Mecca Bar
549 2nd Ave, Fairbanks, AK, 99701
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Address :
549 2nd Ave
Fairbanks, AK, 99701 - Phone (907) 456-6320
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Specialities
- Accepts Credit Cards : No
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Groups : No
Ambience : Divey
Noise Level : Average
Good For Dancing : No
Alcohol : Full Bar
Happy Hour : No
Coat Check : No
Smoking : Yes
Outdoor Seating : No
Has TV : Yes
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Diane D.
A friend and I were in town visiting for a really short period of time last week and we had no vehicle so we asked the shuttle driver to recommend a few "locals" bars that were more along the line of dive bars. This was one of them...and it was definitely divey. But the bartender had a heavy pour so we didn't walk out after the first drink. That, and our shuttle wasn't due back for a while. A few people came up to me thinking I was someone local and I think that helped us to not feel so much like outsiders. Funny, two girls traveling somehow makes local guys friendlier. I did keep my purse close to me though - some shady looking locals in there for sure. And I wasn't diggin' that they allow smoking inside. Yuck. Cool wavey bar, some friendly folks, decent music on the juke box, strong drinks...not too shabby. Definitely a divey locals bar. Three stars is being generous...more like 2 1/2. Oh, would I go back? Uh...no. (Cash only!!! ATM conveniently located inside the bar...$3 charge.)
(3)Alice D.
A decent dive bar. Older crowd and smoking allowed inside. Atmosphere casual but not very comfortable. Does not make you want to stay for second drink. Modern juke box helps but only one pool table. Our female bartender was an absolute sweetheart but the off shift worker sitting next to us was a jerk. Be warned! They will literally push you out the door for being too drunk.
(2)Bruce K.
This is a very "divey" dive bar, though the bartender (with some spacers in his ears and a baseball cap) was pretty good at controlling some of the more difficult customers. One guy had to be yelled at "You can't be here" four times after he tried to come back in. I love the curvy bar and the mirrors at odd angles on the back bar and they had a decent selection of very good beers (Alaskan White Ale! Alaskan Free Ride APA!). But I have to say that the clientele here had me watching my back too much. I'm almost surprised that I did not get stabbed or shot. As well, that Alaska allows people to smoke indoors really put a damper on my enjoyment. Bonus: They don't have wifi but there are a couple of places nearby that reach. Cash only. They have an ATM with a $3 charge.
(2)Lionel B.
Dodgiest place I have ever been to. This is a place for Natives. If you are not, you don't feel like you are welcome at all. All locals look at you strangely. Most of them were drunk and/or high. A pretty sad social picture to be honest... The place is also dirty, and seriously ugly.
(1)Jose F.
Ok so my friend and I went to this local bar. We got carded at the door which is normal, then we got carded again at the bar for attempting to buy two beers. My friend pulled out his none Alaskan drivers license and was told that he cannot purchase any alcohol with a none Alaskan ID, which is just garbage. It was filled with a lot of local natives who were just plain rude. We will definitely not return to this cesspool of a bar. I don't write reviews unless they really strike my fancy or the business just plains sucks. So if your not a local native you best go to a different bar.
(1)Sharyon C.
Would have been fun chatting with locals, had there not been racists there. Overheard "my wallet was stolen, and there's a black woman here...and you know how black people are" O_O!!!! #NoBueno will NOT be back :(
(1)Karen F.
Alrighty! I finally made it back to Mecca! This time it wasn't in the dead of winter, but in the heat of summer! It was chock full of people from the Midnight Sun Festival, and was by far the smokiest bar I've ever been too...ever! :P I like it better in January ;)
(3)Johnny G.
I can't believe the reviews to this point. A dive bar that's too much of a dive?! WTF? The Mecca is the gold standard of dive bars in a town with some serious dive bar competition in a state with the world's foremost dive bars. This is where chronic inebriates go to find people who make them think, "hey, I don't have much of a problem compared to that dude!" The Mecca doesn't have some crappy San Francisco stance on dive bars like "We serve Pabst!" The patrons here don't gel their hair to try to look like they didn't wash it, they really didn't. Like for weeks and weeks. You are very likely to get punched in this bar. You will also meet a guy named Moses or Job or Sam David and his grandparents will have likely killed grizzly bears with stone tools. Think about that for a pint and see if that don't bring your ego down a notch. If you want to drink and forget that your culture is gone and no one gives a rolled over Chevy, this is as 5 star an experience as I can recommend. And it's pronounced "me KUH" so get it right.
(5)Voice Of The People S.
growing up in fairbanks you're given the impression that the mecca is a scary bar that the local natives will kick you out of if you try to enter. but then you get drunk enough one night and stumble in there after a delicious fancy dinner and drinks at lavelles and you discover its not so scary afterall. the place is so ridiculously local. every time i go i see the same people and they're all so kind. the juke box is rockin' the local native people are so cool and friendly buyin shots and takin pictures. beware: the shots are full of monarch and STRONG but thats part of the experience. last time i was there the sweet man in the wheelchair gave me a handmade alaskan necklace with ivory. so sweet!! i love dropping in here before a wild night out. as long as you're respectful and not obnoxious the local natives will love having you!
(4)Paul P.
Karen got it right on! This is a dive bar's dive bar. In the 2.5 minutes it took me to suck down a Budweiser I musta inhaled a pack's worth of second hand smoke. It is however the only place in downtown Fairbanks where you can buy a pack of smokes if you're so inclined but it'll cost you $8 bucks. Oh it does have a pool table and i bet they play the knife between the fingers game late night. If you're not a Stage 5 alcoholic you may wanna go elsewhere
(2)Jon B.
The perfect Dive Bar. Servers are very good. Beer is cold...juke box is cranking good, pool table has plenty of action. Wish it was not so smoky, but we will have to leave that for some state legislation. If Ron or Jodi are serving you make sure to ask for the Double Deuce!
(5)Angela M.
Bartender was nice, but too many drunk Natives. That sound so politically incorrect, but these are the nasty Natives who just use their money on alcohol and are not productive members of society. They are very rude to women, they cat call, make dirty comments, etc., you won't find a gentlemen there, lol. When my girlfriends and I went there, we felt very uncomfortable and my husband even was getting pissed from the lack of respect. One guy even asked to smell us...just strange drunks. I was warned and everything the locals told me about this place was true :/ An old, drunk Native woman was outside and talking gibberish too, like a schizophrenic and followed us to our truck.
(2)Hit'em Long W.
Never again!! Too bad there isn't 0 stars! If you like a total DIVE bar with a bunch of local drunks....This place is for you! Very small, dirty, stinky. Came here for a drink to get out of my hotel room. I was in there a matter of 5 minutes. A drunk by the man of Carlos came up to me and started trying to hit on me. He kept repeated himself and trying to kiss me. No one even tried to help me. I became scared and left. I do NOT recommend this place. Next day... Found out by my driver....if you are a stranger...you are disliked...that is why all the locals allowed the drunk to grope me until I was almost in tears.
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