Dusty's Bar

One of the best dive bars in the twin cities! Drinks are cheap and their cocktails are strong! The food is delicious. The menu is short and sweet. We always get the the works hot dago with potato salad. I don't even like potato salad that much but I could eat a bowl of theirs! They sometimes have live music on weekend nights as well. There is a small parking lot in back.

First time there, with a group of 6. Had the Dago sandwich with the "works" and a scoop of potato salad. The sandwich was OK; not as flavorful as I'd hoped, and a little tougher than expected. Not at all bad, and it was nicely filling. The potato salad was quite good. What brings my review way down, however, was the service. Obviously, this is not complicated food to make, but it took well over a half hour from the time we placed our orders until the food arrived. The place was not that busy, so we don't know what was going on. For me, Dusty's was worth a try, but I have no need to go back, especially with so many good options in the area.

Super friendly staff and environment. Dago was on point, even though some red sauce on it would have made it outstanding. Had a black and tan - was very tasty. Was food to be back.

What a gem! I can't believe I've never been here. A buddy and I stopped in on a Friday afternoon. The bar was fairly dead at that time of day. Between the two of us, we had 7 beers and a burger. $30 tab. The bartender was super nice and attentive. We met a couple of characters and then just added to the charm. Old school bar. Very fun and no pretention. I can't wait to get back!

Love this small dive bar!! Great food. Love their Friday meat raffles! Meat, meat, meat, meat...

Awesome food, great service. Really worth checking out. It will become your new favorite spot!! They have live music as well!

This place is divy with so much history! Giant building, tiny bar. It's easy to miss. I have for the last 32 years, but apparently it's been there forever. The bartender told us it was an old Italian bar for the workers from the brewery across the street. They would enter through a secret tunnel, which may or may not exist anymore. According to the signs on the walls they have all sorts of events including cribbage night. Their menu consists of dagos (some type of Italian sausage meat patty on a bun) and burgers. In addition they also offer vegetarian versions, along with a few soups, and sides. I had my dago California style. The fresh toppings paired well with the seasoned meat. I also tried a bit of the potato salad which was crisp and delicious. I'm not sure of the back story but for some reason there is a giant non-functioning Touch-Tunes machine in the middle of the floor in front of the restrooms. The women's restroom door is also partially covered by a closet. Between these two things I mistook the stinky men's room for a gender neutral facility. Whoops. I recommend the women's room, it smells better. It's on the right behind the Touch-tunes and the closet.

Dusty's! A classic Nordeast dive, beloved by most locals. So much so that it's overlooked that their signature dish might be derogatory.But the "Dago" is quite enjoyable. Especially as a drinking meal. It's a housemade Italian sausage patty, eaten like a burger. I got "The Works" with mozzarella AND American cheese (no one should have to choose!), fried onions, and sweet peppers. The patty had a great crust/char on it, and wasn't tough or grisly at all. We also got the Polish chili dog which was dece and heartburn-y. The beer cheese soup was pretty bad, though.This place has a lot of character and fun little Easter eggs - like an old phone booth and old fashioned cash register. Live bands play here often, it just stinks that they take up half the tables when they do.

Went here with some friends for drinks and food. Was on my third beer when I went outside to join a friend on the patio. Accidentally went out the front door which was right next to the patio door. I U-turned myself right back in and out to the patio. Sat down, and in the blink of an eye, a waitress swoops in and grabs my new fresh beer away from me and ran off with it while loudly accusing me of having brought it in from a different establishment. Had zero chance to explain myself as I chased after her before a big bouncer began to threaten me. You'd think they woild be able to figure it out given we had been there for like an hour and the bartender had just poured it for me... But nope. Just going to steal my drink. Eventually receive some kindness from the bouncer, but no apology from the drink thief and did not receive my money back.Tried contacting this place hoping for an apology or at least some sort of explanation. Was completely ignored.Avoid this place.if you don't enjoy being treated like crap and stolen from. Plenty of other places around.

I took 2 steps into the bar around 1:00pm on Sep. 16 when the bartender looked up from her two lonely customers and told me I had to leave.Before entering Dusty's, I had stopped to visit a Junior Achievement fair in the building next door and purchased a sno-cone from one of the 7-yr-old aspiring entrepreneurs. I understand not wanting outside food and drink to compete with your bar's offerings, but this request was ludicrous to me and was delivered in a rude manner. I even offered to buy a shot of vodka to add to the sno-cone. No dice. It wasn't like we were bringing in a cooler and a crockpot and occupying one of their tables for the entire afternoon.So instead of selling 2 rounds of drinks to my 3 friends and I, the bartender purposely went out of her way to exclude otherwise thirsty patrons.I won't be back, and given Dusty's distain for customers, I probably won't be missed.