Dog Run Saloon

Dive bars are pretty standard. Usually a juke box, pool tables, and a beer garden/patio area. Dog Run is no different but it does seem to be a bit more edgy. Most dive bars in AJ have some regulars, a friendly bartender and you can come and go without hassle. Dog Run has all of this but it's the crowd that brings the score down. My best way to describe it is that is the one bar I've been to recently that I would not allow my wife to go to without me. I've only been once so my score may get modified if I go again. One highlight - cheap beer. Their happy hour is from open (9AM) to 6PM.

Had the New York strip steak dinner on Sunday as a take out. Asked for it to be cooked rare and I was not disappointed. The meal came with a baked potato, coleslaw, and garlic toast. The meal was very good and was also still hot, when I got it home. The price was very reasonable for the amount of food. If you want to eat a decent steak dinner at a local bar try the Dog Run Saloon. Call for the hours of service.Jay Ross

Very disappointed the last visit - cole slaw was terrible and fish was fried over done / Poor service to boot !!!!!

Went for lunch and had their fish special. The cod is lightly battered. And fried to perfection. And delicious. It comes with a side of fries or onion rings and Cole slaw. Friday nites are soooo busy, it's hard to get a table and service is the best it can be for the crowd. I'd suggest lunch time if you want the fish special; however fish is always on the menu. Truly. The fish is awesome and we've tried many fish fries in the East valley. They also offer carryout.

As soon as I walked in I knew that this place isn't for everyone, and some who wander in may be very disappointed. You see, this is a saloon. It's not a café or a cocktail lounge or a bistro. It's an old cowboy bar with worn wood floors, some honkey-tonk music playing, a couple of pool tables and people who came here to drink, have some good food, and enjoy a good time with their friends. At that it excels. Make no mistake, this isn't a pretend saloon, it's not one of those "theme" places where there are a hundred identical clones owned by some mega-corporation planted into pretentious shopping malls throughout the country. This is a local hangout, a one of a kind, and what you see is what you get.I almost hate to admit I didn't come here tonight to cry in my beer while listening to Patsy Cline, or get slop-faced with my friends, or even to play pool. I came because I heard they have a good Friday Fish Fry (which they also serve on Monday) that's cheap, filling as tasty. Whoever told me that was right.You can get it with as many pieces as you can eat - the pieces aren't huge so three was about right for me. While they're not big, they are lightly battered firm white cod that the person in the kitchen knows how to cook right. You can either have French fries or onion rings with them (and the serving size is big) plus a cup of decent tasting coleslaw.I've found in life that when people go to bars they experience a certain personality shift throughout the evening and at some point bad service becomes good and good service becomes a blur so I can only speak for the service we got which was hometown friendly. There was a lot of hugging going on between staff and customers and I got the feeling a lot of people know each other and they have a lot of return customers. It's hard to believe they would come back if the service was bad.I can't think of any reason not to come back except I personally would try to avoid Karaoke night. The only thing that left me wondering is why they have such a tiny sign out front. I've noticed that at several restaurants in the area and I'm guessing it either has to do with zoning or the more plausible explanation that when you treat your neighbors right they don't need a sign to tell them where you are.

This is our favorite local bar in AJ. The bartenders are friendly - It's nice when the bartender remembers the beer you drink and you visit maybe 2x a month. I highly recommend the pork tenderloin sandwich.

Great bar, good bartenders, and a laid back atmosphere. Had fun a couple of times. Good prices.

AMAZING food and drinks as well as great service! Suzie for sure is the best bartender ever!

Food is good, most Bartenders are nice. I wish one was still there. It's a casual atmosphere, not a dressy place. If you get done with work and want to chill, they have pool tables, and those atr always busy. Juke box all the time with current and some oldies going all times but wenseday, Friday, Saturday evenings, from 7:30-11:30 it's karaoke nights. Or some say scareyoke. It's a opinion. Anyway it's always a good night.​

Wife and I stopped for couple beers in afternoon, bartender walked past us and served the other folks sitting at bar. Decided they didn't want my money!