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Downtown Olly's

(99 Ratings)
A 24hr LGBTQ+ friendly bar
One of the most inclusive and energetic venues in Indianapolis, Downtown Olly's offers so many fun events and joyful experiences that you'll never want to leave. We're talking drag brunch, karaoke, and trivia nights; there is a little something for everyone at Downtown Olly's!


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Reviews

robl1983
robl1983
Over a year ago

Decent

Only time I go here is after the bars have closed and they're just serving food. Food is always delicious, at least when I'm drunk. It gets super busy on Friday and Saturday nights at about 3. Expect to share tables with strangers and make friends or enemies.


johnnya2
johnnya2
Over a year ago

Quirky

To say this place is different is an understatement. The decor reminded me a trailer park chic. The menu was dirty and needed some updates. The food was average. The bartenders were friendly. One thing that will prevent me from returning is how smokey it was. If you allow smoking you need to have better ventilation than this place has. There were rude customers blowing smoke at me while I ate. The bartenders were smoking while making drinks (cigarettes hanging out of their mouths). The one bartender was sweating profusely and had soaked through his "bear lover" tshirt. He was lighting his next cigarette off the previous one. These guys were delivering food to people. That is unacceptable. I wanted to like this place and its quirkiness, but the execution was lacking


Stretch
Stretch
Over a year ago

It's fun!

I found it to be a cute little bar with lots of charming people! It's amazing that with the mix of people, there wasn't any DRAMA. Everyone sang together and made you feel welcomed! I'm an out-of-towner but I always visit Olly's!


IndyPolarBear
IndyPolarBear
Over a year ago

Olly's is OK, sometimes

It can get smoky there, the other reviewer was right about that. If you want to hang out with only men, this isn't your place. The ladies go there too and they can get really loud. Food is OK, best burger for the buck in town. Servers/bartenders change pretty much daily.


Batman
Batman
Over a year ago

Too Smokey

Could be a nice little bar, but the Smoke...OMG Way to small to allow smoking. Also on Saturday nights they do Karaoke which could be great if they did not do it during the dinner hour. You are trying to eat dinner and you have these huge speakers blowing you away. Should start Karaoke after 10pm to allow for the dinner crowd to leave. Nice Staff


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