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Missouri Lounge
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 4 pm - 2 am
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street, Private Lot
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Ambience:
- Hipster, Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
224 reviews for Missouri Lounge
Review Highlights
"there is a pool table and lots of nice folks who you will..."
(in 34 reviews)
"I love the wednesday open mic with Paul Pot."
(in 7 reviews)
"...are cheap and they have a whiskey + beer special for $5."
(in 5 reviews)
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224 reviews in English
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Review from Sara P.
Oakland, CA
1/18/2012
This place definitely serves the dive bar experience! The staff doesn't pretend to want to be there, they've messed up my drink a few times, and I don't really care because I'm not coming here the service. I'm coming here to drink beer, smoke cigarettes, watch a game and say crude things. Perfect.
This place has a great outdoor patio, pool table, beer and whiskey deals, and that down to earth dive-y feel. Oh, and the grill produces tasty food. Yes to the patty-melt. -
Review from Shirleyanne Z.
San Francisco, CA
1/5/2012
I like hanging out at the outside patio. They have a small pool table, but someone is usually playing so you just have to wait your turn. The bartenders do not skimp on the alcohol so watch how much you drink if you can't handle your liquor. I also like that they have drink specials and some are pretty tasty and dirt cheap. This place usually gets poppin' during happy hour since it's close to a lot of businesses.
Another plus for Missouri Lounge is that they let you bring your dog with you (I wonder if they'd let me bring my cat....). Also in the back patio they have a grill and I tried one their tri-tip sandwiches that had basil in it. It was really tender & tasty and they served it with potato salad. The potato salad tasted like your standard Costco or Safeway type, but it was decent enough. I like having the food with a pint of beer. -
Review from Moon s.
Glendale, CA
1/5/2012
One of my all time favorite bar/lounges:
All the employees are great.
The food served in the back patio is really good.
The drinks are well poured at a good price.
The DJ's are spot-on with the music.
The crowd has always been way friendly & fun... to a pretty old dude up from LA -
Review from Sam p.
Arcata, CA
1/30/2012
They have a $5 PBR/whiskey shot daily special...outdoor seating...pool table and a cool tabletop videogame system..all pluses! The open mic night is cool and not overly loud! It would be fun to get to know the bartenders but im just not there enough. My only complaint is the bathroom often has no lock...walking in on some guy taking a dump just isnt part of my fun night...
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Review from Stefanie L.
San Francisco, CA
12/9/2011
HIGHLY DIG. I know that phrasing makes no sense, but it's how I feel.
Roomy bars are the best, right? I should clarify and say that "roomy" does not mean "empty," because this bar definitely wasn't the latter. It started off chill, with a good number of people playing pool, getting drunk, chatting it up inside and out, and then it got even more fun and people-filled as the music got louder and the night got older. And, magically, there wasn't ever a line for the single-stall bathroom. I don't know how that's possible.
I'm also a big fan of the outside patio at this place. Super grungy, dare I say hipster, but very accommodating to eaters, smokers, and general fans of the outside. The grill food is delicious--I had a pulled pork sandwich, my friend had the reuben, and we were carb-and-protein'd up for the bar part of the night after these meals. I ended up spending less than $30 for the sandwich, two beers, and a round of shots for a few friends. Not bad at all.
The only negative is the location, which is to say that it's in the very, very least exciting part of Berkeley. But maybe the Missouri will start a trend, and maybe the students will flock to the southernmost side of campus instead of congregating at Kip's. Someday.Listed in: Setting the Bar High
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Review from Victor G.
Oakland, CA
10/22/2011
Missouri Lounge isn't just a bar, it's a grill in the evenings too. that said, there's seating in the main bar and lots of seats in the rear where the grill is located.
music: country rock
drink: lagunista fusion(5)
strong brew with a lot of body, no bitterness, lagunista has another hit!
on draught:
-9ish number of draughts, need to look at handles to see what's available, board's out of date.
-bottled beers $3-$5
-happy hour wells (3)
-knowledgable bartender makes missouri a keeper.
-pool table and video games available. -
Review from Tori F.
Hayward, CA
10/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
Five words; Whiskey/PBR five dollar special.
This is a pretty normal occurance in the Berkeley/Oakland/San Francisco bar scene, but Missouri really delivers. The PBRs are always icy cold-the only way they're semi-stomachable. & They hook it up with the whiskey.
In short, you can go to Missouri, spend about 10 bucks and be feeling yourself. That's legit. They have an ok variety of draft beers, which I also like. The drinks are just really fairly priced in general.
Usually when my group arrives at Missouri, we grab our drinks at the bar & head straight to the back patio area. There's plenty of seating, but occasionally it gets so packed that there's standing room only. The crowd is always pretty trendy, which means there's a lot of attractive people which I also like in a bar.
They also have food, which I've never tried. But it always smells good!
I would recommend Missouri Lounge to anyone. I often bring friends from out of town there & they are never disappointed! -
Review from Katie M.
Berkeley, CA
10/8/2011
I initially checked this place because I heard it was the Zeitgeist of the East Bay. But, in reality, it deserves more respect for its individuality.
Missouri Lounge (named after my 9th favorite state) is all about the back porch/outside area. I have only met a handful of people who don't enjoy drinking outside and this is an excellent place to do so. In addition to the ambiance, MoLo has EXCELLENT food. Their grilled cheese is stellar! Go here for the "El Especial" drink specials-- a shot of Tequila and a can of Tecate for $6.
Also, the bouncer at MoLo was the only person who ever checked my I.D. and commented on my address when I lived on Bonar Street. "Haha... Boner Street." I appreciated that.
I have been asked whether I liked Acme or MoLo more (my two closest neighborhood bars) and I wasn't able to answer. Acme is smaller and more intimate with an amazing jukebox. MoLo is larger with an awesome outside patio and delicious food. This is Sophie's Choice. I love both equally. -
Review from Charles F.
Berkeley, CA
10/23/2011
This place is a DUMP.
BAR:
I once watched in disgust as a half a dozen fruit flies fled the scene when the bartender went to fill a glass from a dirty tap. This means that the manager does not take the proper sanitary precautions to cut down on the fly problem.
Bottles or cans recommended.
Bathrooms have a dirty vomit mixed with piss and shit smell. I realize that this is a bathroom but there is this chemical called chlorine which is found in a well known commercially available product called BLEACH that would come in VERY HANDY for the shit hole contained within a shit hole aka the bathroom at the Missouri Lounge.
The bar itself is not so bad. They seem to allow smoking outside which seems crazy to me in Berkeley but they do. This includes weed and even some cocaine use. It's ironic that the coolest thing about the bar is the very thing that could have them shut down. -
Review from joe s.
Berkeley, CA
9/2/2011
This is my neighborhood bar. I love it. It loves me.
Sit in the back and prepare to make friends. Its rare that I go to that place and DON'T end up hanging out with the people I'm sitting next to.
Don't change a thing. -
Review from D M.
El Cerrito, CA
7/13/2011 5 Check-ins Here
The tofu bahn mi is the best sandwich I have ever had. EVER. No joke.
How can I describe it? Did it make me cream my pants? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes, I did. I enjoyed every minute of it.
One thing I love about the grill is how reliable it is. The grrrrrrrrrrrill has and always will open at six and the mama grill and her baby grills are amazing. The only thing I would change? The grill should open earlier. Oh yea, and be in my house.
Not to mention the bartenders and bartendresses are hot, sassy and hot. They are awesome. I love this place. -
Review from Vittorio L.
Oakland, CA
5/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
A pool table to the right of the full bar definitely piqued my interest when i walked in. It's $1 to play, and typically there isn't much of a wait. Drinks aren't overpriced, and there's a patio with tables, chairs, little cabanas and heaters. Definitely a place to go if you want to see the Hipster crowd drinking, bouncing to the music (hipsters dont really dance, do they?), and taking their plaid seriously.
BTW making this place officially a hipster dive is the graffiti inside the bathrooms (it's pretty dang cool to look at) and that the men's bathroom door doesnt lock. -
Review from Ozzy A.
Oakland, CA
10/24/2011
This place is adorable. I love the fact that they serve food until 12:30. And it's not just any food, it's like REALLY GOOD FOOD. Drink prices are so appropriate and I love the out door area.
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Review from Monica S.
Updated - 2/24/2011 1 Check-in Here
Oh my gosh. Talk about a get down kinda time. This goes down as one of my favorite spots to hang in the Easy Bay. A cheap, chill time with a DJ popping off all the shakeable hits. A pool table for friend times. An outdoor BBQ food hut for hungry times. Plenty of picnic tables for scarfing and chatting and making new friends.
Last week's visit consisted of my friend and I cutting a rug on the dance floor and later exchanging "sober" bike tricks outside to a group of jaw-dropped cool kids. There were doggies and nice folks and drinks being clinked.
This is the rathskeller cure for Cheers.Listed in: East Bay for Drinkers, Best Spots in Berkeley
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8/21/2010
Missouri Lounge: everything it's cracked up to be and more.
This is the bar I've been missing in my… Read more »
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Review from Jodie B.
San Francisco, CA
4/4/2011
I'd have liked it more if the blonde gal working the register @ the grill counter made it seem like having customers was a little less inconvenient.
:-/
Otherwise, the place has a GREAT atmosphere and good food.
3 stars for "meh" customer service. Come on Missouri Lounge, you can do better than that! You're a cool place, and you'd be cooler if you at least made it seem like you like your customers! -
Review from Alice C.
Updated - 7/5/2011
Girlfriends wanted to dance, and told me to get my arse to Missouri. I promtly agreed, and when I arrivied, I bought the first round of $5 whiskey and beer.
Next thing I can remember, dancing away with some cool girls and was told: "Alice, I didn't know you can dance like that!"
Hell ya! Missouri Lounge, thank you for such awesome fun Friday night.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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4/26/2010
The conversation went down in Jupiter like this:
"Hey, Alice, I wanna go dancing!"
"It is 11:30pm,… Read more »
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Review from Leana L.
I didn't realize I wrote this under the listing for the Yelp Elite event that they held here, instead of the venue itself! Anyways, here it is, pretty much word-for-word what I wrote before because it pertains to the Missouri Lounge 100%!
Came here for a Yelp Elite event. Parking isn't a problem, the staff is great, and their tacos are tasty! I didn't get to try any of their drinks except for the little sampler they had going around because I was being a responsible driver, but it was pretty good.
There's an inside area with the bar and some seating areas and an outdoor patio that's partially covered. In the patio area, they have a grill where they serve up some awesome tacos. Instead of your usual two tortilla tacos, they use one larger tortilla, throw it on the grill so it's got some crunch to it, while still being pliable. They stuff it with meat (chicken, carne asada, carnitas, or vegetarian with beans and cheese) and pile on the corresponding sauce (each meat option comes with a different condiment). There's four containers of salsas and onions, etc. to add some extra flavor, too. Since I love a good meat:carb ratio and am huge on textural differences, I was a big fan of these tacos! Next time, though, maybe I'll add some hot sauce. We each got one free for this event, but even for their normal price of $2, it's not a bad deal!
To be honest, I'm not in the area often and even more rarely go to dive bars, but if I were out with friends and we were looking for something to do, I might suggest this place!
I'm not sure what the usual crowd is though, but I did see a handful of pretty chill and friendly bikers and there was also an older guy hanging out by himself in one of the corners (creepy much? I try not to judge...).
Oh yeah, I guess they allow dogs here, too! -
Review from Gina C.
Berkeley, CA
10/9/2011
I really enjoy going here, the patio is awesome and the drinks are strong. The bartenders are very nice too, I went here after quitting my job and the bartender gave me a free drink! That made my day. Its super divey but that's just part of its charm, i didn't buy any food but I wish i had because it all looks killer and very affordable. For a dive bar it is not very creepy and the crowd seems to be all 20 somethings. I highly recommend this place!
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Review from heather o.
Oakland, CA
Updated - 6/29/2011
I use to be a regular because they had the bestest cheapest veggie sandwich, but they have drastically downgraded food ingredients and prep work. They still have the same names for stuff and prices, but the food is gross. The veggie burger used to be two veggie sausages with grilled veggies and pesto on ciabatta with a side of potato salad. Last night I ordered and was served a crappy veggie burger on a white bun garnished with 2 mini leaves of raw spinach, 2 raw red onion rings, and no side. I will not be returning. Couldn't even enjoy washing it down with a beer. The cooks did not change. Additionally the grill is now only running restricted evening hours, even on weekends. We went at 4:30 and a sign said starts at 6 the previous Saturday.
The patio has truly become a packed smokers paradise, not really a place to eat. They added more picnic tables which filled with a huge smoker crowd most hours they are open. Regulars, who know how to drink, and their dogs are a large portion of the crowd. If you want to get to know the drinkers in the neighborhood, this is the place. Folks are friendly and drinks are average priced.Listed in: Unheated Patio & Dog in…, Heated Patio & Dog in Oakland
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5/24/2011
West Berkeley dive bar, but more hipster than dive most nights. They have open mic and djs, but… Read more »
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Review from Sam W.
San Francisco, CA
3/19/2011
HIPSTER HERD ALERT!!!
(Note: I really, really, really dislike hipsters, but this dive-y, mash-up, piss-hole of a party is just too fun to pass up!!!)
Drinks are cheap, and conversation is good. Grab a seat outside in the patio area and do some people-watching with friends. You have cyclists, hipsters, college kids, sorority-types, and everything else you can imagine here. I'm waiting for a Michael Jackson impersonator to show up one day!
I've literally seen a librarian-looking chick dry hump a Rastafarian-looking dude until she vomited all over the concrete outdoor area. I sh*t you not, America! -
Review from Joey W.
Petaluma, CA
5/14/2011
Usually I am a big fan of this place but the super loser bouncer was a total dick to my friends tonight for no reason and we all were good tipping well behaved patrons and I felt his attitude was uncalled for.
This is coming from someone who was a head bouncer for two years at a way more intense bar then this so I know the game and customer service is still important as a bouncer. -
Review from Linda T.
Oakland, CA
3/6/2011
I used to go here a lot for drinks and a few rounds of the Erotic Photo Hunt game with some old buddies. Now I go here for the pool and the Hot Coco with extra whip cream.
Rainy days or not, the outdoor patio is a must for solid food and great conversations with friends. It's well-covered to keep you dry, while the heat lamps keep you nice and warm.
I only wish that they served french fries. I suppose Cheetos is a fine enough substitute.
I'm starting to love how dive bars aren't only about beers and weird pick up lines now. It's more about the food and fun! :) -
Review from talia r.
Emeryville, CA
4/3/2011
Came here friday night and had an amazing time. The drinks were gracious, and the dj was playing all the right music. This is a great place to just let go, dance, and have a good time. The outside patio is a plus, but the fact that they serve food makes it that much better.
Now I know the missouri lounge is a dive bar but I almost subtracted a star because its a little dirty feeling... maybe it was just the bathrooms i dont know... regardless still five stars from me! -
Review from Sharee R.
Oakland, CA
3/4/2011
Fair prices, cool vibe. Diverse crowd of people, including the sad, desperate looking fellow sitting with cans of Olympia strewn about him at a lonely table. Clearly, this young man was stood up. I would have offered him some words of comfort, but he stormed out of the place with a pained expression upon his face...
Anyways, the outdoor area is heated and it's big and you can smoke if you do that. I guess. -
Review from Julian P.
Berkeley, CA
4/30/2011
This place has 5 star potential: pool table, great ambiance, awesome back patio with tons of tables and gazebos, and a foosball table.
They have 2 bars (one inside and one outside where they serve good bbq sandwiches like pulled pork and good music.
BUT!!!....... Their f%&$in drinks come with HELLA ice and are average quality (Hotsy Totsy makes WAAAYYY better drinks!). They put a ridiculous insulting amount of ice. I asked for less ice (which actually ended up being a normal amount) and she poured me a long island half way up the pint glass.... I was insulted.
Stop being cheap with your booze Missouri!!!!! -
Review from Shiki W.
Oakland, CA
Since everyone and myself all agree on the cool hipster atmosphere and other awesomenesses at this dive (or not dive), I'm gonna tell you about the grilled cheese sandwich I had here...while I was hammered.
I don't like cheese and I don't eat cheese, and did you know that it's 80% fat? I never understood how a grilled cheese sandwich can make American kids so happy and full.
Let me tell you, this grilled cheese sandwich from Missouri Lounge was no ordinary snack. It wasn't made with cheddar...it must have been Delicious Orgasmic Cheese ~ that's my guess based on the way I felt when I took a bite out of it. Yeah. Hot and kinda crunchy and kinda mushy and a lot yummy!
I enjoyed my snack outside on the patio with great company, romantic lighting, and in my man's arms. And like I said, I was totally hammered. It was a really good night, to say the least.
And Mika the bartender here is a sexy ass lady. Just sayin'. -
Review from Brandon M.
Oakland, CA
4/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
When it comes to dive bars....their turntables were on an old TV do I need to say more? The bartenders were great and the drinks were strong. They have a grill in the back cooking up taco's. I wasn't a fan of the chicken because it was a little dry but the carnitas was a winner.
The vibe was great...I don't know if it was just the night but I heard it is always a great spot when you want to go low key.
Oh and the music was perfect...nothing like Rock spinin' on a turntable. Lady Gaga needs to take a seat for some business in the front with a party in the back. Mullet Music Rocks!!! -
Review from Jason P.
Oakland, CA
7/14/2011
As dive bars go, this place is a total win. You can dance, chill at the inside bar, kick it outside at a table where they also have a bar going, or just gorge yourself on the awesome pub food. The drinks are stiff and cheap,and in the tradition of the Ruby Room you can also get a $5 whisky & PBR combo. The only drawback would be the craptastic neighborhood its located in, but at least parking is easy to find. Overall though, you've gotta love the Misery Lounge!
Listed in: The East Bay Bar Scene
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Review from Sharee g.
Updated - 9/27/2010 1 Check-in Here
Just minused a star for now cause my hot link coulda been better, they served it on a whimpy hot dog bun....when it normally comes on a roll.
But it was still good...but coulda been better!
Two thumbs up for the drinks specials!
I'll put back my star, upon returning again...1 Previous Review: Show all »
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7/9/2010
Cool lil spot my cousin up'd me on.
Nice crowd..kinda packed outside in the back.
$5 special shot(of… Read more »
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Review from Diana M.
9/27/2010
TOTAL COLLEGE SCENE!
At first I was a little hesitant to walk up in there with my Katy Perry hot shorts on....but as soon as I got in, it didn't matter what you wore or how you looked, EVERYONE was CHILL and all for a good time!
THANK PHUCKIN' GAWD the DJ was playin' the beats! They had the coolest furry, gold seats, a pool table, and in the back, was a backyard bbq! Drinks were fricken reasonable! Crowd was totally mixed. A very comfortable atmosphere!
Missouri Lounge is a great spot to kick it in the East Bay! Definitely would come back again! One of the best dive bars I've been to! WOOT WOOT!Listed in: Loungin' Around
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Review from Mystery M.
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
8/15/2010 1 Check-in Here
Dive Bar? Naw, i wouldn't call the Missouri a dive bar... i'd call it the get-along-gang meets the boys & girls club of america. dive bars don't watch 80's vhs movies on pay-per-view, then again pay-per-view cable is what makes this the east bay. by day this place could easily slip your bar-dar radar, by night (even on a Saturday night live ) there is no feeling of being invaded by crowds of birthday girls in heels, or trendy cool rocker wanna-bees with Budweiser born on dates of 1982.
Has a Pop's Bar culture, with the space of Oasis, makes for some elbow room while i drink my pint without anyone bumping me. my complements to the bartenders for being bad-ass chicks without the bitch attitude. So come on down and wear your new sneakers. Keep this place fresh and on the low, or i will bust you in your left eye. -
Review from Violet J.
Oakland, CA
2/2/2011
I love this bar. Feels like I wasn't even in Oakland/Berkeley/Emeryville area at all. Where'd I put my horse I wondered when I stumbled out last night. Okay, not really...I wasn't stumbling. Where'd I put that dang thang?
I love that Casey who made me feel comfortable dropping about 100 "F" bombs in one sentence upon my arrival (yup, that kind of day!!!) by adding some of her own, love her for that.
Good groove here. Good cheap bargain prices. Good non-hangover abetting food. Super chill.
Smoke 'em if ya got 'em too. Love it. -
Review from Bernadette R.
East Bay, CA
6/5/2010 ROTD 8/23/2010
I'm rarely in Berkeley and when I do go, I tend to go by myself, meet friends and more often than not get sloshed....last night was no exception.
Between the outdoor patio, free parking, drink specials, drunk girls getting their 80s on, and some serious good eats, I was a happy camper. The whole vibe made out for an awesome evening with some of the best people I know. On top of that, the grilled foods (bacon covered sausage, grilled cheese, and links) had no chance against my appetite. I tried not to be so obnoxious and take my time with my food, however the grub was gone in seconds. I only came up for air to chug down my Downtown Brown or share a bite with the sexy ass chicas next to me. Next time I'm coming in early to get that pulled pork, dammit!Listed in: Review of the Day, Bars in the Bay
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Review from joshua G.
Dallas, TX
8/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
5 bucks for a shot and a brew. I saw other things there but do they really matter?
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Review from Eamon O.
Alameda, CA
5/12/2011
the misery is absolutely one of my favorite bars.
used to like to come here in college to get away from the other college kids, which sometimes that would kind of work and sometimes not. it definitely doesn't work anymore, but those that make the voyage this far west have gotta be good people, far as i'm concerned.
there is much velvety essence-of-old-new-orleans-wall-paper type decor to be found on the inside, which would probably make me uncomfortable were it not for the forceful aroma of stale booze that greets you at the door. the patio is sweet (first place i ever heard 3X Krazy) and i somehow never have a problem finding a seat even when it's balls crowded. and at $5, you can drink your recession specials all night, or until it's time for a snossage, which i'm pretty sure those are also around 5 bones american.
what really sets this place apart in my mind is an ill-defined sense of self-determination that i feel whenever i am there. like, do i want to have a quiet conversation with an old friend over a beer or two? or do i want to get annihilated and smoke until i sound like fran lebowitz? yea okay. the point is the missouri lounge has struck some kind of golden mean whereby customers are afforded complete and comfortable authority over the course of their night, and that's awesome. -
Review from royal f.
Berkeley, CA
6/30/2011
So I've lived a few blocks away from this place for almost 3 years and never went inside...looked boringly plain and sketchy. BUT WOW! Went in today and yes, it's a dive bar (which one wants sometimes - me just coming out of the garden and not at all cleaned up LOL).... the bartender was super nice and the outdoor patio was great if you like to have a cigarette with your drink! No more leaving your drink on the bar and going out for a quick smoke....leisurely walk out back WITH your drink! Food didn't happen until 6pm and I was there at 1pm but there was a big grill out back. Also tons of picnic tables, heaters at every table, patio umbrellas and covers to save you from sun or rain. This is a cool little spot!
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Review from Stephen A.
Orinda, CA
2/24/2011
Cheap, divey and relaxed. Great place to get drinks with friends without worrying about who gets the next round.
Outside patio area is great on a dry night.
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Editing after a second visit to the lounge. I didn't notice this the first time, but this place is DIRTY. The indoor section of the lounge is small and dark, great to hide all the spilled drinks floor and ground in stains on their chairs.
To top off the visit, I watched as someone puked his guts out all over the floor near the bar. Glorious. After a while the putrid stink filled the entire room, and I didn't see anyone try to clean it up. Either way, that was our cue to leave. There must be better things to do in Berkeley.. -
Review from Kara B.
Sacramento, CA
Good ol' Missouri.
"The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law."
Well, this Missouri also includes for the welfare of pooches.
There's always a cute little doggie roaming around looking for a pet, or crumbs spilled by some slob.
When you're in a state of misery, or (as in my case), on the way to A's games, this is a pretty cool, handy-dandy little spot.
Don't let the hipster vibe scare you away.
Yes, it looks like my grandma's living room threw up in here. Complete with her old wooden TV (you know the kind that tries to look like furniture), paintings that would make Bob Ross proud (the painting above the bar is the EXACT same painting my parents had in their bedroom), and dust-magnet collectible ceramic bottles (I'm sure there's gotta be a Franklin Mint one worth some bucks).
Anyway. Yeah, yeah, it's a typical bar with a pool table and the usual libations (well, one girl in our group about pissed her pants when she discovered they have Magners on tap). I almost pissed my pants when I bit into their yummy pulled pork sandwich (accompanied with some might tasty slaw) and potato salad!
Get thee out to the big patio and order up some food from the grill! They have a small variety of meaty sandwiches and plates (pulled pork, bacon wrapped sausage, jerk chicken, etc.). You can get a half or whole order (comes with chips or potato salad).
Lemme tell ya, I always joke about going to "Misery" before the games, but I really look forward to snarfing down on some surprisingly good food, and throwing a few scraps to the roaming pooches. Except for hipsters, it feels almost like a visit to grandma's house. -
Review from Deirdre A.
Berkeley, CA
7/24/2011
Threw back a $6 Whiskey and danced my butt off. Crowd was ok. Great patio in the back. Decent pulled pork sandwich. Cool DJ. All in all a satisfying evening. I'll be back.
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Review from Porkchop P.
Oakland, CA
8/3/2009
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.
