Double Down Saloon

Excellent punk dive bar. How can you not love a place that plays midget porn and serves «ass juice». seriously.

Service is good, pool table is a lot of fun for the middle of the day and outdoor seating is great!

Came here while on a work trip from Chicago, used Unilocal to find a cool divey bar and this didn’t disappoint. Cool atmosphere, stood at the bar for a while, bartender gave me a free shot, Drinks were cheap I thought. Meet some friendly people. Would definitely check it out again when im back In NYC.

Rowdy rocker and biker bar.
Weekend was marred by broken credit card system. Problem was solved by hanging tickets and jotting I’s for drinks on tab. Got beer fast. Still, understaffed.
Try the ‘Double Down Dark’ (brown skull draught handle), it tastes like a heavy beer, disguised as a dessert-​meal. Tattooed girl bartender had tough attitude. I would too if hipsters asked me; to charge their iPhone behind the bar.
Good punk rock and atmosphere. Pay $ 2 extra for better taste in beer.
Rebel Reviewer says: 3 stars.

One of my go to favorite places, great décor, bartenders and drinks. GOOD VIBES!

Definitely would never come back here, it’s just not for me. The bartender was extremely rude and needs an attitude adjustment, it smells very funky inside and I get that they were trying to go for the whole grunge/​rocker thing but it is just literally gross, the «beer garden» is actually just a small back area with like 2 picnic tables, and the patron there (at least the ones I witnessed) were super, super sloppy drunk (I’m not sure how or why they were still being served alcohol) and all seem to know each other, so it tends to make outsiders feel extra ostracized. No thank you, there are plenty of other bars in NY

Dive bar touting $ 4 ass juice and a small arcade in back. We played some pinball, had some pics in the photo booth, then my girlfriend wanted to play the boxing game. One dollar for a punch. She put in her coins, the bag came down, and it punched her in the jaw. She almost fell over. Machine: 1. Humans: 0.

Place has been around a while, and i always seem to wind up here for a bit. One of the few remaining places where u can hear some punk rock and see tentacle porn on the TVs. Although the area is very different than it was years ago this place will give you a small taste of what it was like. *** Last time i was there it was full a douchey hipsters but i’m hoping it was a rarity and not going to be the norm

I’m a huge fan of dive bars — I love me some iggys on ludlow, raccoon lodge, patriot etc
But this place ???
I brought 30 people with me
We were the only people there
On a Saturday at 1pm (August 15)
We were going to go from bar to bar — all day event
This was my least favorite place I’ve been to in the east village.
The bartender was a nasty person.
I’m all about fun — biker — playful — whatever — but she was rude and vicious — and that’s the nicest words I could come up with. If you want to catch cooties on a smelly couch and be harassed by a negative pitiful bartender this is your place — if not go elsewhere

What else on earth could you ask for in a grimey dive punk bar???
Cheap drinks $ 5 beer and a shot (well liquor, duh) and 2 for 1 cocktails depending on when you come.
Graffiti from artists all over the place
Midget porn coming at you from all directions on the tv’s.
Don’t drink the ass juice, its a waste of $ 4 way too sweet, they won’t tell you whats in it, and im sure its under 50% liquor.
Only one rule, YOU PUKE, YOU CLEAN! Honestly this is my favorite bar in the East Village.
Easy transportation to anywhere you need to go on bus or subway, fuck a cab unless your that drunk.

Beer shot specials.
Weird porn.
Sassy bar staff.
Video games.
Smoking patio (usually).
Yes.
Go, but be cool.

Soooo, one time my mom made a fool of herself at this bar on Halloween. In other words she was too drunk and passed out in a chair and the bouncer had to wake her up; good times. Did I mention she was also dressed as a nun? Haha.
So lets get down to it. The prices of drinks are average, the décor is very grungy with some pretty sick wall art and they have old porn on the tv. It’s like a dive bar on crack, but in all the good ways. Now when you hear, there is porn on the tv you probably think; «What am I getting myself into?» Honestly though it isn’t as strange as you think, except for the time they had midget porn on the tv, that was a bit different. Their «signature drink» is called Ass Juice, and yes you may think that it must be disgusting by the name and that it clearly must taste like ass, but it’s honestly not that bad. Lets be real about this if you go to a bar and it has a drink called Ass Juice you probably should order it just out of curiosity.
Overall I really love Double Down and the fact that my mom passed out there gives me a pretty great memory and some nice blackmail on her.

This place is grungy, a little dirty, and a bit all over the place. Oh and a little run down too. But. I Love its character. What would you expect from a dive bar anyway? You make what you can out of it. I come with good company or I make my own. The bartenders got enough NY attitude and wit to keep this place interesting too.
3 $ cans of Genny can’t be wrong either right. Oh and when a place has «ass juice» that is definitely an added star.

This is one of my favorite bars I’ve ever been to. When people come to town, I tell them we need to go here because it’s an experience I’m not sure you can find in other places.
I never thought I would say this, but I love Ass Juice. It’s $ 4 and packs a punch. They also have a beer and shot special with some type of beer that I’ve never heard of before, but after a few it tastes fine.
The ambience is cool. Easy to hang out with people and if you’re in to it, you can watch the wide array of BDSM, midget or granny porn that they have playing on the TVs.

1. cheap drinks, cool interior, pool table in the back and graffiti all over the walls
2. $ 4 shots of ass juice. What is in ass juice? Good question. The bartender would not tell us.
3. Random porn playing on the TV all the time.
4. Free condom in the back by the bathrooms.
5. Security checks ID at the door
6. Three booths to seat 4 (maybe 5), a few seats at the bar, and by the door
7. There are a few arcade games in the back and a photo booth
Overall, it’s an interesting spot to check out and actually a fun place to be with a group of friends; just looking at the décor and menu will keep you occupied

Come here if you do not want to be at a sports bar, crowded single hook up crowd bar, expensive wine or cocktail bar, or goth bar. This place has a punk rock biker kind of vibe but I like coming here with my husband for the cheap drinks, 2 for 1 till 8pm, and it’s chill anti– «see and be seen» crowd. You go there and no one bothers you. It might be a bit grimey for some but i still like it.

I L O V E the cartoon porn, vintage porn, today’s porn and re-​runs on the 2 TVs playing overhead.
If that was the entire experience, I would have gladly came back just for the ambiance.
But wait folks, THERE’S MORE.
Billiard table as a centerpiece works well to convey the divey-​ness of this bar. There is even a few arcade games and a pinball machine in the back.
The hardest search about this place are the bathrooms.
No, it isn’t by the arcade machine although there is a door there leading somewhere else which I didn’t have the curiosity to find out where.
It is a SHARP LEFT of the billiards table if you were looking at the said table. There are no labels leading to said bathrooms. I think even a tasteful drawing of a penis or vag would have suffice in letting people know that is where you trinkle and drop deuces. The latter is not advised.
Ass juice for $ 4?
The clientele was mixed but I’d say it is leaning more favorable to white chicks and white dudes.
My type of crowd. :)
No beer pong though?
Bah.
Security will check ID’s at the door.
FAN.

WARNING: The TV’s are streaming continous strange XX movies! I normally go in here without my glasses! Hahahahahha!
We actually went to the Vegas location first years ago. And when we would visit New York we noticed this location. The first time we came, the music was just what we wanted like The Clash or Ramones, the happy hour was 2 for 1 until 8 and the batender was hula hooping on the bar. We knew right off it was our kinda place.
The walls are covered in mural work with a large painted banner on the back wall that reads «The Happiest Place on Earth». There is a pool table which I find to be rare in NY. And I am a sucker for patio. And it’s a pretty large patio. We live in New York now and I definitely enjoy stopping by here at the beginning of summer. grabbig a cheap beer with some friends and sitting in the patio.
The bathrooms are super disgusting! It comes with the territory of hanging out at a dive bar. And the crowd can be a little on the crazy side. So it’s best to come in pairs.
The bartneders are pretty cool. And always know their regulars which is always nice when you are a regular.

Its cheap, straight up punk rock and sex all rolled into one place. This gem is in the heart of the east village/​alphabet city playland. If you’re uncomfortable around pornography then keep walking by they probably don’t want you in there. You’re probably too square for them. Piss the bartender off or leave a shitty tip, you will get called out on it. You can find some pool tables in the back and sometimes live music.
You can find your PBR’s but I go here for the «ass juice”($ 4). «Ass juice» is some fruity potent concoction, it reminds me of the jungle juice I had back in college. It tasted good going down and a few hours later knocked your ass flat on the floor.

When you need a cheap beer and vintage porn on the telly, THIS is where you need to go!
They also have a giant hole in the wall between the two bathrooms so… creepers UNITE! Weird. Check out my pic of my buddy totally Peepin Creepin!
Needless to say, I love this place.