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Milo Butterfingers

5645 SMU Boulevard

214.368.9212

ATMOSPHERE: LAID-BACK

PRICE RANGE: $2-$9

HOURS: MON-SAT: 11 A.M.-2 A.M.

SUN: NOON.-2 A.M.

DID YOU KNOW? FILM DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE AND ACTOR AND FILMMAKER TOM CRUISE FILMED A SCENE FOR THE MOVIE, “BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY” AT MILO IN 1989. THE TV SHOW “WALKER, TEXAS RANGER” ALSO FILMED OCCASIONAL SCENES THERE.

Across the street from a row of trendy new apartments and restaurants on SMU in East Dallas, there’s a dive bar that will take you back a few decades.

Milo Butterfingers has been around the neighborhood for upwards of 40 years, and it hasn’t changed much in that time, except for a couple of location swaps in 1974 and 1982. But its overall vibe has stayed largely frozen in time. “We’re not trendy,” says manager Tom Willard. “At all.”

Step inside the dimly lit bar, and