Dempsey's

This longtime Eastside dive—where one can "become a local"—has been refreshingly up-with-the-times compared to its divey siblings: It maintains a website, has an active social media presence, and attempts in no way or fashion to reinvent the dive wheel.

Part pub, part dive bar, longtime food makers Jose Lito and Benita Soto have made the food for the patrons, making it a distinctly different watering hole.