It’s that dark quarter of the year when family is back in town, homecoming is nigh, and that aunt or uncle has an official invite to the function. Need a strong drink or a martini so dirty you’ll blush? Sames.
Cheap drinks, low lights and sticky floors are the only way to cope these days. Here are our 11 favorite dive bars that still smell like smoke, and no matter how many times you wipe down the bar, it’s still a little sticky.
Lakewood Landing, East Dallas
Lakewood Landing has held steady as Dallas’ “one and only upscale dive” for over 50 years. Upscale means one thing everywhere else, but at this dive, it means the corndogs are house-battered. You see the vision when you settle into this dimly lit bar with a lauded jukebox and worn…..