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Lota's Goat is apparently a dive bar's dive bar... if you know what I mean. Located somewhere around Lakewood, Lota's Goat is one of those places that you just have to like, if only for it's sheer unwillingness to die. Bar padding is held up by red duct tape, and the furniture is as old as the dive itself. Lota's Goat is even open in the mornings for hardcore weekend (or weekday?) drinkers. Lota's Goat also features a stage for live music and karaoke, plus a vintage arcade machine. Oh, and did I mention that Busch Light is only $1.25 from 7 to 10 am? That's right. AM beer specials.

The Dyer Street Bar is a laid-back dive bar in SMU territory on, you guessed it, Dyer Street. The Dyer Street Bar is a hole in the wall dive bar where you can get cheap drinks, watch HDTV, play pool, and listen to music, all in one place. Best of all, Dyer Street isn't overrun by a certain breed of obnoxious SMU grads either, so it's safe for a few after work drinks.

Copper Spur Saloon is a dive bar located in North Dallas. The Copper Spur Saloon features cheap drinks, a clean, laid back atmosphere and plenty of entertainment options. At Copper Spur Saloon, you can play a rousing game of shuffleboard, a round of poker, some pool, and when you're done with the games, put a quarter in the juke box and hit up the dance floor. Copper Spur Saloon is a hidden gem of a dive bar that you should definitely check out soon.

Club Schmitz is a purists Dallas dive bar.  Known for its burgers and long time wait staff, Club Schmitz is the place to visit if you want an unpretentious drink and a greasy burger.  Club Schmitz is also known for it's .50 cent pool and $1.75 draft beers.  If you want to go to a dallas bar that makes you feel like you've stepped in a major time warp, check out Club Schmitz, and don't let it's Harry Hines location scare you!

The Billiard Bar is a Greenville Avenue staple that's known for pool, cheap drinks and a laid back atmosphere.  Don't go there expecting a classy night on the town, go to the Billiard Bar expecting a night of good ol' fasioned drinking.  Did we mention they have cheap drinks?

If there's one thing Dallas knows how to do right, it's dive bars.  In a lot of other cities, you go to a dive bar, and you leave a few minutes later - either because you're disgusted, you really didn't fit in, or you happened to piss off the bartender.  In Dallas, however - you find a dive bar, and you find a place where you can just hang out and be yourself.  The Green Elephant fits this category, and falls in a similar category to Lee Harveys and Lakewood La