I've only been in Portland a few months. I have been adventuring about and have seen a lot of what this great city has to offer. Dixie's great. The crowd is never out of control, the bartenders are super nice (you can tell they enjoy their job) and the prices are consistent with bars in the area. No complaints here!!

Maybe some people should learn to lighten up, you're in a bar. Have fun and chill out. If you don't like it-check out a different bar!

I have skimmed through the reviews and have to say the negative ones must be talking about another bar. When ever I head to Portland for a night out with the fellas we always go here. Have always had a good time, bartenders are wonderful and never seem to have to wait to get a beer. This is a great place to go and always recommend it to buddies when out.

Thanks for the fun and see you all Friday!

The happy hour prices on here are wrong, its two dollar wells and beers from 4-7. They are closed sunday and monday and there arent any fat girls that work there. All the staff is friendly as can be unless youre trying to cause problems. Definately my favorite of the downtown bars and they even do karaoke on wednesdays now. And no I dont work there, I'm just a regular that felt the need to write a positive review about one of my favorite bars.

I went to the Dixie a while back with a group of friends...waited in line for what felt like days! Once we got in we had a good time, but I'm pretty sure it's because we were already drunk and were so effing excited to finally have made it in...kinda a wait to get a drink too. Overall not terrible...we danced bunches to songs we hadn't heard in forever. Fun time.

Went to Dixies last night. Over all i had a good time. I did not pay too much attention to the bar tenders dancing on the bar mostly because it’s over rated to start off with. Kind of a Coyote Ugly knock off. And yes I agree with some of the statements below if you’re going to have the bartenders dance you need to 1. Have employees that want to dace. 2. Really evaluate if some of them should dance.(some were easy on the eyes some were large and in charge) 3. Have a theme or routine. Make it fun for them and us. The only other down side was cover charge… Why? No live music nothing really special about the place. What gives?? All that aside I had a blast! Good music and good crowd. The women here in Portland are beautiful. The bar its self was acceptably clean and open. You could dance if you wanted and it wasn’t hard to find a seat if you wanted. Not sure what the riff is between this place and the other but my interest is peaked. Heading to the other bar tonight to see for myself.

If your going to force your bartenders to dance on the bar you need to have them learn some moves, and hide the fact that they don't want to do it. When they are told to dance they visibly sigh then get up there and act like they're putting on a brave show for the dentist. Dont do us any favors. On a busy night lots of female patrons want to dance and they are more fun to watch than an annoyed dixie chick whos just going through the motions. Let the people who want to dance, dance. Let the people who dont want to dance, work. No wonder you have so much turnover. Since Im already bitching, you guys badly need to update your website. The photo gallery pictures are outdated and not very attractive. Ta!

To the douche bag that likes to pick on the girls at Dixie, you should realize that most are hard working people that are just trying to make a living at a job that is flexible to their school, family, etc schedule. Perhaps one of them turned you down and that is the reason for the personal attack. I am sorry that it is that kind of lashing out that can make you feel better about yourself.

You Sir, are truly are a classy individual.

Yes, like the poster below me mentioned, the positive reviews that are done on this site about many bars can be from employees and I agree with that because I am one. I work for CEG and, though I don't work with the Dixie ladies day in and day out, I have come to know many of them. They work hard, have a good time, enjoy it when they are there and try to give the customers the best they can.

If you don't like the bar, the drinks, or the service, complain to a manager so they can do something about it. Don't just lash out and make it personal knowing nothing constructive will come out of it.

-Anonymous Co-Worker

Wow... I just read all the reviews doing research on "the Haps" in portland. Yes, it is common knowledge that if you're reading a GOOD review, more than likely it is an employee boosting the image. Face it, how often does one take out the time to give a good review verses taking the time to bitch about it? As a second note, red the bad reviews with a grain of salt. Half the time bad reviews are from an employee of another bar trying to smash the image to make people search elswhere to party. With all that said, Yes I go there occasionally. When I do, I refuse to stand in line or pay cover. I have friends that work at both Dixie and Dirty. Dixie has a door guy on a power trip that will accuse you of being drunk even when you haven't been drinking and are just in a really good mood. Dirty I just have to shoot a text and regardless how much I've had to drink me and my friends are escorted into the side door for free. Dirty is always WAY too packed for me though although I like to see me friends and grab a free drink occasionally. Dixie... All I can say is they've really lowered their standards for whatever reason. I still have a good time there but probably because I bring ten or more people with me and get completely smashed. Dixie has a more comfortable environment and it's rarely shoulder to shoulder. But I have to agree drinks are WAY over priced. $4 for a can of beer?! Really!!!!? K, I'm really not in the mood to continue posting... I'm sure I could go on for ever about the battle between the two bars. But, seriously people... If you're going to write a review, be constructive with it. Make suggestions. I know for a fact that the owners and managers read these and use this to better their business. Why Dirty hasn't toned down their uniform for the girls to make it more comfortable for those that don't want some girls Vagayjay swinging around over their drinks and food and why Dixie has not implemented a weight requirment on their hiring profile is beyond me. LOL! But, be nice, Dixie still has a few hotties working there.

There are many things one could rip on at the Dixie but Beckaly is not one of them. Even if she were overweight which she isn't AT ALL, she would still be really, really hot. She probably wears the most clothes of all the girls that work there as well proving that Baller 808 or whatever just wants to get in her pants but can't. If you want to talk shit, at least be realistic.

I also am responding to Baller808, so named, I presume, because there have been 807 lame-ass wanna-be "ballers" before his sorry ass. Nice name douche bag. I'm sure you're just the picture of perfection in your popped collared pink shirt drinking your Tic Tacs looking to see who you're going to try to have sex with - and, ultimately, fail because you are a douche bag - that night. If you don't like the way the women look there, then do us all a favor: go somewhere else; like, Canada for example.

The music that the DJ plays is horrible! My firends and I were out dancing on the dance floor when he starts playing some 80's crap. And you could actualy see everybody on the floor look around and stop dancing like, wtf. This happened multiple times when we were dancing and multiple times since I've been back. I don't go here that often but this place is known in Portland for playing REALLY REALLY bad music!

You people talk way too much shit about dixie. Some hot chicks, some good friends, some good music, this place ain't bad. It's not some SUPER cool bar either, but it's a great place to kill a few beers and dance with some hotties. Whoever said there was no dancing here is smoking fucking rocks. Also, six dollar shots ? What the hell were you ordering ? Crown ? Newsflash asshole, crown costs six bucks EVERYWHERE. I paid 3$ + 1-2$ per whiskey on the rocks with a coke back. When I was at the PPAA they charged me six bucks for one fucking shot and then another buck for the cokeback. Bartends are fun as hell too, Kimmy is a riot and there is a really cute one too but I can't put a name on her... Oh well... If you like rock music, alcohol, and pretty girls this is a good spot. Overcrowded on weekends.

The two guys lurking around with the professional cameras snapping pictures...ick. I want to have fun with my friends, not worry about perverted losers checking me and my friends out on some Internet website.

Okay so we've walked by this place a couple times and it seemed pretty decent. Everytime we've tried to go in though, there is a long ass line!! Twice we waited for about 5 minutes and changed our mind, but yesterday we decided to stick it out and see what the Dixie is all about. After waiting maybe 20 mins in the freezing cold, we waited another 5 mins to pay the $7 cover and then another 20 mins at the bar to get our overpriced drinks. The music was horrible and the whole place was packed with weirdos wanting to feel you up. I've never had such a lousy time at a bar before. I just don't see myself going back there.

Drinks take forever to get, service is awful, the girls are nice to me but when my girlfriend went to get the next round they were rude and distant with her. Not to mention a few of the ladies seemed more intoxicated than some of the people there lol.

While I still like going to Dixie on Saturdays and looking up girl's skirts while they dance on the bar, I must agree with shanyce-the lunch service has gone to shit. It used to be on point but not now. What's with the way they act put out when you order food? Whatever, they aren't the only game in town, lunch-wise. My co-workers and I now go to Ankeny's or Berbati's where it's a little cheaper and they seem glad to have our business.

what the hell is with the food service these days? it now takes twice as long to get lunch, 3 times as long if you change anything about your order. now you have to go up to the bar yourself for things like refills and extra napkins. isnt that the server's job?? my coworkers and i used to get lunch there a lot but now we settle for chinese takeout. it's too bad, because the food is pretty good if a bit spendy. what were you thinking, dixie???

What a load of shit. Went to DICK-SEE's a coupla weekends ago and what a joke. The drinks were totally watered down and the bartenders acted like they were God's gift to drunkenkind. If I wanted to be treated like shit I'd have moved back home and partied with stepmom. They were only nice to people at the bar when they thought they were in for a big tip. Next time I'll hit a bar that actually caters to the locals. However, I'll never become a regular here now. The plastic can have it!

Overpriced weak drinks make this the most expensive non-buzz you will ever have. Unless the bartenders' boobs are what you are into, leave this one to the aberzombie 21 year-olds who can still get drunk off cans of Hamm's.

Went there last Saturday. this place is messed up people waiting for over two hours, for what. Over priced drinks and jerk for a DJ.

What can I say, I like music from the eighties.

I think that the Dixie Tavern is a great place for people to just go have fun! I loved it! I took my husband and neighbors there and we all danced on the bar and had great fun. It sounds to me like some people who are complaining were just not hooked up before they got there which is the ONLY reason they are complaining about the clientele.

So when you are totally faded and you come across this bar on your walk home and you dig some sweet eighties rock ballads - this place can seem awesome. Then when you go back moderately sober the multitude of drunken guys that try to grope you become more apparent and annoying. However if you have a friend (or friends) that are notorious for getting kicked out of bars for being too drunk and you are tired of going home early - take them here - because you can be knock down piss ass drunk and nobody cares - but you are still guarenteed a grope or two and at least one daft stalker.

Dixie isn't too bad. I like this bar a lot more during the work week when it's not a full on meat market. Then you can actually talk to the bartenders who are nice and make good cocktails, listen to some good rock, order some tasty food, and just relax in general.

Once the weekend hits it turns into a meat market. It turns into a completely different bar - shit goes crazy with girls dancing on the bar, drunk as shit people scattered everywhere, lame/plastic people looking for a quick fuck swarm the place, loud as fuck so you have to yell just to hear each other, mechanical bull comes out - not quite my style but I guess it's good if you're into that stuff.

Went here on saturday for my friends birthday after going from barcode to baracuda to the boiler room we were on our way to mcfaddens and notice this place had a line half way to burnside. We tried to talk the door guy into letting us skip the line. He told us if we waited he would lets in 2 for 1. It was a 20 minute wait at midnight but once inside it was packed (It wasn't dirty at all or filled with drugies like I heard from someone else). The Bartenders were really busy but still really cool and didn't act at all upset that my friend was really drunk. They let us dance on the bar for my friends birthday and the security staff is super cute and nicest I ever met at any bar. I'm not a big clubber but when I go out with my friends again I'll sugest we come here first.

Second time at the Dixie, and I must comment on the attentiveness and friendliness of a particular bartender. Cool as shit, accomodating, funny... Amanda took care of my friends and I like we were the only people in the place. The bar was packed all damn night, and I felt compelled to travel no further from this woman's particular area because of the service. Had a kick ass time. Maybe the other bartenders should take some dancing lessons from this chick as well. Can't wait to kick it here again provided I get the same service that I received from Amanda. Thanks lady!

The DJ also did an awesome job and could read the vibe of the crowd appropriately. Nice work.

Ok so I have no problem with gay bars, or gay people for that matter. But between the spiked bleached hair, the women that looked confident that they weren't gonna get hit on that night, and the mechanical bull in a 'not-so-cowboy' feeling bar... I just left wondering if it truly was not a gay bar. Every man I saw there looked as if they were confused on if they wanted to punch me or kiss me... very brokeback mountain...

hey, is the hood working any better for you?

I have to agree with you on this one! I think this is a bar that never was.

how come when ever i see really positive reviews for a CEG bar i'm thinking it's an employee? probably cus i can't imagine *anyone* really liking this place. i've gone in for a beer or two. no problems with the staff (except i feel somewhat sorry for them). just the bar sucks

The Dixie Rocks...all of the haters on here must be fat ugly people with no social life or skills...This place is filled every weekend with banging hot chicks and loud music...I love it...If you have never been you missing out!

Dixie's is trashy. The people who go to Dixies are trashy. If you enjoy trashy surroundings and people then this is the place for you. Personally, a little bit disgusted with the place.

I would say the drinks were the weakest I have ever been served. The music was on the loud side and even though the mix was a little strange at times at least it wasn't rap. But, hey it was a good time since I was pretty lit when I got there. TIP: Get lit before you go there!

make it bigger so i dont have to wait in line this is the best club downtown great food good looking guys good music play more 80's please and no gangstas smacking my asss thank god for dixie

ok i went in may and it sucked when my girlfriend told me the old banana joes dj was now at dixie i said i have to see it for myself HELL YES it was a small banana joes and all the hot guys and 1 sexy bar manager ( nice arms ) if you want to party without the getto music go to dixie

The Dixie is a complete and utter joke, period. There is nothing even close to "authentic" in this joint, especially the rock n' roll aspect. Everything is spotless, and fake, and boring, even the servers. When this location used to be the Cobalt Lounge (R.I.P), you had a real rock n' roll experience for sure, REAL live bands (no crappy piped in music), no attitudes, and way better bar service and options, its so sad to see it gone. I hope this place goes down in a blaze of crappiness with the rest of the cookie cutter bars in this town. Damn. And what is with the mechanical bull and bar dancing anyway? Lame as hell.

What is it with women getting GOOD service at the Dixie! I have only gone 2 times and both times, I was treated like crap at the bar. I know SOME women have a bad rap for not tipping well, but why should all women get treated like this because of other women ruin it for good female tippers! I have a great job and get paid well and I realize that if you tip well, they will remember you and come back and get you because they know you will tip well. Our first time there, my friend stood at the bar for 8 minutes before she decided she had enough and her fiancée got a drink in less than a minute. So, I decided to go to the Dixie a second time and thought, well maybe it was just the server that night. It was fine at first, I tipped well and then she never came back to me! I went to the other bar near the DJ booth and this girl came to me, I thought perfect, I was polite, please, thank you...then when she was going to hand me my change, she threw it on the bar and gave me a dirty look! Did she deserve a tip, HELL NO! She was a bitch! It appears that ruined it for me and won't be back there. Girls shouldn't be treated any differently, you should base your service on the size of the tip someone gives, whether it be a girl or a guy! Good luck Dixie! I have a feeling that when they train their female bar tenders, they specifically tell them, if they want more tips to just go to the guys, screw the girls! Great way to run a business if that is your business plan!

hey wait a minute i have two friends who work there and they are class aa people some of these posts make em look bad, try and work there yourselves if you think you can do better, remember it is a corp and things are different with those kind of owners, usually a bunch of buck passers, you know nothing is anyones fault. they just move blame around till its forgotten, my two friends that work there are the best... david

Well beside the hot chicks dancing on the bar someone should have old the bartender with long hair in a mini skirt that her tampon string was hanging out.

As a supercool chick, I have to say that the Dixie Tavern sucks monkey balls. The music is way too loud, the drinks are watered down and over priced, and the men who frequent this establishment spend more time primping in the mirror than a house full of sorority bitches. Speaking of bitches, most of the girls who party here suck too. Their tops are too low, their hair is too long and their expressions are completely vacant. If one more of these zombie barbies ask me if I'm a dyke just because I have short hair, I'm going to kick some serious ass... Another issue I have with this dive is that nobody dances. Instead my friends and I end of feeling like strippers while jockboys with big egos and small brains stand around the dance floor staring. I'd rather take a shift at Mary's Club and at least get paid to strut my stuff in front of a bunch of losers.

dixie tavern...official bar of the 1oz. $6 shot. and can i please pay $10 to ride the bull? and can i watch bartenders nervously TRY to dance on the bar? and can i get groped by every group of pink shirt popped collar douchebags i squeeze by? great! i'll be back with my $15 cover in hand!

If you like those disgusting meat market bars like McFadden's and Barracuda, this place might just be for you. The music is decent, if you're into 80's alternative and pop (and it's also too loud to have a conversation over). The drinks are decent, but overpriced. The bull is entertaining, but not worth the rest of the negatives. If you just want a cool place to hear good music and hang out with your friends over a few drinks, there are many far better places in Portland to do so.

whatever. this place sucks. and not in a good way. i mean if you like a tablespoon for a shot go at it hotshot. spend 6bux for a tbls. and that's their drink deal. music sucks. service sucks. people sucks. shirt guys galore. if you want to fit in with your collar or clone girl look then this is your spot. too bad it's a gay bar. didn't know that did you. yep. gay. i don't mind gay bars, but really if you're gonna be gay, tell people. guys makin out in corners, girs fiddling with their hairs...not into it.

This place is a joke. Too much swing'n dick in this joint. Shitty service, ugly chicks, over priced drinks. Lastly, every frat dick in town is looking for a fight here.

I first heard about Dixie Tavern from a friend. Rumor had it that it was like Coyote Ugly. So after being to all of the local strip joints my buddy and i decided to check out some hotties that didnt require our fun tickets (thats dollar bills)to see them shake their ass. When we first walked in there was this amazing redhead on the bar pouring glass after glass of water on her as the Pouring some sugar on me song was blaring through the building. We ordered our drinks from her all night long and had the best night ever. Well, we went back to see her again, and sadly i was told that she had left. The bar looks as if it is just a wreck or perhaps the girls are lost without a true wild girl on the bar. What i saw was a couple girls who got on the bar and swayed to what i think they thought was a dance. It was horrible and almost painful to watch. We left after our first round of beer. Which by the way was not "ice cold" rather then closer to room temperature. If anyone knows where that hot redhead is working now please tell us! SHE IS AMAZING!!!

I will not go back to the dixie unless Red is there.

Doug

Perty girls servin me and my boyz booze? YeeHAW! Good bye Skinamax... What a weak overall stall. This place isn't gonna last. Maybe in Orlando Florida. But not Portland. I bet the owners are real sleazy clubbn' douche bags, that spend most of their time in Orlando Florida.

This is my opinion and I am a loser, so keep reading at your own risk. I think this place could be amazing, but from what I've seen, it's very disappointing. I was in there recently and the first thing I noticed was the music. Most, if not ALL taverns have a juke box. I sat down and for a half hour my ears were assaulted by 'The Cure,' 'Wham,'Loverboy,'and a laundry list of crappy non 'rock and roll tavern' music. 2 bartenders were amazing. they asked me what I wanted to hear and before I knew it they had old Rolling Stones and Motorhead cranking through the speakers. Now before you bash MOTORHEAD, don't. This is a rock and roll bar, right? right. Music has an incredible power to transform the atmosphere, agreed? Let's continue. PUT IN A JUKE BOX. LET THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THE BEER CHOOSE THE MUSIC. Wham?? Not rock and roll at all. The servers are all hot. Props to whomever hired them. They are hot, but they all seemed very personable. They were friendly and I had GREAT service. This was a positive. I would actually go back just because my service was soo great, you should be congratulated. This review was meant to help the dixie improve their overall performance. Anybody can be a critic and hammer away, but do they actually have any positive feedback?

In short, be a tavern, cater to your 'rock and roll' mantra. If you fail to be what you report to be, this bar will go under unless it's supported by guys wearing seven jeans..(yes I saw a guy wearing some there) what guy wears seven jeans?? my god.

Okay kids, here's the deal. The Dixie IS just a bar, but it is a bar that had the sense to bring some real fun to downtown Portland on Halloween. The Guns 'n Roses cover band proved to be pure entertainment and there weren't a bunch of tough guys roaming around with their chests puffed out. I can tell you this much, it sure beats the hell out of hanging out with all of the "hundred-aires" down at voodoo or mcfaddens. (hundred-aire:noun-Person or persons who spend entire paychecks on an outfit to wear out, and spend all leftover money buying drinks for everyone in an attempt to create the illusion of being rich). didn't see a single popped collar there, and was stoked. the only reason i rated the stiffness at a 5, is because it's pretty hard to fuck up a can of beer.

Me and a few girlfriends went to the dixie last night. We were being harassed in line by two guys and the bouncers would not do anything about it. I thought that was their job, to make sure things stay in control, these jerks shouldn't have even been let in. We were pretty upset about the whole incident, and then another worker there told us if we talked about it inside we would get kicked out. I would not recommend going here unless you wanted to get treated awful! We will not go back, until they learn to take care of their ladies!

I hung out a few times in Red Rock West in Manhattan, the bar they shot Coyote Ugly in on the West side of Midtown/Chelsea. The Dixie looks like a Disneyfied version, right out of a movie set. The cool thing about the original was the grimy walls, the scary bathroom, and those bartender girls. Damn!

I laughed when I read your descriptions of the place as Coyote Ugly. Mostly because when I walked in the door on my first visit, a Saturday afternoon, single beer, alone. I said “This is a Red-Rock-West inspired spot” without even knowing if the hotties got up and danced. Okay, I patted my back enough.

Anyway, I've got the same sort of ambivalence about the place as the other posters here. I was carded when I walked in to check out the bull action on a Sunday night with a group of friends, one of whom was scoping the potential of a bachelorette party she had responsibility for. Okay, so everybody gets carded occasionally, but I'm freakin' 42 y/o. I would like to flatter myself and say I look young, but this was a Sunday night and my grey whiskers were in full effect by the time we walked in and I definitely looked the oldest in my party. Alright, since this is turning into a mid-size digression, let me go a little further with it. The damn waitress told me the reason she REALLY needed to see my ID was that she had been fined $1000 by the OLCC for not carding somebody. Well, fuck me. You effed up and now you’re going to swing to the other extreme? Not a viable excuse for me. I told her she had a bright future ahead of her as a bureaucrat; they operate with the same sort of logic; maybe the DMV is hiring….

Okay, I’m off her case. Fact is, when I was retrieving the proper gov’t documents, she apologized to the group and then she was very attentive as a server. After I got my passport and came back, the rest of my party up one beer on me.

Things I loved: • The sliders. Excellent! Mini cheeseburgers rule • The drunken group of hicks who came to ride the mechanical bull or to provide me with awesome people-watchin' options Things I hated: • The non-hottie with the big ol' sweaty ass and the tiny ol' black clingy dress that rode up to her waist when she tried to do her sexy mechanical-bullride. Okay, it wasn't her that I hated; it was the view I got of her tuna when she "rode" the bull sans panties • The bull operator guy who did NOT hose down the bull after the aforementioned unsanitary act by little Miss Washington County Fair Mechanical Rodeo Queen.

Things I loved:

the sliders. Excellent! Miny cheeseburgers rule

the drunken group of hicks who came to ride the mechanical bull or to provide me with awesome people-watchin' options

Things I hated:

the non-hottie with the big ol' sweaty ass and the tiny ol' black clingy dress that rode up to her waist when she tried to do her sexy-mechanical-bullride. Okay, it wasn't her that I hated; it was the view I got of her tuna when she "rode" the bull sans panties.

the bull operator guy who did NOT hose down the bull after the aformentioned unsanitary act by little Miss Washington County Fair Mechanical Rodeo Queen.

I was just at the Dixie last night, and still don't know what to think. The bull was awesome of course, but the little security guys looked hostile, and the attractive girls that served me weren't too friendly either. Aside from that, the environment was great, and so was the music.

I liket his place because the music is diffrent from everywhere else. Im sick of hearing the same dumb rap songs everywhere. I like that they play rock. I love the Bull and the bartenders are fun to watch. I like the ambiance becasue its diffrent. Its just a BAR after all. Im not expecting it to be wonderful, but At least its diffrent!!

I ended up in this bar by accident. I was immediately put off by their overpriced 12 oz cans of beer. The music was louder than the rock show I had just left. To make matters worse, everyone in the place seemed to be looking for a fight. I felt like I was in grade school all over again.

To their benefit, the employees were great. Tip them well. The mechanical bull riders were fun to watch. Tip them over.

I can see why this place might be popular for your average misogynist. I won't go back.

I din't care for htis joint. Crappy service and just not what I expected. It was all hype.

Will not go back!

Dixie's is cool if you don't read too much into it. It's a friggin bar, you go... you drink... you hang with your boys... It's got the bull, which is cool. It's got decent eye candy for bartenders, who let you shoot tequila from their tits. There are too many "posers", oh well... same thing everywhere else.

Dixie is a great place to hang out. You can hear what your friends are saying, the bartenders are all hot chicks, and the beer comes in cans. The posers who don't like this place have only started pretending to be cool for the last two or three years. It's true that 71/barracuda are pathetic, but Dixie redeems its owners. To all nerds: your invective style is quite pussy and I bet all your friends think you're a dork behind your back.

This place sucks. It is no where even close to Coyote Ugly. But the service and drink quality are sure very very UGLY!