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  1. Address
    701 W Deer Valley Rd, Unit 1, Phoenix, AZ 85027, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Thursday 3 PM–9 PM

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  2. Rank 1212. Single Wide

    Cocktail Bar


    Address
    2110 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–2 AM

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  3. Rank 1212. Six Byrd Cider

    Cider Beer Bar


    Address
    3619 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Thursday 3 PM–10 PM

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  4. Eighteen floors above Mill Avenue, this open-air rooftop bar and pool lounge sits atop The Westin Tempe, claiming the highest perch of any outdoor bar in the Valley. The bar itself is the only covered spot up there, so order first, then wander the full 360 degrees: A Mountain one way, the Mill Avenue Bridge glowing at night the other. Seasonal cocktails and local Arizona beers do the heavy lifting, with flatbreads and tacos for ballast.


    Address
    11 E Seventh St, Tempe, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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    OpenTable
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  5. Dark wood booths and old-world clutter give this Irish pub on Henderson a genuinely lived-in feel, even though it hasn't been around forever. A covered deck out back shifts the mood from cozy to open-air in about twenty steps. The beer menu runs from Hoegaarden and Paulaner to local Deep Ellum pours, and the food leans classic bar with a Tex-Mex detour. Whoever programs the 80s rock soundtrack is the unsung hero of the operation.


  6. The sprawling outdoor courtyard is what makes St. Pete's the anchor of Deep Ellum. It's a neighborhood bar that also runs a solid kitchen, which means you can grab a stool and a beer or actually eat a meal, depending on your Thursday. The scene around it has shifted for years, but the bar hasn't bothered to notice. If you've been looking for a regular's spot to call your own, the counter here has been waiting.


    Address
    2730 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75226, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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  7. Shrek raves, all-trans oil wrestling, and Christmas burlesque in July: the weekly calendar at this LGBTQ bar on 7th Avenue reads like a dare. The dance floor splits the difference between intimate and actually dancing, surrounded by decor that suggests Dracula discovered neon. The back patio exists for the moment you want to learn someone's name. Karaoke, drag brunch, and gothed-out Wednesday nights fill in the gaps.


    Address
    4343 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–Midnight

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  8. A dive bar on Lower Greenville where the TVs outnumber the opinions, which is saying something. Stan's Blue Note runs on sports, cheap pitchers, and a rotation of barstools and soft couches that makes a four-hour game feel almost reasonable. Table shuffleboard and foosball cover the gaps when nothing's on. The Cowboys will probably lose, and this is a perfectly decent place to watch that happen.


    Address
    2908 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–2 AM

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  9. Rank 1212. Strangeways

    Beer Bar

    The Yelp complaint that someone left about the music not being changeable is basically the place's mission statement. Strangeways is an East Dallas neighborhood craft beer bar with a patio, walls covered in eclectic art, and a vibe that has no interest in pleasing everyone. The beer selection earned a Dallas Observer nod. Watch for flight nights and pop-up dinners when they surface.


    Address
    2429 N Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75204, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–2 AM

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  10. Address
    3014 Throckmorton St, Dallas, TX 75219, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–2 AM

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  11. Rank 1212. Sundown at Granada

    Cocktail Bar

    Three outdoor patios, one of them rooftop, is a lot of square footage dedicated to a Dallas evening. Sundown at Granada is a live music bar on Greenville Avenue, sitting next door to the Granada Theater and pulling some of the same touring acts onto its own stage. Inside, the lighting is kept low in the way bars should be. The bar staff moves fast, and the kitchen punches above the usual bar-food ceiling, which makes it an easy place to stay all night.


    Address
    3520 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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  12. Rank 1212. Swizzle Inn

    Dive Bar


    Address
    5835 N 16th St, Unit A, Phoenix, AZ 85016, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Thursday 10 AM–2 AM

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  13. Rank 1212. The 480 Bar

    Dive Bar


    Address
    480 N Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ 85225, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Thursday Noon–2 AM

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  14. Perched above the old Lakewood Theater, this dimly lit jazz bar has the kind of second-floor intimacy that makes the rest of Dallas feel very far away. The dance floor leaves just enough room for cheek-to-cheek, which is either charming or a fire hazard depending on your mood. Bring someone you want to know better, because the room will do the rest of the work. D Magazine named it the city's top jazz bar in 2025.



  15. Address
    3434 W Anthem Way, Unit 122, Anthem, AZ 85086, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Thursday 3 PM–10 PM

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  16. Rank 1212. The Boom Boom Room

    Cocktail Bar


  17. A red light over an unmarked alley door is the only sign you've found the right place. The Branca Room is a speakeasy-style Argentine cocktail bar tucked behind Chimichurri Bistro in Bishop Arts, lit by crystal chandeliers and hung with Argentine art. The drinks lean into amaro and vermouth, and the cocktail menu has a sense of theater, one arrives in an IV bag.


    Address
    324 W Seventh St, Dallas, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Thursday 7 PM–2 AM

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  18. Address
    85 W Boston St, Chandler, AZ 85225, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Thursday 3 PM–10 PM

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    OpenTable
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  19. Address
    1320 E Broadway Rd, Unit 108, Tempe, AZ 85282, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Thursday 2 PM–Midnight

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  20. The weathered wood and dim light on Gaston Avenue look exactly right for a place where the blues actually shows up. The Goat is a bar and music venue where talented blues acts take the stage most nights and weekends, with karaoke folded in when the mood shifts. D Magazine gave it Best Place to Get a Beer Before 8 AM, which tells you something about the hours and the regulars.


    Address
    7248 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75214, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 AM

    Thursday 7 AM–2 AM

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  21. Rank 1212. The Grapevine Bar

    Cajun & Creole

    A sign above the bathroom explicitly bans cocaine, which tells you most of what you need to know about The Grapevine's charms. This sprawling neighborhood bar and kitchen moved from its beloved pink adobe on Maple Avenue a couple years back, and the regulars followed, along with most of the staff. Strong drinks, plenty of outdoor space, boudin balls from the new kitchen, basketball on screens, and karaoke when the mood strikes.



  22. A big patio courtyard anchors this laid-back sports bar on Lemmon, where misters and shade trees keep the crowd functional even in a Texas August. Inside it's dark and comfortable in the way a good neighborhood bar should be. The bar food runs better than the setting implies, with the pizzas pulling more orders than you'd expect. Service is quick and genuinely warm, and regulars have a way of making newcomers feel like they've been coming here for years.


    Address
    5334 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75209, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–2 AM

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  23. Address
    2101 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–Midnight

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  24. Aerial performers suspended from the ceiling set the tone at this live music and entertainment club on Main Street. The owner is Allen Falkner, known as the father of modern suspension, so the programming leans toward the spectacular. EDM nights gave way to a rotating calendar of live acts, burlesque, and aerial shows. Tacos are available when the music's running, which is a practical detail worth knowing before you hit the dance floor.


    Address
    2911 Main St, Dallas, TX 75226, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 PM

    Thursday 8 PM–2 AM

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  25. Rank 1212. The Old Crow

    Dive Bar

    Plywood floors and neon signs for Busch Light and PBR set the mood at this Greenville Avenue dive bar, and the mood is firmly "nowhere to be." Cheap beers, darts, and well-priced shots are about the full extent of the program, which is precisely the point. The kind of place where regulars need no introduction and newcomers feel at home by the second round.


  26. Rank 1212. The Ostrich

    Cocktail Bar


  27. Rank 1212. The Peak Inn

    American Dive Bar

    A neighborhood bar where the kitchen runs until 1:30 a.m. and happy hour stretches to 10 p.m. on weekdays, which tells you everything about who this place is for. Service industry workers fill the stools after their shifts, drawn by strong pours and a late-night burger that gets talked about seriously. The jukebox swings from Lizzo to Jerry Jeff Walker without apology. Cash in hand, no dress code required.


  28. Rank 1212. The Rustic

    Texan American

    Texas tchotchkes cover every surface at this sprawling Uptown bar, and a live music stage ensures you'll be shouting over something with a twang before the night is done. It's the kind of place where Texas beers on tap outnumber your options for conversation topics, which is probably the point. Big, loud, and unapologetically themed, it draws a crowd that came dressed for exactly this.



  29. Address
    620 W Dobbins Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85041, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Thursday 9 AM–Midnight

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  30. Rank 1212. The Skellig

    Irish Pub



  31. Address
    2144 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Thursday 3 PM–Midnight

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  32. Rank 1212. The White Rabbit

    Cocktail Bar

    A red light on a side street marks the entrance, and from there you're following the speakeasy script to the letter: website password, narrow hallway, bookcase door. What's behind it is a dark cocktail bar with leather seating, Victorian details, and locked cabinets of private-label spirits. The drinks lean technical, with bacon fat-washed bourbon and toasted tortilla bitters among the building blocks. The kind of place that makes suburbanites feel delightfully conspiratorial.


    Address
    207 N Gilbert Rd, Ste 002, Gilbert, AZ 85234, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–11 PM

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  33. Books hang from a clothesline in the backyard, which tells you most of what you need to know about this Oak Cliff bar and coffee shop tucked into a charming old house at the edge of Bishop Arts. It doubles as a bookshelf-lined indie bookstore, with foreign titles and small-press finds sharing space with your pint. Shakespeare in the Bar happens here, as do concerts and readings. Bring the dog.


  34. A dark, cozy cocktail bar in Oak Cliff with a faint old Hollywood atmosphere inside and a sprawling dog-friendly patio out back that leans more Sunday afternoon than Saturday night. Happy hour runs seven days a week, which is either generous or a cry for help, and the classic cocktails are priced accordingly. A tight food menu punches beyond bar snacks, with scratch-made pastas showing up alongside the usual suspects.


    Address
    2901 Thomas Ave, Dallas, TX 75204, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–Midnight

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  35. Rank 1212. Three Beans Cafe

    Cocktail Bar


  36. Rank 1212. Three Links

    Beer Bar


    Address
    2704 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75226, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Thursday 2 PM–2 AM

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  37. Rank 1212. Tiny Victories

    Cocktail Bar

    A small Bob Ross shrine materialized organically behind the bar here, one piece at a time, and nobody stopped it. That sets the tone for this cocktail bar just west of Bishop Arts, where the drinks are serious but the attitude is neighborly. The classics menu leans on genuine pillars of the canon, and happy hour runs deep into the week. Weeknights feel like catching up; weekends feel like something else entirely.


  38. Rank 1212. Tom Ryan's

    Dive Bar


  39. Rank 1212. Truck Yard

    Beer Bar

    A massive patio bar tucked off Lowest Greenville where the menu is deliberately short: Philly cheesesteak, a sandwich, nachos, and that's the whole argument. The beers on tap include brews from their own By The Horns brewery in Mansfield, which gives the place a little more personality than your average outdoor bar. It draws the kind of crowd that would rather eat outside on a Tuesday than anywhere fancy on a Saturday.


    Address
    5624 Sears St, Dallas, TX 75206, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–Midnight

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  40. Rank 1212. Twilite Lounge

    Cocktail Bar


    Address
    2640 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75226, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–2 AM

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  41. Rank 1212. Upstairs at FLINT

    Cocktail Bar


    Address
    2425 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Thursday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4 PM–6 PM

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    OpenTable
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  42. The smoked meatloaf plate, with house-ground beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, and mac and cheese, tells you everything about what this downtown Dallas dive bar is up to. Hockey on the TVs, whiskey and craft beer behind the bar, and a menu that takes bar food more seriously than its gritty room suggests it will. The fancy bologna sandwich is a standing option; the pork tenderloin shows up Friday through Sunday for those who plan ahead.



  43. Address
    112 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Thursday 11 AM–Midnight

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  44. Address
    2051 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Thursday 11:30 AM–2 AM

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  45. Kirwan's is an Irish pub on the Wharf, all dark wood that wouldn't look out of place on a 17th-century naval vessel. Downstairs is for sports fans and conference lanyards pouring Guinness, while an upstairs mezzanine has a closed-off snug and a whiskey room tucked below for anyone who'd like their stout with fewer opinions shouted at it. Shepherd's pie and a spice bag are the order, entry-level pub prices apply.


    Address
    749 Wharf St SW, Washington, DC, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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    Tock
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  46. Rank 1345. Samuel Beckett’s

    Irish Gastropub

    An Irish gastropub in Shirlington where the full Irish breakfast runs on weekdays too, not just weekends. The owner is from Tipperary, and it shows: rashers, puddings, beans, eggs, and a potato cake with homemade brown bread on the plate. The kind of place where a pint and a proper fry-up at noon on a Tuesday feels entirely reasonable, which is really the whole point of an Irish pub.


    Address
    2800 S Randolph St, Unit 110, Arlington, VA 22206, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11:59 PM

    Thursday 11 AM–3 PM, 3 PM–11:59 PM

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  47. Address
    659 Zachary Taylor Hwy, Flint Hill, VA 22627, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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  48. Address
    4 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 1:30 AM

    Thursday 7 AM–1:30 AM

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  49. Rank 1345. The Old Brogue

    Traditional Irish Pub


    Address
    760 Walker Rd, Great Falls, VA 22066, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Thursday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  50. Address
    54 Rockaway Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Thursday 2 PM–2 AM

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  51. Address
    134 N Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Thursday Noon–8 PM

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  52. Address
    16 E Martin St, Raleigh, NC 27601, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–11 PM

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  53. Address
    51 Courtland St, Providence, RI 02909, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Thursday 6 PM–Midnight

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    Tock
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  54. Address
    750 Lone Mountain Ranch Rd, Big Sky, MT, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Thursday 7 AM–10 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  55. Address
    161 E 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Thursday Noon–1 AM

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  56. Address
    404 S West Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–11 PM

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  57. Address
    231 S Edison St, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–1 AM

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  58. Address
    165 W 900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–10 PM

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  59. Address
    147 W Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Thursday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  60. Rank 1371. Add-A-Ball

    Dive Bar


    Address
    315 N 36th St, #2B, Seattle, WA 98103, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–2 AM

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  61. Rank 1371. Dreamland Bar & Diner

    American Cocktail Bar

    The balcony patio goes by its own name, Carnelian Bay, which tells you most of what you need to know about this Fremont cocktail bar and diner. Margaritas come in disco balls, Jell-O shots taste like homemade jam, and pimento cheese arrives on fried saltines. The steamed burger at happy hour has a cult following among people who take their diner food seriously while pretending not to.


    Address
    3401 Evanston Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Thursday 10 AM–10 PM

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    Tock
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  62. Rank 1371. Hannyatou

    Japanese Cocktail Bar

    A tiny sake bar tucked next to Kamonegi in Fremont, Hannyatou is the kind of place where the servers will talk you through a flight without making you feel like a student. The snacks, from the same team next door, are good enough that you may accidentally eat dinner here when you came only to drink. The habanero umeshu, when available, tends to inspire the kind of enthusiasm people usually reserve for sports.


    Address
    1060 N 39th St, Seattle, WA 98103, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–10 PM

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  63. Address
    3501 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–2 AM

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  64. Address
    4445 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85014, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Thursday 3 PM–6 PM

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  65. Address
    201 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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  66. Address
    1312 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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  67. Address
    730 S Mill Ave, Unit 102, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Thursday 11 AM–9 PM

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  68. Address
    201 W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Thursday 4 PM–9 PM

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  69. Address
    95 W Boston St, Chandler, AZ 85225, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Thursday 3 PM–9 PM

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  70. Address
    214 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Thursday 3 PM–9 PM

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