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Billy Ray's Neighborhood Dive

2216 NE MLK Blvd
Portland, OR 97212
503/ 287.7254

Located in: Northeast Portland
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BarFly's Review of Billy Ray's Neighborhood Dive

Servicing a proud community of aging punkers, unabashed drunkards and those new transplants so patently thrilled with Portland and northeast and an untroubled future of pool and enlightened jukeboxes and pennies-a-serving beer, Billy Ray’s eternally reminds of the morning after a good party. The sign, when lit, reads only Tavern and the floorplan (shotgun first floor bar; rickety staircase to upstairs games ‘n couches) suggests a sharecropper frathouse, but, after a few steins of Pabst … you’d probably pledge.

Reader Reviews of Billy Ray's Neighborhood Dive
What a Dive!
I love this place. It's like the corner taverns of yesteryear that our grandfathers went for a draught beer on their way home after a long day of hard work but now magically transformed into this cool-ass place where their grandkids go to hang-out, drink a draught, play the juke and some pinball, unwind and socialize. It's like a kickass modern day Moe's.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by mePatrick on March 1, 2008, 10:40 am
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Pinball madness! Yay!
PortlandBarDragonI LOVE BILLY RAY'S!! They just went through a serious management change for the BEST! The Dive is just that! THE BEST! A great little place, warm and super-friendly staff! New manager-Mara is the sweetest thing! My people are really diggin' on the serious PINBALLERS that frequent the place. The Dive has a few 'TOTALLY AWESOME' P-ball machines, in the PIN-HOUSE-it's just the upstairs...people...nothin' fancy! Say good-bye to the Golden TEE-it's all about Crazy Flipper Fingers! CFF to all you that are not up on your Portland Pop Culture! They are one of the BEST pinball gangs in P-town! Keepin' it RETRO-it's all we know! We love the Dive! The keep it real! See you at the little red house on MLK!
Reviewed Bravely & Awesomely by PortlandBarDragon on March 14, 2007, 2:56 pm
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best jukebox in town?
this my be my favorite bar in town. pretty darned divey, but that's how i like 'em. very friendly bartenders and patronage. most importantly, though, they have the best jukebox in the entire city, and this is something i've researched quite a bit. excellent mix of punk, soul, and rock n roll.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Joe on October 2, 2006, 4:10 pm
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cool place
not stiff at all. Brenda, the barkeep is cool.
Ya hafta get past the cig smoke though. That's the only bad point.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by weaselwog on May 11, 2006, 8:24 pm
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good
billy ray's dive - friendly, neighborhoody, 22ozPBR for $2, cozy and relaxed. yes sir. no foolin.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by marky mark on April 14, 2005, 4:09 pm
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