Saw MC Chris, small venue with a personal touch. Extra credit goes to outdoor booths with ceiling fans. Excellent spot with plenty of parking. 🙂
Erin Walden
I love this place. Great venue for live music & drinks with tasty rotating food options. The bartenders are always super attentive and fast with strong pours.
Evil Sarah
In this fleeting refuge of human yearning, where music beckons the weary, this venue stands as a tragic ode to squandered promise. Just after 9 PM, I entered, drawn to witness our dear friends weave their homage to Rush’s timeless sound, hunger gnawing at my core, my companion’s blood sugar fading like a distant lament, only to face a bitter mockery: the kitchen, its menu a cruel mirage, had shuttered at 9 PM, though the night stretched toward 2 AM. The bartender, a jaded sage of this forlorn place, knew the surrounding streets offered no sustenance, yet urged us to drown our want in spirits. What absurdity! To drink on empty stomachs is to flirt with ruin, yet we were driven to roam the night, scavenging for scraps, risking the Rush cover band’s performance—a ritual we had paid to witness. A simple act—a late-night offering of chicken tenders or grilled cheese—could sate the soul and swell the bar’s coffers, sparing the burden of a full kitchen’s toil. But such clarity is lost here. The sound was a wound upon the heart. This was a Rush cover band, their intricate homage demanding reverence, yet the mix was a deafening, distorted abyss, a betrayal of the muse. I glimpsed the source: the soundboard, banished to a corner of another room, tended by a lone technician, condemned to dash through the crowd to hear their own adjustments. A Sisyphean task, as the band’s soaring vocals drowned in distortion’s maw. The ambiance is a peculiar enigma, a floorplan so uniquely malformed it defies comparison, as if shaped by a delirious hand indifferent to joy. The stage, a misplaced afterthought, mocks the very act of performance. Nearby, televisions cast a garish light, anime-like figures in bikinis contorting in a surreal pantomime that jars against the music’s soul. In this gentrifying corner, where the city reinvents itself with restless hunger, this dive bar offers not revelry but a stark mirror of human folly. Yet, a glimmer of redemption persists: a kitchen that lingers past dusk, a soundboard freed from exile, a vision purged of absurdity. Only then might this place rise to meet the souls who wander here.
Shay H.
Ida is amazing! The lavender lemonade slushy is legit, and the variety of pop-up food vendors makes the experience even better.
Roy Fuller
Nice place. Bit cozy. Went for an event and stayed a little after to see what the place was about. Bartender gave me and my brother the lowdown on the place so we will head back to it again.
Catherine Davis
Cool spot with nice bartenders (specifically Brooke and Ida!) and good vibe. Didn’t have food, but everything looked/smelled good. Stage area is small, so good chance of being close to your fave bands. Look forward to going back sooner than later!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Bo Vallese
Beer was was fairly priced and the lamb sandwich had to be one of the best sandwiches I've ever had
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jimmy Allen
Hipster dive bar, but better. If you like the EAV old school staples of The Earl, the Gelnwood (RIP), 529, and Elder Tree mix them all together and you have Boggs.
Ida behind the bar and Babybird Sunday brunch is a staple that can't be missed and worth the trip to the West End!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A P (Sesshomaru)
"New" to me stage is nice. Hadn't been in a while but I like the addition. Glad they have the staircase wrapped in foam for when it gets a lil rowdy. Go see a show here!
It’s Boggs, what more is there to say. A good time is always going to be had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Maass
Food was amazing! Get the lemon peppers wings and brussel sprouts. Staff is friendly and all the beer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scotty B Goode
A great place for hanging out, pop up foods, good drink and even better live music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cary Fricke Jr #newcarhero
Wildly appealing as both a sit down bar and venue, great space for crowds to be up close or a little backed off and great sound! They love your doggos and likely cats too! Leashed of course, and they have a rotating ghost kitchen with lots of options but my visit was Caribbean Jerk sandwiches! Great patio space and tables also!
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sara Spath
The pop-up foods and market in this place is well worth the visit.Easy to find, park, and enjoy the venue.I heard word that there was a killer jerk sandwich served every other week that will definitely bring me back.
Saw MC Chris, small venue with a personal touch. Extra credit goes to outdoor booths with ceiling fans. Excellent spot with plenty of parking. 🙂
I love this place. Great venue for live music & drinks with tasty rotating food options. The bartenders are always super attentive and fast with strong pours.
In this fleeting refuge of human yearning, where music beckons the weary, this venue stands as a tragic ode to squandered promise. Just after 9 PM, I entered, drawn to witness our dear friends weave their homage to Rush’s timeless sound, hunger gnawing at my core, my companion’s blood sugar fading like a distant lament, only to face a bitter mockery: the kitchen, its menu a cruel mirage, had shuttered at 9 PM, though the night stretched toward 2 AM. The bartender, a jaded sage of this forlorn place, knew the surrounding streets offered no sustenance, yet urged us to drown our want in spirits. What absurdity! To drink on empty stomachs is to flirt with ruin, yet we were driven to roam the night, scavenging for scraps, risking the Rush cover band’s performance—a ritual we had paid to witness. A simple act—a late-night offering of chicken tenders or grilled cheese—could sate the soul and swell the bar’s coffers, sparing the burden of a full kitchen’s toil. But such clarity is lost here.
The sound was a wound upon the heart. This was a Rush cover band, their intricate homage demanding reverence, yet the mix was a deafening, distorted abyss, a betrayal of the muse. I glimpsed the source: the soundboard, banished to a corner of another room, tended by a lone technician, condemned to dash through the crowd to hear their own adjustments. A Sisyphean task, as the band’s soaring vocals drowned in distortion’s maw.
The ambiance is a peculiar enigma, a floorplan so uniquely malformed it defies comparison, as if shaped by a delirious hand indifferent to joy. The stage, a misplaced afterthought, mocks the very act of performance. Nearby, televisions cast a garish light, anime-like figures in bikinis contorting in a surreal pantomime that jars against the music’s soul. In this gentrifying corner, where the city reinvents itself with restless hunger, this dive bar offers not revelry but a stark mirror of human folly. Yet, a glimmer of redemption persists: a kitchen that lingers past dusk, a soundboard freed from exile, a vision purged of absurdity. Only then might this place rise to meet the souls who wander here.
Ida is amazing! The lavender lemonade slushy is legit, and the variety of pop-up food vendors makes the experience even better.
Nice place. Bit cozy. Went for an event and stayed a little after to see what the place was about. Bartender gave me and my brother the lowdown on the place so we will head back to it again.
Cool spot with nice bartenders (specifically Brooke and Ida!) and good vibe. Didn’t have food, but everything looked/smelled good. Stage area is small, so good chance of being close to your fave bands. Look forward to going back sooner than later!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Beer was was fairly priced and the lamb sandwich had to be one of the best sandwiches I've ever had
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hipster dive bar, but better. If you like the EAV old school staples of The Earl, the Gelnwood (RIP), 529, and Elder Tree mix them all together and you have Boggs.
Ida behind the bar and Babybird Sunday brunch is a staple that can't be missed and worth the trip to the West End!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
"New" to me stage is nice. Hadn't been in a while but I like the addition. Glad they have the staircase wrapped in foam for when it gets a lil rowdy. Go see a show here!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Live music, good food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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It’s Boggs, what more is there to say. A good time is always going to be had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was amazing! Get the lemon peppers wings and brussel sprouts. Staff is friendly and all the beer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A great place for hanging out, pop up foods, good drink and even better live music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wildly appealing as both a sit down bar and venue, great space for crowds to be up close or a little backed off and great sound! They love your doggos and likely cats too! Leashed of course, and they have a rotating ghost kitchen with lots of options but my visit was Caribbean Jerk sandwiches! Great patio space and tables also!
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The pop-up foods and market in this place is well worth the visit.Easy to find, park, and enjoy the venue.I heard word that there was a killer jerk sandwich served every other week that will definitely bring me back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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