I remember be confused as to all hell when people use to tell me about the Saloon. This was back in my younger days when I didn't know any better that nightlife extended further down Liberty than just to Pegasus. Now that I'm older, not necessarily wiser, I have found the end of Liberty that is livelier.
I've been to the Saloon on multiple occasions and found that it really is hit or miss, just like any other bar in the Burgh area. I seem to always go to the regular bar when it's karaoke night (not my cup of tea). Drinks aren't bad. Decor theme goes with the name of the place with barrel like tables set up in strategic locations where you have to dodge the fifty people on each side of it to get to the back where the bathroom is.
For all the aspiring strippers out there, try your luck on the lighted platform complete with a pole.
One of the best attributes to the Saloon is the after-hours club located upstairs called Tilden. Membership is a yearly basis fee of around $15. You'll have access to the upstairs which has a bigger, better dance floor. Last time I was up there they were still in the middle of a remodel which made it a better place to navigate with the bar up against the wall instead of in the middle of the room. Downside, they got rid of the back bar. Worst night to go is probably Sundays, not much going on there.