Hmmm yes I think hipsters. Its funny they are taking over the whole damn city. Not really a problem, but some of them need to check their cali attitudes. Um hello I have been here my whole life and the hipsters that have been here too their whole lives are cooler then you. Anyways. Its allright. Hipsters are just trying to be like us old skool ravers and they need to learn to use those turn tables.

Ps. I like hipster fashion and music. Most are fine, but a lot have attitudes for no reason.

Go do some coke!!

I'm a regular at the Tube and the BT's have always been sweet to me even though I'm a Macy's/Forever 21-wearing "square." What's with people thinking there's some kind of hipster dress code required to walk in the door? Yes, sometimes the other patrons can be a pain in the ass, but they back right down if you return their glares. I'll hang out wherever I please and enjoy the late happy hour, thank you. Now let me get this straight; You prefer drinking with frat boys at the Dixie, but you're concerned about STD's at the Tube?

The Tube is the best place for drunking dancing at 1:30 in the morning. In fact, it's one of only maybe two places where you will find non-Frat kid drunken dancing at 1:30 in the morning anyway. If you've sampled the food or spent enough time with the bartender to find out whether they're jerks or not, you're probably not the target audience for the tube anyway.

I have had the absolute worst experiences here. Everyone's a goddamn tool, the bartenders are dicks, and the girls are the grossest. If you want hipsters who aren't even hipsters (that's even worse!) along with a bunch of STDs, then go to the Tube. Worst bar in Portland. Along with Greek Cusina, ugh. Oh god even the frat boys next door at Dixie are better company!

Don't go expecting anying too impressive on a packed busy night where the vibe is pretty much controlled by the crowd in there. If you want to experience the place for what it's worth go in earlier. Clarissa the bartender is super friendly. Their food menu is delish but they've started scrimping on their portions of vegan cheese slices.

(Kyle's Note: Ash, CAPSLOCK sweetheart. Move your pinky 5/16 of an inch and push it.)

Like four years ago while living in Chicago, I started hanging out with girl who lived in the suburbs and was really funny and smart. She came to visit me in the city and I brought her around some of my friends. The next day I discovered that she made a post on Craigslist's Missed Connections calling my friends a bunch of "hipsters retards".

See what this girl really meant to say on her retarded internet bash was: Hay! I live in the suburbs and four years from now, my date from last night is going to describe me as funny and smart, and not hip and confident and that makes me so mad!

Obviously, not everyone hanging out in Tube can be described and stylish and confident...they get the ocassional "funny and smart" person too..I fucking love it there!

-ASH L.

ok, so maybe i shouldn't generalize. perhaps not ALL of the bartenders at tube are douches, but the only one i had dealt with was. i mean, straight-up, real class act douchebag. here you go, a verbatim account of our interaction:

me: what's the cheapest beer you have? him: uh.. hamm's. tallboys. me: alright, two of those. (he brings them from the fridge 8 feet away.) me: oh, im sorry, i actually need two TECATES. sorry. him: ARE YOU SURE?? me: yeah..? him: YOU SURE YOU DON'T NEED A MINUTE TO THINK ABOUT IT???? me: uh, yeah. him: that'll be 5 DOLLARS. (gives me the beer, i hand him a fiver.) him: do i even get a tip after that bullshit you just pulled?? (i throw a dollar in his face and walk away.)

inexcusable. maybe that's part of the tube's whole shtick. actually, i think it is. so just know that before you go and encounter a raging asshole at the bar.

I keep thinking of all the fucking going on in the little milk room that tried. Why is every vision of The Tube milky white with viscous flow? I came there to drink; I got heroine bitches instead. Fuck you, Tube.

I was there last night too. I had no problem with the BT. The DJ was good and actually met a few semi chilled people

I went in last night with a group and won't be going back.

The good: the DJ was surprisingly good. He had broad taste in music and played a wide selection of nice hip hop, electronica, and rock cuts with a minimum of trainwrecking.

The OK: ambiance was decent. The crowd was somewhat more diverse than most downtown clubs. The male/female ratio seemed stacked against the men.

The ugly: Listening to the homeless-looking bartender whine at 120 decibels about how "livid" he was about not getting decent tips out of the packed bar. He also has the proud distinction of serving my friends the weakest fucking drinks I've ever had in Portland.

I don't expect bartenders to be my cheerful slaves, and everybody has a bad night, but I do fucking expect to receive my 16 well-deserved beers with a minimum of shitty attitude and drama. I also expect my drinks to contain at least one full shot of the appropriate hard alcohol. If you hate your job and aren't up to these simple requirements, then get a fucking shave, take your first shower this month, and get a new job that conforms to your expectations of reality. Meanwhile, I'll be in a bar that conforms to my expectations, and, as always, I'll be tipping the bartenders nicely.

Ha Ha! That's exactly the same thought I had last time there. Place smelled like a barnful o' goats. Wait a sec.. that's not exactly fair to the goats.

This bar is decent, however the patrons aren't fans of showering. The place stinks like a locker room after ten pm. hipsters galore.

Welcome to Portland. i agree with Matt ... the Tube is okay. i like the BTs but i always feel a little out of place there.

Tube is ok. Dude--suprised you were able to type that review. Would have thought you had broken your arm patting yrself on the back.

i just moved here from San Jose, CA. I'm sick of certain people talkin' shit about hipsters. Get off it. So a crapload of Portlanders ride bikes and have vintage handbags. Whatever. Would you rather they wear business suits? who cares... Really people, you don't realize how good you've got it here in PDX. Maybe it's my newness to this area, but this so far is my favorite bar. I love how comfortable it is. The cheap swill is rad (I'm currently broke so this helps.. i usually am a beer snob, but oh well)

In San Jose, we have 1, yes one, good rock venue. A million people live there (mostly suburbanite-computer-saavy types) and cool bars are very hard to come by.. The only ones I can think of there are the Caravan, Rock Bottom, Cinnabar, and maybe a couple others. I've already frequented about 6 or 7 bars in Portland that blow all of those out of the water..

Anyways people, just be happy you have a ton of great artists and musicians (myself included) flocking to this area. It is a burgeoning scene and I am overwhelmed to be w/ my people. I'm glad I moved...

Now to the naysayers, I expect a lot of shittalking about my post here, but I don't care. Just trying to show you how good you've got it.. The Tube rocks, and I'll be going back there very frequently. And p.s.- I'm not a smoker, so that aspect of the place kinda sucks for me.. but oh well. I pay the price to be w/ neet people.

:)

Tube is the most fantastic bar in the universe RIGHT THIS SECOND. In a month or two, it will suck but RIGHT NOW it ROCKS. Go there before no one cares.

i love this place. others may not. it is the kinda place you can go by yourself, try and get a spot in the corner and people watch. it is also a cool place if yo have a group of friends but you have to hit it up early cause when it gets late there is no room. the drinks are o.k. the bartenders are hot. and the music is usually good.

Not sure how the evening ended, but I certainly had a great time before the blackout bugs overtook me. Good drinks, a bit pricey, but I managed to party like I was back in the midwest there. Not that many places will put up with me in that state. Kudos to the TUBE! Sorry for whatever I broke...

I have to say, this place has the best mix of tunes playing every time I stop-in.. Even on a Tuesday night. Tuesday spins: Smart on their part. "Too cool?" Come to think of it, there are always a wealth of hip, scene and fashion conscious people in there each time I've visited. That's ok with me though. Doesn't hurt my ego at all. Besides, I just ignore stuck-up blow-f***s to their face anyway.. Hahaha.

Seriously, I recommend the place to those that want to visit an LA club like The Burgundy Room, Vine Bar, The Ecco etc. The music is the way similar, the people look great (for the most part), the drinks are on the strong side, and you have to wait in a line to use the restroom!?!?!

When Tube first opened my boyfriend and I went in to check it out. It was futuristic, sleek and new but the bartender was horrid and offensive so we never went back. Years later we decided to start out our night there for a London-themed birthday party (get it? The tube?) and although it is no kind of environment for a birthday cake and I believe the ceiling is being held up by duct tape, the bartenders were perfect gentlemen while still maintaining a required underground edge. I was hesitant to lay my fork on the table, but the music was great and the atmosphere set the stage for a night of debauchery reminicient of a recent trip to our favorite city across the pond. Thanks guys!

Been here on two occasions, which were drastically different experiences. The first time the bar was about as "scene" it can get in Portland...packed to the max with 20-somethings in vintage tees and black sunglasses who smoked cigarette after cigarette. Could hardly breathe. Even the smoker who accompanied was bothered by the amount of smoke overtaking every atom of this place (it's rather narrow and closed-in.) The other time, the crowd was sparse, no one was smoking, good music, people just hanging out talking to friends. I'm not sure which one is the norm...But I will not go back for fear of reliving my first experience with the Tube again.

they changed this place up and now there's no rockin bathroom. now how are all the trying too hard to be rockers gonna blow blow up their noses? i'm sad.

last time i was here, the dj was playing some heavy metal and thrashing to the beat. his hair kept getting stuck in the turntable and making it skip. he didn't care, he just rocked on in his girl jeans while occasionally checkin himself out when he thought no one was looking to fix his hair that's not supposed to be fixed. come to think of it, all the dudes were doing that. good thing i have a observant eye to catch these fuckers.

These days it's a much friendlier staff. DJ's are ecclectic, spinning soul to goth to post-punk and hip hop. cheap drink specials.