The Dive Bar…4110 South Maryland Parkway is the best dive bar in Nevada, if not the world! Conveniently located in a strip mall on the corner of Flamingo and Maryland Parkway, is the epitome of a perfect dive bar. The huge sign out front makes it perfectly clear, in bold letters it reads DIVE BAR!
Walking in the place you get instant rush of the perfect bar, dark, cold and with decor including a full stand up bar guitar on the wall, guitars, skull and cross flags and the posters you’d expect in a dive bar. The bar is located on the left with an Elvis lamp and past band sticker everywhere, and to the right is a stage big enough for Led Zeppelin.
The bathrooms are clean and what you’d might expect from a more expensive casino. The bar is scattered with video poker machines and the loud jukebox screams The Sex Pistols just loud enough to be enjoyable. The place is cold, which is a great surprise considering the 100 degree weather outside and the bar stools and table tops are comfortable.
Smoking, drinking, dancing, gambling are all par for the course in the heaven of a hidden gem dive bar. The best I’ve ever seen, and that’s saying a lot since my band, The Buzzz.. has toured the world!
Seeking the owner/manager, I’m lucky enough to meet Angie, a tattooed, sandy blonde beauty with the body of a Goddess. Her bf/husband/beau/partner, Nate is sitting on a bar stool next to her. A big bearded handsome guy with, what the Beatles would sing from the Abbey Road album “He’s got to be good looking cause he’s so hard to see.”
BZ: “I’m looking to write a club review, I write for Lost Anarchy Magazine. I love your bar, can I interview you and write a club review,..if you have ten minutes?
Angie/AG: I’ve got about ten minutes I can spare, will that be enough time? BZ: So, how long has this dive bar been in business?
AG: For over twenty years at this same location! Don’t you need a pen and paper to conduct this interview?
BZ: No! I’ve been doing this for years and I have an excellent memory! Can you name some of the bands that have performed on your stage?
AG: Of course I can, hundreds of rock/punk bands, too many to mention, Fear, Voxx, Lucifer, Noise Complaint, Turbo Lover, Das Clowns, GOB Patrol, Three Bad Jacks, Liquid Red, Crash Karma, Unhinged, Bong, Circuit Benders,…the list goes on and on!
BZ: Nick Mars, of Motley Crue has a dive bar in Florida named Dr. Feelgood’s, is it true you were going to name this club Diver Down after Van Halen’s second album, but you shortened it?
AG: No, it has always been named The Dive Bar.
BZ: What is this place best known for?
AG: Except for the loud rock and roll, I’d say, the $4 16 ounce PBR and the best pizza in town, We have an Italian restaurant right through that back door! Not to mention smokin’ drinkin’ gamblin’ dancin’ and basically a great dark dive bar.
BZ: The Buzzz… has played here three times now, do you remember any of the songs in the set?
NT (Nate): I like “Party at the Dive Bar,” and of course “Pizza and Beer!”
BZ: Ha! The perfect segway.. You, or should we say, your establishment, has the best pizza in town! I should know, I’m a self professed pizza expert having worked at Domino’s for years. Your Italian restaurant menu is fantastic! And the prices are more than reasonable.
NT: I’m glad you like it. We have tasty chicken wings, great hamburgers and a complete menu, plus we’re open late!
BZ: Your decor is fantastic. Is there a story behind that piano?
NT: Liberace played the piano and it is rumored the ghost of Elvis haunts the place. BZ: Is this the home of any celebrities you can name, besides the ghost of Elvis?
NT: Ron Jeremy hosted a Christmas event for years, Sebastian Bach hangs out here and Mark Wahlberg has been seen gambling, plus Kid Rock has been known to visit when he’s in town, or so the rumor goes.
BZ: What are your best nights?
NT: That depends on the booking, but as is typical with most drinking/gambling establishments the weekends pack the place. But, since this is Las Vegas, and millions of tourists visit here every week, the week nights can be epic, even on a Tuesday night.
BZ: Is this place open 24/7?
NT: That was the original idea, but we close sometimes, depending upon the circumstances.
BZ: I can’t get over your ice cold beer specials or your pizzas. A 16 inch one topping pizza for pick up for $16.99? That amazing!
NT: I’d call it a loss leader of sorts, not a lot of people pick up the pizza and leave with it. Once a customer orders the pizza, they tend to stay, smoking and gambling. Repeat business is the golden goose of retail establishments.
BZ: Is cigar smoking allowed?
NT: Fuck yeah! We have an excellent ventilation system. And, it’s still a little bit of the wild west, none of that California rules and state closing of bars at 1:30 bullshit!
BZ: I’ve been to/played other dive bars in this town, but this is my favorite. Any trade secrets?
AG: They’re called trade secrets for a reason! They’re secret! But, the key is to attract and keep sexy ladies. Once the the ladies discover this place, the guys will follow. Keep the bathrooms, immaculate, give them great service and make sure the bands play dance music.
BZ: OK, thanks for your time. Is there any other things you want my readers (mostly from LA) to know about your dive bar?
AG: We’ve got the best AC units of any club, we book the best bands, and we have the best Pizza and Beer. You’ll have a late night experience that will bring you back for more!
BZ: You threw in that Pizza and Beer plug just to make me happy, didn’t you? AG: Maybe, maybe not!
Las Vegas, the top travel destination in the world! Sure, millions of people visit the strip, the casinos and Fremont Street, but if you want a real experience you’ll never forget, with nice bartenders, rockin’ live music, great food and a sexy crowd, don’t visit Las Vegas without a stop at The Dive Bar, the perfect combination of original rock bands, cover bands with a sprinkle of tribute bands. You want hard drinks, a fun time and of course, Pizza and Beer? The Dive Bar is your kind of club.
