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    The Penny Pub

    4.0 (16 reviews)
    InexpensiveDive Bars, Pubs, Sports Bars
    Closed 7:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for dancing

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    Cheap drinks, awesome vibes and even better bartenders. Best dive bar in upstate New York!

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    4 years ago

    We had a great time , your barmaid was awesome , she made our night!! we love visiting dive bars , you meet the most interesting people!!!

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    4 years ago

    Best bar I've been to in Syracuse yet. Highly recommend! Great atmosphere and service.

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    10 years ago

    Great, non-pretentious dive bar. The bartenders and owner are very friendly. First Friday of the month is 80's night!

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    12 years ago

    Check out 80s night the guys that run it and the dj are fun times. I upgraded my rating to 5 for 80's night it's always a blast.

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    11 years ago

    Amazing Place!!! Great bartender on a Early Saturday night. Good drinks, great Jukebox!!!

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    PressRoom Pub - 10 Wings

    PressRoom Pub

    3.7(103 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    Some reviewers referred to it as a dive, but it's definitely a step above it. I only had cheese…read morecurds but it does have a full menu. They also have a wide selection of drafts, but it's 95% local/big names, not really my game. For drinks, I had a draft ($5) and a nice/strong jack/coke ($8). They do charge a bit extra if you pay with a card. Don't be afraid of the $10 parking charge sign for parking outside, no need to pay for parking if you are coming to the bar.

    I met my friend on a late Sunday afternoon. The bar area was busy with families from events, and…read moresome young children. I was able to scoot into a corner of bar seats waiting on my friend. A short wait for menus and to scour drink menu. I went with pomegranate cosmo, unfortunately it lacked presentation due to shortage of appropriate glassware. Server was apologetic, taste was pleasant but strong and lacking garnish. My friend just ordered a light draft and we ordered Reuben egg rolls to share. Best Reuben egg rolls I have had in the Cuse! Tons of tender corned beef, and just a hint of sauerkraut and Swiss served with thousands island dressing! I ordered an extra for take out for my Irish man at home and short rib tacos. Those did not keep well for take out, more meat and toppings would improve the continuity compared to tortillas. Service excellent, frequently checked upon for refills and food order. Prompt delivery and friendly service! Great place for meetups with a pub sports bar atmosphere. I'm not sure I noticed remanence of the prior press room. Many televisions great for sport events. Menu is simple and pub oriented.

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    Interior

    PressRoom Pub - Rueben

    Rueben

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    Change of Pace - wings - hot, crispy, & saucy as god intended

    Change of Pace

    4.1(54 reviews)
    1.8 mi
    $$

    My co-worker was ordering lunch one day and mentioned she was ordering from A Change of Pace. I've…read moreheard of this bar before but had never actually tried it. She went on to list a bunch of items she loves from there and kept saying how good the food is, so I was sold. I ended up calling and placing our order, and they dropped it off right at my job, which was super convenient. I ordered the honey barbecue wings and added a side of barbecue sauce--though honestly, I didn't even need it. These wings were slamming. As you can see from the picture, every single wing was soaked perfectly in sauce. No dry spots at all. You get a dozen wings with your order, and they also include celery and ranch on the side. Even the celery and ranch tasted heaven-sent, which says a lot because usually that's just an afterthought. They have a pretty full menu with a nice variety of American-style dishes to choose from. I've heard it's a great bar atmosphere too, although I haven't eaten inside yet--but I'm definitely looking forward to that experience. Based on the food alone, I'll absolutely be ordering from here again.

    Great local place! This establishment welcomes everybody and it's a great place to meet new people…read moreand hear amazing stories. The wings are some of the best in the area and the bartenders are friendly and on top of it every time I've been here it's been very little wait times for anything and the food is hot and fresh.

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    Change of Pace - Back of bar area

    Back of bar area

    Change of Pace - Chicken wings

    Chicken wings

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    Clinton Street Pub

    Clinton Street Pub

    3.5(61 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$

    Me and my hubby were looking For a place to get some chicken wings from. To my surprise "BOOM"…read moreSal's Birdland chicken wings and potato wedges OMG...!!!!!! So we ordered online and I went to pick it up... Not a long wait maybe 5-10mins then I left my house to head over. Food was just finishing and it all looked great and smelled soooo good too. When I went in I noticed what a really nice place it was to eat in. There was a couple security guys at the front door as well. Idk if it was cause of the weekend or what. They also have a couple outdoor tables as well... once home I had told my hubby We should definitely dine in sometime. The food was perfect, exactly like the original recipe SO happy that there's a place in CNY that we can enjoy Sal's Birdland style wings again and the same wedges recipe as well. That's all I got from here it's a bar/food joint so many options. Definitely recommend trying the Sal's wings..!!!!

    I was really skeptical coming here late on a Saturday evening. Although I am well over age, they…read morehad an intimidating bouncer next by the door which was off-putting. The place itself if a dingy regular bar, with many small TVs around with sports on (and a surprisingly high amount of infomercials). We tried the Yelp check in perk (was pretty difficult to do, no one knew what it was). It's a seat yourself, serve yourself sort of environment (go up to the bar to order everything). That being said, I'm giving this place a 4/5 stars for the chicken tenders alone. I was very very pleasantly surprised (I expected all bar food to be bar food). The chicken tenders were very crispy and tasty. My one qualm is that the size of the different tenders is extremely varied/not uniform. This means between the different orders in the group, some portions looked much larger than others. In addition, as a note, the eight piece tenders does not come with fries, only the four piece. All in all, I was really pleasantly surprised by the food and will likely come back for the chicken tenders again in the future.

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    Clinton Street Pub - This is our house, everyone's invited.

    This is our house, everyone's invited.

    Clinton Street Pub
    Clinton Street Pub

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    Sharkey's Sports Bar and Restaurant - Short Rib Tacos and fries

    Sharkey's Sports Bar and Restaurant

    3.6(71 reviews)
    5.8 mi
    $$

    Sharky's is such a great venue offering local bands, concerts, volleyball leagues, clam bakes,…read moreclass reunions, celebrations of life, Halloween Parties and more! Great space enormous indoor bar, outside patio bar, and pavilion for music and events. I met friends to see Arcade, only $5 admission plenty of space, we only wish the pavilion had fans during these hot temperatures. Wait lines for drinks were short and moved quickly. I believe the drafts I ordered were $6 each. Next event I'll have to see what other options are available. Draft beer doesn't keep well in extreme heat. Towards the end of event I went to inside bar ordered a Margarita and ordered the short rib tacos with fries on the special to go. Fries hot and nicely seasoned. I did peek at tacos which had a nice presentation even for a to go order. Upon my attempt at consuming them after returning home, I realized the meat was rare at best, undercooked for this cut of meat. The texture was of raw fatty meat that was unfit to be eaten. Sad they looked so promising other than the to rare meat. They were on the special menu I would have thought meat was prepared ahead of time, marinated and slow cook ed. The meal was $15.95 so I figured it wasn't a huge loss. Hopefully they take those of the menu or prepare differently for future orders. Fun evening, easy getting an uber out of property. Better luck next time with menu items!

    This venue is not like any other in the area! They have a spacious inside, with an outside bar and…read moreheating lamps to keep you warm in the cold months. They have a bar style on one side of the place, then you go outside, and there is a second venue that they hold concerts in. The food is good, the service is great.

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    Sharkey's Sports Bar and Restaurant
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    Syracuse Hops Spot - Burger sliders

    Syracuse Hops Spot

    4.1(356 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$

    The place was cute and clean. Our waitress was, meh. We order three meas, 2 burgers and one…read morelobster roll. One entree we had ordered, we wanted the pountine fries as an upgrade. The place wasn't really busy tonight around 5pmish, yet the food took about 40 mins to get to the table. Once our food arrived, we noticed the upgraded fries weren't caught by the waitress. The waitress did correct it but by that time, we were pretty much finished. The sizes of the burgers were on the smaller size and the fries came neatly measured in a metal cup, but not full. The fries were tasty. The lobster was in a bun and smaller than a normal lobster roll you may expect, especially for $40. ​ i may have been okay with the sizes of the food if it had come out quicker, maybe it was just an off day. ?

    My boyfriend and I stopped here with no expectations, mostly we both just usually go to the same…read morespots and we were looking for something different and away from crowds. We stopped here and were seated instantly at a very comfy and roomy booth. Our server was great as well, I don't remember her name but, truly she was on top of it. We ordered some drinks over the course of our meals as they have a plethora of drinks to try! Their flavor notes to describe their drinks were very helpful to figure out what you'd like and our server was very helpful with making sure we got what we wanted! Our food was amazing and the price for everything was relatively fair and I think affordable for two people to get the full experience! I left extremely happy and definitely coming back for another date night! As we wanted to be away from crowds, at the time it wasn't too busy, but I felt like even if it was, it still wouldn't have hindered the experience, and my boyfriend attested to this as well for all those shy folk!

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    Bar

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    Burger sliders

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    The End Zone Bar & Grill - Smothered steak with curly fries

    The End Zone Bar & Grill

    4.0(21 reviews)
    2.5 mi
    $

    Incredible wings, terrible experience. Music was blaring at…read morea level that I could not stand, even as a young person who loves music and a good time. I was unable to have a conversation with my boyfriend. An incredibly intoxicated man came up to me SCREAMING in my ear, while I was turned away with my finger in my ear to attempt to send a signal of disinterest and discomfort, his even more intoxicated friend then joined and encroached on my seat. When I jumped up, my skirt was stuck under him, because he was so close to me to a point that he was partially sitting on my stool. The bartender witnessed this interaction and continued pouring them drinks. While waiting for our take out order, I was so happy to have a drink in my hand. I have never "downed" a double gin and tonic faster in my life. There was no quiet corner to escape to, and my boyfriend was seething in anger and disgust the entire 20-25 minutes we waited there, as well as the 20 minute drive home. I was sorry that he didn't have a drink to take the edge off during our experience there, but he was not willing to give them a single dollar. At no point in my life would I have wanted to experience this place, and at no point will I be returning. Chicken wings were delicious.

    I didn't even know that they served food here but my friend suggested we try here for lunch after…read moreour walk at Destiny mall. We were greeted warmly by the bartender who was taken care of a few patrons at the bar. We grabbed menus and sat down at a separate area where the dart boards are. Sign said to go up to the bar to order. The bartender "Megan" was very friendly and made us feel at home. I ordered the smothered steak sandwich with curly fries. They had an up charge for fries over potato chips but I was in the mood for fries and it was reasonable $1.99. The sandwich was huge and I especially liked that the bun was toasted and crisp. The meat was not over cooked and the cheese was melted with the peppers and onions underneath. The fries looked pale but they were cooked and lightly salted. The cook brought the food out to us which was a nice touch. They checked on our table several times to make sure we were ok. My lunch mates had hamburgers which they really liked. Altogether a pleasant experience. This is not a fancy place but they have good reasonable food (my lunch was 15.15 total with tax and up charge for using a credit card).

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    The End Zone Bar & Grill - House Wings (16) French Fries

    House Wings (16) French Fries

    The End Zone Bar & Grill - Friends getting together

    Friends getting together

    The End Zone Bar & Grill - Good wings cheese steaks and burgers at a good price

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