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3531 McKinney Ave. Dallas, TX 75204

214-559-3059

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Best One-Fisted Drinking
Award Winner 2010

Hours: Daily 11am-2am
Features: Smoking, Takeout

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Open 365 days a year, this popular dive bar and grill just off McKinney Avenue in the West Village is a hit with all the neighboring apartments, condos and lofts, as well as anyone who's able to take the McKinney Avenue Trolley. And it's no wonder The Loon is so popular with folks in the neighborhood -- who don't have to drive -- because it has a very solid reputation for having bartenders with some of the longest pours in Dallas. "Stiffest of the stiff," one regular says. "Just a splash of Coke." Food specials are scratched on chalkboards scattered throughout the establishment, and the thin-crust pizza, plates of pasta and thick hamburgers are the most popular menu items. It's worth noting that this windowless bar is in a strip near a dentist's office and a Subway. Bring quarters to play pool or the jukebox, and forget what's going on outside -- you can't even tell if it's raining.

2010 | Best One-Fisted Drinking

Here's our kind of drinking game: Order an uninitiated friend a cocktail or, better yet, whiskey on the rocks at The Loon. Then sit back and watch your pal's face as he has an internal debate about whether to say something to the server, like, "Excuse me, ma'am, but I didn't order a triple." The Loon, with its homey, pretense-free and clean but divey ambiance and satisfying food, doesn't need such enormous drinks to keep patrons coming back, but we're sure not complaining. A... More »
2003 | Best Bar to Find Stiffs

Some nights you're not feeling hip. Some nights you don't feel pretty. The whole West Village, Mock-Station, Deep Ellum, downtown, Greenville Avenue scene just sounds like such a friggin' beat-down. What you need, friend, is simple: a stiff drink. No frills, no fuss. Just several jiggers of something brown to make you feel better about your pitiful lot in life, if only for the evening. That's when you go to The Loon. Because they pour drinks so stiff you could iron your pants on them. More »

Eat This Guy Fieri: A Photo Essay on The Dive Bars of Dallas

By Nick Rallo | Fri, March 9, 2012

We love dives. It's the feel of these places: the flaking-away booth chair, the wobbly stool, the Exile on Main Street on the juke box. And, oh sweet yes: late-night corn dogs. So, eat this Food Netwo... More »
A Happy Hour With Pours So Generous They Must Be Loon-y

By Jesse Hughey | Wed, June 9, 2010

Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin' Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn't take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials. Wh... More »
Scoring Board

By Dave Faries | Thu, July 17, 2003

A facile reading of the Dallas bar scene might draw upon the primeval hunt as an appropriate metaphor. After all, the urge to pursue and capture is evident throughout American culture, from literature to cartoons to homeland security. Be the prey ... More »
Spanish Eye

By Mark Stuertz | Thu, April 11, 2002

Peter Tarantino, who has been wandering around the Dallas restaurant scape (Flying Saucer, Caribbean Red, eccolo Ristorante and enoteca) since his Tarantino's restaurant near Fair Park succumbed to plumbing offal some 18 months ago, says he will b... More »

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schambers30 | Dallas, TX | 75 Reviews

| Wed, May 19, 2010

Woah...beware of the drinks. In a good way!
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sfranch | Dallas, TX | 244 Reviews

| Wed, April 28, 2010

Beware! Strongest drinks in Dallas. You'll see everyone here from places_meta.city officials to 30K millionaires, too.
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michellealeece | Dallas, TX | 17 Reviews

| Sat, August 14, 2010

i know what your thinking isnt that the place closed down next to primos?...NO! its rough on the oputside but awesome on the inside promise
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