Décor: Cramped quarters with entertainment squeezed into every available space means that you'll have to work on your balance to carry pitchers and full glasses of beer through the maze. But every seat gives you viewing of at least one TV and there are 11 total, so it's not a hard feat. The lighting is low and warm and magically turns the somewhat-scuzzy surroundings into comfy quarters.
The Bar: If The Hideaway knows one thing well, it's what a sports bar should be: fantastic burgers, cheap beer and a smoky atmosphere so people don't take themselves too seriously. While you revel in the divey bliss, be sure to pay due respect to the surprisingly good selection of beer with equally fair pitcher prices (it makes the beer gods smile when you buy in bulk).
Domestics carry the low prices with pints of Bud (Light) and Miller at $2.50 and pitchers at $7.25. Though they should be domestics, AmberBock and Yuengling come close with $3 pints and $8.50 pitchers, and Blue Moon is a respectable $3.25 for a pint and $9 for a pitcher. PBR is just a smidge over standard at $2.25 while Guinness is a typical $4, and random bottles and microbrews round out the beer offerings at $3 to $4. If you want to bring a little sophistication to The Hideaway (despite the obscenity-laden chalk board in the bathroom telling you it's a futile task) then you can get yourself a glass of wine for $3.
The service is always friendly, but try to get there in the late afternoon before the crowds, as the staff tends to be especially chipper and snarky.
Sounds: The touch screen jukebox is passable, with enough indie rock to give it street cred, but inside it's really a diehard metal fan that's going to teach you pansies how to rawk.
Crowd: It's a fun mixture of people every night, so go often to catch all the bachelorette parties, hippie bicyclists, slumming yuppies and dive bar enthusiasts. The Hideaway is part of the pantheon of comfort food that are dive bars, so grab a burger and a beer and know that you're about to relax.
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