getting their grub on...and I mean everyone in the bar. "Is this for something special? Can you buy it? What's going on? It must be free? FREE RIBS!!??" NOM NOM NOM NOM My brother orders another drink. $3.50 for a well and it's not even happy hour. Awesome. Then his drunken hunger gets the best of him and before I know it he's back with a plate of some tasty looking ribs. And not just any ribs...these looked gah damn amazing and they tasted even better. Long story short he got caught. The food was for a Holiday Party and now my brother's delicious ribs were tainted. He felt really bad. Needless to say we left shortly after said incident. All in all: Not a bad little place. Bartender was nice. Definitely a true dive bar. *Tainted Ribs*

We have a standing Friday night date: Check out a new cocktail place, ideally far from our normal routine. Last Friday we opted for Gil's, and I have to say it met all the criteria: cocktails, and far from our routine. Gil's is a dive bar located in the basement of an apartment building. It's a place that looks like it's been doing a robust business as a dive bar since my Dad was what ever hipsters were called back then, looking for a cheap drink and a bit of company. (My Dad would be 90 this year, so here's to him.) We settled in at the bar, and were met by a great bar tender. We were served promptly and the drinks (margarita and a brown bomber: stout w/ a shot of bourbon side car) were up immediately, and generous. We tossed those back STAT and ordered 'round II (margarita and martini). The martini was a surprise... served in a water glass (.. charmingly enough because they don't have martini glasses we were told) and m.a.s.s.i.v.e. I was a bit to eager, tossed that down a little quickly I think given the subsequent buzz. We left a bit later to scout out something to eat, but realized much, much later that I'd left my briefcase hanging on the purse hook under the bar. The buzz continued unabated and it wasn't until we were driving home, hours later, that my fuzzy memory kicked in and I remembered that my briefcase was sitting at Gil's. That was not good. I had a mass of important documents in there, a shiny new laptop, other gear.. etc. We called Gil's, got the same awesome bartender, and she promised that she had my case. We tore back to Gil's, and there was the bartender, and there was my case. 100% in tact. I think that all says a lot about the place, and I will be forever grateful to the staff and customers at Gil's that night for the integrity and civility they showed to a complete stranger who was buzzed enough to leave something very very important in their care.

I feel like I should be honest with you, Speakeasy, you're never my idea. I'm fairly easy-going and if my friends really want to go to you, I'm not gonna make a fuss. I'll probably enjoy you once we're together, but something about you makes me shrug my shoulders and scrunch up my nose. I'm not sure exactly what it is. It's the not the bartenders; they're always super nice to me, it's not the sometimes-surly moped crowd; I can totally handle them, and it's not the cigarette machine; that makes me kinda nostalgic. I don't want to be superficial, but maybe it's your layout? There's always a lot of people squeezing around chairs, don't even ask me to play shuffleboard cause it's too crowded over there, and I never even go into the pool room cause there's no way in hell I'm sitting on that couch (I'm in no way a germ-a-phobe, but I'm willing to speculate some sensual seductions have occurred there and I don't wish to sit on their memory). I've been seeing a little more of you lately and I can tell you're trying to take things to the next level, but just be cool wouldya? Let's just take this slowly.

"The South is dry and will vote dry. That is, everybody sober enough to stagger to the polls." - Will Rogers As it went in the South, so it goes in the Southeast. Aren't you glad Prohibition turned out to be a terrible experiment? Nice bartenders, shuffleboard, video poker, and such and such. I mean, no Al Capone orchestrating any grand offings, but that could also be a good thing.

Wow, so I have been here once so I can only assume that the experience that I am about to enlighten you yelpers of is normal. Walk in. Typical P-town dive. Lots of smoke, dirt, grit but seemingly familiar and comfortable. Wow, seriously I don't even know where to begin. So we (Rob and I) spot the shuffleboard table, really the only reason we decided to go here, and proceed to grab two pints and the weights. The peeps below are certainly correct when they say that it is tightly packed in there. So we ask the people beside us, very politely, if they would like to join us in a friendly competition of shuffleboard. They gladly accepted. Enter hammered dude #1 (hereafter referred to as HD1) and a lady friend of his. So great! Here we go, right? Wrong. Oh so wrong. HD1 seems to be more interested in his peeps than he is in the current game of shuffleboard, basically neglecting the game entirely. FYI- if you start a bar game do me a favor and finish it. No, I don't want to hear about your new kicks, or that chick you banged, or blah blah blah. Anyway, HD1 takes offense (surprise surprise) to my encouragement for him to finish the game he started. After he, mind you I am sober, made his in-depth knowledge of every profane word there is in the English language known he decides he wants to "take it outside"- classy right? At this point he seems to be losing it over the mere fact that I am playing it as calm as I can, even smiling as he exerts his massive vulgar vocabulary. The barkeep sees what is happening and proceeds to tell HD1 that he needs to leave. Enter hammered dude #2, HD2, who just happens to be a regular, oh yeah, and seems to be at least 6'1" and say 280 lbs or so. HD2 proceeds to get up and just clock HD1 right in the kisser at least 3 or 4 times consecutively right as HD1 is running his mouth. At this point everybody's jaw is to the floor in that "is this really happening?!" sort of way. In any case HD1 stumbles and just so happens to stumble towards me, er, to me. So here we are, just 20 minutes after I stepped foot in the Speakeasy for the first time and I'm helping HD1 (the guy that just 5 minutes earlier wanted to fight me) to the exit as I am asking him if the bear paw of a fist that just dented his head did any serious damage. Meanwhile HD2 resumes his regular place at the bar and I am left so perplexed at what the hell just happened that the only thing I can do is drink the free PBR the barkeep so graciously gave me. It was a classic "what the fuck just happened" moment. Four stars just for the entertainment of seeing a cocky HD1 running his mouth while simultaneously getting clocked by a regular. Oh and the shuffleboard table might just be the best in the city. Liquor and beer selection typical for a place like this.

Awesome place. Came through on tour and this was a great stop. People here are awesome and the bar staff killed. Check this place out if you want to have a good time or get some great food and beverage.

I've been here once or twice before. And I know giving a dive bar a five star review might seem strange, but it's not trying to be one. It just exists as one. Here's the thing... some dive bars try really hard to be dive bars, so dirty hipsters will go and feel like they are having a dive experience while being able to get all their picky vegan comfort food and not at all being inconvenienced by actual and real dive bar types. This isn't that bar. This bar doesn't give a fuck. In a good way. It has everything a good dive should. Shuffle board, pool, amazingly cheap food and drink specials... I went in there for $1.00 sloppy joes, and was expecting a White Castle sized thing, but got a regular burger sized one. Their $7.00 nachos were massive. Beer was cheap, including their Imperial IPA they had on tap, which was priced the same as everything else. The bartender, unlike some shitty hipster bars I have gone to before, was super sweet, attentive, and overall a wonderful. I've had much worse service at bars nearly deserted before. But not this bartender. She was on top of it, and it was pretty full. AND she was the only bartender. Went on a Sunday, on an early afternoon, and it was full of crusty older fellows, and a few blue collar types. Everything about this place was amazing. Chalk drawings all over the wall, and the background music was awesome (mostly 60s garage rock). Love this place.

Dive bar that serves the BEST REUBENS I've had so far! It's piled three layers high with corned beef & plenty of sauerkraut on a marble rye. Choice of either potato chips or potato salad & I definitely recommend their large portion of homemade red potato salad. Creamy with a hint of mustard & so delicious! All this for under $6!! They have a small menu but like the price of the reuben & side they're all inexpensive meals. There's plenty to do here for it being a small basement, e.g. watch sports on a couple flat screens, play the slots, shuffleboard or pinball, dance to music from their jukebox or chill with your friends while drinking a microbrew (very limited selection) or cocktail. Great place that doesn't get too crowded!

This place is so Choice! All the bartenders are so freakin' awesome. They have decent food, and did I mention the bartenders are awesome. Seriously recommend this dive bar over most. You will definitely enjoy the people and good times ahead of you when you finally go in to this amazingly ridiculous place. The jukebox is tits! Go here now. Why aren't you there yet?

Rudest, snottiest, wanna-be bartenders of all time. I have never experienced such attitude from people who had zero reason to EVER have attitude towards someone who simply wanted a beer in exchange for money and if the service didn't suck ass- a tip! Screw this place. The music is too loud. The place is too smoky even for a smoker. The bartenders are friggin idiots.

This is the kind of place you just want to become a local at. Well, I assume at least some people would like to. The bartenders are the best (drinks are poured stiff after a few visits). They have shuffleboard, Oregon lottery and pinball. Bingo is one of the most amazing experiences in Portland (you can win anything from a glue gun to bible flash cards to a case of top ramen)!! Portland trendy? No. Good first date spot? Probably not, though thats how I discovered it. Smokey and just gritty enough? Absolutely!

I love the Speakeasy Tavern. I love that it has a fraction in it's address. I love the food specials everyday. A special shout out for the 3 tacos for $1 on Mondays and the $5 french dip on Thursday. Seriously, eat the french dip. It is blow your mind good. The drink specials are great. Well drinks are 3.50 during happy hour (3-7) and domestic pints are in the $2 to $3 dollar range. The ambiance is awesome. Low celing, walls painted black, chalk scrawled missives from the denizens of portland adorn the wall. Free shuffleboard table, 3 pinball machines, and a flat screen tv with couch seating provide entertainment. The jukebox provides an eclectic and enjoyable musical element to the bar. Even more awesome, there is a dingy, tiny alleyway right out the side door of the Speakeasy in which one can imagine all sorts of tawdry activities occuring. Or it might be a passageway to a magical realm of make believe. It's your imagination -- use it. This is a great place to spend the rainy winter months drinking and pinballing away the blues.

Classic Punk music, chalkboard walls to match the ceiling and cheap drinks. The gal behind the bar was chill. Nice happy hour. There's plenty of reasons why this place keeps their regulars. You had me at punk but kept me with Pac-man, pinball and pool. Perfect .

Dive bar with shuffleboard. Strong drinks (healthy pours...they have tully!) They make a mean reuben, and huge. Prime rib is delicious. Shuffleboard... Regulars may seem intimidating but they're friendly once you talk to them.

Why does this spot have any bad reviews. This bar is literally perfect. If yr lucky Judd's Bartending. One of the best bartenders in town. Jukebox and food are solid, as is crowd. Pool table is weathered but true.

Good ol' bar food, but it is a long time dive bar that was smoked in forever...get over it and eat. Portions are very generous for great prices. Check out the daily specials for even more savings...a friend and I once had tacos and sodas for lunch, the both of us ate for $7. Had the french dip today and you just can't beat it for $5. The only thing I've ever had the slightest complaint about is the ladies room is a bit scary...watch your step for the bump in the floor and bring a friend to watch the door.

Hungry? Only have a few bucks in your pocket? Head to Speakeasy, the food specials are amazing. They serve good quality bar food and the specials are insanely cheap. The drinks are also cheap. The vibe of this place is completely what you bring to it. This dive features a busted foosball table in the front, and no one really cares enough to fix it or move it. There are absurd quotes written in chalk on the wall. People will hang outside on the sidewalk, smoke cigarettes and politely deposit them in a provided cig-butt mailbox. All of these things together make Speakeasy what it is. If you come here expecting a high end gastropub or an actual bonafide speakeasy, take some time to reexamine your life.

As a person or color I felt mistreated. So did my partner. It was our first time here. We were asking normal questions about the items we were buying the answers were rude, hostile, and broad. This bar isn't Portland at all. I hope someone takes this review serious. This is my second time ever doing a review for a place in years.

Huge disappointment and missed opportunity here. The place is in an old speakeasy and you can see the bulletproof sliding door to see who is coming in but it is not a nice place to visit. Main reasons for 1 star: Too many homeless Not Clean No theme or identity

This place kept proving too hipster for me. A couple good experiences early on gave way to high expectations and consistent boredom, crap service, and pretentious under-aged street kids. Oh, and the bartender that I liked so much doesn't work there anymore. Meh, I'll give it three stars out of respect for the few really fun nights I have had at Speakeasy Gil's, but I don't go here anymore.

Great place for a pit stop in the afternoon. Has great drinks, decent space and a lot of character. The only thing I would change is the music. It was left on some 1970's XM radio and I felt like my grandpa should be joining me. Actually there were a few grandpa's in there, but they were fitting right in perfectly! We had 5 drinks and the bill was less than $20! We played shuffleboard, but the table is not worn yet. So you have to watch your speed! They didn't have any salt out. I felt like I was bothering the bartender though, when asking for anything. I hope to see them get some outdoor seating too. Either way, I want to check it out at night. I would definitely return though!

Great divey haunt. Good character. an abundance of solid draft beer. No info on food.

Not sure how or why this place showed up on Yelp for a craft cocktail search. A hard rock dive bar that is friendly to regulars. Enter at your own risk if you're not a regular. Bar tender made us wait quite a while to put in our first round and wasn't warm about it when he did.