Mediocre but cheap beer? Check. Hilariously graffiti covered washroom? Check. Often surly waitstaff that's seen it all? Check. Full Tex-Mex menu served after last call? CHECK!
I've had some great memories at Sneaky Dee's. Dozens and dozens of concerts and dance nights upstairs. Being there every Sunday evening for an entire summer for after kickball drinks and nachos. We even had Thanksgiving dinner there one year.
Sneak's isn't perfect. Yeah the service can be spotty. And yeah they've kicked out or cut off my friends before, but really it's their fault - you've got to know if you lie down in a bar you're done for the night. And yes the food isn't ever what I would classify as "good" - I'm well past the point of ever wanting to eat their sober or when the sun is out.
But the nachos! I'll order anything from the standard nacho platter (with guac baked in) to the mexi-dip platter to the epic king's crown. And the newest addition to their menu -THE DESTROYER - goes from epic to EPIC. Take the standard king's crown. Now replace the chips with fries. That's it. Welcome to the future of greasy food designed to soak up beer.
If I were 5 years younger I'd give Sneak Dee's 4 stars. Maybe 5 if I was writing this review at 4am, full of Cool lager and nachos. But now I'm a littler older and a little more discerning. Sneak's is still a pleasure, not even a guilty one, but one that I partake in less and less.