Riverbend Bar & Grill

The good: My cheeseburger was really good and cooked medium, the way I requested. One big advantage of dive bars is they usually aren’t afraid to cook a burger medium with some pink if you ask them to. A lot of chain places are so scared of a government audit that it is simply off limits for them to serve anything that’s not well done. My word for that is «cremated.» These mom and pop places are the only chance most us will get to experience a burger when dining out that’s not petrified.
The French fries were also very good.
The Mediocre: My seven layer nachos were pretty mediocre. Chili’s does a better job with nachos and I really prefer not to compliment a chain place unless the difference is astounding. I really didn’t need a year’s supply of sliced olives in one entrée.
The Bad: My ice tea was not fresh brewed. Fake iced tea really irritates me, especially when I can get excellent iced tea at any fast food place. That’s a hot button for me and I don’t understand why so many places serve substandard iced tea. If you’re not going to match the quality of McDonald’s or Wendy’s on a given item, consider pulling it off the menu altogether.

We love this place. Great burgers, cheap drinks, and friendly servers. Almost up north atmosphere. Jukebox and occasionally a band playing. If you are driving through M21, it’s worth a stop.

I love this place food is great place is clean but service has fallen a lot in past few times we have been there.

Me and the old lady were looking for a down to earth place for a burger and a beer near Ada. I remembered the old Dirty Shame from my youth (they used to sell live bait behind the bar) which is now the River Bend. The atmosphere is a cross between «Roadhouse» (love Swayze-​RIP) and an old Bill Knapps.
The highlight was our waitress who was extremely attentive, helpful with the menu, and very personable. She reminded me of the girl from Different Strokes before drugs.
Solid beer selections including several craft brews. The burgers were huge and the fries were fresh.
There was live entertainment on the night we visited. Sort of a one man band show but he lost me during his set of Moody Blues B sides.
Overall a great place for some tasty bar food shared with regular Americans.

As far as dive bars go, this one was slightly above average. Clean, decent service, food was alright, price was good. I would visit again.

Great place with «cheers» type atmosphere. Typical bar food but with some great surprises. The prime rib French dip is served on the best Parmesan garlic loaf; and the thin crust pizza gives you all the delicious toppings without getting stuffed full of bread. Full bar and five beers on tap. We got a 64oz pitcher of bud light for $ 5.00 on Wednesday. Drink specials run all night, not just for a couple hours before dinner rush!