Hambone Sports Bar is my go-to spot, and David is hands-down my favorite bartender. He's friendly, attentive, and always makes me feel safe and welcome. They keep my Coors Light frosty, frozen, and ready with the perfect slice of lemon -- just the way I like it. It's the perfect place to kick back, do some homework, smoke a cigarette, and catch whatever game is on. The atmosphere is comfortable, the service is great, and I can't wait to be here for football season! read more

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Went there for karaoke with a old friend. Had a good time. Beer was cold and music was loud. People were playing pool and having a good time read more

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Smoker friendly!!! $0.75 tables - AMI Jukebox - Pleasantly surprised - friendly regulars. Early bird specials - Open at 6am - Free green time 6am - 10am - Man Monday beer specials & Tuesday are for the Ladies Specials LOVE the way it sounds as the billiards balls smack and it echos off the cement walls. SOLID Dive Bar & worth the trip to experience for yourself! read more

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Five star dive bar! I woke up early to grab a few bottles of a special beer release. Once that was over, I didn't have anything else to do so I Yelp searched open bars in nearby and the Hambone was 5 miles away. What a name, huh? I was sold. We walked in about 6:30 am and there were about 6 people already belly up to the bar. The early bird happy hour is what pulled them in, no doubt: $2 drafts, bottles and bloody mary's. The bartender was super cool and attentive. Even though the place was old and in Mesa, it was still very clean. I had an excellent morning there and I hope I get the chance to do it again. read more

I mean, what do you expect, it's a bar called The Hambone. Drinks were cheap. I met some.....interesting people. I don't smoke but you are allowed to smoke inside. read more

A dive bar if one could be defined, it's cool. Grimey and a good place to hang out. Bartenders were cool, it was a good place to hide out

Popped in for a drink in the afternoon and Shelli was our bartender! So nice and very accommodating. We did some pull tabs and scratchers but left after it got too smokey but man, I love a good dive bar and this is one of them read more

Okay. I had a lot to drink before and during my amazing trip. Brian was the bartender and he was very attentive to drinks and my gambling cards. My focus was music song choice. Pull tabs and get drunk. Thank you friends oh and smoke one right after another! Love this place... read more

I am a bit biased on dive bars, so this hit my soft spot for them. This bar has low prices, karaoke, and lots of locals that come here often. I met a friend here after a concert and we had a great time. There are plenty of pool tables, bartenders that don't let you go dry, and great drink specials. They even have a Sunday morning special from 6 am onwards. The place is a little awkward because it is enclosed, but considered a 'patio' so you can smoke inside. I don't know how they get away with it, but it helps keep it popular. The girls restroom is kind of awkward because there aren't any doors on the stalls, so you're kinda all out there if there is a line. I would definitely go back to this place where the pours are heavy, drinks are cheap, and the people watching is fantastic. read more

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Excellent five bar, I can't wait until my friends come into town we can all go and play pool. I highly suggest this layed back place.

Great dive bar with smoking, including cigars! Friendly bartender provided quick service. As to beer: bottles, cans and 4 domestic Bud brand taps. As to liqueur: plenty of variation on vodka, whiskey, and rum. Some tequila. As to the layout: Long wooden bar. High and low top tables. Clean bare concrete floor. Booze on industrial warehouse weight shelves, highlighted by LEDs changing color. Unpainted corrugated metal dressed the wall behind the bar while the other walls are dark painted concrete block. There are 6 pool tables, two dart boards, and a juke box. The place is screened in, so really one big patio--which is why there are ashtrays on the bar and tables, inviting cigarette and cigar smokers. Yes, the ashtrays are designed to hold cigars. Very good air circulation keeps the place hospitable. read more

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I'm from California so I was in town to visit some Army buddies of mine. I Googled bars and this place came up and it was 2 blocks away from my hotel. So we gave it shot. Let me say I wish there were more bars like this back home! Cheap beers, great people, karaoke and jukebox, pool tables and an amazing staff! I'm definitely going to make this my usual stop whenever I come back to town!!! read more

For what it's worth, it was one of the only places open after 11 pm on a Tuesday night near Mesa area. Was cheap and smoking was allowed inside the premise (which was a surprise for me). read more

I was in the neighborhood, hot, thirsty, and had about 30 minutes to kill. I looked at the Yelp reviews and it was certainly as described. Bartender was friendly enough, beer was cold and cheap. Nobody got stabbed while I was there. read more

So what do I love about this bar? Oh let me count the ways...First, it's kind of seedy. And by kind of seedy, I mean seedy. Secondly, it's a mile from my house, and 3rd, it's excellent people watching. Oh, they also have very cheap drinks and if smoking is your thing, the entire place is still smoking because the place is screened in and technically "outside" even though it's not. It's an interesting bar to say the least. It's in downtown Mesa. Ever been to downtown Mesa? This is a great place to get an understanding of the area.There are generally more bikes parked out front than cars. I like to refer to these cyclists as "10-speed-tweekers," but that is very ALLEGEDLY! :) In any case, it's a great bar to have a drink for cheap, have a smoke, and people watch. read more

Absolutely no idea how this place got rated 4 stars. First off, it's not a restaurant. It's a total dive bar that serves zero food, and even if it did, you probably wouldn't eat it. That being said, I'll review it as a bar. Yes, they allow smoking, and that might be its only redeeming quality if you happen to smoke. However, there is no ventilation, so basically it a hot box fueled by chain smoking patrons. The bartender was making out with what I would assume was her boyfriend/husband when we walked in. Ordered one drink then got the hell out. Not very friendly at all, in not the nicest neighborhood in Mesa. read more

There's one word to describe this bar: seedy. It's the perfect place to have a good priced beer and people watch. There's all sorts of random people that go there... last time I was there a seedy homeless tweaker asked me for $3 so he could get a beer. The bar tender shook her head no, and I told him that I had no more money. The guy left, and we spent the last 20 minutes I was there making fun of him. The nice parts of this bar: cheap drinks, good company (when they're not drunk as a skunk or doped up on who knows what), good people watching, you can still smoke in the bar, and pool tables. read more

I suppose the rating is dependent on what you expect. I expected a bar that had a smoking patio since that is what they advertise. What it really is, is a bar that allows smoking IN the bar, and has huge screens on the front windows that (theoretically) will remove the smoke from the room. It doesn't. The smoking patio? They must think this is a funny joke. The "patio" door leads to the alley with the trash cans. I almost reported them to the Health Department. I picked this place to meet a friend and I don't give a damn how cheap the drinks are--and they ARE cheap, let me tell you! I wouldn't step foot back in this bar without a gun to my back. I love dive bars. Duct tape on the chairs? Okay, water stains on the ceiling? Okay. This? NO. read more

This is the best bar in Mesa for 3 reasons. Good juke box , smoking inside, and of course Ashley works there. Be sure to tip her good

This place is awesome.. Good pours, tables, good music and Mark our bartender was great... I will be returning, I have no idea what people are talking about when they say the crowd is interesting? Must have come on a day when the normal people are here??? Again AWESOME POURS AND I WILL MAKE THIS MY REGULAR STOP!!!!!!!! :) read more

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I love the hambone its awsome they do serve pizza but i dont mind however i love to shoot pool there an have a few drinks the bartenders an staff are friendly an i go with my good friend shaggy hes awsome. Its an awsome place to sit an smoke ciggs an drink an socialize i have met new friends being there. read more

Apparently I have the wrong place. Need to double check where I am and when ..... Duh,,, so sorry.

Well well well.....the Ol' Hambone I have been to this place 2 times in my entire life. The area is a total dump. Bums talking to themselves everywhere. Lets put it this way...id rather eat my own toe nails for 16 straight dinners than ever live within 5 miles of this place. lets get right down to business, YOU CAN SMOKE INSIDE! the end. Go there, play some pool, get some cheap drinks, don't get murdered and have a great night. read more

Upon arrival, I was surprised by the smell of cigarette smoke. That faded quickly into the background just as it did a few years ago when that was the smell of every bar. My first impression was, "Let's get out of here," but then I started having a lot if fun. I played pool and had a cheap drink. A leather-vested man put down quarters to play the winner, so we stayed longer. The bartender asked us what we wanted to watch and said that it must be sports related, so we watched hockey. If I lived closer, I would come back more often because it was laid back, comfortable, and everyone was nice. read more

This is a must stop for dive bar fans. You can smoke inside. Pool tables and shady yet happy crowds.

Good place to have a drink and shoot some pool. Fast friendly service and laid back atmosphere made for a good time.

Popped in there the other morning looking for breakfast and an alcoholic beverage after getting off the night shift. Pickup trucks lined the front parking lot. The sign outside said they served breakfast, so I ducked inside to check it out, wondering if it was as seedy inside as it was on the outside. I was not disappointed. This bar opens at 6am, so I was thrilled to find your standard handful of blue-collar hardcore drunks sitting at the bar....nursing their beers and making small talk. Even though I rolled up on my bicycle, wearing gym shorts/t-shirt and slinging a bike helmet and backpack for chrissakes, nobody really seemed to notice, much less give me the ole stink-eye. The linebacker sized lady bartender was friendly, she smiled to greet me and came over right away to ask me what I'll be having. They had a full bar with three macro beers on tap. I asked if they were still serving breakfast and she explained that they haven't had a kitchen in years. Maybe it's about time they took down the signs outside advertising breakfast, lunch and dinner, I thought to myself. She suggested that I try Bill Johnson's Big Apple restaurant just a few doors down for breakfast, so I thanked her for her advice and hit the bricks. I will file this dive bar away as one of the few places where you get a drink at 6am in Mesa, just for future reference. read more

I went back, and I love it. No food, but nice beers and cheap drinks. I don;t even know that they keep a tab. I had 3 Miller Lites and an Old Style in a can. When I checked out the bartender said $7.50. Yes, please. Kind of weird that when I went in there were 5 customers, and they had football on but no sound. Then the Lady Gaga music started. read more

Interesting Dive Bar. Open to the air, but has open air conditioner. . .interesting patrons and bar/waitstaff. . .Wide selection of music in the jukebox and fairly cheap drinks. Fairly new short tables. 6. Not to take someone squeamish or sheltered. Oh people watching is the greatest here. read more

Cool 6am bar. I love how they have figured out how to circumvent the no smoking indoors law. I wish more dive bars would modify their bar to make it all smoking. Excuse me while I stogie! read more

You can smoke at the bar. They have 6 pool tables. It is the perfect watering hole. The draft selection is weak but it's worth being able to burn one without going into the heat/cold read more

I've been to this bar a few times at different times of day to check out the crowds and no matter what time of day I went the crowd was the same, homeless dudes, tweakers, hookers and power drinkers. Few people close to my age group. I was hopeful for this bar seeing as how it's within walking distance of my front door but I was disappointed. The staff is nice enough though. read more

A very cool, seedy dive bar where you can still smoke and get in some choice people watching!

I'm glad this place has a high average ranking, because it means that people like dive bars in Mesa. It's a dive, kinda slimey, the ladies' bathroom is not air conditioned and has no doors on the stalls so if you're droppin' a deuce you are doing it in front of anyone else in the bathroom with you, and you're sweating your ass off (no pun intended). However, you can smoke in there (which is a benefit for me), and there are multiple pool tables, other bar games, and karaoke. I love the karaoke there! The dude is friendly and has a huuuuge selection. There's also normally a diverse crowd, it's not always the same sad faces. The drinks are cheap, but to quote my husband, "you have to antagonize the bartender" to get him to actually make them and bring them to you. read more

Some friends and I decided to try this place because of the ratings it had on yelp. It was an ok place. The drinks are cheap and I really like that they had different games we could play such as pool, darts, and the computer games on the bar top. The place is smelly but that's expected since you can smoke inside. It felt like the tables haven't been wiped down for days and the pool sticks felt gross as well. We only stayed for about 30 minutes because some weird guy kept waving at my friend making her uncomfortable and another guy came up to me to tell me he was "holding" which didn't sound like a safe environment to be in. We probably won't be returning. read more

This place is a weirdo magnet, which is what attracted a guy like me to it. Everyone in here has a story to tell and I find it quite entertaining. The bartenders are pretty cool. Just normal, friendly people. read more

You can smoke inside that was the #1 seller for me, pool tables darts karaoke a few slot style games , decent dive bar , I will continue to go here as long as they allow smoking read more

If you're looking for a casual atmosphere and good service in a bar, this is the place! Doesn't matter what time of day from 6 am until closing it's a great bar, prices are reasonable and for those of up that smoke it's a bonus. Smoking is actually allowed inside. Plenty of pool tables and good competition. Its a melting pot of all walks of life, so if your looking for a friendly place I suggest you stop in. read more

Been here forever, and they actually used to serve a bitchin' ham sandwich! I can't recommend the weekend help, but during the week, Melody is the best tarbender ever! read more

Good service and great drink prices. I'm not from around here and wandered into this bar. It's seedy with ample space. Great place to go and relax to avoid large crowded bars read more