And because of those murals, finding the front door at first glance can be an issue depending on the angle of approach, murals drawing attention and foot traffic both toward and away from the Dallas dive bar’s front door. Each mural is worth exploring of course, ranging from giant-tongued demon heads to a pile of brains atop some kind of alien altar. Flames run the length of the building, across the back entrance protected by barbed wire, all the ay to the front door found along one of the corners of the building.
Needless to say, the vibe along the outside of the building matches the décor within, flaming skulls naturally guarding the entrance and stickers covering the door itself. Inside, the bar is front and center in a dense first room, made to feel that way by the low overhang of bras that drape over the rectangular bar in the center of the room. Dollar bills aren’t just stapled and interspersed among the bras, but rather attached to the bars, beads and anything else that hangs down, creating some pretty unique bar fringe overhead.
Every surface available to be painted is painted black, creating that nice dimly-lit dive bar feeling even though there are more than the dive bar standard minimal set of windows letting light into the space. PBR skateboards hang from the ceiling, Halloween decorations can be found scattered throughout the space and a set of vending machines offer all manner of unique items to provide just a glimpse into some of the visual stimulation in just this first stop along the dive bar tour. To the left of the entrance, a small set of tables and chairs provides a bit of seating tucked behind the bar area, a part of the bar that on this reviewer’s trip included a Christmas tree made out of Jaeger bottles.