Rips Bar — Restaurant in Phoenix

Kickback place with a comfortable and inviting layout. Has a local pub kinda vibe but in no way a dive or dumpy in any way. There was a Nice, open covered patio with surrounding bar tops and bar stools for hanging out getting a fresh breeze or (well the opposite) taking a smoke break with friends. Everyone I encountered was approachable and friendly. Altogether a super laid back crowd of people.🍻 The bar staff, bartenders in particular were very attractive, attentive and easy to talk to girls. The dude, possibly manager made himself present to ensure everyone was having a good time enjoying themselves.👍 There was a bluesy type band that supplied live music. The vocals weren't anything to boast about but the guy on the six string stole the show with some totally impressive guitar solo's!🎼 He was really something to see and especially hear. I was pretty inebriated by the time I left and was stoked how small My tab was. Definitely affordable!! ($) My first experience going out to Rips was awesome and without a doubt a night that'll lead to many more trips to this...

Bouncing back from Beau has been… a journey. A dramatic, wine-fueled, playlist-heavy journey. But thank God for the ride-or-die crew who’ve been dragging me out of the heartbreak haze and straight into the streets of Phoenix, one bar at a time.

This past weekend, we kicked things off at Rips, which, let me tell you, is basically the live-action version of “I Love This Bar.” Dive bar charm? Check. Backyard patio magic? Check. A crowd that somehow includes punks, hipsters, country gays, and one guy who looked like he wandered in from a Fleetwood Mac tribute band? Check, check, and hell yes.

There’s literally something for everyone, cheap drinks, good music, twinkly lights, and the kind of dance floor where you can cry about your ex and make out with someone cuter in the same song. (Not that I did. But I could have.)

The energy? Immaculate. The vibe? Unhinged in the best way.

10/10 will absolutely be back. Preferably in a hotter outfit. And emotionally healed. But either way, see...

Best dive bar in town. Whether you go as a group or alone you're bound to have a great time. Karaoke 3 nights a week (Friday, Sunday (begins at 4pm) and monday) live bands, multiple goth/synth nights (every Thursday and first Saturday (free btw) and a monthly 80s dance party on the third Thursday of every month. Come during the day any day of the week for happy hour until 7pm, the day regulars are always hilarious and there's often something to munch on outside of the usual bar snacks.

The smoking patio is spacious with an evap cooler and multiple fans, and heaters in the winter so you never need to go inside! There's even a door to order drinks from the patio if it's not too busy inside. Over all, a great bar with great people. I've made multiple life long friendships with people I've met through there and that's not...