So I'm craving a basket of beer battered, greasy, extra cheesy... completely sabotage your entire workout for the week style French fry's one night so I set out on my bike to find some. I figured my best bet was to check local bars so this was my first stop. Unfortunately, fireside lounge didn't have my heart attack in a basket, HOWEVER...that didn't matter Once I took a look at all their other tasty options. Fireside's welcoming, DTE and completely versatile in its patrons. Great music ( early 2000s hiphop ) the night I went made everyone happy. I ended up going for the food, then staying for the atmosphere and people who were there. Pool tables all booked with intensity and admiration...the bar was full and conversation was effortless. Almost a hidden gem in a very industrial area of Palm Springs... So glad we have you Fireside (: read more

Great little stop off the Palm Spring grid. Fun dive bar with great people. We did not get to try the BBQ but it looked quite good. Next time we're in PS read more

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Friendly dive bar hidden in plain site. We grabbed a couple beers and ordered some bbq. Tasty! Prices are good too. We will be back

Great place!! Katy the great bartender was awesome! Earl... Earl making bbq food is humble when his food is load and flavorful!!!! Earl is the man! read more

We had been wanting to try this place. We heard there was a great chef. I guess that one didn't last. So now there's Earl. Earl does good barbecue. And very friendly guy. The collards were a little too sweet for my liking. The potato salad was excellent, as was the brisket. The Bartender, Debby, was very friendly. What I don't understand is how smoky it was in there. It was like going to a mid-century speakeasy. The smoke just clings to you like bad cologne. Prices were reasonable, pours were generous to say the least. But the smoke is just intolerable. I don't know how the staff puts up with it. If they could do something about the ventilation, I might come back. I just really didn't need a reminder of how horrible the smoke used to be in California bars, when you'd go home and need a Sharon Silkwood shower to get the stench off you. read more

Always a super fun place to hit up when I'm back home in California. There's definitely no place like the warm feeling of home. All the warm, friendly and kind business, the excellent food and the kind hospitality from the local businesses Fireside is definitely one of those businesses where you can come enjoy a couple of cold ones and shoot a friendly game of pool. read more

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Bithday girl wanted to try the BBQ. And here we are..With my sweetie Decent Q bone pulled away from meat easily..but meat was juicy and flavorful without sauce and andouie and hot link sausage were good as well..The collard greens had sold out before we got there but beans and potato salad were good....We'll be back.. Be advised the lounge is a dive bar that we found drama free. Friendly pool games going on. Although I'm seeing a lot of folks walking in with personal cues. My wife brings bail money just in case..But all went well. We will be back.. read more

Fireside Lounge - Ribs, sausage, beans and potato salad... And Blue Moon is a nice beer.. - Dive Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Great little bar. Everyone's really nice. Cheap drinks and great atmosphere. Great little neighborhood bar. read more

Fun little dive bar. Has a covered patio where you can take your drinks and smoke. Not the Ritz but the drinks are cheap.

Fireside Lounge is a hidden gem in a commercial area of Palm Springs. The joint is usually pretty loud with music and people talking, but not excessively. The staff are all very kind & helpful. We usually get to see Katie when we visit & she's great! The pours are generous and they have a full bar to choose from. They also now have food most days! Big Earl's BBQ is located inside and the food is very good. Overall, if you're looking for fun, divey/locals bar without all the fuss & tourist pricing, check them out! read more

Was in town and decided to go have a beer and discovered that this place has the best BBQ brisket! The bartender was was amazing absolutely recommend this place! read more

Went last weekend. Tall guy behind the bar was amazing, forget his name. But definitely returning

Yes yes yes this place is the perfect little hideout with your mate to go and have a cold cocktail and do Karaoke on a Tuesday night OMG cant say enough about this place and they always have a food vender on hand on Tuesday. The best little dive in Palm Springs and right next to the Airport. We always go straight there after landing on our Vacay journey shenanigans!!! read more

I know what you are thinking. How can you give a five-star review to a local dive bar? Well let me tell you this is not just a local dive bar this is a phenomenal Gourmet dive bar. Yes you will find lots of locals here but that's because they are in the know. Jay does a phenomenal job of running the kitchen at the Fireside Lounge. He prepared a ribeye steak and garlic mashed potatoes that was almost or possibly the best ribeye I have ever had. It had a perfect char and was trimmed perfectly and it actually melted in your mouth. If you're fortunate enough to get there when they have the surf and turf special that's another gourmet meal prepared at this local neighborhood dive bar. Lobster tail cooked to perfection beautiful steak with a secret sauce on top cannot go wrong at the Fireside Lounge. I think it could possibly be because Jay truly cares for his customers. While in the desert sneak over to the Fireside Lounge. I almost hate making this public knowledge because it's so quaint and cozy there now. Thanks Jay and I'll see you this weekend. read more

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Update to my previous post: We've been here several times, but apparently there is a new chef now and allow me to say the jalapeño Swiss burger was one of the best in memory. Perfectly medium rare, carefully prepared. We sat at the bar, and service from Dia was efficient and friendly. Just another reason to dive in at The Fireside. read more

As a dive bar aficionado I would say this one is less than average at least when we were there. Bartender did not wipe the dirty bar top and simple drink was flat. They were out of BBQ early and did not offer any other options. Seemed a friendly sort of place that would be fun but if they can't keep it clean with good basic drinks forget it. read more

My wife and I love the place, been here often. Now that John has taken over the kitchen the place is outa site. Super cold beer and phenomenal food, definitely worth checking out. read more

Good service, okay variety, decent pricing. Could have better lighting and a bathroom situation, but it's a typical dive bar so can't expect much. read more

My favorite dive bar in the desert !! Friendly bartenders and great local mix of characters

This place used to be a cool place for people from all backgrounds to hang but now it's become a place that's overly political and extremely racialized. Be careful bc there are people who watch your every move and listen to everything you say... Drinks are cheap but so is the clientele and management. Oh and if you enjoy smelling like a pack of cigarettes and cheap fun, this is the place for you. read more

I come here often. Love this bar but I wish the pool sticks and balls would be replaced. I understand the outdoor table not being in great shape, but they only have a few sticks for both tables and all of them have busted tips and chipped bodied. The balls have craters. Other than that, I love the bartenders and dive bar atmosphere! read more

Oh easily one of the worst bars I've ever been to my life. Unsafe and really no reason to go unless you like getting into fights

Came in after a few years away- smokey, cliquey, divey (not in a cool way)- avoid unless u have no other option

Out of town staying nearby. Most great experience! One could recognize many locals having a great time! Went to bar to order something to drink. I tell you what I had a nice gentleman telling me if you want something to eat yell at the cook! He was explaining the routine at the establishment! Great experience! Peter made the best wings! Great place! The locals knew we were not locals and made us feel welcome. Great place! When back in town definitely going back! Reviews with 1 non Americans! read more

Love the staff, patrons and shuffleboard. God Bless America

Stopped in for a quick drink after dropping my dog off to be cremated around the corner. The bartender, Crissy, went above and beyond to accommodate my drink request. It's a super chill spot, dark, super low key dive. The locals were lots of fun. read more

Bartender Chrissy was a local gem - she's got the inside scoop for tourists and great service! #Grillsgonewild!

This place is sad. We have been coming here off and on for about a year for good drinks at a good price. Yesterday was our last time. Order our usual drinks and they are served in a SHOT glass with ice (asked for on the rocks). Who wants to sip a drink out of a shot glass?? We ask why the change and just told these are their new cups. And to top it off bartender says "$12" so we hand over our card and ask to keep it open. Decide to leave after one drink cuz c'mon who wants to drink something out of a shot glass. I go up to pay and now the bill is 14$?!?!? I ask why the change and the bartender basically just says that's the price. I say you said 12$ before but no change. Left and went to another bar who had better drink choices and got served a FULL drink in a REAL glass. We are sad that we won't be coming back here. First time here today. Great place! Full of locals who are so friendly and ready to start up a conversation with anyone there. Nice full pours at an amazing price. And don't get me started with the tacos....hit the spot! Def worth a visit we will be back! Didn't get to play pool or shuffle board on this visit had too good of a time chatting it up with the locals and bartender but def next read more

When my beloved SCORE BAR closed in Palm Springs, I was utterly bereft - where on earth was I going to find a dive bar to settle in on a, say, Tuesday morning early enough to avoid the rest of the human race and work on my latest screenplay over a Tequila Sunrise strong enough to remove paint from a car? Well, to my delight, the Fireside Lounge doesn't just provide this, it also has a charming staff, surprisingly welcoming clientele, and is far enough off the beaten path to allow me to hide out and be creative in peace. Top marks! read more

Easiest way to get here. Head south on Gene Autry, make a right on Sunny Dunes rd. Pass a few industrial buildings and on the right about 500 ft. Look for an opening with a narrow drive way and a parking lot filled with immoral (yet desperate) intentions on the right. Fireside fits all the criteria for what a dive is and should be. *Shady parking lot *Shabby appeal *Locals (with a sense of locality) *Full bar *Music listening machine Apparently to yelp.com I am a regular to this ugly duckling of a swan dive. This fits the bill as it is with walking distance from my habitat. Sometimes, I can't even spell DUI. when I leave there. Upon entering you notice the focal point of the patio/smoking section of a fire-pit hence, the fireside. This is rarely lit as it is about high 90's to about low 100 deg in the evening. Yes, evening as in nighttime. There is a shuffleboard to the left of the entrance with hardly any sand and a pool table played at ¢.75 a game. Surprisingly enough, their cues are relatively straight. Cool feature! Underneath the Telly, directly to the northeast corner are shelves of books. They call it a library, I called it an assortment of dusty books Presumably unread for years, they lie there as relics collecting layers of dirt. The spines and titles almost seem to have a bond or a faint semblance of their previous holders. Conspiring souls, hopeless hearts, and senseless theocrats of whom have disputed fact and fallacy once palmed these pages, used them, and left them behind. Perhaps some of the books that were acquiesced by their beholders could relate to the feeling. Jameson Rocks, pool tables and great pals are what are needed to fill the equation for myself. It can be a tad on the rough side, as it is very concealed. People have been heard in the heat of their shouting matches, which happen to be a comedic moment for me. Go with a few people, stick to your drinks, don't get fancy, and don't make a ruckus, unless you like native skirmishes. Adjacent to a crematory if that isn't a sobering vision as you stumble home. It gives you that warm-fuzzy feeling knowing where the end result (potentially) takes place. Strong pours. Decent array of beers (draft/bottle). Nicely priced. Tip well enough, and I'm sure you'll make an impression for the next time. Take a walk on the wild side. It's not that bad, but it is not good either, e.g. it is the consummate shitty dive here in Palm Springs. But that is the appeal, right? read more

If you're looking for a dive bar, this place is the diviest. It took having to drive for hours to come to a bar that actually would fall into a subcategory of dive bar, toilet bar, where the materials rejected in the creation of a run of the mill dive bar were put up to create this place and attracted patrons banished from local run of the mill dives. It's the land of the misfit alcoholics. Generally for a solid dive, with a good atmosphere and age, I'm loving it. This one actually was so dingy and the patrons were so depressingly sad that it went a bad direction and it was unappealing, if that makes sense. As an example of the extreme atmosphere of this place: I've had a lot of beers before in my life but have never had a rotten one until coming here. When I told the bartender, she got me another one but before giving it to me, did something rather unsanitary to it. AND the price wasn't even that great: $3 coors bottle. In summary, if you're an adventurous person who wants to see something new and wouldn't let possible infection get in the way of that, this is the place to check out. read more

This is THE dive bar in PS area. And they have a Thai couple cooking in the back. Skip the burgers and ask for some authentic simple fresh Thai food. read more

Fireside Lounge - What u want n a dive bar - Dive Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Five Star Dive Bar... Obviously not in the Michelin sense but if you're looking for a quintessential dive bar this is it. Tucked back an industrial area, you wouldn't know it was there -- unless you know it's there! Walk in out of the 105° desert heat to feel a blast of cool air. The a/c is excellent. Turn and look past the pool tables at the bar and there's only one seat left, way over in the far corner. You know you've found a good dive bar when you walk in at 1:45 in the afternoon and it's packed. They carry the standard fare of white American bottled beers, "Americas Lager" (Bun & Bud Light) on tap -- and then a surprise, Lagunitas IPA on draft! (And I thought I'd have to settle for a Coors light bottle). Better yet Flo, the older and very jovial bartender, reached into a chest freezer and pulled out a truly frosted pint glass. I was told that they always pour a "real mans drink", but I stuck with the ale. There is no menu. The food is just whatever the cook happens to be making today. She's the girl in the pink T-shirt sitting at the table against the wall. She started with an apology, in a mild Mexican accent, saying she only had a few things today. I let her finish the simple but adequate selection of bar food items, but didn't pay much attention after she mentioned the tacos. Carne Asada, Pollo, and El Pastor. One of each with onions and cilantro and the red (hot) salsa. Draft craft and three tacos for around than $15! They hit the spot so well, I had to have two more, and another draft - in another of Flo's ice cold glasses. There was a jovial group of old timers at the bar playing early rock & roll on the touch tunes, trying to stump one another. They were all friendly and inviting, coaxing the stranger from out east into the game. It's in a funky spot for sure, but if you happen to out that way, it's worth seeking out. If you really take diapers then it's definitely worth a special trip. read more

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I give this place 3 stars even though I'll probably never return there, unless to show it off to friends like a freakshow circus... lol, ok, that's perhaps too cruel.. I have been here several times, many years ago.. Fireside Lounge is the dive-y-est of dives. Its tucked away from the main roads, near the airport, and attracts only the most colorful locals. One of the first times I came, upon arrival into the gritty parking lot, I nearly ran over a stumbling drunk loudly slurring what might've been racist commentary at no one in particular. Besides us, the parking lot was empty.. Another time I was there I sat at the bar with a friend over a beer and together we listened in on the totally hick drunk to my right, who was saying something along the lines of "yeah, if I had a gun, I'd shoot somebody..." We could do or say nothing but awkwardly laugh. The great thing about this place is that there are pool tables and a shuffle board. Its fun to come with friends and stick to our own section of the bar and indulge in its dive-y-ness. But, saying all that, I doubt I'll ever feel the need to return. read more

Definitely a dive bar!!! Went there with several friends on a Saturday night.. No Drink Specials.. No food after 7pm.. Dirty.. Super Small.. Only thing I semi-liked was the live band..l don't waste your time.. read more

Omg this place is definitely a hole in the wall but had an amazing time the environment was great people where very friendly and the bartender was very nice the drinks r strong but good I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to go out for a good time read more

saturday morning fun casual atmosphere amazing staff world class caesars basic menu good food great value read more

Fireside Lounge - FUN TIMES after International Film Festival 5K Run ...the "Runaway Brides" - Dive Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Some people just always make sure things go perfectly! That's what it's like when I come here. Granted I've only been here a few times. But between the bartender Deb and the bouncer Jim I know I'm at the right place. Great service and feeling ever secure. Thanks for doing a GREAT JOB! Much appreciated! read more

Not really hard to find, off Ramon going East of Downtown Palm Springs. Its not someplace you would just happen by, you really have to keep your eye out for it. Each time Ive been there its the same thing, dark and crowded. This crowd is a real drinking crowd from sun-up to closing time. Youll find someone eager to talk and youll also find someone really down on their luck. Example: The guy came in for his last double shot of booze before checking in to Betty Ford. His story was told to all who wanted to listen and I wouldnt have missed it for anything. His 3rd DUI in 2 months, wife divorcing him and lost his job that day. Everyone toasted him as he chugged. The drinks are strong and cheap! The place serves food as well so lunchtime burgers and beer are popular. I sit at the bar everytime as you get the most action there. There are TVs for sports and an indoor smoking lounge out back. Just try to stay outta trouble like I didnt. read more

First of all, the Fireside gets five stars cuz it is a true dive. Nothing and I mean nothing fancy. Good luck finding the place. And I'm not gonna help ya. This is a local bar. Great prices. No drama. read more