This is the archetypal sports bar before they became super large, high-tech, multiscreen palaces. It has been in business since the '60s and it has the worn-in look to show for it. The friendly crowd includes many regulars. TV, dartboards, beer by the pitcher--it's an honest example of the American equivalent of the quintessential British pub. Be prepared to talk sports.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Texas, 4th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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