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My shortest review ever.
All I have to say is: MONDAY'S @ Nasty's
You must go. (your mom would be proud)
To the guy who keeps asking "hey, hot enough for you?" the answer is "yes. Yes it is." It's a cooker out there, folks, just ask your local weather dude. But that's nothing compared to the smoking DJ Mel and company were firing up at Nasty's on Monday night. I don't know if it's just because it's summer and we all need a release, or if it's because this place has been re-found out, but one thing's certain. Wear your asbestos britches, 'cause your ass is about to catch fire on the dance floor.
Couple the above with ample brew selections that serve to bely the size of this place and you can see why Monday's are a happening, the rest of the week a respite from regular life. There are tables out back on the patio bent toward the art of friendship, and a pool table inside presumably when the place isn't jumping. But when it is? Stand back or get down, your call.
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Nasty's is perfect for a certain mood. Where to go when you want to go out but not really go out, play some pool, have some drinks.
2 pool tables (although the poolcues suck and need to be replaced), good pours, good jukebox, friendly staff, comfortable and kind of dirty.
Perfect, especially when school is out and it's not swarming with students.
Monday is for DJ Mel to take your troubles away and mix the hip hop right, and Nasty's is the place to be. Did your week already go by the wayside? Address the problem ASAP with some cheap drinking and dancing on the (smallish) floor at Nasty's. The dancing usually gets started by 11, and you will find yourself singing along to songs you didn't even know you knew, cringing at the 90s outfits that come screaming into your memory in vibrant color. And... doesn't M.I.A. have another song besides Paper Planes? Well gee golly gosh she DOES - whole other albums even, and I was shocked when DJ Mel threw down Galang, a little Fire Fire, THEN a little Stevie Wonder (Sir Duke), then my favortie reggae song from when I was TWELVE!
I get hyper just thinking about it.
Superdupercalifraginastylicousness just off the drag in the heart of Hyde Park. The Nasty's is closed Sundays, so I have found it best to only go Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Hey it is on my way home from Little Woodrow's. Stop Judging Me!
I feel my previous review deserves an update as I've gotten to know and love the little place a lot more in the past two years. When the bastard's closed our beloved Showdown last May - The Nasty's took us in.
Nasty's has its faults (READ MEN'S BATHROOM), and the regular Lone Star price is .75 cents too high. That said, I've sort of fallen for the place over the past few years. Mainly it is the people I think.
It does not hurt that I positively adore the two main bartenders, my friends, "L" and "J." They take such good care of my wife and I, it is hard to go anywhere else really.
The Nasty's Ladies and I are single handedly bringing back the classic cocktail, "The Rickey." I was discussing the advantages of "The Rickey" line of beverages with my wife, and "L" overheard me and mentioned she made something similar for her friends. She experimented a little and boiled the cocktail version down to a shooter, and VIOLA! "The Rickey" was born again in Austin, TX. Pop in and ask for one.
A lime or vodka Rickey is just vodka, alot of lime and a splash of soda shaken(NO SUGAR). I've experimented with a GIN RICKEY, a regular RICKEY (Bourbon) and even a Jaeger RICKEY. I can't recommend the latter really. Anyways, I like to think that my bartenders at Nasty's add a special ingredient, LOVE. Or maybe it is just a stiff pour.....No I think it is LOVE.
The Rickey will be the "in" drink inside of a year. The new Mojito or Cosmo. You will be ordering one at the Four Season's and telling your friends about how you read about The Rickey on yelp so long ago. They will be greatly impressed. Some of you uncouth heathen that lack my historical knowledge of the art of the cocktail will undoubtedly ask, "Hey isn't that just a vodka soda." To which I can only reply, "SUCK IT."
Enough about The Rickey, back to the good folks at Nasty's. My friend, "L" the raven haired glasses wearing stunner from my last review is still there. Besides the Rickey, she has her own signature drink, The Librarian. Tastes sorta like a vodkadized orange creamsicle. Packs quite a wallop too. "L" has a rare +5 bartender ability. I don't know if she puts truth serum in the drinks or what, but I have seem to have an innate need to share inappropriately personal things with her. I try to tip her well for the free therapy and just for putting up with me.
"J" is a relatively new arrival. She's the coolest thing since Ray-bans or maybe sliced bread, or maybe air-conditioning. I dunno think of something really cool, then something cooler than that, and this lady is twice as cool as that. In summation she is a pretty cool lady. A kind old Austin soul, I'm glad I know her. Plus she can make a mean Rickey!
I guess I sorta love the Nasty's Ladies, I tell them all the time too. Whenever I close out, I say, "BYE I LUFF YOU." But there are other folks at Nasty's too......
The owner, Jack, who is a nice guy and a stellar bartender in his own right. The bouncer "A" who once told a frat guy that was mad at me, "Don't mess with this guy, he has scabs older than you." Which honestly, I was a little hurt by, but I appreciated the protective sentiment.
The old regular, "J" who once in the space of an hour called me a sloppy dresser, elitist, racist, socialist, a republican and an asshole. He's a joy. (I have it on good authority he was right on the last one there.)
There are the rugby players that come on Thursdays. The Nasty's is a rugby bar. The Austin Huns show up there after practice and whenever else they want. So if big sweaty guys in short shorts is your thing, Thursdays is your night. On the balance they seem like good peoples, plus they have their own groupies.
The second Wednesdays of every month they have stand up comedy. The guys are pretty good really. Lately about once a month they have been having a Rockabilly night, with some excellent bands and a really fun crowd. Who knew I loved Rockabilly?
Mondays is hip hop night, I really like the DJ's. They will get that disco ball moving and get people to dance the night away. I never stay too late Mondays though. Tuesdays, is $2.00 domestics. Wednesday's is cheap domestic pitcher night, and Thursdays is $1.75 millers. They have drink specials too.
I had been popping into the Nasty's for awhile. But it was never really a destination for us until they closed the Showdown. Nasty's stepped up and took us in. Now when I walk into the Nasty's it feels like home. Which is about the biggest compliment I can give a neighborhood bar.
Stop by say hi and have a Rickey!
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There is nothing better to do on a Monday night in Austin than to shake it on the dance floor at Nasty's. Period. Great dancing, fun music, and a diverse crowd make this one of my favorite things to do in Austin.
Nasty's has a remarkably classy undertone to their grimy facade, primarily displayed in their tap wall. Never has a place, considered by many to be "divey", had such an impressive collection of local crafts (512, Real, Shiner, et al) and foreign rarities (Blache de Bruxelles and the like).
Once you're drinking your fancypants beer, you can take in the bar rot. My favorite spot -- likely everyone's favorite, duh -- is the outdoor patio, which is rife with interesting conversations and generally friendly -- and pleasantly pished -- consumers.
Some nights this place is 5-star some nights 2-star. Monday's hip-hop is not my thing but the nights they have stand up can be pretty entertaining. If you arrive before 10 you pretty much have the place to yourself and the free bar-games (pool and darts). Some nights this will be your typical dive, some nights there's the rugby crowd, some nights there's a frat/sorority mixer.
The drink specials are pretty good and bartenders nice and unpretentious.
Oddly enough, I was introduced to Nasty by a friend from Delaware. What surprised me more about my Blue Hen native friend was he'd once greeted Sean "Puffy" Combs / Puff Daddy / P Diddy / Now-it's-just Diddy walking down the street in New York one night... and he wasn't wearing shades! This monumental testimony shattered all the assumptions I've ever harbored about dear Diddy till then. I would never see him the same again.
Back to Nasty. I'd seen the sign going into Amy's next door but was always put off by (his?) name. Nasty. What, exactly, about Nasty's makes it substantially more nasty than other dive-y bars of its caliber? The bathrooms? The corner dancefloor? God forbid the worn Golden Tee Unplugged arcade simulator in the back? No, and I can't explain the confusion felt seeing someone play that game while bopping out to Ludacris and Jay Z, but it made us want to call everyone Short-ay.
In case you were wondering, the reason Nasty makes his drinks so affordable is that in lieu of pint glasses, the bartenders prefer to use red plastic cups to serve you your Live Oak in. You know, fraternity-like. Moving on, the bathrooms are of the same standard you'd hold most dive bars. I didn't make it to the dancefloor this time due to a biking injury, but it was hoppin' and I've promised to hop on it when I'm more able. Monday nights, starting no earlier than about 10:30, DJ Mel spins Hip-Hop from before Bobby Brown to Snoop to Q-Tip & Diddy to Ludacris and oh so many more. I mention Q-Tip because I never really got into the man's album(s) but I'm compelled to hop-jump and-you-don't-stop every time I hear it:
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They've brought back old (Jr. High) school Hip-Hop. Now I just gotta bring back butterfly hair clips & stretch chokers.
Puhlease, you know you still have them.
One is pretty hard-pressed to find a club/bar that plays decent hip-hop in this town. However, Monday nights at this hole in the wall definitely does not disappoint if you're in the mood to shake your badonkadonk to some hella fresh hip hop from back in the day. This is my go-to spot when I want to get hot and sweaty and hear truly good music, like tribe, de la soul, biggie smalls,etc. DJ Mel makes the club get crunk by spinning one fine tune after another. The crowd on Monday nights is pretty eclectic and includes folks such as a dancing cowboy who has moves that suggest he must have been an *exotic* dancer at some point in his life.
Make it a point to check this place out on Mondays if you're a hip hop fanatic and love to dance!
I like Nasty's. If you go early, it is usually empty. This means you get the jukebox, dartboards, and pool tables to yourselves.
A no-frills bar with a super-cute bartender.
Nasty's is pure sweet sweetness! I truly like this place. I've been there a handful of times over the past couple of years and have a great to mediocre time each time.
Nasty's has FANTASTIC SPECIALS! If you're on a budget but still want a place to smoke and drink then this is your spot.
The ambiance is not particularly nice, but come on, it's called NASTY'S folks. They warned you before you even came in the door.
The smoking patio is pretty sweet as well.
Monday nights, HANDS DOWN THE BEST HIP HOP NITE IN THE ATX, by far ! This place is the bee's knee's on a Monday night. On occasion you get the gold teeth thugs there but standing right by the drunk college kid with 2 left feet. So as far as the diversity factor...oh yeah, its there. DJ Mel and Prince Klassen will make the non-dancers dance and build up a sweat. Your guaranteed to hear that one song that was the 'ish when your were growing up. I must say I have never had the chance to experience Nasty's outside of its hip hop night but when I do, I will let my fellow Yelper's know all about it.
This review is for Monday's, hip hop night. As a girl who takes her 90s rap seriously, Nasty's doesn't disappoint. If you are seriously a fan, the dj will have you saying "OH SNAP! HE'S PLAYING MY JAM" all night. This is not a place to find love; unless of course you have a love of shakin dat ass.
Mondays at Nasty's is real tight, one of the best places to dance in Austin. DJ Mel plays that good shit every Monday. Good hip hop, sometimes turns into a huge sing along. I'm a huge fan of Mondays at Nasty's, the patrons are real people far away from all six street bullshit.
On every other night, Nasty's is a pretty chill bar with a good Jukebox. I've never had a bad night. It's not a destination bar- I probably wouldn't go so much if I didn't live right across the street, but it's a solid place that I'm proud to call my neighborhood bar.
I'm embarrassed to say that I was actually kind of scared of this place until just recently. They've got a pretty rough looking exterior - it just seemed like the kind of place where you'd walk in and everyone would be wearing leather and staring at you and you'd just slowly back out.
But I went in here just last month and since then I've been back twice. Nasty's is tiny and friendly and unpretentious - just what you want in a neighborhood bar. It's not all rough-looking guys, and on weeknights you might get a rugby team watching videos of their glory days or college kids chatting for hours. The frozen margaritas are great too, and everything's dirt cheap.
Give Nasty's a try and you'll be back for more.
Like a great dive bar with music and some descent beers! Across the street is a washeteria, and between loads you can get loaded yourself.
I went one night when there was an open mike and there was lust on the dance floor loud college girls and unkempt regulars. The bathroom is a treat! (i didn't see the women's though).
Nasty's is one of the few names of a place I know of that is completely appropriate without being the least bit tacky or offensive.
I've been to Nasty's on Tuesday nights when it's full of college kids drinking beer straight from the pitchers and chain smoking cigarettes while listening to music that's entirely too loud. In other words, Nasty's is an unbelievably good time.
If the agenda described above is what you're after - loud music, crowded beer drinking, college fun - you'll find no better spot then Nasty's.
My friends told me ..never go to Nasty's. I went anyways. I think they were scared off by the name.
Located in the hip area of Guadalupe ( near Amy's and Mangia's) tucked away in a corner with a skeezy looking exterior and filled with pretty typical 20 something college crowd, Nastys wasn't anything like what I imagined it to be.
It seemed to be a great place to grab a beer and hang out post work. A friend told me that every night after work he and all his co workers would make Nasty's their home. Apparently they also have a pretty exciting hip hop night on Mondays. Ive never been but plan on checking it out in the near future. So maybe the name is kind of scary, but past the name is a pretty chill little bar, with decent beer and sometimes live music.
Across the street from Amy's Ice Cream on Guadalupe, I often passed by Nasty's bar on my way to splurge on Mexican Vanilla. Arguably one of the worst sounding words in the English language, the name itself turned me off immediately from this bar. I would park my car, glance at the sign over the door, and try to run to Amy's as quickly as possible, imagining the bouncer peering at me through the door with his x-ray vision. (For a long time, I wrongly assumed it was a strip bar....whoops....)
So when a friend had a going-away party that involved a trip to "the scary place", I cautiously went along, expecting to be gobbled up into a vast darkness once I showed my ID. Surprisingly, (or maybe not surprisingly...maybe I just have a twisted imagination), this dive bar is pretty chill. Never packed, it's a nice stop for a group of people looking to drink a few beers or throw a few darts. Their billiard table slopes and they've got very little seating in the one-room structure, but the bartenders are polite and the music is not overwhelming. There's a very average selection of alcohol and the place definitely lacks any kind of atmosphere, but I can confidently say that it's not a bad place for a beer.
Always a good place to chill. Decent happy hour specials and excellent on Monday hiphop nights. Free bar games and a nice patio area. Quality.
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