The Silver Medal

"This Coronado Hills bar is laidback with cheap drinks, simple food (the burger is excellent), and a resident cat named Orange Cat, who isn’t allowed inside but still sneaks in. The exterior may be a bit dingy, but that’s to be expected from a dive bar located in a motel parking lot. Check out Twofer Dog Night on Thursday, or take advantage of the $12 special, which includes a chili dog, burger, and a Bud. Bonus: There are veggie options." - Darcie Duttweiler

"Forget cocktails. Order a chili dog or burger, sip on a whiskey and beer – or throw back a homemade Jell-O shot – and say hi to rough-around-his-edges resident feline Orange Cat at this Coronado Hills hole-in-the-wall. Open until 2 a.m. on Sundays." - Darcie Duttweiler

"The Coronado Hills dive bar’s food menu naturally includes hot dogs, including chili cheese dogs, as well as plainer and vegetarian iterations. Go for the one-two hit of the Jimmy Banjo, which comes with chili, a Sriracha slaw, onions, jalapenos, and mustard. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas." - Nadia Chaudhury

"The duo brings together two important local symbols — the ever-popular Texas beer that also hasn’t lost its luster and the fantastic Coronado Hills dive bar. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas." - Elizabeth Leader Smith, Nadia Chaudhury

"The Silver Medal is a real honest-to-goodness dive bar—and it’s most certainly not a fancy bar pretending to be a dive like you’d find in East Austin. Right off the scenic 290 frontage road in Coronado Hills, this spot has Lone Star on draft, $2 Jello shots, and killer Happy Hour deals. It’s blissfully open until 2am. But don’t even bother asking for an Old Fashioned (there's not a single bottle of bitters to be found). The extent of technology here is a television and a jukebox, but amazingly this place does in fact accept credit cards. You should definitely order one of the very good smashburgers here, or maybe a chili dog, and for our vegetable-eating friends, there’s even a vegetarian menu with Beyond Meat patties and veggie dogs. photo credit: Raphael Brion" - Raphael Brion