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There use to be this amazing place in Stamford called Rack N' Roll. Probably had about 20 pool tables inside no joke, but the place was a dump. My friends always joked John Taffer would have lost his if he went in there.
 
The Elm in Branford.

For an interesting place I maybe stop in there a couple times a year with a few buddies when we are half in the bag cause its such a strange place is Libby's Excuse room in Branford. It is literally a bar in someone's house. They live upstairs the downstairs is like a living room with a bar and pool table and its run by a husband (libby) and wife (vicky). I have no idea what their true hours are and how they stay open. They also serve food and if you get lucky Libby will serve you beer in his bathrobe. Pretty sure its cash only
 
NorwalkHusky said:
There use to be this amazing place in Stamford called Rack N' Roll. Probably had about 20 pool tables inside no joke, but the place was a dump. My friends always joked John Taffer would have lost his if he went in there.
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That place was a dump, with no redeeming quality, other than pool tables en masse. Horrid food, stale beer, really just sucked.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
Is Piggy's still around? Haven't been there since '87 or '88. Had a buddy who was temporarily relocated to Hartford and he stumbled upon that place (and the Spigot). The few times we visited him we had to make an obligatory stop at each (and for the record each qualified as serious dive bars).
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The Spigot is still around. We like to call it El Spigeuax to make it sound a little nicer. It actually has a somewhat younger crowd. Solid Beer List, Darts, Baseball Cards on the Walls. Seems like all the young kids in West Hartford who don't fit the center vibe like to hang there. I hit it up a couple times of a year as I live around the corner.
 
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NorwalkHusky said:
There use to be this amazing place in Stamford called Rack N' Roll. Probably had about 20 pool tables inside no joke, but the place was a dump. My friends always joked John Taffer would have lost his if he went in there.
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I walk by this place all the time on my way to the train. It's been vacant for awhile now. Looks like it was a SERIOUS dive in its day.
 
pepband99 said:
Side Street in Hamden is somewhat dive-y (but mainly because it's a college bar). Solid beer selection, from memory waaaay back.
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food is decent in a pub-food fashion.
 
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uconnphil2016 said:
I love going to dive bars--a couple of my favorites are All Star's in Manchester (Spencer St) and Free Spirit in Vernon. What's the diviest dive bar you guys have ever been to?
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I happened to drive by All Star's in Manchester today. It is now a country bar call Back Roads. This must have happened in the last two weeks because I drove by a couple of weeks ago. Of course there is the chance that it was Back Roads two weeks ago and I just didn't notice.
 
whaler11 said:
Piggy's is still open. It's completely surrounded by parking lots now - but it still gets busy late nights on weekends. I have heard the owner wants to sell to Aetna.

The Spigot is still open too - I guess it's a dive but there are way worse places within walking distance like the Cypruss Arms.
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When I first moved to Connecticut I used to go to the Spigot for pizza and beer. The pizza was pretty good. The the thing I most remember about the Spigot was I was in there with friends for lunch having pizza and beer the day ESPN came on the air. It had to be late 70's early 80's. I was in the area a couple of years ago and stopped in for some nostalgia. They no longer server food in there. Of course they could have stopped serving food 25 years ago for all I know.
 
BoatShow said:
Only time I went to Free Spirit a 3 fingered bouncer asked for a cover for a band that didn't exist.

All Stars is so grimy but can be so much fun. Randomly get awesome drafts. Always some eye candy behind the bar. Always some hilarious characters.

Love the Hungry Tiger in Manchester. Tavern House Grille in Tolland is pretty fun too. Only been to Three Js in Bolton is sweet too.
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When I first moved here Hungry Tiger was a strip club called The Brass Hammer. I am not sure how I remember that.;)
 
huskymedic said:
Anchor was too upscale... Jack's Bar and Grill on East Street.

Remember the Norge Grille across from the Coliseum?
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Jack's was classic. Owner Al Guaneri, who died in 1988, was one of the best. Never the same after it moved to State Street thanks to the never ending 91/95 construction.

Spent a lot of time in the Norge, along with Col, Lips another good dive, before and after many hockey games and concerts at the Coliseum.
 
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I never went inside the Twin Lakes Cafe in Amston, but I grew up down the road from it and always imagined that it was pretty scary on the inside. It made Butterballs in the center of town look like the four seasons
 
Didn't know the Owl's Nest was the former Josey Wales. Just looked up a story about the Owl's Nest closing. Turns out I went to elementary school -- same grade and same class -- with the former owner.
 
upstater said:
Didn't know the Owl's Nest was the former Josey Wales. Just looked up a story about the Owl's Nest closing. Turns out I went to elementary school -- same grade and same class -- with the former owner.
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McGowans and Malone's West before that...
 
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ScottBonz said:
The Spigot is still around. We like to call it El Spigeuax to make it sound a little nicer. It actually has a somewhat younger crowd. Solid Beer List, Darts, Baseball Cards on the Walls. Seems like all the young kids in West Hartford who don't fit the center vibe like to hang there. I hit it up a couple times of a year as I live around the corner.
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I loathed WH Center and liked the Spigot because it wasn't the Center. Funny what you call it because we always called it La Spigeau.
 
upstater said:
Didn't know the Owl's Nest was the former Josey Wales. Just looked up a story about the Owl's Nest closing. Turns out I went to elementary school -- same grade and same class -- with the former owner.
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Is this the same place that used to be the Keg House before that?
 
UCFBfan said:
I loathed WH Center and liked the Spigot because it wasn't the Center. Funny what you call it because we always called it La Spigeau.
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WH center is the worst. Except for Treva. The baratta at Treva makes up for everything else that's obnoxious about WH center
 
8893 said:
Is this the same place that used to be the Keg House before that?
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Nope. Can't be. Did a search and apparently Megadeth played at Keg House in 1986.

I was having 99 cent pitchers of beer as a 17 year old at Josey Wales at least a year before that.
 
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