St. Louis On The Cheap: Double D Lounge

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It is not uncommon for the smell of grilled hamburgers and hot dogs to waft down Brentwood Bloulevard as bar owners Rick and Donna Wideman fire up a BBQ pit outside the front doors and greet partons as they make their way in the doors of the Double D Lounge in Brentwood. The bar has long been a haunt on the busy artery running from Manchester to Clayton roads, and is not only an inviting happy hour spot but a place that has designated barstools as well.

Double D is a dive bar of the highest of sanctioned degrees. Cheap sips, a pool table, and the same metal and cushion chairs you may recognize from fine bowling establishments. But what draws the beautiful people in as they leave the proper Clayton bars isn't the easy to clean furniture - it's the karaoke and the come as you are atmosphere that keeps people of all ilks coming back.

Donna and Rick have owned and operated the bar for more than twenty years and you will see them serving drinks and talking to regulars as well as newbies every night. They aren't a corner bar to leave their community hanging in a pinch either. The bar is often playing host to fundraisers and during those miserable, widespread power outages a few summers ago they sent out an open invitation for families to stop in for free water and food. That friendliness is evident even in a smoke filled room filled with wine, cheap perfume, and stumbling karaoke performances. I recommend the Double D for a quiet night begging for a quick, relaxed drink, a decompression stop after a night at one of those snotty spots, or for a cheap happy hour with friends who just don't give a damn and are just glad ya came.

Double D is a great pre-evening out for cheap and a very popular post weekend happy hour haunt. The bar is open Monday through Saturday 4pm to 1:30am and is located at the corner of Bridgeport and Brentwood Boulevard. Though their drinks aren't of the price range that insists on a happy hour to draw a crowd, they have happy hour specials from 4pm until 7pm.