It's a Party, and the Mexican Holiday Means The Bars Are Busy, Especially in Southern California Sombreros and shots. Beers and cheers. Margaritas and Mariachi Bands. It's Cinco de Mayo, a celebration of a Mexican victory (but not Mexican Independence day), and bars on and near the border treat it like a mini-New Year's Eve. This is especially true in … [Read more...]
Original Sharkeez One Of Manhattan Beach’s All-Time Best Bars
Memories & Moments Of A Top South Bay Watering Hole PubClub.com is looking back at the best bars in the history of the South Bay. This one examines the original Sharkeez in Manhattan Beach. It is written by long-time local Kevin Wilkerson, one of the original Sharkeez patrons. All good things must come to an end. And in this case, one good thing did indeed end, but yet … [Read more...]
Taco Tuesday at OB’s Manhattan Beach Can Make Wednesdays Tough
Nightlife Blogger Likes Living In The Moment Have you ever woken up in the morning and felt like immediately going back to sleep? That's the way I felt on this Wednesday. Blame it on Taco Tuesday at OB's in Manhattan Beach. Why is it that when I go there, I can't seem to leave until the place is practically empty? I crack open about two handfuls of the free … [Read more...]
Pancho’s Manhattan Beach Remembers Carey Carloff
Long-Time Performer Was An Entertainer Extraordinaire At This South Bay Bar He had a style that was unlike any other, delivered at an energy level that threatened to blow the roof off the place. For many years in the 80s and 90s, Carey Carloff was the mainstay musician at Pancho's in Manhattan Beach, CA, packing the tiny cantina bar with loyal locals and happy newcomers … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach All-Time Top 10 Best Bars
La Paz, Sharkeez, 12th Street, Harry O's, Tequila Willies & Shellback Top List Manhattan Beach, despite its super upscale "Beverly Hills at the beach" appearance of today, has a long history of lively nightlife. There was a time it was the premier singles spot in the entire South Bay – far outpacing even what Hermosa Beach currently offers – and in fact in all of … [Read more...]
OB’s Manhattan Beach Has The South Bay’s Best Taco Tuesday
Beer & Margarita Specials, Great Tacos & The 10 Taco Challenge Some places have surf 'n turf. But nothing is ordinary Manhattan Beach, CA, the beachside community in LA's South Bay. Here, once ever week, it's surf and tacos. One of the best Taco Tuesday specials is here in Manhattan Beach. It's Taco Tuesday, a ritual as regular as the tides, as much a part of the … [Read more...]
Not Every Night Is A Wild Night For The Party Bar Blogger
Revealing The Secret To Keeping Nightlife Fresh I'm sitting at home watching the Dodgers-Yankees game ( LA wins!) thinking of what I want to post on this blog. There's a few things floating around in m head – the Madison Square Garden company today announced it is investing a whopping $100 million in the Los Angeles Forum to make it a concert venue to rival … [Read more...]
The Red Room Taking Over Side Door in Manhattan Beach Bar Scene
New Downtown Nightlife Spot To Keep Same Cocktail Lounge Vibe When one door closes, another one opens, right? That's certainly the case with the Side Door lounge in Manhattan Beach. It has changed ownership – no more of Lou Giovannetti crooning his Frank Sinatra tunes on Sunday nights – but the new owners have told the PubClub.com blogger that they want to keep the same … [Read more...]
Side Door Manhattan Beach Lounge Bar Changing Ownership
Last Weekend Of Lou Giovannetti is July 26-28 Lou's crooning on Sunday nights has been somewhat of a special secret of sorts to a small, by regular, group of loungers in Manhattan Beach, CA. They are not lounging on the beach when listening to Lou sing Frank Sinatra, but at the Side Door, a small bar and lounge tucked into a downtown corner at 9th Street and Manhattan … [Read more...]
Where To Find Goose Island Chicago’s Craft Beer In South Bay Bars
Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach Bars Are Pouring These Good Brews Looking for a new craft beer to try in the South Bay? Then let me suggest Goose Island, the Chicago specialty brewery that is making a big splash nationally. Currently the bars serving it in the South Bay are: BrewCo and Shellback Tavern in Manhattan Beach and American Junkie in Hermosa Beach. At the … [Read more...]
Goose Island Beer Having A Tap Takeover At BrewCo Manhattan Beach
Chicago Craft Brewery Pouring Brews In The South Bay Goose Island, the Chicago craft brewery that has exploded onto the beer scene, is doing a "tap takoever" at BrewCo in downtown Manhattan Beach on Tuesday, Feb. 25. It goes from 5-close (about 11) and will feature four "classic" beers and three "vintage" selections, as well as the 22-ounce bottle of Pepe Nero. The beers … [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...]
Manhattan Beach’s Centennial Happy Birthday Singing A Big Disappointment
There Were More People In The Downtown Bars Than On The Pier For City's 100th Celebration It had the promise of a party. Certainly a celebration. Manhattan Beach was singing "Happy Birthday" to itself on the evening of the city's official 100th birthday. Dec. 7, 2012. Local bar owner and crooner Lou Giovannetti was leading the singing, which took place on the … [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...]
Hanging Out With My New Aussie Mate Miss Indy Australia
Showing First-Time Visitor to America Kirsten Dee Around Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, CA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger First, I received a text. Then a knock on the door. And suddenly, she was here, Miss Indy Australia, new "mate" Kirsten Dee, taking me up on my offer to crash at Casa de PubClub in Manhattan Beach while she was … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Open Downtown Bar Scene During Beach Volleyball Tournament
The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball Means Busy Bars In This Southern California City More important than who wins the Manhattan Beach AVP Open is can we get into the bars after the final point!? That's the attitude of many people who goes to this annual event at the pier of this lively Southern California beach city a few miles south of Los Angeles International … [Read more...]
Local Rock Musician Little Jimmy Done at Pancho’s Manhattan Beach (Again)
This post looks back at a local legend who once rocked this small cantina in Manhattan Beach, CA. 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 anything in life, … [Read more...]
The Original Sharkeez Manhattan Beach Relocation Party Images Pictures Review
The Legendary South Bay Bar Goes Out Of It's Original Building in Style There's something special about that familiar yellow building, nearly two decades of memories and fun times held within its walls. And while Sharkeez Manhattan Beach has relocated a couple blocks away in the former Harry O's and Upper Manhattan spot it had to go out in typical Sharkeez style. … [Read more...]