Strangeways

Cool hole in the wall. Food is great for a bar, especially the burgers and fries. Cheese board is good, too.Found the service friendly and helpful.Barrel week (barrel aged beers) is a great time to visit!

Maybe I'm biased because I'm a Smiths fan, but Strangeways is the BEST! Great beer menu, solid cocktails, wonderful service, lots of seating, good parking on-site and around the building, and GREAT music! Perfect neighborhood bar, can't wait to come back.

Shhhh!!! They are still open! They are legally fighting to stay open. I just had a dream pour of Bourbon County 23. Come show your support!

Friendly neighborhood bar, with some unusual figurines and artwork adorning the walls. They stock a lot of interesting beers!The liquor selection is pretty good, although there is no citrus vodka. House-drinks are limited, but they can mix any standard drink. The only thing preventing it from feeling like a dive-bar is the bright lighting and the cavernous space - like a community center with liquor.

So I came with my husband. He drank the beer and I had the pop. They have coke on tap! Yeah! I didn't think they would have food besides the usual bar food. Ok I didn't look up what they may have. I admit it. Came here because my husband wanted to. Oh did I luck out!!! Such a good burger! It was dead to my liking AND it didn't soak the bun!!! The fries were crisp and seasoned but not over salted. Their cheese board is cheesetastic too! Perfectly ripe fruit and nicely layed out on the board. And they put honey on top of the grainy mustard. SO good! A nice place to hang to eat and drink whatever you like. Oh and don't forget to enjoy Kaws.

One of my favorite neighborhood bars. The owners and bartenders are the best. They are wonderful. Who would've thought to find a Smiths bar in Dallas. This is an SI bar. Genuine people. I love that people don't know about it. Everyone that goes here is amazing and a breath of fresh air from other spots in the neighborhood.

Myfirst time in here and just wanted a cold beer and a place to reflect over the day. I wasn't expecting much. I parked in back and there was plenty of room and well lit. The front porch has a very large seating area with a sprinkling of plants that really help pull you away from the fact you are right next to a busy East Dallas street. The front door is really cool and reminds me of the old wooden doors I've seen in middle age Southern European narrow streets. I stepped in to a warmly lit large brick walled room with stacks of kegs of various shapes and sizes along some of the walls. Lots of high tables and some lower ones in conversation pits along one wall. The partially exposed roof underside gives it an old feel and reminded me of places in Mexico, Italy and Spain. There is art work and various objects on the wall that made me want to study each one, but I'll do that another time. It is a quiet place and exactly what I was hoping to find. The background music is just at the right level.As there were only a few at the bar, I opted to sit there. Facing me was a wall of interesting looking large eyed figurines on shadow box shelves and a substantial offering of stronger drinks. To the side is a large chalk board showing the beers on tap organized by type. I saw the Lakewood Molle Temptress and knew that was the right beer for the moment and my mood. The beer was thick, dark, smooth and absolutely a sipping beer. It gave me time to study the bar, the offerings, the menu and the patrons coming and going. It also gave me time to transition from an insane work day.The wall with the Smith album covers I found interesting but not nearly as much as the figurines facing me. The background music was modern techno-ish and was very enjoyable. The group to my left were 20-somethings enjoying the night out and asking for lots of drink input from the bar tender who acted as a trusty advisor. The bar tender, she seems very confident and knowledgeable, and I look forward to talking with her in the future. The food menu, with a few Mexican items looked very interesting and I'll have to come back to try it.

The beers are great but the food is CRAZY for a bar! $8 for goat cheese croquettes that could have come from any of the city's finest restaurants.We stopped in for sour week and had our fill of $30, 5-beer sour flights. I'm a sours fan always looking for new beers to try so this is money well spent.If I could improve one thing it would be service. We sat at a table for like 10 minutes and I guess they weren't doing table orders so we went to the bar. Then when we wanted to sit outside we were left to carefully maneuver out the door with 2 waters and 10 cups of beer by ourselves. But not a big deal, fantastic bar, definitely recommend!

After about 6 beers down and neck deep in an smackdown arm wrestling match against a homeless man that I challenged from the street as I caught him walking by, I realized "Hey This Bar Is Not THat Bad". I should probably write a cool Yelp review and talk about how soft those wood benches can be when you forgot where you parked and lose your phone so you sleep in the outside patio in between the back bench tucked away while no one notices you there. Those $5 Pizzas from the dumpster that the Dominoes guy brings by HIT!!!!

Excellent tamales and a large beer selection- what more do you need? Sat outside and watched the world go by!