Crow Bar — Restaurant in Portland

When you enter this place it has the look and feel of an excellent neighborhood bar hangout and I really wanted it to be my local “home” bar. I’m new to the neighborhood and was hunting around for my home bar. I went here for the first time to toast the passing of my father and was treated poorly by the night bartender. I went back the next day to ensure my card was charged since I didn’t see a charge from them and wanted to ensure I paid and the evening bartender (a new one) was very, very rude about the entire interaction. I am stubborn so I went back a third time and got the second bartender again (young-ish blond guy with “modern” clothing style). The bar was fairly slow. A few people playing pool and some people smoking. I sat at the empty bar and the bartender came over and gave me a flat stare. I ordered a beer and made a joke, smiled and tried to make some conversation and was met with a blank expression and just a total lack of any human emotion. I drank the beer and tried to talk to him again. He literally rolled his eyes at me as I ordered another beer. I was fairly flabbergasted and just walked out with cash for the first beer on the bar. I will never return and I really don’t see how a place like this survives, if you can’t make new regulars then what the hell are you even doing staying in...

Crow Bar would be like any other dive bar in SE Portland, except it's on N Mississippi. So it's not the same exactly. It's not a place you go for food, or for entertainment, or for music. It's narrow, small, and dimly lit. You come here because it is on N Mississippi, and serves booze or beer. That's about it. I like Crow Bar because it's an easy meeting place for a night along Mississippi. You can come here and get a drink or two before deciding what your next plan is. It's not quite as hipster as you might think, and that is a huge plus for me. It also is a good place to head to after a show at the Studios should Bar Bar be packed to the gills. If you're pub crawling up or down Mississippi stopping here is...

The best bar on Mississippi that you shouldn’t go to.

Crow Bar is a home away from home where it is socially acceptable to double fist a dirty bird alone, together.

It’s dark, occasionally crowded, but always a good (enough) time.

The drinks? Available. The food? Legally required. The staff? Great, unless you don’t deserve it and, frankly, I trust their judgement.

If you’re reading a review about what bar to go to on Mississippi - you’re just the type of person to try somewhere else. Leave just one place for the rest of us to sit and think about the shameful things we’ve done. Plus, it’s...