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Category: Dive Bars
2600 San Pablo AveMon-Sun. 4:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
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By far my favorite bar to hang out. Always has a good vibe, cheap drinks, and I love the outdoor patio. Grill outside makes some mean hoagies --and while you do have to usually wait 30 minutes to get them its OK because you have a PBR in your hand.
Definitely a hipster joint. While everyone loves to make fun of hipsters (myself included sometimes) the mere act of doing so, I think makes you a hipster... denying the fact that your uniqueness is actually a simple formula of not caring and expensive clothing mixed with articles found at a garage sale...oh! and a road bike! Gotta have a bike!
What I mean is everyone enjoys a good dive bar. So ride your bike on down and grab a PBR at the miz-lo, cause you're a hipster!
This is a great dive bar.
From the $5 whiskey and beer special (they also have tequila and tecate specials, but I'm more of a whiskey girl) to the awesome outside grill this bar is pretty much covers it all.
I also love that they have a great heated outdoor area for smoking. Plus I can walk here from my house. What more could you want?
I definitely recommend "The Miz" as I like to call it. Always a guaranteed good time.
Definitely a rockin' spot. They converted a large portion of the parking lot to an outdoor drinking area (for lack of a better term). It's kinda like a mini Zeitgeist in the East Bay.
The little barbecue they have going is also quite awesome. I tried some lamb shish kabobs as well as bacon wrapped sausages. The lamb was awesome, but the sausage was a bit of a disappointment. Kielbasa + Bacon = salt-and-fat bomb!
They have all day specials of the "cheap beer with cheap shot" variety.
The only negative here is that it's in the middle of nowhere (as in, not close to BART). But that's probably a good thing, as I don't want to be up to my ass in bridge-and-tunnelers from San Francisco ;-).
This place is awesome! It has a decent bar, 5 dollar whiskey is always good. The actual bar is big enough to fit a few people. There is seating along the side of the building- there's a cute loungey area by the pool table and there's another cute booth next to the front door.
Then there's the back- very adorable and charming place. The bamboo walls wrap around the whole back area and it's highlighted with cute Christmas lights.
There is pleanty of seating in the back, lots of benches that is placed so that you could sit in a small or large group. There are two seating areas all the way in the back with heaters and seat about 10 people- those little tents are great for a party that wants more privacy.
There's also a grill in the back that servers beer. The food is really good I had a hoagie for 6.50 and it was really fucking good. They may get backed up once in a while, last time I had to wait at least 20 mins just to place an order because the cook was so backed up- but it was worth it.
I've been there twice and both times have had decent music- I get a sense that there's a great variety of music. One night I was there they played some good hip hop and after that DJ placed some more dancy stuff.
I love that this place is close enough to school and there are people from all walks of life who come here. The crowd always looks fun and the place has an overall fun vibe. I went once on a Thursday and it seemed to have a good amount of people in there- not too much where it's packed but not too little where it was deserted. I went again on a Saturday night and it was the same, maybe a little less people- but still enough people where people were dancing and I had to wait in line for the bathroom.
With the massive outdoor patio and lackadaisical attitude toward smoking of, ahem, all kinds, it reminds me a lot of Zeitgeist. Only without the Extremely Aggravated staff and WITH cheaper drinks.
I approve.
If you've kept ABREAST of my writing you know that I would *never* MILK a review for cheap laughs. No, I am a proud, substantive Yelper, and it is with my CHEST out and my head held high that I hearby aim to I provide an extremely useful and cool review of the Missouri Lounge.
Now, I'm not a big drinker and a don't spend a lot of time in bars. When I do go out, I generally NURSE a drink for longer than most, as I was never ENDOWED with a hefty tolerance. However, when there is a cause whose worth I feel strikes a chord deep within my BOSOM, I pull out the BIG GUNS and show up for the event. I may even partake in my share of fruity libations: a seabreeze, a madras, a daiquiri , maybe even a slippery NIPPLE or two.
Such is the case with the magnificent Kiki G. and her fabulous Cleavage Night benefit for breast cancer research. This lovely lady makes it her duty each year to BUST out a fabulous affair guaranteed to TITilate the fancies of even the most conservative TEETtotaler.
The Missouri Lounge was the perfect location for this event. In addition to the luscious BOOBIE CAKE that Kiki provided, the Missouri's grill was serving up what looked and smelled like delicious fare. I ordered a greyhound and waited for the bartender to fetch the grapefruit juice from the usual array of CANS in the house cooler. Instead, what she grabbed off the RACK was a shooter of fresh SQUEEZED grapefruit juice. For six bucks!
I SUCKLED that mother for a abnormally swift five or six minutes before I was ready for another. It was only a matter of time before I had multiple glasses STACKED in front of me.
Just a note: Kiki has another Cleavage Night coming up this month at HOOTERS. Hope y'all can make it...that is, if you FEEL UP to it.
I have frequently driven by the Missouri Lounge and wondered, "Hm. What's that place all about?"
Well, thanks to the persistent Mr. Isaacs, a post-work happy hour was organized and a bunch of teachers took over the back patio.
Sunshine? Check. Beer? Check. Pizza delivered from Lanesplitter? Check (but only the one in Albany, which is weird, because the Berkeley location is just down the block).
I liked the velvet couches inside and the dog-friendly outside. I think I'll stop by again, now that I know what awaits me there.
Easily my favorite bar in the East Bay. I'm sort of a regular here.
great food.
cheap drinks.
chill crowd.
good music.
AWESOME bar tenders.
what else is there really?
The Bartendresses are as Tender as they are Bar Pros.
The Grill Masters are as Masterful as they are Manly.
No better place to stay on cloud nine in the East Bay than with your feet on the ground in a parking lot that is decorated to look like the patio of a five star Bar and Grill.
Naughty Natto's grill at Missouri Lounge may not look like much, but it has beaten several other gourmet steak sandwiches in taste tests at the State Capitol.
Misery Lounge has really improved in the past year. The outdoor patio (with heat lamps and mosquito nets) is a real plus. Tip: the beer at the back bar is a tad less expensive than the indoor bar! Wheeee!
DJ's occasionally, pool table, big bathroom, Foosball outside, and the Grill: Monday through Saturday, 5pm til midnight!
My new favorite bar in the east bay. Realizing we were way under dressed for Kitty's , we decided to drive down San Pablo and hit up the first dive bar we saw. The lights from the huge outdoor patio caught my eye as I drove past so we flipped a bitch and pulled in. This place did not disappoint.
(2 shots of Jim Beam with a Miller High Life) x 2 for $17!!! [Yes Juicy, this joint called for such a drink ... I also needed liquid courage]. They had a drink special for whiskey and can o' beer for $5 each ... that was for round 2.
The place was a like a big frat party ... I think we were the only Asians. Since I hadn't eaten yet, the chicken kabob and the sausage wrapped in bacon hit the spot ... though they would have tickled me even if I'd just had a 12 course meal. Service is quick, patrons are friendly, I can't wait to go back.
when going to new places, it's always good to try the local beers, which is why it's surprising how hard it is to find berkeley-brewed trumer pilsner. ALAS, missouri lounge has it on tap! otherwise, they have their drink specials of a can of beer and shot of whisky for 5 bucks or a canned tecate and shot of tequila for 6. these can get dangerous!
despite the awkward dance party that forms in the middle of the room (think pre-pubescent middle school formal... with braces), this place is awesome. there's a DJ playing groovy/discoy lounge music (not typical top 40 hits that you already hear a million times throughout your day!) and a back patio adorned with christmas lights. this is a perfect example of "dive bar" not meaning something bad. there was a line out the door on a saturday night, so it seems to be pretty popular. it's a great place and i definitely plan to come back!!
This is just a really fun bar. Other reviews of it say more about the food and exactly what the happy hour specials are, that's all good, but I just want to vouch for the atmosphere of this place. :)
The bartender was super nice, and was really helpful when I asked for a suggestion of "a gin drink that's more exciting than gin & tonic." I ended up with a "Left Bank," apparently a drink the bartender said her boss had come up with.
Anyway, there's plenty of space to sit inside or outside under the heaters, and you can actually hear each other talking. Just a really fun "dive bar."
Straddling the line between dive bar and hipster hangout, Missouri Lounge's got an effortless "chill" vibe and all the makings of a good neighborhood joint. First clue is the bike rack out front. On a no man's stretch of San Pablo, the fact that people travel here as a destination place speaks volumes, and that they come on vintage bikes... well, let's just say we saw many a crushed PBR can and it took about .2 seconds to bum rolling papers.
Bar amenities are a-plenty: pool table, huge outdoor patio with heatlamps and a sweet-smelling BBQ, turntables with a random blaring of tunes. Add paintings that belonged in a hunting lodge, drop in some laid back folks and a five buck whiskey and beer boilermaker special or six buck tequila and Tecate, and it'll be a fine night all around.
Pretty darn awesome. Outdoor grill, cool bartenders, cheap drinks. The DJ's were great last Saturday - played only contemporary and classic soul music. Apparently this happens every other Saturday and apparently I will have to come back to hear more good music. The crowd was a good mix of people - not too pretentious at all (not that one would even expect such a thing in such a hip place like Berkeley). Can't wait to go back!
WORST bar i have ever been to!
bad crowd, bad service. walk down the street to ACME. MUCH better.
i really wanted to like this bar, considering i live RIGHT by it, unfortunately i don't.
firstly, i went to this bar specifically because they had a dog friendly policy. i went several times with my tiny dog, before suddenly being kicked out, rudely i might add, for having my dog with me. apparently, according to the giant rude man (who told me he "didn't give a fuck" what i thought) they changed their policies. no dogs at night anymore.
awesome... not.
also, i have no idea why everybody keeps calling this place a hipster haven! i mostly see broish types, all white & young, definitely not thrifting in their spare time...
imo, just walk down to acme, the music might be kind of intense, but the people are authentically friendly, older, and LOTS more accepting of dogs!!
A fun venue with a good, large patio. They have solid happy hour specials, but prices jump significantly when it ends. (Well drinks jumped from $3 to $6 for example.) It gets very loud once the evening gets going, partly because of the number of people, and partly because they have a DJ who kept the music turned way up to be heard over even loud conversation. The food from the grill was very tasty, but they didn't seem to maximize their output and thus repeatedly got backed up, creating a long wait for food.
A: Cheap Whiskey +
OK: Patio and Country night
=
A-OK.
This is a nice little divey place, but nothing to write home about. I have been a couple times and it just doesn't feel like the most social of places. First off, I have had more trouble getting a drink here than places in the ever-busy mission. When you go into the back patio, groups are separated in their own tables which makes it hard to talk to anyone other than who you came with. When I go out, I like to meet people and party. Missouri lounge attracts disgruntled hipsters who think the meaner they sneer, the cooler they are. I would usually pass, but I am a big fan of whiskey.
It kind of reminds me of this dude I hooked up with from Missouri. It was somewhat pleasurable, but I couldn't help thinking, when is it done yet?
The tag line for the state of Missouri is: Close to home, far from ordinary.
My tag line for Missouri Lounge: Close to home, quite the ordinary.
I think you should avoid playing pool here unless you are really good at pool. Like, really good. There are regulars. Whatevs. I'm not bitter. I will forever have a story about quasi-hustling a smelly guy named Mondo.
Other than that, hipster city! I get the impression that this was once a really cool dive bar that hipsters found out about. We're talking crazy hipster. Clove cigarettes. Neck tattoos. Joy Division t-shirts. Twin soul ropes with rings hanging from them. I think 75% of all the drinks sold here are cans of PBR.
Anyway, I do like the idea $5 boilermakers and $6 "especial" boilermakers (tequila and Tecate). Hipsters and Mondo have me down on the place, but the prospects of cheap liquor and outdoor grills do make me want to return.
The moral of the story is that it's on San Pablo and it's better than the new Hotsy Totsy.
For starters the place smells HORRIBLE, it's dirty and very trashy. It's also dark . Older crowd most of whom are bikers, not my style. Went there once and maybe I went on a bad day but I hatted it! Did not like the atmosphere nor the drinks!
Great little spot. Divey in that way that's really not - more like a divey lounge, you know? Full selection of Hangar One, which I love. And cocktails made with fresh juice! Seriously, they had a pile of sliced, absolutely gorgeous blood oranges ready for your beverages. Can't say that I have ever had a drink made with blood orange juice and it was delicious!
I'd love to go back here at night or even just when there are more people there than myself, a couple friends, and the cool bartender.
Extra points for Chocolate Jesus on the NON-internet jukebox.
One of my favorite places to be. This is definitely a diamond in the rough.
Missouri Lounge has a juke box, which never gets used because there are DJs every night of the week. Inside, there is enough tables and chairs to sit ten, plus another ten or so barstools. They have cable television and are usually playing some out of pocket, off the wall flick.
The drink prices are fairly cheap. You can get a beer for $2-5 and a mix drink is around $4-6. I don't think I've ever paid more than $6 for any drink in all of my times there.
I love what they've done with their "back yard". The building to the side of the Missouri was demolished, and they expanded. There is an entire outdoor area now, complete with picnic tables and benches, couches and recliners, and several canopies for when its raining outside.
The atmosphere is awesome, as are the bartenders, DJs and the rest of the patrons that come through here.
I can't forget, they also serve food. I'm not sure if they have a schedule for when they offer food or not, but you can usually find a guy at a BBQ grille outside. Last time I was there for $6 I got a toasted hoagie with some amazing pesto spread, piled high with onions, peppers, tomatoes and thinly sliced and amazingly seasoned steak. That, with a heaping side of potato salad. Yumm!
Came here yesterday to celebrate a birthday. We spent our time outside in the beer garden which was nice. It had little netted canopies with heaters inside to keep you warm and the party private.
Drinks were really affordable, and the business definitely picked up after 7pm.
Enjoyed the $5 whiskey and can o'beer special (PBR).
Only wish they'd serve some food or snacks that didn't cost $2.
Yelp tag for 4 stars: Yay! I'm a fan.
Yelp tag for 3 stars: A-OK.
I'd say Missouri is somewhere between the two. If there was such a thing as a dive lounge (maybe there is, I don't know), this would be it - not at all pretentious, but far from sleazy. Drinks are decently priced, it was not too packed on a Saturday night (although there was a good mix of people), and the back patio is awesome (probably my favorite thing about Missouri).
Overall: Cozy, low key, fun hangout place.
Dogs allowed? check.
$5 special? check
Pool table? check.
Jukebox or DJ? check.
Friendly bartenders? check.
Occasional disruptive customer? check.
Stupid Mustache? Check.
.... Cool outdoor area that serves steak sandwiches and has tented seatings areas with lamps alongside additional picnic tables? Check.
Now kids... the lesson learned from this experience is sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
Missouri Lounge is great. I am oh so happy they now have the patio section in the back. Makes it easier to breathe in the bar and move on the "dance floor". The drinks are cheap and the specials are awesome.
Before you go and complain about the music please be advised that there are different DJs on different nights so check their myspace or website to see what you'll be hearing all night. Doesn't make sense to go on a Soul night and complain that all the DJ played was soul music. Quite fucking irritating if I do say so myself.
And if you want to call a sector of the people here hipsters then keep in mind that these are East Bay hipsters, so like that's about 5 times less obnoxious than SF hipsters. Also I believe the crowd here is a lot more mixed than people have let on in their reviews.
Honestly, the weirdest thing about this place is the girls bathroom. It's a pretty big room but there's one toilet and no stall but amazingly there are two sinks in the bathroom. Why 2 sinks and one toilet and no stalls?!? Who built this place? Every time I go there I get drunk and talk about this. It amazes me to no end.
I just discovered another contender for my "best dives" list! A group of us went here after finding that the Albatross Lounge further down San Pablo was hosting quiz night thus leaving no table free for a group of six. Like a true dive, it sits alone on a quiet corner. It's very dark and the furniture consists of bar stools and a few velvet couches. They also have a patio section in the back, however it was too cold last night and only three outdoor heaters that were already occupied by other patrons. I imagine on warmer nights, it's quite bumpin' out there.
Drinks are cheap and they have a whiskey + beer special for $5. The music was not too bad. The jukebox has a pretty good selection and I could even overlook the bartender's iPod mix consisting of such gems like Ludacris' 'Ho.' Oh and if you have to wait to get a drink it's because the barkeep is taking a few shots and taking a swig of beer. Nice! A great spot to have cheap drinks and chill with your homies.
Drinks are cheap, crowd is great. Definitely a great spot to hang out and grab a drink, they have pool, plenty of beers on tap for a reasonable price, and multiple specials to choose from.
I think this place is a bit better in the spring and summer, they have a large outdoor seating area and it can get cold at times. Although the whiskey and beer special will probably help with that problem....
Normally I like dive bars, but Missouri Lounge has failed to hit the right note with me. I've come here a couple of times and both times ended up leaving fairly quickly. I'm just not a big fan of the crowd here. The crowd I would describe as somewhat alternative and young (20s/30s), and every time I've come here I've seen people staring at me, looking like they don't think I belong in this bar. I haven't found the crowd who comes here to be very welcome, accepting, or friendly towards me. The interior is also rather run-down, and not in a cool, divey kind of way. On the plus side, drinks are cheap and the back patio is nice.
The Misery Lounge: $2.50 PBRs, friendly staff, chill patio area, and a weird mix of grizzled barflies and pickled yoots.
Damn hipsters. You spray for 'em, lay out traps, but they just keep coming back.
Came here last Friday to see my friend's man Dj and it was way fun times. It looks like a highway motel on the outside, and a standard divey hipster bar on the inside.
We spent a good amount of time out in the back area, which is huge and full of picnic tables. We were lucky enough to score some space in one of the two heated gazebos, but unfortunately our heater was out of propane so for a little while we had to content ourselves with just *looking* warm. When we finally mustered the energy to go tell a staff member about our kaput tank they came and replaced it on the double, though, and then we were golden. My friend got a delicious looking sausage sandwich that made us all droolingly jealous; $6 is definitely a fair price for such tastiness.
Eventually the parade of awesome tunes called us inside to shake it. The crowd seemed relatively laid back--no noses in the air, so far as I could tell--and the music was spot on what I want to dance to. At one point I heard Paperboy followed by Ace of Base followed by Bel Biv Devoe (haha!) and then later on got to do some serious wriggling to Holy Ghost! and Dj Blaqstarr. Awesomesauce. Best part? I got to shimmy shimmy ya without having to fight my way through skeevy douchebags and uptight hairspray princesses. Score!
I've never seen a place with a crowd like this one.
The guys all seem to have their own "look", which can be hit or miss. Some seem to be trying too hard. Just wear a tshirt and jeans for Chrissake! The girls run from hot to harsh, and the hot ones look like they'll own you once they get you alone.
The beer garden is a fave! Love that there are heaters for the smokers to cluster-fuck around. This is a good way to get close to that person you've been eyeing all evening. I was odd man out with my cigar, but everyone seemed cool about it.
The bartenders are friendly and fast. The Ikea seating makes for odd groups having odder conversations. The music is eclectic, and at times delightfully subversive. It gets pretty crowded though. Grab your seat early.
I didn't think this place could get better, but it did. Now there's a huge outdoor patio area with plenty of seating and often times a hosted-bbq that serves tasty steak sandwiches.
$5 drink specials?
Awesome DJs?
Unpretentious crowd?
Check. Check. Check.
Maryam hearts The Mizz.
I couldn't ask for a better bar. I'm not the type to go out much, but when I do I want to go… Read more »
Another Monday night birthday party, rough night to rally, but the MIssouri Lounge made it worth my while. Costume theme was Hip-Hop versus Hipster and the real laugh was that I couldn't tell the revelers from the regulars.
Open air patio is nice, fenced in to keep the dogs only in the front bar. Real dogs, ones that bark. We were able to set up our cakes and keep it on the downlo with help from the very nice outside bartender.
Pool table with suitable low shade sort of ended up being the only place people could congregate as the rest of the place is pretty spread out. Oh, yea, there was some pre-game huddling by the heat lamps too.
Reminds me of sort of a small ski town or rural Alaskan dive bar. Bet it would be pretty easy for the bartenders to start to know your name...
Best Monday Night Dive Bar.
* The vibe swings from Johnny Cash to Beatles to RHCP.
* Two words: The Special - $5. Does it really matter what kind? Not after the first one.
* Alternative: Especial. $6. A little taste of Mexico.
* Lagunitas IPA by the pint.
* The Fifth Star: I recently discovered that outside in the beer garden, there is a grill that produces the best steak sandwiches on the planet. I was even lucky enough to meet the inventor of this delicacy.
To the MOLo team: You are the reason we keep coming back!
5 stars. Why?
-- $5 Boilermakers (a cheap beer and a cheap whiskey): they call it "the special"; I call it the best way to start a night.
-- $2.50 PBR/Olympia: for when you want to go out, but following your dream really isn't panning out.
-- Grill/Yard out back: solid steak sandwiches (sausage, veggie available) and solid company.
-- Musical adeptness: I like noise rock. My friend likes hip hop. I got Hot Snakes and Jesus Lizard. He got shit he's been waiting to hear for years. It's either an accident of history, or fate.
Can't say I've been here enough to definitively say it beats my standby of a Lanesplitters-to-Acme combo, but here's to more data collection/imbibing in the near future.
Hipster haven? Maybe. Ok fine. Definitely. But when you've recently moved to DC and all you want is to see a girl with a partially shaved head and a Christmas sweater gettin' down to the Smiths, Missouri Lounge is your man.
In many respects, hanging out here is a lot like hanging out at your own house, or maybe your grandparents, assuming that one or both of them have couches, photographs on the wall, and a sweet patio with Christmas lights and the occasional barbeque outside.
Why it's better to hang out here and NOT at your grandparent's:
-Shot o' whiskey and a PBR for 5 bucks or, to facilitate the leaning of your inner cholo, shot o' tequila and a Dos Equis.
-Crystal Castles,Lil Wayne, MGMT, Lupe Fiasco...more.
-Your grandparents would need a hip replacement just thinking about shaking it like the occupants of this dance floor. Who knew such verve was possible in such tight pants?
Why only 4 stars? I don't know. Over-enthusiasm is unbecoming of my carelessly side-swept bangs.
Hey this place is awesome. I brought my dog here and she loved it. All the patrons were so nice to her, and the bartenders even had dog biscuits behind the bar.
Seldom have I ever felt so comfortable walking into a place. The music was very good, people were dancing even though the "sound system" sucked. I will definitely be coming back here sometime.
glorious.
just go, you'll understand.
it's everything that everyone's said, plus last night they played old school rap all night. and i got drunk for a measly $15 bucks. it's like a block party/oasis they way it's set up too. reminds me of drinking in in the parking lot in high school, only a million times better.
like i said, glorious.
go.
Get "the special". $5 for a shot of Ancient Age whiskey and (be sure to specify ) a can of PBR.
Good, friendly crowd and not a typical dive.
Berkeley, CA
Category: Dive Bars
Berkeley, CA
Category: Pubs
Albany, CA
Category: Lounges
Neighborhood: Rockridge
Category: Dive Bars
Neighborhood: South Berkeley
Category: Dive Bars
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