I smoke when I drink but don't necessarily love being in a super smoky bar. I've been to some smoking dives with noooo type of filter and it's awful. At least this places has a vent/fan type thing but yea, it's still pretty smoky.
Somehow we snagged a booth on a Saturday night... the double vodka/sodas and Stellas flowed seamlessly for the rest of the evening and our bill was only $40 bucks! The kitchen closed right when we decided we wanted food, so that sucked. But I'm glad I didn't read the reviews about how good the food is prior to or we'd have been really bummed. But then again, I watched the cook chain smoke cigs all night long so... gross.
I read someone describe the atmosphere as jovial and that it was. Every table was laughing and having a great time, as was I. Out waitress was super pleasant and funny as well!
This is definitely my kind of dive bar. Although, I greatly dislike single restrooms... but I got lucky in that the line was never too long.