the World Famous Bartenders of Hogs & Heifers Saloon

Well, fuck…  here we are at the end of February already.  Hold on to your fuckin’ hats kiddos, because we have a lot of shit happening for March and April.  Here’s a look at our sexy bartenders that will be throwing the everyday party, that is Hogs & Heifers Saloon.  Scroll beyond the ladies to catch a list, and hot links to upcoming larger events.

Obviously, every day is a huge fuckin’ party at Hogs – so you can rage any day of the week with us, even if you’re not around for our big events.  Now shut the fuck up, and enjoy pictures of the most entertaining bartenders in all of Vegas 😉

THE MINT 400 | HOODY HOO THROWDOWN | 5TH ANNUAL ST PATRICKS’S DAY PARADE | 2ND ANNUAL “REBEL RUN” MOTORCYCLE RALLY NOT LAUGHLIN

Hoody Hoo Throwdown | March 16, 2019

This ain’t no poker run.

The first ever Hoody Hoo Throwdown will feature a motorcycle scavenger hunt where riders can mob in and around Las Vegas, Nevada, hitting cool spots and earning points as they go. On March 16, 2019, riders will have four hours to hit as many waypoints as possible, using the free ride-tracking app REVER. At the end of the throwdown, the rider with the most points wins a $1000 cash prize. There will also be several runner-up prizes, along with an award for most miles traveled.

The event culminates with the award ceremony and party. 100% of proceeds from this event will be donated to the Veterans Charity Ride (VCR), who help disabled and amputee vets get back on the road through a number of life-changing programs. The after party will also include a silent auction with 100% of the proceeds going to the VCR.

Head to www.hhthrowdown.com for more event info and access to early-bird registration pricing. Rage on!

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THE HISTORY OF MICHELLE AND HOGS & HEIFERS SALOON

The idea for opening a bar and calling it Hogs & Heifers was conceived in, of all places, a bar. Allan Dell was a self-proclaimed functioning alcoholic and figured he spent enough time sitting at a bar and that he might as well make some money while he sat there. Allan’s two friends and drinking buddies were a Master Carpenter and a Graphic Design Artist and he talked them into helping him build a bar. They would all drink for free and get laid regularly and for three broke guys in their early to mid twenties, who could ask for anything more. Allan’s father agreed to finance his project if he could find an experienced bar owner to “father” him in the business. Enter Tom McNeil, legend in the Dive Bar business. McNeil owned the Village Idiot in Manhattan’s East Side, which was the Boys’ favorite watering hole, where they could sit for hours drinking ice cold Pabst Blue Ribbon for a $1.75 a can. Allan knew that he wanted to open a bar that had to do with motorcycles and women and the original logo did, in fact, include an illustration of a chopper. The Boys were trying to come up with a name, while sitting in the Village Idiot one afternoon…”Hogs & something”. On the wall above the bar was a sign for a Heifer Auction, and a heifer being a cow that has not yet been bred, is essentially a virgin cow. The name Hogs & Heifers was born. The fact that the bar ended up being in a real meat market was simply due to the affordable rent at the time, but it was a perfect match and had a great deal to do with the success of the business.

Hogs & Heifers Saloon was to be an all American classic country and southern rock-n-roll dive bar. Allan knew he wanted it to have the look and feel of a gin mill and that he wanted to hang “stuff” all over the walls. Other than that, there was little else that he had thought about. He had a lot of friends who liked to drink and planned on throwing a party for them every night. Allan may never have imagined that it would turn into the famous bar it is today, but it was absolutely his pride and joy and he considered it his greatest achievement and reveled in its quick success.

Having entered the picture prior to its opening, Michelle Dell was the first bartender to be hired. The routine performed and style of dress worn by the bartenders behind the bar, which has made Hogs & Heifers famous, was born from Michelle’s heart. Hogs & Heifers opened in November of 1992 during an unseasonably cold winter. There was literally no heat source of any kind in the bar and it was so cold you could often see your own breath. Both Allan and Michelle believed in the notion of less is more when it came to dressing behind the bar and it was always freezing; did we mention the bar had no heat? Finally, Allan bought these little space heaters that did next to nothing to provide heat and with Necessity being the Mother of all Invention, Michelle began dancing on the bar–in the empty bar–as a means to keep warm. She would throw a few dollars in the jukebox and just get up on the bar and dance. Little did she know it would become the trademark theme of Hogs & Heifers and lead to countless celebrities dancing on the bar and donating their bras. The Julia Roberts photo was seen around the world and her bra still hangs there today, albeit hidden beneath some 18,000 bras! Michelle’s famous routine has inspired a Major Motion Picture and a league of copy cat Bars.

Essentially, Allan and Michelle, and their friends, were just a bunch of kids with nothing to lose and they threw a party that they enjoyed. They were fortunate and blessed that so many others would love to come to their party and would do so repeatedly.  The  two were married in Reno, Nevada, on November 16th, 1993. Allan Dell passed away on June 7, 1997. Hogs & Heifers continues to be run by Michelle Dell who was the sole proprietor of the New York City location.  She now lives in Las Vegas, close to her favorite saloon!

Click here for a virtual tour of our original New York City Location!

Hogs & Heifers Saloon

Downtown Las Vegas 

DIVE BAR

BIKER BAR

HONKY TONK BAR

ROCK & ROLL BAR

COUNTRY BAR

YOUR FAVORITE BAR

WORLD FAMOUS BAR…

GIRLS ALWAYS ON THE BAR

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