This bar is divey and smoky but the drinks are cheap and the people are fun fun fun. There is usually a game of gin rummy going and they always have free pool. Great place for live music any day of the week. Yes that means they have live music on weekdays! Like their page on Facebook for weekly booking updates. Their happy hour is from 4−8pm and will get you all you can drink beer for 5 $ on drown night and 3 $ well drinks. If you like being well taken care of by bar staff and enjoy friendly & talkative regulars this is a place you should definitely check out. You are guaranteed to make fast friends and have an incredible time.
Ashley C.
Classificação do local: 1 Oklahoma City, OK
Bartenders think they hung the moon. And also star on some highly watched reality tv show. Pretty pathetic! Petty BS abounds. Grow-up and do your jobs ladies! Your nothing special, your there to serve.
Stephanie E.
Classificação do local: 1 Oklahoma City, OK
Not a good place to hang out at! I really do not understand why they remove all the chairs and tables when there is a show. Instead of the security guard saying excuse me while removing the tables… he hit me in the back. Eh, I will probably never come here again.
Natasha V.
Classificação do local: 5 Bethany, OK
great place for drinking local brews and other lesser-known but really good beers. karaōke is on wednesdays and on the weekends, there are live bands.
Patrick W.
Classificação do local: 2 Oklahoma City, OK
If a band I want to see is playing at the Blue Note, I’ll show my face. That pretty much sums up my Blue Note experience. It’s not a terrible bar, per se. It just isn’t my cup of tea. For a smoking bar, it’s not that smokey. They offer all of your traditional beers/liquors and have the city standard of a beer and a shot for $ 5. The service isn’t terrible, but seems a little shady. I say that for this reason. Just the other day, my lady checked her bank account and noticed that the bartenders decided to add an additional $ 2 to her tab. Isn’t that stealing? I think so. Also, the old school horse trough urinal has got to go. I will NEVER be comfortable standing shoulder to shoulder with a 325lb sweaty, drunk dudebro whilst I relieve myself. No thanks,
Anna F.
Classificação do local: 3 Oklahoma City, OK
There are a few reasons to venture to The Blue Note. For me, it’s because a great local band is playing and they have reasonably cheap beer. I had a great time here the other night seeing Bed People and Colourmusic. I was happy to see there wasn’t even a cover that night because they usually do! It wasn’t totally packed which was nice because you could still get drinks quickly. Something else I appreciate is they don’t have a minimum on credit cards which can be good if you’re only buying a few drinks. They also have some good happy hour specials like $ 5 Old Style drown from 4 – 8 pm. This is a pretty chill bar and I like the crowd.
Joe C.
Classificação do local: 2 Oakland, CA
This place mostly sucks unless there is a good band which there sometimes is, usually local though and if it is an out of town band it’s usually lame blues or rock. They do have some good beer choices. They have punk IPA one if my favorites, but the biggest problem with this place is no flow, you have to go with your people cause you are not going to meet anyone there, wherever you decide to sit you are kind of stuck there, and the lighting is bad and the pool tables are a waste of space, when they play music that’s not live it’s from someone’s iPod which is usually a terrible mix that one person really loves — one of the bartenders — get drunk at happy hour then leave before it really gets lame and it always does, beware of denim vests as well.
Shay B.
Classificação do local: 4 Edmond, OK
Do you like having a terrible time? Do you love the smell of a cigarette-free room? Or how about paying for expensive drinks? Do you like that, huh? If your answer to these questions are yes… then don’t come to the Blue Note! ;) It’s a great place for a fun time, albeit with a smoky air(but not as bad as the HiLo or DF), and the drinks are cheap. A friend and I came with the intention to catch a couple of our favorite OKC local bands(BTW, catch Em and the Mothersuperiors and/or Them Hounds whenever you get a chance. You won’t regret it), and the Blue Note was the perfect little dive bar to spend an evening imbibing and enjoying great music. I would definitely return any time. *But if you really do enjoy a terrible time… you ought to get that checked out.
Danielle T.
Classificação do local: 4 Oklahoma City, OK
Divey, fun bar. too smokey and not very great selection of drinks but it’s a fun atmosphere for a group of friends.
Meg W.
Classificação do local: 3 Oklahoma City, OK
The Blue Note is alright, although it is not a place I frequent. I usually only go here if someone drags me here but I’m never disappointed. The service is quick and the bartenders are nice. I don’t like this place on the weekend because it gets way too crowded and smoky. They have good drinks and you gotta love a place that serves local beer and Blanche de Bruxelles and has TWOFREEPOOLTABLES. They also have live music on the weekends but there is usually a cover charge if you come after 8 pm. And it isn’t that I don’t like supporting local musicians, it is just that I would rather spend my money on booze. Plus there are lots of hipsters. Ehhhhh…
Kyle E.
Classificação do local: 5 Oklahoma City, OK
Best bar in OKC. Great atmosphere, great bartenders and great music. What else is there?
Jessica P.
Classificação do local: 5 Shawnee, OK
One of my favorite bars. They always have something going on. Great live music and horror movie night every Thursday starting around 9pm. Yummy food and drinks!
Stefanie I.
Classificação do local: 4 Norman, OK
Came here on a horrible rainy, stormy, crazy Saturday evening, to try and wait the storm out. Being it was cold out and pretty much a water fall from the sky it was a bit chilly inside since they had all their ceiling fans on. Sat for a few with drinks and talked until a pool table became available. FREEPOOL, can’t beat that! A live band was setting up, but they never played, weird? Lately anytime I go out I’m wind up being the responsible one and driving, so I can never rate the drinks. :( All in all, a comfy cozy atmosphere with a small menu of bar food. I will definitely go back.
Kristen S.
Classificação do local: 3 Lexington, KY
Its like your neighborhood bar. A diverse crowd, has live bands on the weekends, which the music ranges from heavy metal scream-o to alternative rock, usually charging a small cover. Its a little smokey, but the staff and people are friendly.
Samantha L.
Classificação do local: 5 Baltimore, MD
Great booze and good live music.
Jeff P.
Classificação do local: 3 Phoenix, AZ
Cool little hole-in-the-wall bar with a stage for music acts. Any place with PBR cans is alright in my book. Couple of pool tables, but beware, when there’s a show, there’s no pool and they even take away the bar stools.
Heather F.
Classificação do local: 5 Austin, TX
This was my favorite music venue/bar that I went to in OKC. Why you ask? One, because it was within walking distance from my apartment. Blue Note is just north of downtown, near the Heritage Hills neighborhood off 23rd which is the old Route 66. Wayne Coyne of hometown band The Flaming Lips claims that when the band was getting their start in the early 80s no other venue in OKC would allow them to play except for this one. So there is a little claim to fame here in that regard. Since then ownership has changed hands a couple of times and now the same people who run the Drunken Fry run this place. The décor is stylish, the bartenders nice and the stage great for shows. They seem to be working hard to book more bands which is good for the OKC live music scene.
Nathan W.
Classificação do local: 4 Houston, TX
This place is open 4PM-2AM daily, has a $ 5 pint of beer & shot special daily. The menu is very limited(I uploaded a pic) but this is prob the cheapest bar I have found in town(with real beer, not that 3.2% crap). Staff is friendly and they have two pool tables.
Mitch G.
Classificação do local: 4 Oklahoma City, OK
Like others, I was on the fence about Deep Fork Group buying the Blue Note. I finally made it to the«new» Blue Note, for happy hour with a buddy. I was seriously impressed, the last time I remember the blue note it was dingy, and just so-so. The’ve kept most of the charm, but it’s actually reasonably clean(not too much though, it’s still a bar). Great prices for drinks like the $ 5 shot and a beer. Lone Star on tap, and a large selection from what I could tell. Not too loud, and this was all during friday early evening. But! They have food now. Pizza, Nachos, Etc… That is actually really good! The pizza and nachos both were tasty and would have me go back. Went back recently, and the experience was mostly the same. Really looking forward to adding this to the rotation of bars we hang out at.
John S.
Classificação do local: 3 Oklahoma City, OK
The bar has gotten new owners who have seemed to spruce it up some. There is a new jukebox and theyre opening their ears to new live acts. Hopefully we will see more good things about this bar in the future.