Cricket’s Pub

This place is a co·nun·drum. Excellent service one day and sub par service the next. Sometimes you walk in to CCR or Led Zeppelin and other days I don’t know, seriously, worse music I have ever heard for our 2^nd Sunday. Music bad enough to make you abandon you beverage. That being said the beers are cold and the prices are decent but for $&*%‘s sake get it together. I hear the food is alright but haven’t tried it yet. The Cricket has the potential to be a top notch dive bar but the great thing about a good dive bar is their consistency. Something The Cricket Pub is lacking. Check out my pic… Stella glasses only for water, and next to my water, a Stella!

Service sucks unless you’re a regular. The bartender Lydia sucks she should retire. She can roll her eyes at you if you ask for anything waited 20 minutes to get a beer. Asked for nachos and gave me a dirty look, had to cancel the order because u thought she might spit on them

You know it’s not the most hip place but if you want a good old fashion dive bar this is the place. Cheap drinks and a junk box bi love it and it’s oh so much fun to visit.

Nestled in a tiny, tiny strip mall, I found street parking and moseyed on in to Cricket’s late Christmas Night.
Kung fu panda II ON THE TELLY.
Pool table.
Darts (you can purchase your own darts, or dart parts if you want to get fancy)
Modern jukebox (or course I played poison — GIRL I MUST WARN YOU).
Cheap beers — it’s larger than most dives, but it’s quite cozy, too.
The bartender was nice, and she didn’t bat an eye when I was suddenly unsure of which beverage I wanted (I settled on a Heineken). Sweet.
My cousin and I tossed a few back, played pool for a bit and people-​watched. We had a good time.
Next time I’m in town, I’ll give their short bar food menu a try!

awesome sunday breakfast, big bang for the buck. i highly reccomend. great dive bar and its full of colorful locals good pricing freindly service.

Great little neighborhood dive bar with regular clientele. We come here every two weeks or so while doing laundry next door. Drinks are good, cheap and strong. Pool, darts, and plenty of TV’s. Food looks good and bartenders are great! Come on by!!!

A hole in the wall bar, my favorite! Customer service is great! My husband and I loved this place and will definitely be going back.

Cozy. Clean. Friendly. Good prices. what more can you ask for? I wandered in while waiting for my laundry to dry, ill be back for sure!

Things I require in a bar:
Fair beer deals, helpful, attentive bartenders and a place where I can empty my bladder to make room for more beer.
While the Cricket is better off as a hidden gem, and one of the reasons I absolutely love this little bar by my house, I just have to share: The bartender Lydia is the coolest and already has my name memorized. They offer free wifi for the cheapies like me that still haven’t gotten an unlimited plan. While I haven’t gotten to try the food, you’re welcome to bring in your own during the hours they’re not serving. And the pizza place next door will even call over to tell you when your food is ready so you don’t miss any of the darts tourney.
Cricket is like Gilly’s minus the karaōke, closer to my house and cheaper beer. WIN.

I lived in the area for about there years and recently went in about a year ago. I went during the week at night and met the bar tender LYDIA! She was very nice and talkative and made me feel welcomed. this place is a total dive bar and everyone knows eachother– reminded me of cheers :)
Of course it has its morning crowd and night crowd– older during the day and younger at night. Its a great place to hang with friends, watch sports, play pool or even darts and enjoy a reasonable price drink — oh they even serve food:)
I been going there ever since mostly to see Lydia– shes great :)

Absolutly love this place. Every time i’m in town i make a few appearances. See you soon Lydia!

Havent been there in years. Was out shopping for a few last min things and saw they were open on Thanks Giving Morning! Asked Frank if he was making breakfast and sure enough he whipped me up a Polish Scramble. All with a smile! Dosn’t Get much better than this for service.

wow… are you looking for guys with less than a full mouth of teeth? how about a funky smell?

Now this is a dive bar. True and simple and that isn’t bad.
It is what it is. They have the free popcorn and this killer little MSG laden spice that you can put on it. I think they do this because it tastes so good with a cold beer.
Beer is cheap and the drinks are strong. If you don’t «feel» like you should be in a dive bar, then don’t go here.
But…if you want a place that won’t judge you for being who you are then this place is pretty damm good.
It is a nice distraction from the old zombie lounge, now radio room, soon to be club eleven and the soda bar (which are both within stumbling distance). Those are a little more rock n roll style or «I used to live in North Park but all the college kids drove the prices up on rent and drove me out.»
So you can hit a little trifecta of bars within a block or so… nice. or not… depending on if you drove.
I can’t remember if they had a jukebox. They have a pool table and you can watch some sick ass mullets (guys and girls) with their own pool cues act like they are rad, well, because they have a mullet and their own cue. pretty cool pretty cool.
I love it.

This bar is directly across the street from my house and it never fails to get me blackout drunk ASAP… Lydia the bartender is one of the sweetest ladies you will ever meet, but don’t get on her bad side. I suggest you go there early in the morning to meet some of the more colorful characters in the bar. Domestic beer at local prices and if you happen to be there when Frank the owner is there, he will cook you up a seriously good home cooked meal for under 10 bucks…

Ok, so this place can look a bit intimidating. Its kinda scummy looking and most of the patrons and staff look a bit weathered. All that aside, I’ve had a much better time at this place than other trendier locations. The people here are down to earth and accepting and have much more interesting stories to tell than any douche at the Soda Bar (though i still really like the soda bar. which i guess makes me the douche).
You can get a pitcher for $ 7.25 on any given night and pool is free on Sun evenings and perhaps other nights i am not aware of.
I might be a bit bias since this place is quite literally right around the corner from me, but when i am looking for a quick cheap drink and some good billiard competition, Cricket’s Pub has yet to fail me.

Im a dive guy. so I like this place. old haggard ladies hang out here. all though last time I was here there was some strong words over a pool game between some drunk guy ad some drunker guy. still cool ass dive

Cricket’s is the perfect hole in the wall neighborhood bar. They serve breakfast every morning. They make *real* Bloody Marys. They have a great staff, great prices, a cool owner, and a great crowd. Everyone is very generous and it feels like home. It’s always fun while at crickets, between the regulars, the weirdos, and the randoms; it’s a blast. Everyone is super cool, loves to chat, and just makes for a good time. They throw random theme parties which always have a great turn out. They have darts, a pool table, and karaōke on Saturday night.
Whether it’s Thursday night, Sunday morning, or a busy Friday or Saturday night, Cricket’s delivers. In fact… I think I’ll head over there right now.