Recovery Room Tavern — Restaurant in Charleston

I normally never write reviews for places, but because of what happened last night, I feel obligated to. One of your bouncers refused entry for one of our friends who had a service animal. This is a civil rights violation of ADA (American Disability Act). The dog had a service vest on showing he is trained for seizure detection and response.

The bouncer initially said no dogs were allowed to our friend. After clarifying it was a service animal, the bouncer then backpedaled and claimed he was too drunk for entry. Our friend was completely sober. We even clarified that to the bouncer who was not even willing to have a conversation.

Thankfully we got our cover fee back and were able to leave. We understand not wanting the dog inside the bar, but we could have easily been outside in the gated section if that became an issue. It’s the fact your bouncer had to come up with a fake excuse to refuse entry. While you as a business have the right to refuse service, you cannot deny service animals, and then use the lie of “being too drunk” as a way to ignore the issue after the fact. Staying on the outside patio would have been a nonissue, but the bouncer would not even have a conversation. We even asked if we could speak to another employee and he refused.

I will personally file a civil rights violation complaint with Department of Justice since your establishment denied a...

So here's the thing- my friends legit thought I was leading them to our deaths. The location of this place is definitely off the beaten path, but THAT is part of what makes it so awesome.

This place omg THIS place. I love it. Lemme break it down for you:

BUILDING: Low-key old building off a good ways off of the main strip. Actually, there is legit nothing around it. I will reiterated DIVE BAR so don't go in there expecting it to be some highfalutin fancy-pants place. It is a d-i-v-e b-a-r. Also the decor is epic.

BOOZE: They have a great selection of beers and liquors.

FOOD: I mean, they have a menu, but I don't know I would actually eat here. I could be wrong. I didn't partake, though. Read what other people have to say about this subject.

BARTENDERS: Loved them. They were attentive, expedient, and seemed to love working there.

MUSIC: We were there on a Friday night. They had two DJs spinning and they were -I don't know how else to say it- AWESOME. I know not every night would be like that, but I assume the people who run it make good choices.

VIBE: I LOVED that there were people of all kinds here. It wasn't just the hipsters, but all kinds. No boundaries ~ epic.

In summary, GO HERE. Well, at least if you're in to...

I might be bias since I grew up here and have been here tons of times but it's a classic dive bar in Charleston. There is nothing fancy or aesthetically pleasing about the building and set up inside but the people are friendly as hell and the drinks are cheap. The crowd is a good mix of people but mainly younger (age 21-30) but plenty of older patrons and a bicycler/hip/alt type vibe but you can go in with a button down and feel at welcome. The tater tachos(tater tot/nacho hybrid) and a cold pbr is my favorite combo. They have pool, some arcade games, fooze ball, and a jukebox. Plenty of standing area outside to smoke or talk and another smaller smoking area out back. Do not go here as a guy and expect to take a dump. There are 2 urinals and one toilet all within a few feet of each other and the toilet doesn't have any barriers to hide you. On top of that the main door doesn't lock. This would be an extreme emergency dumper only. You've been warned. But hey I don't go there for that, it's an awesome place to enjoy a weekend night with friends. Also shout out to dj Jeff on Saturday nights at rec, kills it with rap music...