George’s Corner Tavern

It’s open til 2 a.m. daily and they make a cheap pour. I don’t live near, but plan to stop by tomorrow with my boo for some of that famous fried chicken.

Tried the wings, excellent! Tried the cod fish and chips, excellent! Everything is homemade, believe it.

Best bacon cheeseburger in PDX! Fresh lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, if you want with bacon and cheddar plus hand cut fries! $ 6.50 all day long! Little known fact… they also have some killer fried chicken but it takes a little while to make it. Worth the wait!

My favorite dive bar of all dive bars!
Bartenders are always nice with a dose of the good kind of sass.
Food is always delicious and cheap!

My knowledge of George’s is that of a good dive bar, the best fried chicken in town (with Reel M Inn a close second) and really good burgers. I think that sums it up. After a nice seven mile bike ride up to Arbor Lodge, it was the place we wanted to stop for a beer or two and some good grub.
It was a busy night at the bar because the Western Conference Finals were on and there seemed to be many OKC fans there to watch them beat the Warriors for game one. That wasn’t expected when we walked in, and being that a sign at the bar states that fried chicken could take over an hour if the place was busy, fried chicken was not to be had on my first visit here. Oh well… Burgers however, were a great choice. I ordered the bacon cheeseburger special with fries and my buddy got a cheeseburger with potato salad along with a couple of frosty beverages. The wait began. Even with burgers it took quite awhile to get the food but the food was worth the wait.
This is not a «bar burger», this was a really good and large burger with all the fixins plus BBQ sauce that I asked for. It could have used a bit more bacon, because why not? But the burger was cooked perfectly and seasoned well, the cheese was thoroughly melted and the veggies were plentiful. The shoestring fries were crispy and there was an ample side of them. There was only one bartender for this busy night and she was all over the place, perhaps a second was needed because it took awhile to get drinks and to pay our tab at the end. She was friendly when we did get her attention.
It’s a nice place with many TVs and even a couple of video games and video poker plus a decent patio out back. I want to get back when it’s not bust because I want to try some of best fried chicken in town.
Enjoy.

The world needs bars like this. George’s is delightfully divey. The food is bog standard bar fare (think fried and/​or between bread), and they do it all quite well. The star of the show, however, is the fried chicken. Tender, juice meat hides behind breading with the perfect amount of seasoning. The kitchen gets a bit backed up (it’s small), but the wait is worth it. They’re right up there with Reel ‘M Inn, for charm, earnestness, and quality of food. The regulars are quirky but very friendly, and the staff are quite funny.
This is a piece of the old Portland… kinda scruffy, a little worn, and just a bit sketchy (in the best possible way), but absolutely unpretentious with a casual vibe with quality food and great people. If you’re ever in the area and waiting for the MAX, stop on in.

Definitely divey. But when you can get an amazing fried chicken dinner & two pints for $ 11 it simply adds to it. Friendly staff & plenty of sports…

Service can be super slow. I get to go food. Bacon and cheese burger with fries or tots. Cheap and tasty. Call ahead or prepare to wait.

Traveling from California, we found this place on Unilocal.The bartender Amanda was very friendly, as was the chef! We felt comfortable being here and everyone was nice! The food being amazing was just an added bonus. We will definitely try to come back here before we leave.

Their fried chicken is totally something to write home about!
During our extensive conversation with a friendly and interesting stranger, the two of us got a couple of pints each with an 8 piece ‘bucket’ of chicken and 12 jo-​jos for about $ 19.00/each with tip! I certainly cannot complain, it’s a really great deal! It takes a little while for them to bring out the food itself, but the best part about waiting is you end up with a piping hot meal that’s fresh to order and not sitting in a wire basket under a heat lamp getting lukewarm and soggy. The skin is crispy but not super thick and crunchy — so be warned if that’s your thing — and the meat is moist and tender.
I’m just glad we finally made it there after a friend urging us time and again to check out his favorite neighborhood dive. We’ll be sure to come back again when the fried chicken mood strikes and we don’t want to stand in line for 1 – 2 hours over at Screen Door.

Great dive bar! An eclectic mix of people in there but it’s all good. Nothing pretentious and it’s just a good old fashioned corner bar. Chicken and jojo’s are delicious but you’ll have to wait for it and once you get it, you’ll have to wait a bit more for it to cool down but it’s so worth it! Typical wait time is 20 – 30 minutes for the chicken. Order a drink or three and have a buzz by the time dinner arrives. The drinks are stiff and cheap and the service is good too! Score.

The décor is great!
A pool table, some pinball.
A couple beers.
The fried chicken is pretty tasty.
Just a plain, good, dive

I stopped in for a sandwich and to watch the timbers playoff game. I had the grilled turkey and swiss, and it was really good. Came with potato salad and was really reasonably priced (5.75). I was most surprised with the service though. The bar was pretty packed with football fans on a sunday, but the bartenders were incredibly responsive and provided great service, even after I had finished my sandwich. Additionally, they had plenty of tvs to watch any game you wanted. Overall I was thoroughly impressed.

An efficient, very clean, sports bar, dive. I had a really nice time here. The bartender was extremely efficient and no-​nonsense. I saw traffic on the I-​5 and it was bleak, so I considered stopping into George’s. It was a satisfying stop.
I forgot how clean this bar is. I used to consider it a dive, but it really isn’t — –it’s very clean. Their tap beer is just okay — kinda blah, but I had a Sierra Nevada Pale. This is one of my favorite and reliable beers.
The bartender took a little while to get to me, but she was running the entire bar herself and it was busy. I appreciate any server who works hard and acknowledges the patrons even if it takes awhile to get their order.
Lots of monitors each tuned to something different.
Great décor around, clean restroom. I ordered Chicken Strips and Fries & a Tall Boy of Rainier. Man, is their food clean! It arrived piping hot, two huge chicken strips, and fries for $ 7. It was gluttonous and I felt guilty —- but the quality was good. They do have a reputation for their Chicken anyway, so I knew this was a strong pick. Highly recommend getting of the road for this place. Lots of regulars surround the U-​Shaped (sort of) bar.
Keep up the consistent, solid work. One thing I laughed at, their menu print is pretty small, so a bit tricky to adjust my eyes.

Very cool little corner dive bar in the Arbor Lodge neighborhood of North Portland, stumbling distance from the Killingsworth light rail stop. I really dug this place for a bunch of reasons, in no particular order:
1) tons of friendly folks who were obviously regulars but who were completely happy to share their space, and it was a diverse crowd too – all shapes, sizes, races and ages. Awesome.
2) a pretty decent menu of bar food, along with a rather astonishing note on the wall that during busy periods, fried chicken orders can take 1 to 2 hours to make… I should hope that it’s some mighty good fried chicken…
3) I ordered a quesadilla, and it was truly impressive. It was actually two quesadillas on medium-​sized tortillas, and they were loaded with cheese and some veggies; they must have each been over half an inch thick. They don’t cut any corners on their quesadillas at George’s!
4) Super nice bartenders, although the bar is sort of horseshoe shaped with taps and bottles in the middle, and if you sit on the side furthest from the door, as I did, there’s a good chance that the bartenders won’t really be able to see you… you’re sort of in the «obstructed view» seats back there.
And of course they have sports on televisions and the standard assortment of games where you play golf and shoot deer and match keno numbers and stuff, but you don’t care about that! You’re here for the good company, dranks, and a super-​fat quesadilla to hold you over while the chicken is frying. Make yourself at home!

George’s is like a divebar turned sports bar, it’s a little weird but in the best way. The staff is always the friendliest, I like that the cook always asks me how my food was.
Honestly, George’s has the BEST burger in Portland.
Order the bacon cheese burger with hand cut fries that is on the the specials board, you will not be disappointed.

What to say about George’s…
Cheap drinks, good food and fantastic people watching.
Easy access to public transport — max right outside.
TONS of flat screens, so a great place to be on a Sunday in the fall.
There is a back patio — all covered, so if you don’t smoke — don’t go out there (cough cough).
Service is efficient and friendly.
Good fun jukebox — people do dance.
In general — it is kinda, well, divey — so it’s dark and dirty, the corner by the mens room has a pervasive odor of… something, well, hmmm — I don’t know but it is NOT good.
I end up here often.

Oh, how I love thee… Best bar in PDX, period. The cheap pounder beers, the lively and entertaining crowd, and oh lord, the food!
Give me a bacon cheeseburger with tots, and fried chicken any and every day! Thank you for being a non-​pretentious, accepting of everyone, yet not a hipster bar bar.
I love you George’s.

George’s Corner Tavern is a real deal, no frills, dive bar. Come here for the cheap, stiff drinks. The jello shots out of a mini fridge. The barflys that are both too friendly and unfriendly. If sports is your thing, this is a good place to get your sports watching on. They have large, flat screen TVs strategically placed all around so you won’t miss a second. The only place without a TV is the bathroom, but it isn’t too far from one either. Don’t worry though, if sporting isn’t your thing, they have ample patio space where there aren’t any TVs.
The main reason I keep coming back to George’s is the fried chicken. I love me some fried chicken and I often make it for myself and friends whenever I get the opportunity. George’s fried chicken is great. Well seasoned, juicy, and crisp. It’s fried to order so you aren’t getting any of that corner store fried chicken that has been sitting under a heat lamp. Even the jo-​jos are piping hot and crisp, not lukewarm and limp. Although I’ve never had it, I’ve been assured the burgers are great too.

My old neighborhood haunt — albeit not all that often, but it still holds all sorts of charm for me even after 4 plus years. So Yay! I’m a fan. It’s really more of a 3 star neighborhood dive — but to me, it’s still more than just A-​OK.
Stiff drinks, relatively cheap. Food is ok… sometimes maybe even a little better than ok. But basic bar fare from what I remember (there was no time to eat yesterday as we were passing time while waiting for our train, which is right out the window and across the street).
Friendly bartenders, and great patrons. Always a mix of youngins and old timers and in-​betweeners and the occasional douchebag (of whom we three strangers united in mockery). So the atmosphere and general good natured-​ness of George’s usually lifts my spirits and quenches my thirst and need for chatting with strangers at local dive bars quite nicely!

True to the popular opinions expressed, this place is indeed a true sports bar.
Went in here yesterday for the 49ers and Packers game and yes it was very rowdy! I was not hungry so I can’t vouch for the food, but it was a fun friendly bunch.
Sat next to this nice man who told us about a recent accident he was in. He was a in a neck brace, it didn’t look comfy. Waitress was very nice and attentive. I would certainly love to return. Watching the game here was FUN!