Locals Exited About New South Bay Nightlife Option It's always great when a new bar opens in an area. First of all, it gives us patrons another place to go to and as any local will tell you, no matter how much fun you have in your local bars, you need to break out of your routine. Change things up a bit. And so it is now in Hermosa Beach with Mickey McColigan's, a NEW … [Read more...]
Bars & Nightlife
In Full Support Of Breastaurants Like Bikinis, Hooters And Tilted Kilt Hot Girls Bars
Large-Breasted Female Servers A Plus In Sports Bars Every bar and every restaurant you visit have some type of theme. It's marketing. PR. And so, too, do the places that feature large-breasted girls dressed in tight sexy outfits. And the owner of one, Bikinis, has even trademarked the term "breastaurant." This is a great move and in fact, the Bar Blogger is … [Read more...]
When It Comes To Singles Bar Posture I Prefer Standing vs. Sitting
It's Easier To Spring Into Action In Singles Bars When Leaning Rather Than Being Seated I'm not a sitter, nor really a stand-up person when it comes to taking a posture in a singles bar. Instead, I'm more of a leaner. To me, there's something comfortable about taking an arm or an elbow and resting against the side of the bar or a chair, as opposed to actually sitting in … [Read more...]
Big Wangs Hollwood Is LA’s Louisville Cardinals Alumni Sports Bar
It's A Party For Basketball And Football Games Plus The Kentucky Derby One of the cool things about living in L.A., is that it's one of the best sports-watching cities in the world. There are so many transplants from other areas that no matter what team is playing there's a sports bar somewhere around town that has an alumni group watching it. And for the Louisville … [Read more...]
South And American Junkie Are Michigan Alumni Sports Bars In L.A.
Westwood Spots And Hermosa Beach Became Wolverine Territory When UM Plays American Junkie in Hermosa Beach and South in Westwood. These are the conquerors of the West for Michigan alumni on the West Coast, at least in the Los Angeles area. They are the places to watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game against Louisville. There are tons of Michigan alumni in … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Nightclub Exchange LA Exending Saturday Hours Until 4 A.M.
There's Dancing, Tho Not Drinking, At Downtown Club Not all bars in Los Angeles close at the very-uncool hour of 2 a.m. Exchange L.A., the mega dance club in downtown Los Angeles, is now open until 4 in the morning on Saturday nights. It's called "Extended Hours Inception Saturdays" and it addresses one of the PubClub.com blogger's chief complaints about Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Even Without LA Kings Fever The North End Bar Is Rocking Hermosa Beach
South Bay's Neighborhood Bar Among The Best In The Beach Cities You know what makes a great bar? Well, several things, but in this case it's a bar just being itself. One that has not been tainted by publicity, does not think itself any better because it's been featured on TV, is not anything more today than it was before it achieved local fame. That place is the North … [Read more...]
Why Do Sports Bars And Casual Bars Want To Become Nightclubs After 10 PM?
Hey Bar Owners, Save The House Music For Dance Clubs There is a disturbing trend – disturbing to me, anyway – happening at some of the best bars in America. They are forcing out their most loyal customers, the ones who are there on off days and off hours, in favor of younger faces. And right at the time when things get interesting in bars. What's happening? Sports bars, … [Read more...]
American Junkie Hermosa Beach Extends Friday Happy Hour To 9 PM
South Bay Bar Deserves A Cheers For This Brilliant Move Here's some good news for South Bay bar junkies. American Junkie has extended its outstanding Happy Hour on Fridays until 9 p.m.! That makes it the latest Happy Hour in the Beach Cities. Patrick Molloy's goes until 8, from Monday thru Friday. Sharkeez goes until 7. Then again, Sharkeez owner Greg Newman is not one … [Read more...]
Miss Long Beach Grand Prix 2013 Prelims At Legends Bar Belmont Shore
Pageant Continues To Find Finalist Girls For Thursday Thunder On Pine The search to find the 2013 Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach continues on Thursday, March 28, with a preliminary contest taking place at Legend's sports bar in Long Beach's Belmont Shore. The contestants will gather at 7 p.m., with the contest scheduled to start at approximately 7:30. There will be … [Read more...]
Kegs A Good Beer Bar Alternative To Najas On The Redondo Beach Pier
Live Music And 25 Taps Provide Another South Ba Bike Ride Destination Finally! It's about time. For the past couple of years, I've been searching for a good beer bar alternative to Naja's on or even around the Redondo Beach Pier. I tried to like On the Rocks, but it's not been anywhere close to a happening place since it was Chiller's a few years ago. Kincaid's is great … [Read more...]
FishBar Manhattan Beach Has Late-Night Happy Hour Drink Specials
Popular South Bay Restaurant And Bar Serves Up Discounted Weeknight And Saturday Cocktails When FishBar moved into the original Sharkeez location in Manhattan Beach, it's owner wanted to welcome in the neighborhood. So he brought in a great chef, Jessica, put together a delicious menu consisting primary of seafood, and priced it ridiculously cheap considering the quality … [Read more...]
My March Madness Bracket Strategy: Get Drunk And Make Picks
Forget Over-Analyzing Teams, This Year Is A Toss-Up Tournament I'm going to win our March Madness pool this year. That's because I have the perfect strategy for picking the teams. I'm going to get drunk first! This is no half-court shot buzzer beater attempt. It's as skillful as Syracuse's zone defense, as solid as Florida's three-point shooters. After all, there really … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bars Should Not Charge Cover On St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
After The Parade It's A Parade To Bars On The Pier, But Not If They Charge Customers Here's a way to turn your face green before you have your first green beer for St. Patrick's Day: Be hit with a cover charge to enter a bar. Yet that's what has happened the past couple of years in Hermosa Beach, as a few of the bars put out cash registers and had customers pay to enter. … [Read more...]
Miss Long Beach Grand Prix Event At American Junkie Hermosa Beach
Girls To Be Judged In After-5 Dresses And Swimwear In Preliminary Round Miss Grand Prix contestants will be in bikins for the Hermosa Beach prelim. Nice-looking girls are nothing new to American Junkie in Hermosa Beach, CA. But how many of them get the chance to go on to be the next Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach? But on Thursday, March 14, four of them will get … [Read more...]
Whiskey Tasting Dinner At Five Crowns Restaurant Corona Del Mar
Five-course Meal Being Paired With Gordon & MacPhail Scotch Whiskeys Five Crowns in Corona del Mar, CA, is having a Scotch whiskey dinner. On Monday, March 4, it's having a a five-course meal created by Chef Greg Harrison with select whiskey pairings for each dish from the award-winning Gordon & MacPhail and their personal distillery, Benromach. Derek Hancock, … [Read more...]
Here Are The Perfect Elements That Make Up A Good Live Music Dive Bar
The Best Live Music Bars Are Dive Bars That Highlights The Music Not Decor There's a small place I went to on occasion that I just learned is closing. It was a live music venue that featured really good local bands, and I'm sad to see it disappear from the scene. It had all the elements that made a perfect live music dive venue, and even had the word "dive" in its … [Read more...]
Kincaid’s Redondo Beach Happy Hour Makes Customers Happy
Last Call For Discounted Drinks A Good Call They are doing it right at Kincaid's. The place is on the water, has a good Happy Hour that includes weekends and outdoor tables, and provides a classy setting in an area that is, quite remarkably, lacking in classy settings. But there's something else the restaurant on the Redondo Beach Pier does that is making me a regular … [Read more...]
American Junkie Best Addition To Newport Beach Bars Since Sharkeez
What's Been Good For Hermosa Beach Will Be Great For Balboa Peninsula Nightlife I can think of one word to describe American Junkie taking over the space next to Woody's Wharf in Newport Beach's Balboa Peninsula: Finally. Finally, a place is going in that location that has the right idea and will be around for a while. Finally, a place is going in that location that fits … [Read more...]
Ercoles, Manhattan Beach’s Dive Beer Bar, Has Margaritas, Too
A Review Of The Tequila-Heavy Cocktail At This Local Watering Hole No matter how much you think you know a place, or how many times you go there, it's still good to take some tips from another local. Case in point, margaritas at Ercoles in Manhattan Beach, CA. That is something I had never previously considered until I was out with a long-time local who said something … [Read more...]
Transition Time The Best Time To Pick Up Girls In Bars
The Guard Goes Down And The Odds Go Up When Daytime Transitions Into Nighttime Speaking from experience, the best time to pick up girls in a bar is not at the peak party times or even last call. It's during the period which I refer to as "transition time." What the heck is "transition time," you ask? And what makes it such a good pickup time? Well, transition time is … [Read more...]
Big Bear Businesses & Bars Remain Open During Christopher Dorner Search
Skiing, Snowboarding, Dining and Drinking Continuing At LA-Area Mountain Ski Resort On a weekend of dream conditions with tons of snow falling, which normally would bring thousands of skiers and snowboarders to the area, Big Bear Mountain is instead having to combat a blizzard of activity stemming from the hunt for former LAPD officer Christopher Donner. But Big … [Read more...]
Stepping Out Of The South Bay Nightlife Bubble Of Hermosa Beach
The Tale Of A Trip Out Of The Beach Cities To Hear Shari Puorto Band At LA's Sagebrush Cantina I love live music and hearing bands, so when the opportunity came up to roll up to LA's famous Sagebrush Cantina to do just that, I jumped at the chance. And jumped in the car with the band leader, Shari "El" Puorto of the Shari Puorto Band. But to do so meant that I had to get … [Read more...]
2013 Super Bowl Sunday Ranks Among Top Party Days
From The Redondo Beach 10K To The South Bay Bars To A House Party, It Was A Long And Fun Day We were laughing it up in a cut-loose dive bar with no plan for the future, just living in the moment. The day was Super Bowl Sunday and the location was the VFW bar in Redondo Beach, CA. I was on my fifth or sixth beer, I had already run six miles and spent two hours in a … [Read more...]
Mucho Manhattan Beach Becoming Circa Restaurant and Bar
Zislis Group Remodeling A With New Theme Mucho, the upscale Mexican restaurant and bar in downtown Manhattan Beach – and home of the $9 guacamole – is closed. In its place is going a place called Circa. It's scheduled to open the first weekend of February and while it may take a bit of a Restaurant Impossible feat to achieve that goal based on what I saw the previous … [Read more...]
A Very Pleasant Experience at Mangiamo’s Happy Hour Manhattan Beach
Downtown MB Restaurant Is A Great Place To Enjoy Wine With A View One of the most pleasant places to spend Happy Hour in the South Bay is at Mangiamo's, the quaint Italian restaurant just up from the Manhattan Beach Pier. That's because it's a soothing sensation, a relaxing reward at the end of the day, like slipping into a Jacuzzi. Looking at the downtown activity along … [Read more...]
You Don’t Have To Be A Fan To Party For NFL Playoffs
Sports Bars Become America's Singles Bars Much of the cheering for the NFL Playoffs takes place not for the teams, but for fans of sports bars around the country. That's because the games – even as only a handful of teams make the post-season – are great excuses to go to sports bars. Guys go to sports bars to watch the games (after all, what else is there to do on a … [Read more...]
New Orleans Party Has Started From Super Bowl XLVII to Mardi Gras
The Big Easy Goes Big With Major Partying Events The prime party place in the world right now is New Orleans. That could be said pretty much anytime, but it REALLY applies now. As this blog is being written, thousands of Jimmy Buffett fans are in the Big Easy for a crazy event called Pardi Gras. Days of parades, parties, music and fun is what Pardi Gras represents. As … [Read more...]
OB’s Manhattan Beach The South Bay 49ers Bar For NFC Championship
Casual Sports Bar Hosting Los Angeles-Area San Francisco Fans Bay Area transplants in Southern California's South Bay Beach Cities are gathering at OB's in Manhattan Beach to watch Sunday's 49ers-Falcons game for the NFC Championship. The winner goes on to play the New England-Baltimore winner in Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3. And if you want to party with Patriots fans, … [Read more...]
Back To The Drawing Board For Sale Of Hermosa Beach Dive Bar Mermaid
Bar And Restaurant On The South Bay Strand To Remain Open On Weekends It was a mixed marriage to begin with, a long-standing dive bar being sold to a big-time developer. Perhaps the Party Gods decided it wasn't the right time or place. So for now The Mermaid remains, well, The Mermaid. "The escrow agreement between investment group One Pier Avenue LLC and Mermaid owner … [Read more...]
Like Natalie Wood, I Fell Off A Sailboat in Catalina’s Two Harbors
The Harbor Reef Bar and Buffalo Milk Cocktails Make For A Fun Party Location Natalie Wood remains a mystery 30+ years after she drowned off Catalina Island and she's back in the news after a Los Angeles coroner changed her death from "accidental drowning" to "drowning and other underdermined factors." There's a lot of speculation about exactly what happened that Nov. 28 … [Read more...]
NFL Playoffs Good Business For Sports Teams Bars
Fans Of Patriots, Ravens, 49ers And Falcons Bring The Party When the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 41-28 on Sunday to advance to the AFC Championship, Sonny McLean's and Fat Face Fenner's were also winners. These are two Los Angeles sports bars with Boston backgrounds that attract Patriots fans. In fact, legendary Patriots (and former USC) … [Read more...]
Here’s Where And How To Cheer Presidential Inauguration in 2013
Presidential Cocktails, An Obama Burger and A 'Sloppy Joe' Featured at D.C.'s BLT Steak Restaurant The Presidential inauguration is worthy of a cheers, right? It's a massive party in D.C., a night of galas, gatherings and celebrations. So why not have a couple of specialty drinks, one for President Barack Obama and another for Vice President Joe Biden, to toast? That's … [Read more...]
Zazou in Redondo Beach’s Riviera Village Earns This Customer’s Loyalty
Sangria Brings About A Happy Hour Attitude From The Friendly Riviera Village Bar Manager Here's a way to win over customers. And to build customer loyalty. And that is to treat customers like guests in your house and to make them leave wanting to return. That's exactly what happened at Zazou in Redondo Beach. I had assembled a group of friends there to meet before the … [Read more...]
Barney’s Beanery Coming To Redondo Beach King Harbor Bars
Legendary Sunset Strip Hangout Taking Over Former Locations of Kilkenny's and Breakwall Not even Jon Taffner could rescue Kilkenny's. But perhaps Barney's Beanery can do it. Taffner featured the struggling "Irish" bar (it wasn't really an Irish bar, just had the name of one) on his Spike TV show "Bar Rescue." He trained the staff, made them friendly, upped the quality … [Read more...]
Girls In Los Angeles Don’t Go Out To Bars When It’s Cold Or Raining
Only In L.A. Does The Weather Give The Nightlife A Buzzkill It's chilly and misty tonight – a Friday night – and I won't be going out tonight. This is not because I do not want to go out, but I know it's pointless. That's because I live in Los Angeles, and in L.A., people don't go out to the bars when the weather is not nice. They stay home when the weather dips … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Game Changers Scores With Weekend Champagne Brunch
Sports Bar's Great Breakfast And Hour Of Free Mimosas Is A Winner It's the move of a champion, and is to be celebrated. Game Changers joins Sharkeez and Cafe Boogaloo as Hermosa Beach sports bars (well, Boogaloo is a music bar but shows sports before it turns to the tunes) that have weekend champagne brunches. This is a great deal for anyone who wants to start their weekend … [Read more...]
At Certain Dive Bars, You Just Feel Like Having A Budweiser
Classic Dives A True Taste Of American Drinking Establishments I often look at drinking establishments as I do people. Certain ones have particular characteristics and distinctive personalities. Yes, bars can have personalities. In my world, there are position bars, closer bars, poser bars and hoser bars. And there are Budweiser bars. The latter is actually a … [Read more...]
NJ Revel Nightclub Donating Cover Charge To Jersey Shore Sandy Victims
Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fun To Benefit From Donations; Electronic Dance Music DJs It's great when local businesses step up to help the community. Especially bars and nightclubs, which always take more than their share of hits from some residents and city council members. And Revel nightclub in Atlantic City, N.J. – which just opened back in the spring – has … [Read more...]
Chez Jay Santa Monica Bar Deserves Local Landmark Status
Casual Celebrity Hangout And Dive With Peanuts On The Floor To Be Preserved If ever a bar, watering hole, locals' dive hangout or whatever you want to call it, deserves to be named a local landmark and preserved, it's Chez Jay in Santa Monica. It's a dive without really being a dive. There's a barrel of peanuts, and peanut shells on the floor. There's an old, large wooden … [Read more...]
Top Hermosa Beach Nightlife Singles Advice For Men
When A Wild Girl Says She 'Wants To Go To the Pier,' Do Not Follow Her To The Pier A funny thing happened to a visiting friend recently. And it's a lesson to be learned about being single in the South Bay Los Angeles Beach Cities of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. He's been in the area plenty of times previously – and will eagerly come again and again – but got caught … [Read more...]
Bar Coaster Drink Ordering App Can’t Replace The Bartender
Using Smart Phones And I-Pads At Bars Not Practical, Though It Does Possess Dating Potential A friend went out in San Francisco recently and came back to Los Angeles telling of a new phone application he used in a bar. He was at the launch party of a friend's friend's – don't worry, that's as complicated as this gets – new product. It's Coaster, in which you order and pay … [Read more...]
On The Rocks Redondo Beach Has Big South Bay Sports Bar Potential
Here's A Few Tips For Making The Former Chiller's A Beach Cities Hotspot Again As much fun as it is to go to the bars on the Hermosa Beach Pier to watch sports, sometimes it's good to go someplace different. Break up the routine. Keep things fresh. So on a sunny Saturday afternoon, wanting to maximize my time on the Strand and being in the great outdoors, I rode my beach … [Read more...]
West 3rd Street L.A. Bar The Churchill Introduces New Cocktail Menu
Signature Cocktails Feature Names Like The Grand Alliance and Thirsty in LA Normally, when a place has the name of Britian's most famous prime minister, you expect it to be heavy on beer, and also brandy and scotch. After all the latter two were favorites of Winston Churchill. And, indeed The Churchill in Los Angeles' West 3rd Street midsection, features 20 regional and … [Read more...]
A Bikini Contest Labor Day Weekend On Alabama Gulf Coast
Bama Bells and Florida Foxes Compete At The Famous Flora-Bama Bar You think you had a great Labor Day Weekend? You guys should have been at the Flora-Bama, a bar on the Flordia-Alabama Gulf Coast state line. It's a famous bar among people in the area and was the inspiration of the Jimmy Buffett song "Bama Breeze." And on Labor Day Weekend, it hosted a bikini contest! … [Read more...]
Hot Good-Looking Waitresses Get Bigger Tips Than Unattractive Waitresses
Not Only Do Pretty Girls Get Bigger Tips But More Rounds Of Drinks Are Ordered, Too It happens. I admit it. Just did, in fact, which prompted me to write this column. I tip good-looking waitresses better than ugly ones. I'm not even sure it's a conscious thing, at least immediately. When determining a tip, I look into service and whether or not my beer sat empty for any … [Read more...]
Bar Rescue Gets Third Season From Spike TV
Jon Taffer's Show, Entering Its Second Season, Gets 20 More Episodes If you're bar needs rescuing, then you're got more of an opportunity to have it overhauled by Jon Taffer. His popular Bar Rescue show, in which he goes into establishments and works on everything from the staff to the menu to the decor (to say nothing of the attitude of a place) has just been picked up … [Read more...]
Tao Offering Free Trip For World’s Largest Bachelorette Party
Glam Girls Being Offered Accommodations and Invitations To Three Weekend Parties in September A lot of ladies go to Vegas for bachelorette parties, and quite a few of them have a heck of a good time. From what they can recall, anyway. But now there's a chance to really do Vegas right for a bachelorette party. And that's to go for the World's Largest Bachelorette Party. … [Read more...]
Panama Joe’s Gets to Keep Entertaining in Belmont Shore
Long Beach City Council Allows Permit For Live Entertainment and Dancing One of the issues with being a successful bar is dealing with, well, issues. Just ask Ron and Greg Newman, co-owners of the popular Southern California cantinas Sharkeez. They also own Panama Joe's, the same style of bar with a different name in Long Beach's cool Belmont Shore area. And on a Tuesday … [Read more...]
The End of the El Torito Bar Era in Newport Beach
Orange County's Legendary Taco Tuesday Pick Up Bar Closes It was the quintessential Southern California party place, pick-up bar disguised as a restaurant in an upscale mall near the beach. And it played its role like a conqueror for a quarter of a century. But now, the legendary El Torito Grill in Newport Beach's Fashion Island is closing. The Irvine Company basically … [Read more...]
Shellback Tavern Now the South Bay’s Most Happening Bar
Manhattan Beach Casual Hangout Is Crowded Day and Night On Weekends If you're looking for a lively place to party in the Los Angeles SouthBay Beach Cities, then crank it up Shellback Tavern. That's because it's cranking. In the summer of 2012, Shellback Tavern at the Manhattan Beach Pier is the South Bay's most happening bar. It's been going off both day and night on … [Read more...]
Good Bars and Bad Bars, Smart Bars and Dumb Bars
Dry Tour Wine Bar in Venice, CA, Loses Customers By Charging Full Price For Drinks on a Pub Crawl Just as there are good bars and bad bars, there are smart bars and dumb bars. Sharkeez in Hermosa, Manhattan and other Southern California beach cities is a smart bar. It welcomes new customers, takes care of loyal customers and if presented with a large number of patrons on … [Read more...]
Basel Switzerland Provides a Fun Nightlife Experience
Surprisingly Lively Swiss City Appeals To This Party Veteran After I returned from Switzerland in the late Spring/early Summer of 2012, I was asked what surprised me the most about the trip. My response was as precise as a Swiss watch: Basel. Basel is a happening little place, as lively and bouncy as a college coed. But it doesn't exactly come to mind when discussing a … [Read more...]
A Splendid Time in Zurich’s Splendid Piano Bar
A True Swiss Delight, This Nightlife Spot Is One of My Favorite Bars in Switzerland The place is absolutely Splendid! I found it because I saw a lighted sign above the door when everything else was either closed for the night or not happening. Worth a look, I surmised. Once again, my bar-finding instincts proved to be correct. I was in Zurich, Switzerland, and had … [Read more...]
Bar Rescue’s Season Two Patches Up A Pirate Bar
Maryland's Piratz Tavern First of 10 Bars Being Rescued by Jon Taffer's Spike TV Show They might have thought of him as a scallywag at times but without him, the Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring, MD might have gone down without a fight. The themed bar was dead in the water – a waiter even lost an eye during a swordfight with a fellow employee – and rudderless with … [Read more...]
Hey Rory McIlrory: Here’s Some Irish Bars in SF to Drown U.S. Open Memories
The City's Best Irish Pubs, Top Places to Hear Irish Music and Have a Pint Well, Rory, you didn't make the cut at Olympic Club for the 2012 U.S. Open in San Francisco. But not to worry. You can still make the pubs! And there are plenty of them to explore, surely more fun than those first six holes at Olympic. Here are some suggestions on where to grab a pint in San … [Read more...]
LA Kings Celebration at Hermosa Beach’s North End Bar
Party Goes Into the Night At the Players' Hometown Bar After Kings Win The Stanley Cup The hometown bar of the players was the place to be in Los Angeles as local sports history was made on an overcast Monday night on June 11, 2012. Fans – true hockey fans and and several people who just wanted to savor the celebration – were out partying as the LA Kings won the Stanley … [Read more...]
Miss California USA Natalie Pack at Infusion Lounge Universal Studios
Open Auditions for Miss USA Contestants Take Place June 16 Here's an opportunity to get up close and personal with Miss USA California and, perhaps, Miss Universe. A preliminary contest for Miss USA is taking place at Infusion Lounge at Universal City Walk Hollywood on Saturday, June 16. The winner of Miss USA goes on to compete to be Miss Universe. The event is open not … [Read more...]
Shark’s Cove Manhattan Beach Needs to Honor Its Happy Hour
Popular Sports Bar Goes to Full Pricing During 'Big Games' like the LA Kings I like Shark's Cove. The downtown Manhattan Beach bar – located just up the pier in a cool spot formerly known as Manhattan Coolers, for you long-time locals – is a clean sports bar that transforms itself into a fun nightspot later in the evening, often with bands. It's a perfect kick-back place … [Read more...]
Hey LA Kings Fans, Meet The Stanley Cup
Lord Stanley's Trophy Has Even Been in Manhattan Beach Los Angeles, meet your newest resident. It's 35 inches high, weighs 35 pounds and shines like the biggest celebrities. It will look great with all this sunshine. It's Lord Stanley's Cup – the Stanley Cup, for short – and it goes to the winner of the Stanley Cup Final, the National Hockey League's champion. Before … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Sports Fans Getting Behind LA Kings
Sports Bars, Particularly in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, Are Feeling The Rush From Stanley Cup Excitement Something's happening in Los Angeles. There's a wave rolling in, and it's not the surf in El Porto. It's a wave of emotion, something not felt for 19 years. It's the LA Kings and the Stanley Cup Final. Back in 1993, the Kings were king for a day (well, actually a … [Read more...]
Hear The Bar Blogger on Internet Radio
Party Report on Static Beach Radio in Hermosa Beach You read the words, so now hear the voice. I'm on the air, coming to you via the Internet each week on Static Beach Radio – staticbeach.com– a fun Internet radio station based in Hermosa Beach, CA. Once a week, I'm doing the PubClub.com Party Report. It focuses on happenings and my observations on the party and nightlife … [Read more...]
Harry O’s Still the King of LA Kings Sports Bars
The Manhattan Beach Bar Was Once the Home of the Kings and Hit Its Peak During the '93 Stanley Cup Final There's LA Live and in the South Bay Beach Cities – home to many of the team's players and even its coach – there's the North End. But when it comes to watching the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup Final, no current bar comes close to the legendary Harry O's in … [Read more...]
North End is Hermosa Beach’s LA Kings Watching Bar
It's Not The Ol' Harry O's, But This Long-Time Dive Is The Place to be for the Stanley Cup Final in LA's South Bay Beach Cities Oh, for the days of Harry O's. Not just for its status as one of the South Bay's all-time great pick-up bars, but also as a place to watch hockey. Watch hockey? In Los Angeles? In the South Bay Beach Cities!? Well don't adjust your computer … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s Gold Dust Lounge Not Dust Yet
Legendary Union Square Bar Relocating to Fisherman's Wharf There's dust the floor and dust on the hands of the Handlery Hotels for forcing out a bar that's as iconic to some locals as the Golden Gate Bridge. But the Gold Dust Lounge is not dust. It's simply relocating. In a move cheered by many, the legendary Union Square bar on Powell Street – which will be replaced … [Read more...]
Meet The Bud Light Girls During Fiesta Hermosa Beach
Girls Doing Bar Promotions On the Pier During Memorial Day The beach party just got even better. The Bud Light girls will be on the Hermosa Beach Pier during Fiesta Hermosa, doing promos in the bars. They will be giving out Mardi Gras beads and mingling with bar patrons for four hours on Saturday, May 26. They will be on the Pier from 1-5, making the rounds at Sharkeez, … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Live at Margaritaville Biloxi Opening
Radio Margaritaville Broadcasting Buffett's Live Show From the New Casino, Restaurant & Bar Parrotheads not fortunate enough to be at the opening of the new Margaritaville Biloxi Casino & Restaurant (also featuring a bar on the water) can eavesdrop on the happenings through Radio Margaritaville. Jimmy Buffett's internet radio station is broadcasting his live … [Read more...]
Ocean Bar Hermosa Beach Summer Sundays Are Back
'Sol Sundays' Are Vegas Without The Pools At Bar's Upstairs Deck If you didn't know better, you might think for a second you were transplanted to Rehab or some other rocking pool party in Las Vegas. There's people in bikinis and swim trunks (or shorts and sandals), the place is packed, drinks are flowing and a DJ is pumping house music. Except there's no pool. There is … [Read more...]
It’s Now 5 O’Clock Somewhere in Biloxi’s Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett Returns to Gulf Coast With Bar, Restaurant and Casino on The Back Bay Jimmy Buffett has made another Pascagoula Run. Except this time, he stopped in Biloxi. The Gulf Coast native has opened the Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant Biloxi – grand opening is Tuesday, May 22 – proving that yes, you can go home again (wonder of cousin Baxter will be there for … [Read more...]
Lakers Playoff Win A Relief to LA Sports Bars
Bar Owners, Managers, Bartenders and Waitresses Are Cheering The Lakers Advancing in NBA Playoffs As Much as Fans That cheer – and sigh of relief – you heard from the LA Lakers finally beating Denver in Game 7 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs was not from Laker fans. It was from owners, managers, bartenders and waitresses of Los Angeles' sports bars. Had the Lakers … [Read more...]
Drink Beers And Help A Military Family’s College Student
Pints of Pale 31 To Help Raise Money For The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Drink up and help a military family member go to college. Now that's something worthy of a cheers or two. Barney's Beanery sports bars in Los Angeles has toasted glasses with Firestone Walker Brewing Company to create Boot Camp Beer, a program that donates 50 cents from the sale of each pint … [Read more...]
Greece Financial Crisis Won’t Slow Greek Islands Party
Partying This Summer Not a Problem in Greek Islands of Ios, Mykonos and Santorini The on-going financial crisis in Greece looks bad on TV. There are people rioting, the political system seems to be in shambles and it appears to be a place to avoid rather than to seek out when seeking a fun summer party place. But that's in Athens. Not the islands. And the islands will … [Read more...]
Muckey Duck Monterey, CA Improves Crowd & Atmosphere
One-Time Favorite Bar in Downtown Monterey On Its Way to Its Past Fun Glory My favorite bar for a long time in Monterey was the Mucky Duck. Oddly named, yes, but it more than a pond full of fun. It was two places in one, an English pub in front with good food and a patio in the back. A true "PubClub" of a place in gentle area of the middle California coast. One of my … [Read more...]
American Junkie Is Hermosa Beach’s New Hot Bar
Great Location, Big Patio, Big-Time Happy Hour and Super Service Make The Former Sangria an Instant Player in The South Bay Beach Cities Nightlife Here's how to have a successful bar. 1.) Be sure it's in a great location with a built-in crowd. 2.) Hire a friendly staff that can smile even if the bar is packed in the early days of opening. 3.) If you're in a place that … [Read more...]
Craft Beers To Go at Peter B’s Brewery Monterey, CA
With Wines and Wineries Becoming A Local Bragging Source A Craft Brewery Is Making Its Mark on the Monterey Peninsula Walk in with a thirst and walk out with a craft brewed beer. That's a pretty common practice among craft breweries, but it's unique in this part of the U.S.A., Monterey, the beautiful small town on the coast of California just up from Pebble Beach. In an … [Read more...]
Making My Way to Monterey With Its Fun Bars
It's Not Wild and Crazy, But The Mellow Monterey Nightlife Is Entertaining Not every place you visit has to have a whoop-it-up, never-ending party scene. Sometimes it's nice to be in a spot where simple is sweet. Where you don't have to worry about lines, cover charges, doormen and hanging with "hipsters." (Actually I can't stand that term; you see it from people who … [Read more...]
Beginning to Bond With Sharkeez Manhattan Beach
It Took A While But This Local Warms to New Upper Manhattan Bar Location It was difficult at first. I knew it was time for a change, but I also didn't want to let go, stubbornly clinging to my comfort zone. It was almost like breaking up with your first girlfriend. Except this wasn't a girlfriend, it was a pal. A partner in crime. A wingman. Sharkeez Manhattan Beach … [Read more...]
Motown and Catfish on the Las Vegas Strip Restaurant
Rock With Rolls: Catfish Alley Features Southern Menu Plus Live Music and Dancing It may seem a bit out of place, catfish and Southern "fixin's" on the Las Vegas Strip, but the owners of the Catfish Alley have struck a creative new tune: Putting live music and a dance floor in a restaurant. “The goal is to have an event every night and make it a fun, happening place to be, … [Read more...]
OB’s Pub and Grill Manhattan Beach Has New, Good Look
Inviting Exterior Says 'Welcoming Neighborhood Bar' While New Booths Have Been Added Inside OB's in Manhattan Beach, the locals' hangout for sports, breakfasts, nighttime beers and the weekly ritual that is Taco Tuesday, has undergone a bit of a change of late. And it's proof that even when you've got something successful and cozy, change can be … [Read more...]
Portland Pub New Old Lompoc Staying in NW Location
'We Shall Return,' to Same Spot the Owner Proclaims As Building Gets Replaced With New Four-Story Complex It's moving out, but not moving. That's the situation with New Old Lompoc brewery and pub, which has signed a new lease in the same location and will be re-opening in the summer of 2013. But first, it must close. The building at NW 23rd Ave., is being … [Read more...]
Bartenders Need To Check ID’s For Underage Drinkers
Manhattan Beach Loses Top Bartender For Serving To A Minor In Police Department Sting Operation By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of the best bartenders of the past 15 years was fired recently because he had a brief lapse in judgement. He was the victim of a sting operation conducted by the Manhattan Beach (CA) Police Department to check for … [Read more...]
There Are Not Nickle Beers at English Pub in Las Vegas
Todd English P.U.B on Tuesdays Promotion Discontinued Despite What Is Seen On Some Vegas Nightlife Websites A friend was headed to Las Vegas on a Tuesday and did an Internet search on where he could drink for cheap. He found "several" websites – all of which will remain nameless – that touted nickle beers! Well that certainly fit his college-sized budget. The deal was … [Read more...]
New Orleans Nightlife Masquerade Ladies & Salsa Nights
Bar at Harrah's New Orleans Features Themed Club Nights on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays; SIN Night is Monday It's not on Bourbon Street or even in the French Quarter for that matter (right on the edge of it, across Canal Street), but Masquerade nightclub is bringing something to nightlife in New Orleans that you can't get on Bourbon Street or in the … [Read more...]
Ivan Kane’s Burlesque Coming to Atlantic City Nightlife
Royal Jelly Burlesque Bar One Of Two New Nightspots to Open at Revel Beach in the Spring Burlesque is coming to Atlantic City's nightlife. And it's being brought there by Ivan Kane, whose highly successful Forty Deuce clubs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas have brought this type of entertainment back into the limelight. Called Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly Burlesque Club, it … [Read more...]
Two New Bars Added to Hermosa Beach Nightlife
Establishment Replaces Blue 32 and Union Cattle Changes to Abigaile; Ocean Bar Remains Unchanged Hermosa Beach's vibrant nightlife is undergoing a bit of a change in 2012 with the re-opening of Blue 32 and a re-design of Union Cattle. Blue 32 has been upgraded with a new sound system, tables, menu and tap system. It's now called Establishment and its main goal of … [Read more...]
Penthouse Opening Upscale Gentlemen’s Club in San Francisco
Steaks and Strippers at the New Penthouse Club and Steakhouse One nightlife element really hurting in the current economic climate is strip clubs. People are really cutting back on cutting loose, even those who frequent such places. But that's not stopping Penthouse, which is opening the first Penthouse Club and Steakhouse on the West Coast this February in San … [Read more...]
Where To Watch Alabama-LSU in Los Angeles Bars
Crimson Tide Fans to Party at the Varsity in Santa Monica and Sharkeez in Hermosa Beach It's the Game of the Century. Until the next Game of the Century, of course. Even with all the uber-hype, the countdown on ESPN that started the previous week and all of college football analysts' eyes pointing to the date for weeks, the Alabama-LSU game has BIG written all over … [Read more...]
The Top Place to Party for the Alabama-LSU Game
College Party Towns: In Tuscaloosa, AL the Innisfree Is the National Championship of College Bars Like any good 'ol college own, there are several good bars in Tuscaloosa, AL. There's the famous Houndstooth sports bar, Buffalo Phil's Pub and Cafe (known for wings but a PubClub.com Bar Blogger's favorite near campus), Brewer's Corner and Chuck's downtown (the latter … [Read more...]
San Francisco Nightlife: Infusion Lounge Club Penguin Party
A Review of the Downtown Nightclub's Penguin & Panther Black Bash The Infusion Lounge is one of San Francisco's coolest clubs. And on a frosty Saturday night it October, it was even cool enough for penguins. The downtown nightclub hosted its annual big bash, a red carpet event, and this one was called Penguins and Panthers. And sure enough, there were both at it, and … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Big Boobs Bar Business is Really Booming
Hooters, the Tilted Kilt, The Wild Beaver Saloon and Now Twin Peaks – Which Has Sparked A Lawsuit – Are Popping Out All Over the USA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger First, there was Hooter's. What a name, what a concept! Two guys from Florida came up with it years ago, found hot girls (all they had to do in the Tampa/St. Pete area was step … [Read more...]
LA’s Sports Bars For Fans Watching NFL & College Teams Games
Fans of Bears, Patriots, Steelers, Eagles Dolphins, Chiefs and Raiders Gather at the Los Angeles Bars To Watch Their Games Hardly anywhere else in the vast city is the diversity of Los Angeles better display than on Saturdays and Sundays in the fall when alumni of college teams and transplanted fans of NFL teams gather to watch their games in specific bars throughout the … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach College Football Teams Sports Watching Bars
Where to Watch USC, UCLA, U-Dub, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, South Carolina, Notre Dame and Nebraska Games in the South Bay The spirit and passion of college football soars in the South Bay Beach Cities each fall like kickoffs in the air. Alumni from throughout the West Coast and especially the Midwest descend on the bars on and around the Hermosa Beach Pier … [Read more...]
A Hidden LA Area Nightlife Hot Spot In Southern California
There's A Good Party Scene At These Fun Lancaster Bars By The Bartender, PubClub.com Bars & Nightlife Blogger It's not Hollywood and it is most certainly not the beach. But it doesn't have to be either in order to be a good place to party. And that's what I found when I ventured into the nightlife of Lancaster, CA. Now before you start snickering, … [Read more...]
Little Jimmy Done at Pancho’s Manhattan Beach (Again)
Popular Los Angeles Cantina Will Be Doing Without The Talented Guitarist For A While But The Music Still Rocks Sometimes, you just have to enjoy truly great things while they exist. You know they are going to end sooner or later and it's important to take advantage of them while they there for your enjoyment, because it's not going to last forever. That's true for in … [Read more...]
Eva Longoria’s Las Vegas Eve Nightclub Closes
Desperate Housewives Star's CityCenter Club Shuts Doors (Temporarily?) While Beso Steakhouse Remains Open Not everything that happens in Vegas really, well, happens. Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria opened a nightclub and restaurant in the "crystals" CityCenter complex and initially attracted an A-list of celebrities that included Victoria and David Beckham, Holly … [Read more...]
Best Beer Deal in the South Bay Hermosa Beach Underground
Mug Night on Thursdays Would Make Homer Simpson A Regular Patron If you like beer – and lots of it – but don't like spending a lot of money, then the weekly Mug Night at the Underground Pub in Hermosa Beach is for you. Every Thursday evening, from 5-10 p.m., it's beer drinker's heaven. Buy a 22-ounce mug and feel it up for just $3 – yes, THREE dollars! – of Bud or … [Read more...]
The Deadliest Catch After the Catch Bar Is The Shack In Hawaii Kai
Location For Show Was Not in Waikiki But Along The Water in Hawaii Kai It looks like paradise, and after several weeks and two trips fishing for crab on the Bering Sea, it certainly is paradise. The location for the TV show Deadliest Catch recap show, called After The Catch V, is in Honolulu. And if you want go to there, here's the place. It's The Shack. This is … [Read more...]
Are The Greek Islands A Safe Party Destination This Summer?
Unrest in Athens Raises Concerns but Mykonos, Ios, Santorini and Corfu Are Still Prime Places for the Summer Parting Scene The Greek financial crisis has caused more than concern for the European Union, it's put people on edge in Athens. So some travelers may be wondering if it's a good idea to vacation to the Greek Islands. Is it safe? Should you go elsewhere to … [Read more...]
Sunday Bars Are Back in the South Bay Manhattan Hermosa Beach
The Legend of LaPaz, 12th Street, Chillers and Even Beach Bum Burt's May Be Back in the Beach Cities Are Sundays in the South Bay BACK!? From the look of things, it sure seems that way. First, local promoter Berry Bly created a party at Ocean Bar (1-7 p.m., $10), the first of which in mid-May was described as "off the hook" and "on fire." A personal inspection … [Read more...]
Manhattan & Hermosa Beach Bars Events Party Blog Report
South Bay Beach Cities Nightlife Information, Hot Happenings & Specials The bar scene in the South Bay Beach Cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach is dynamic, and while it pretty much remains the same it also has subtle changes, like the Pacific Ocean surf, from week to week. So this blog exists to provide updates on what the bars are doing, … [Read more...]