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The Slammer

500 SE 8th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
503/ 232.6504

Located in: Southeast Portland
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BarFly's Review of The Slammer

One of Portland's oldest bars, the former speakeasy and cop hangout - move along, fratboys, the name's nothing to do with tequila - had settled gently into an old man's crumbling dive until a recent revitalization through band and trivia nights. Nothing too dramatic, taco nights are still most popular, but they have brought in liquor and expanded hours. Best avoided by the claustrophobic - the tiny space barely has room for the wraparound bar and low ceilings cluttered with hanging kitsch suggest our great-grandfathers must have been midgets. 2x pinball

Open 3pm-2:30am Mon-Fri, 5pm-2:30am Saturdays, Sunday 5pm-close (Sometimes opens earlier, so just call!)

Happy Hours

  • Monday - $2.50 well specials 5-7pm
  • Tuesday - $2.50 well specials 5-7pm
  • Wednesday - 3 tacos for $1.50 5pm until they are gone!
  • Thursday - $2.50 well specials 5-7pm
  • Friday - $2.50 well specials 5-7pm
  • Saturday - $2.50 well specials 5-7pm

Reader Reviews of The Slammer
Good times...good times
midemcrkI used to be a Slammer regular, due mainly to trivia night, but also it's proximity to my bike route home. I don't miss the smoke so much, but the Slammer is the only place in town where I have made a conscious decision to run from the boys' to the girls' bathroom in naught but my skivvies. My favorite story, though, might be the night I met a girl, bought her a few drinks, watched her fall off her barstool and shout "Take me home!" at the top of her lungs, and complied.
Reviewed Bravely & Awesomely by midemcrk on June 9, 2008, 5:43 pm
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cool
Yamadahad a few drinks here with friends. nice place.
BT and locals were friendly even though i was
slightly obnoxious
Reviewed Bravely & Awesomely by Yamada on May 19, 2008, 12:57 pm
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no other place like it
Glad to see you doing so well!! Miss all the good times we had!

Did Dale ever find his coffee cup? Check the freezer!!!!!
(thaw before removing popcorn and utensils)
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by the nephew on March 25, 2007, 9:32 pm
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I've spent my time in the slammer!
Lizzie's the best! Anna and Michelle kick ass! The price is right! What's not to love about the Slammer? If you're lucky they'll even let YOU switch out a blown keg. Awesome...
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Cru Jones on March 13, 2007, 4:27 pm
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The sign is right
Sign said "possibly the friendliest bar in the world". We figured that would be a good sign. The four of us drank like fiends, and in a true measure of the Slammer's charm, my normally prudish wife downed twice as much wine as she ever does and ended up passed out at home. Good, good, good times.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by MVK on December 28, 2006, 3:44 pm
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This bar rocks!!
Are you kidding me,
Why is this such a subject? This bar rocks!! Everyone is welcome, and every server there will treat you like you are the one and only!!! I love you Lizzie- Amanda
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Amanda on December 25, 2006, 5:16 pm
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MUSIC!!!
The Slammer's doing music regularly now... up on the roof!!! Check it out, last Saturday of every month. The Sept. 29th show rocked.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Josh on October 19, 2006, 4:04 pm
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OPEN ON SAT!
The Slammer is now open on SAT! 10:30 am to at least 1AM. Come in for cheap awesome bloody mary bar! It looks like we may strt havin' music on the last SAT of the month.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by MELL on September 13, 2006, 9:39 am
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yes, trivia rulez
So, evidently I won the deed to the Slammer in a trivia contest, but I was so shitfaced I must have left it there since I'm not seeing a dime of profit. That's ok, Lizzy would have tracked me down and put the kibosh on me if I had kept it. I think taking her Ginsu knives was reward enough.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Team Bob on July 11, 2006, 2:23 pm
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why thank you, kind ma'am
Thanks for the kind words 'bout my pub quiz, Red, whomever you may be . . .

I get a kick out of the owner, too. Lizzy's cranky charm is definitely a selling point for The Slammer.
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by ShanRock on May 9, 2006, 12:32 am
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Great Bar
Hey everyone, this is the place to go with friends. Taco night is great, service is excellent and the owner doesn't take any crap from deadbeats...trivia night is a blast. Hard liquor is on its way very soon. Only draw back is that it is closed on Weekends......had lottery that hardly anyone plays, could be the machines are ready!!!!
Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Redhead on May 7, 2006, 5:29 pm
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