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Buckhead Saloon
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Neighborhoods: Northern Liberties, Spring Garden
461 N. 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 925-8170
461 N. 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 925-8170
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- DJ, Live
- Best Nights:
- Thu, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- None
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
11 reviews for Buckhead Saloon
I managed to say on the bull for 1:45 minutes!!
$5 for admission, $3 for the bull ride, someone brought me my blue moon draft. The place was big but pretty packed. Pretty diverse crowd in terms of age and socioeconomic background it seems. But much more of the frat/sorority type crowd.
Music is hit or miss and DJ seems to be confused sometimes jumping from genre to genre. We literally walked back and forth from Buckhead to McFaddens several times the night following the good music.
Granted, Buckhead Saloon is not something I would go to on my own, but when my friend's maid of honor picked it for the bachelorette party, I tried with all my might to fake the funk.
The maid of honor bought into their "Diamond Package" deal for bachelorette parties. I read the description online and warned her we were going to be duped but she insisted. For $200 ($20 per bridesmaid), we got a reserved table with balloons (two balloons), one ride on the bull each (oh yippee), $3 beers and well drinks, and a free shot (can you say juice). The bride got a Miller Lite mug (it was plastic), a tee shirt, and a bottle of champagne. Oh and supposedly we were supposed to get a disposable camera...not sure if that ever came.
I may be 28, but I felt like a cougar in this place. Everyone was 23 or below and acted accordingly. It was like douche bag city in there.
But I was there to fake the funk and lord did I try. The DJ was awful. He would put on a good song for 30 seconds and then mix it with a less awesome song. There was this weird michael jackson montage of songs where each one was about 15 seconds...not very good. The DJ never got the place jumping because the songs never reached their full capacity. The energy in the place was low, even though the dance floor was packed. The band was pretty good, but they played the same songs as the DJ more than once, so I only wish they coordinated that better.
I had 4 vodka tonics, 3 shots, some champagne, and a beer all before 12 am and I never got buzzed and it doesn't take much for a cheap date girl like myself...which leads me to believe these people are serving up some serious water cocktails.
We stayed till the end when the lights came on. I quickly made my way for the door, pushing through the many drunk couples getting their hump on against the walls. I kept telling myself, "Don't look back" and I never will.
I was detoured from silk city to this establishment in order to hang out with some friends. Turns out they meant the place next door, and I didn't know until about 15 minutes after I had already paid my $5 cover and bought a beer...
I'm usually not one to enter a place that charges a cover, unless I know a good band or DJ is playing, but then again I was trying to hang out with some buddies. I arrive and already can tell by the clientele outside the door that this was not the type of business I like to spend my money on. They have a dress code like most frat-boy douche gathering spots. I was hit with the stench of vomit upon entering and they only had shitty domestic bottles and imports like amstel light, and heinecken.
I was wearing a beanie, and the people at the door said nothing. I also didn't see it on the dress code sign, so I didn't take it off. Within a minute after buying a beer a security guard came from behind and snatched the beanie off my head and shoved it into my chest very aggressively. This really had me pissed off, because he could've easily came up to me and asked me to take it off and I would've with no qualms. After he did that I told him that he could've been more polite as to not piss off their patrons and he just yelled back at me and said I could leave if I didn't like it.
A band then came on and started to play bon jovi covers, which was repulsive and right then and there I had to leave. It so happened that there was a miscommunication with the friends and they were next door at McFadden's, which will warrant another review.
A bunch of douche's and the rancid stench of puke permeating the air and infiltrating your sense of smell. The service is awful. NO THANKS.
p.s. there is a cover(imagine that,lol) If you like a bunch of horn dogs, go here... If you don't mind paying a cover, getting crappy service, and if you like the smell of regurgitated food, then this place is for you. The music is god-awful. Sorry I had to give it a star, at all!
I went on a Wednesday intending to ride the bull.
The bull was broken.
However it turned out we came on $.25 beer and $1 vodka night!!! YAY!! The bartenders tend to pour heavily for the ladies than the gentlemen. I've conducted my research 6 times =)
The bouncer is VERY friendly and there is a huge dance floor. H
Beware though, there's no food. They don't have a kitchen. But with drink prices like these, who need food?
Just like a hive of mindless bees that take themselves way too seriously and rarely, if ever smile, this is a place where douche-bags can congregate in "peace". It's a place where they are free to pretend that they are competing in the UFC or Mr. Olympia or they could take home the title of America's Next Top Model.
In this safe haven there's a mechanical bull in the back where you can laugh yourself silly watching drunk girls' jeans or skirts slide down as their thongs rise up moments before getting thrown to the ground neck first. Sadly you can only get a glimpse of this if you are capable of moving through the crowd with the same deftness of a NFL defensive lineman.
Your politeness is of no use in this place. The Princes and Princess that inhabit it would rather become statues of stone than let you make your way to the bar for a drink or even the bathroom to stop from wetting yourself. Nor will they hesitate to give you the Heisman if your in their foot path.
The band plays country music or some other delightfulness that ONLY a drunk girl would have any inclination to "dance" to.
Independent style need not tread here because this is a hive. If you want diversity grab some Trail Mix. You don't come to a place like this to be different.
Considering that you are reading this, I can assume you are literate. This trait alone may over-qualify you from walking in.
We came to ride the bull.
No, that's not my entire review. But, yes we came to ride the bull for my girlfriend's birthday. The place itself smelled a little godawful like urine, beer, and vomit but it took me back to my sorority days and I felt skeeved but also "at home". Call me quirky. The bouncers, cashier, and other staff we encountered were very nice which is always a plus.
The music was good with the usual "get the party started" music and the obligatory "Stable Horse: Ride a Cowboy". A dj played in between sets of a very cool band. Anytime I can hear Gin & Juice with a good guitarist in the background is good times.
Definitely come for a jump-off place for your night. Lots of birthdays and bachelorette parties. Plenty of drunk girls thinking it is cute to ride the bull together. Riding the bull was exhilarating. You have to sign a waiver and pay $3. Short line for it and lots of fun.
4 1/2 stars....Formally Tiki Bob's, Buckhead Saloon is the next chain bar / club in Philly. They kept the same set up as Tiki Bobs's as in the bar locations but in the back they cleared it out and replaced it with a permanent mechanical bull....one word....AWESOME. Still have the big dance floor, changed the former coat check in to a "cabin like" lounge for football games, etc. And took out the "bleacher like" dance platform to create more space for dancing.
During the day they replace the dance floor with bar tables for Eagles games or other special events. It's ALMOST like any other chain bar where they have great specials and something always fun is going on (it's actually right next door to McFadden's). It just has a different feel when you're inside, and GREAT drink prices.
I went because a friend's band was playing. Overall, a generally worthless bar. Had terrible service at the door and expensive domestic beers. Only pro: I had to get wasted to stand being there.
I cannot get enough of Buckhead....I go there as much I can. My friends and I love to ride the bull and you cant beat the drink specials on the weekends! The staff is great!! My favorite night to go is Friday but i really like their martini menu on Thursdays too!
Wow I am a little mad that I even had to give one star. I was there over the weekend and the service was horrendous. I don't even know where to start. The bartending was just possibly the worst that i have ever seen and I will not ever return overpriced and just bad. sorry don't know how else to explain it i am speechless
