Wild Bill Bar — Restaurant in Deadwood

Five sweet golden lilac stars! ☄️ Found this place when I wandered in from the street after a passing car splashed puddle water on my Guess jeans; I was soaked! The gentlest bartender gave me some bar rags so I might clean up a little in the Infinity Room (which is what I nicknamed the restroom). There was hardly any time to fix my hair because I got a call from my mother, who is with the Philharmonic, and who, by nature, is more impatient than gravity. I’ve long learned to live to regret not answering her call the first time. To my luck, the wifi in the restroom is tip top, so not only could I tend to my mother’s call, but I was even able to call the bar and order a drink so it would be ready by the time I got out of the restroom. My face looked crazy in the mirror . . . crazy good, that is. Because last night I got a ton of rest! Deadwood is a great place to stretch out and relax. One could live the full measure of a man’s life in this town, would but he could afford the time. They gave me a tall drink and I was happy there was ice in it because it’s summer. Wild Bill’s Bar is the place to get your bearings, too, believe me. Mr. Yates is the sweetest bar man this side of Emelio Estevez (Young Guns / Old West reference). Sent my photos to everyone I work with, in a group chat before I left the restroom, and they already sent thumbs up and hearts back. That’s how good the wifi is in there. This bar will treat you right. Deadwood is a pretty town. Have you been to Wild...

Went there to see the place where wild bill died and to have drinks with friends. The bar had a guy playing the guitar and one bar tender on Aug 12 @ 6pm. I spoke to the bar tender to see if we could go down and see where wild bill had died, and gave him $20 for saying yes when the musician went on break. After the musician took a sec to reset, I asked when he takes his next break, if he could take it for 5-10 minutes so we can check out where wild bill died. The guy said he can take one now, so I gave him $20 for taking one when I just wanted to know when he took his next break. Right after the bar tender came from around the counter screaming at me saying I just lost him money because the musician decided to take a break.

The one star is because the bar tender basically screamed at me for no reason. Not to mention, his logic was wrong because the musician was being nice. Second, 8 people left because of this bar tender and they didn’t want to see the musician, they wanted to see where Wild bill died.

Was in town for four days and that was my last day there only to be screamed at by a very rude bar tender, who also took $20 from me, because he said yes earlier. Only to be screamed at in front of everyone. And We did not get to see where wild bill had died because he said no.

I hope the owner of this...

Very neat history and saloon. From what I've been told, this is the location of the original Saloon No. 10. However, the original building was almost a complete loss during the fire that burnt down most of the city.

In the basement is the original elevation level of the old Deadwood main street. After the fire, the street was built 10 or so feet higher due to flooding that plagued the original elevation.

They do offer tours of the basement and have it setup similar to the original bar, less the dirt floors. They have replicas, photos, and displays down there.

If you can, have a drink in this bar and take the tour, it is worth the money. They have more information than I can remember. You can ask questions about any historical facts surrounding the bar and infamous killing of Wild Bill Hickok, the fire of Deadwood, the rebuild and the moving the business of Saloon No 10 down the street, in which the owner took the name with them.

Oh, if you have children, they are welcomed at a table with adults present. During the tourist season, tours usually start...