I could really spend too much time at this bar! On the positive side, they have some really good drink specials, and the food can be very tasty, and the way the seating is arranged is quite fun - you almost always end up feeling like you're tucked away in a corner rather than out in a room of a million people.
On the down side, Paupers is a complete pain to bring people to, because they don't have pitchers and they insist on giving you one bill, which means every evening out there ends with the bad vibe created when a bunch of drunk people with no cash try to split a huge bill. I've actually stopped going lately just because it's so inconvenient and the bill thing is always such a huge pain - both things they could easily just fix and allow me to have the ideal two-story dive-bar experience. So close, Paupers, so close ;)