Burger was burnt to a crisp both times when I wanted a medium. I'll eat well done but when it's quite literally charcoal on both sides, I'll be a bit sad and disappointed. Cheapish tough? I'll give it another try but cook did not do a good job read more

The Dirty Drummer - Medium burger? - Sports Bars Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

We were very excited to go back and try the wings and burgers after the renovations we had such a horrible experience today we were sitting for 15 minutes before I had to get up and ask for a server the server was really really bad the food was cold we did not get any attention not even question about refilling our drinks I have never experienced something like that at the dirty drummers we just Hope that we would never see that server again read more

If you love a good sports dive bar this is the place! Their wings are unstoppable! Ask for the extra hot sauce on the side (it's not on the menu). The staff remember you if you come back even after one visit! Super cheap and highly recommended. read more

The service is slow. I think the servers are on something. The food isn't any good. Beware, the owner thinks she is the queen of Phoenix. Super sour taste about this place. I'll never go back. read more

I came into the dirty drummer And it exceeded all expectations! I wanted a cocktail and Andrew suggested the hairy Negroni which had a touch of tobasco! Mattie said I should try the wings and I was obviously impressed Maddie and Andrew are immaculate together and I will be coming back!! read more

Very clean establishment, service was excellent. I would definitely come back again. In a strip mall by Costco and really a hidden gem. Had some fried zucchini which was yummy. Need to go back and try some more items. Definitely recommend this place. Go try it out. read more

The Dirty Drummer - Sports Bars Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Wife and I stopped in for a drink... I've been coming here for years but haven't been in over 2yrs.... we usually eat because the food is really good but not this time, we had to be somewhere else.... bartender and cook look like they just escaped from prison but service was good, alittle rough but good.. their bathroom is straight from prison, there is no stall door on the toilet and the urinal is out in the open..... all in all, we'll be back because the food is the greatest bar food I've ever had. read more

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I stopped here after a long afternoon of Christmas shopping, right away I was greeted and served the first bartender was awesome and attentive and then he went to break and the female bartender was just as wonderful. (I apologize for not getting their names, I usually do) but then I met Chris and RUDY and a regular name Steven they were absolutely a delight and respectful to hangout with. I'm definitely going back soon and the grilled wing were absolutely perfect... I'd highly recommend it and hope to meet you guys there as I will make sure to become a regular here. read more

They have really cleaned this place up! The grilled wings are perfect! The drinks are stiff and the mood is great! The best DD in the valley! Don't hesitate to try it out. I'm here once or twice a week for lunch. read more

Great spot. Super clean, well lit, friendly staff. Good dive bar feel without the grit. Full food menu and plenty of TVs. Worth a visit!

Me and my family have been coming here for close to 30 years, but this last visit was so bad I don't think we will be coming back. They completely gutted the menu, due to covid I understand the need to downsize, but if you're going to have a limited menu the food should at least be good. It wasn't. The fried food (fries, tots, etc) were overcooked and tasted like rancid, dirty fry oil meaning they aren't changing the oil enough. The French dip was honestly not great, and the au jus had zero flavor. And the service? Not great either, she dudnt bring us anything we aske a for and honwstly had a really rude dismissive attitude. Im usually a good tipper (20% +) but i only left 10% becausw it was so bad. Really disappointing when a place that has been a staple for decades goes downhill. read more

Got some drinks here the other night and for my first time in, I was really impressed! Classic lowkey bar with everything needed- some good foods, great drinks, friendly staff and vibes, and we even were treated to some great live music. Didn't try any food but I was sitting near the cook station and the food looks great-especially the grilled wings. I can tell you without trying them they are BUSSIN read more

This place has a great feel. It's a neighborhood bar with friendly folks and good service. Plus it has live music and a real dance floor! There are so few places to couples dance anymore. My girlfriend and I had a great time and we appreciated they served a vegan burger as well. We'll be back. We only wish they'd open a second location at 32nd St. And Shea. read more

Great Chheseburgers! Had the Tuesday special. $6.95. Drummer cheeseburger and a side. The salad was super fresh and good service. Love the old time bar vibe. read more

Very cool hangout spot. Good food, good priced drinks, good bartenders. And the spot is very convenient.

Finally made it to the new Dirty Drummer. The beer was ice cold, the burger was just right! We will be back!

The fact that Yelp forces one to have to put even 1 star is too high for lousy, lazy indifference to customers. I've tried this place 3 times as I've lived in the hood since 2000 and will never go back. We pulled up on bikes this afternoon to have a couple of burgers. We ordered on the patio, and never saw the waiter again. After 45 minutes, my husband walked in, asked if he forgot us, saw literally no food on thr grill and the guy says "We're working on it". He didn't give 1 crap that we were leaving. I will never go here again. read more

I fell in love with the Mesa Dirty Drummer on Country Club about 20 years back. When a friend moved to Avondale the 44th & Oak location became our central meeting spot and eatery. Same great prices. The Country Club location has better food quality than 44th. Still good, but while Country Club knocks it out of the park, 44th makes it almost to 3rd then runs back to 2nd. A little history: for a while I had trouble with a specific cook at 44th named Walt. This is years ago, he's gone now... I think. But time and time again he would overcook my medium burger to well done. It was killin' me. It got to the point that I would ask if Walt is at the grill. If he was I would ask for rare and request the server really stay on him about it. Because Walt would cook the hell out of a Rare burger too. This Drummer is a bit upscale from the Country Club location and about half again the size. The burgers are good and the service is feel-good personable here too. You're in for tasty food and a great time. I get the Cheese Drummer with Bacon.They put a little port wine on the meat during the cooking process. It really make a difference. Also, we typically share a side of crisp tasty fries and usually some wings. Check out me review of the Country Club location if you make over to the East side. read more

First time back since the remodel and giving our experience a 5 star rating. The recent remodel made strides of improvements from the food quality to the ambience. I am a 3rd generation patron of this location and it's great to be back! read more

Love Dirty Drummer! Been 11 years! Tebra is my favorite waitress and Jessie is my favorite cook. I'm biased! Just because they know what I love. The wings and burgers are incredible. Would love the $5-$5-$5 deal and $2 Burgers in July, again! Owners are cool and love sports. Pretty easy to talk to everyone here. Family atmosphere. read more

The Dirty Drummer - Sports Bars Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Great local watering hole. Good bands, good bar food and cheap drinks.

I'm glad I came across this place!!!!! Great food and the staff is amazing as well. I'm from Oklahoma and hope I can come back out and eat here again. read more

"Amazing, life-altering" wings, states Robby "Wings for the Table" McHarris. If there's a man that can guide his people toward the promised land of wings, it's McHarris. Go for it. Order a pitcher. Play a round of pool. Have a fun experience at the bar and order those wings that we, and especially he, come back for every March. 5.5 stars. FYI - no bathroom stall door. But, who cares. You don't need one when you have access to those incredible wings. read more

The Dirty Drummer - Sports Bars Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Love this bar. Friendly staff, good food quality and prices. The drinks are pretty good. Overall you cannot beat the prices.

I work in the building across the street and have gone here for lunch too many times to count. If I didn't work in the building across the street I doubt I would have ever gone into this corner building, strip mall, dive bar unless something horrific was happening in the world, such as the zombie apocalypse, one in which I'm being chased by a hoard and my only salvation is to enter a dive bar where, more than likely, the servers will also be zombies and I'll be fucked pretty bad. That said, the place kind of smells like musk and sadness and the two or three middle aged servers look like they've lived a lot of life. There are always a few hunched over dudes at the bar, watching sports or maybe counting their misfortunes. One server appears to have always just had something weird or traumatic happen to her before she takes our order, like she was just bitching at SRP for shutting her power off or she just found out her teenage son got arrested on drug charges- then she comes to take our order. While the service has never been despicable, we always have to wait an unnecessary amount of time for our tab, which sucks since we're anxious to get back to our meaningless jobs. She also asks us "what flavor" of beer we want, which confused me since, like, Blue Moon is not exactly a "flavor" as much it is, you know, a brand. But I can look past this. I've eaten a few things here and the worst and most unacceptable was a simple dinner salad which was literally wilted Iceburg, bag lettuce with an obscene amount of dressing. I can only assume that they thought if they covered the wilted lettuce with enough fatty Ranch I wouldn't notice the lettuce was bad. I did, but I didn't send it back, instead I ate it and drank beer and talked about how much better the director's cut of Bladerunner is. The wings are mediocre, not crispy enough for me to say they're cooked well, not thick enough to call them plump, and not tasty enough to assume that the sauce is anything more than some Frank's Red Hot concoction with some added butter or someshit. I've also had the pleasure of the chicken "fritters" which are, you know, frozen chicken strips deep fried. I order these most times I come here because they can't really fuck it up and you can't exactly go wrong with chicken strips. I've also ordered the "fire" fries which are just their fries with Cayenne pepper on them, and they charge another 1.50 for this. What IS worth the trip across the way and the shady, low brow atmosphere are the two dollar burgers on Tuesdays. I actually never order the burgers only because I'm not much of a burger person, but my regular co-workers tell me they're tasty, a cut above a fast food burger and cheaper. (Though, consider that you're also leaving a tip for the service, not getting fries, and paying extra for cheese, so it's not THAT much of a better deal than fast food, just sayin'.) What I can't look past, why Dirty Drummer is only getting two stars, is the fact that the only reason we came here; the five dollar pitchers of domestics, are now, for some reason, NINE dollar pitchers which, needles to say, is absolutely not worth it, especially considering the skimpy size of the pitchers, the depressing atmosphere and the tore up servers. After my co-worker noticed this new four dollar addition to the pitcher price he said, rather cleverly, "looks like this is the last time we'll be drumming." And it was. read more

I was a fan of the Dirty Drummer over in Tempe back during college years at ASU. So when I walked in this location I was happy to see the faithful ASU Banner up near the bar! The waitress was really friendly she greeted me promptly and asked what she could get me as if I was a regular. I asked if they still did hot wings and she said why of course 12 for $5. So I ordered them and a cold draft and set back to watch the NFL game in progress. The game didn't go my way but the wings came out just perfect as they always have! Hot & crispy with just enough sauce to give them a little bite and not loose the crispiness of the big juicy wings. The beer was cold and the shoot of Tequila I had was ample to say the least. Only they don't stock my friend Jose' ...What's up with that so I had some off brand I never heard of call Tres Amigos. It was chilled to the right temperature and slid down easy. Can't wait to visit on a Tuesday for that burger special now. See ya there? read more

One of the best bars in the valley! We wandered in one day after going to Costco and the service is always incredible. Dallas and mic may be our favorite people to see there but everyone is wonderful. Ron and ray cook the best food you could hope for! We will continue to come in! Thanks guys for the great time!!!! read more

Wish it were still here. Want to say "drummer sucks, don't try it" but damn, gotta keep it alive. Haven't been since reopening (has it yet?) but this was a great place for insane bar food. Don't get turned off by the underwhelming interior, lack of bathroom stalls, etc. this place smashes. Wings are off the hook (get em grilled!), burgers are great and beer is cold. read more

Local sports pub with the best chicken wings around town. We actually live in Houston but everytime we fly to Phoenix we make it a point to stop by and see Bear. I truly love this local pub... you guys rock. We will miss you and see ya next time we are in Phoenix! Todd & Sharon read more

This was totally our after work hang out. On a rough day, it might be the "lunch" for some. As long as you could walk over and walk back, which we did, you were good. I was surprised by their food. They aren't going to win any gourmet awards or anything, but it was pretty good for bar food. And they had some good weekly specials. They also did regular Texas Hold em Tournaments which were fun to watch. Small neighborhood spot. Great service. Good drink prices. And for some of us - great memories. (Shout out to my Synergy Homies!) read more

Good little dive bar for sure. I stopped in for lunch and since it was Tuesday the burgers are only $2.00. I had a 1/3 burger with Swiss and added Green Chili to it. It was very tasty for $2.00. I also added a side of fried zucchini and those were amazing! They were cooked perfectly and was served with a side of ranch dressing. Service was friendly and very quickly. I could have been in and out in 30 minutes but I took my time since I wasn't in a huge rush. Even though they were quick on the service they didn't rush you in anyway which was nice. Overall, everything was very good and I will certainly go back for lunch. read more

I usually try to visit this place on Tuesday's because their burgers are only $2.00 plus $.50 for cheese. A basket of fries which is enough to feed 2 is only $3.00. It can't be beat. I usually go when I take my lunch break from work with a fellow co-worker and friend. Another reason that I like this place is that they give you a carafe of soda so you don't run out. They do have a decent Happy Hour which is mostly only discounts off beers. But they are cool because they have Blue Moon on tap. Their mixed drinks are more expense than most bars that I visit. The regular patrons that I see in the place seem all to be retired because they are always talking about their golf game or when they are going to golf next. When one enters the place one of the bartender's automatically know their drink and have it ready for them by the time they take a seat. It is a pretty laid back environment 2 guys that seem to run the place are usually hanging out at the bar. read more

Best sports bar in Phoenix! As a wing connoisseur I can say their wings are some of, if not the absolute best I've ever taken down, especially the grilled honey hot and teriyaki. It's always great service and a main reason it's become our nightly spot when we come down every year for MLB Spring Training. If you want an awesome, chill hangout to drink, eat, play some pool and watch the games on tv, this is THE spot to check out. read more

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The place was super chill and that's probably why I'm giving it 4 stars. However, the food took like ALL OF MY LIFE to get here and there werent many people there! I ordered the wings...and my boo ordered the grilled cheese. After all that wait, the food wasn't extraordinary and my wings were a little burnt and dry. But after asking for some extra wing sauce, it was yummy. HOWEVER...I would definitely come here again because it would be a good place to watch any sports games. read more

My favorite bar in Phoenix. Wings are great, live music is well curated, and the staff are really welcoming. Love the cozy 70s vibe. They seem to be taking covid seriously which i really appreciate. read more

I've been to this establishment several times after work with coworkers. I've always ordered the chicken wings, which are phenomenal! They fry them, then throw them on the grill (for an extra couple of bucks). I went against my better judgement and ordered a medium-well, cheese drummer burger. It was the size of a case dollar, cooked well-done...to a crisp. The unmelted cheese looked as if it had been sitting in the fridge, unwrapped for weeks. But I was told that this was the normal look of the burger. If mom ever told me to say grace, now was the time. The meal turned out to be filling... Or I wasn't as hungry as I proclaimed to be. Previous service had always been rude, slacking, and non-existing. This visit, it was different. The waitress was friendly and attentive although she was working the whole dining area alone. There are TVs throughout the place, so you'll never miss the game. Also, you can try your hand at pool or sit and people watch. Nice place to regroup after a long day of work. read more

The Dirty Drummer - Cheese Drummer... - Sports Bars Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I don't really expect much from a bar & grill and I guess that's what I got. I can't eat much and bread is off the menu. I asked for a simple hamburger patty, but the told me that I would have to pay for a whole burger with the fixings anyway. Well, okay fine. Since I'm just eating the patty I'm hoping it's nice and juicy medium as ordered. What I got was a charred hockey puck. I also got an order of fried zucchini. I expect it to be frozen stuff, but this was pretty bad and grease soaked. I realize they don't start off with super good ingredients, but they could have cooked it better and brought it out faster being that the place was dead on a late Friday night. BTW, I cannot figure out why two reviews are filtered. They seem on the up and up. The food service is painfully slow. This is a place for beer and sports. read more

Been coming here since I was 20.. I'm now..... Yeah nice try. The grilled wings have always been the best ever.

Had a great time. Just stopped in for some brewskis but ordered some zucchini as well. Woo doggie them zucchini's were great!

A cool low-key spot to visit with some good food options to choose from.