text: Pranksters really is not anything extraordinary just a run of the mill dive bar but I like the dives of Tempe One of the reasons is the fact that it is unlikely you will encounter Frankie Frat puffing out his chest in a courtship ritual to attract the ever preening Suzie Sorority This kind of bar act as repellent for those college aged kiddos nnIt might have something to do with the fact that it is really dark inside illuminated by a couple lights and the glow of massive televisions that consume an entire wall of the bar Nobody can possibly appreciate the hours it took to gel your hair just right or admire a brand new manicure in this cavelike atmosphere but me and my low maintenance kind find it just peachynnThe decor is unimaginative and functional while the bathroomswell the toilets work and that is really all I am looking for I remember that I came to the same epiphany as Lauren V half way through my first visit Ooooh it is called Pranksters because they flipped all the signs upside down What wild and crazy jesters I better keep my eye on them or my potato skins might just be served upside down too Then I laughed heartily in a condescending manner and went back to sipping my way into a solid drunknnWhich is what it basically boils down to for me cheap drinks and trivia I will play some buzztime trivia for hours on a boring weekend afternoon or until they switch to a sports category then I just want to throw my controller at the screen These impulses increase in turn with the number of drinks I consume nnTheyve got a pretty big menu as well which is a nice offering It is just bar food not some transcendent culinary delight but it is decent Do not get the chili though Waaaay too earthy with all the cumin they add to the point where it tastes like you are eating chili beans coated in dirt I may have made a mean mud pie when I was younger but those days are now behind me If you go get the nachos or the Hot Spot sandwich Both are stellar Not too many other things come even close