I would say that I am too old for this dive bar, but when I look around Patties on a busy Saturday night, I observe an unusually high number of middle aged and older clientele. I can see why people still come here. There's plenty to do other than enjoy a cheap drink and escape the club-scene on the other side of Indian School; There's pool, random bar games, and a dance floor if you want to shake it.
I remember enjoying Patties a lot more when I was younger. It was a dive back then, too, but I don't remember it feeling so run down. But what I really can't stand about Patties is the "open" roof top that covers about two-thirds of the bar. Smokers love it. I hate it. It more or less turns Patties into what feels like the one bar in Scottsdale where you can smoke inside. It's the one bar where you will wreak of cigarettes upon your exit (unless you sit at the small and cramped indoor bar).