The Foundry Pub

Great dive with a friendly and hard-​working bartender. I wish this joint was in my ‘hood because I’d probably pop in regularly. Went here for a birthday party and they had awesome live music and comfy booths. Lots to look at on the walls… place is super cozy but small. Awesome place but odd location.

Love it!
I’ve driven by this place for at least 5 years and never popped in. Well, that recently changed. We walked in the back door and everyone turned at looked, said hello as we passed them and we sat down.
They have everything you need and more out of a local drinking establishment-​photo booth, stamps, frosty mugs, pizza, fried treats, a jukebox, friendly staff, great prices, a video game, friendly patrons, Earl’s cheese curls, pistachios, a clean restroom, happy hour prices and they take debit cards.
I just might become a regular at this joint!

It’s a dive bar dive bar. Not an affectation of one, but, the kind of place people come to hide out from the cops and rip the filters off of their cigarettes. A place where I’m assuming if you ordered anything more complex than a Manhattan the eclectic array of drunken regulars would throw you out the front door old west style. The outside is more redolent of an abandoned 1960’s crash-​pad then a working bar, but it is in fact a bar… with $ 2 dollar tacos (which, is pretty scary, but then again, I come to these places to be a little scared0.
All that said, the bartenders are extremely nice, the drinks are generously poured, the décor is seedily warm, and inviting in that, ‘nobody-​will-​judge-​my-​frightening-​drinking-​problem-​in-​this-​place,’ type of way. I had a conversation about the 1980’s Buffalo Bills with a guy in a weathered Raiders starter jacket here… which pretty much made my day. It’s not exactly on the beaten path, but if you happen to find yourself down this forgettable St. Paul side street, stop in for cheap liquor, wonderfully enchanting creepiness, and a group of people that will gladly make your drinking issues seem like an ABC sitcom. My unhealthy drinking problem and me will be back… now if I only still had my 1988 bright blue Golden State Warriors jacket…

The Foundry Pub in St. Paul is an awesome little dive bar.
They actually sponsor my softball team in the summer and broomball team in the winter. So far this summer, we have had so much fun on Thursdays nights. The bartenders are great — very friendly and fun. They definitely treat our team well and appreciate us coming in.
Thursday night is taco night and they are delish! $ 2.25 for amazing bar tacos. They deep fry the shells and have all the toppings you could want. And for being a dive bar, they have a few decent beers on tap. Rush River on tap for $ 4 — that ain’t bad!
Pulltabs, darts, jukebox — two thumbs up — fine holiday fun!

Cool little dive bar. $ 2 PBR pints all day every day. Very eclectic mix of people. Bartenders are friendly and they got a few dart boards. What more can you want?