There's no clear theme or cuisine; it's a neighborhood pub with some unique food. But somehow it works. If you order off the revolving menu you'll get reasonably fresh food and their draft list now has numerous local options.
Put Up, or Shove Off. We hit up the Standard for happy hour a good bit. The 2 older lady bartenders are great. We play guinea pig for them on occasion when they experiment with new baked appetizers (Battered Green Beans!!) and a friendly neighborhood vibe rules overall. However, sometimes the amateurs arrive and try their patience by doing things like not knowing what they want to drink after theyve been standing at the bar for 10 minutes, playing with their phones. This is when the ladies put on their "take your training wheels and go away" faces, as they dont have time to waste on airheads and space cadets. We have a good chuckle when this happens, as my wife the bartender empathizes entirely. Anyhow, I dont know what the "scene" is like at night, but as I said; their $2.50 Wells during happy hour serve us just fine.
Also, you gotta love the unique blend of decor they have going on, including their great (not digital) photo booth, when its working....
I go to that one for video gambling and fresh drinks its better most of it every time. Other places dont have all their things like that one always have. The other places might not be pretty good either. I would like to go to live there if I can.
Great dive bar with cheap drinks, pool tables, and a big outdoor patio. I don't really like jello shots, but they have pop rocks on theirs, which makes it fun. They highly encourage outside food!
My own Cheers! Best dive bar in town, with honestly the greatest crew! Affordable drinks and great specials. 10/10 would highly recommend.
David Mccolm (Chef/Owner bpp)
+5
Love this place. I've been going here for a decade! Pop rock jello shots, yes, please 🙏
Best Jell-O shots in Portland the pop rocks on top is the crack of the candy world. Jessica is such a great bartender who knows what you want even before you do. Dive bars may be dying in this town but this one will live on forever as the place with 1$ Hamms on Wednesday’s.
Ultra friendly staff, and pretty people walking in and out of the restrooms minding their own business and being just so pretty. I love The Standard. A neighborhood staple everybody needs to stop at.
Great bar with good beer and staff. Unfortunately the pool is not for swimming but the game with the green felt table smh. Next time I won’t wear my swimming trunks.
I love this bar. Great vibe. Relaxed and easy going
My favorite Buckman-Kerns dive bar.
The clientele is a wonderful mix of anybody and everybody.
The only bummer for me is that the patio is pretty small, so if you're a nonsmoker, there's no escape.
Great staff! Perfect dive bar with a quirky vending machine, video poker and a pool table. I'm not a beer drinker but the happy hour prices on IPAs are some of the best I've ever seen.
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