Love love this bar ! Yes it is a cash only dive bar, but that's my favorite part. It's simple. Not over crowded, annoyingly trendy, or full of people trying to impress you. This is the kind of place you can wear heels or a sweatshirt and fit right in. My friends call it Cheers.."where everybody knows your name " Its an old neighborhood bar in the heart of Montrose. The locals are friendly and its easy to feel right at home. The bartenders are personable and pour a stiff drink for a good price. Kim is the very best!! We love the new juke box, pool tables, darts and huge round booths. Dollar bills cover the ceiling over the bar with all different messages written on them and the girls bathroom usually turns into our photo booth at the end of the night. The bar itself has a genuinely laid back casual atmosphere. There's always someone friendly to talk to at the bar if your bored and no one bothers you when you want to drink alone. I have celebrated mine and all my friends birthdays here for the last 4 years, as well as our thursday and Friday nights. It's my go-to for a fun carefree night.
Review Source:Where everybody knows you. Joe the owner hires tough women for bartenders and some of them sound like Marge's sisters. They'll throw out a guy if he looks likes he's bothering a female patron. Joe wanted a bar where his mother would feel safe coming to alone. I worked on a film set at the bar and they are terrific to work with. I don't drink so I can't speak to that but I wouldn't mind stopping in for a tomato juice.
Review Source:I'm in shock that I haven't written a review for Avignone's yet. Embarassing, because I LOVE THIS BAR...it's one of those places where you don't have to give a rat's @$$ about how you look, because honestly nobody gives a sh*t. It's a hole in the wall bar that's decorated with cheesy (but i love them) jumbo christmas lights, old red leather booths, and a restroom that hasn't been updated since Reagan was in office.
BUT you come here for the cheap drinks ($3-5 a drink), dive bar atmosphere, juke box/pool tables, and bring good company. It's definitely a local's hangout and I absolutely love it. Kim is a really sweet and personable bartender and you can tell she's been at this place for a while because she knows EVERYBODY.
Whether you're here to get a night cap alone, with a group of friends, or whether you're here to get MESSED UP, it doesn't matter. It'll be a good time if you're in good company.
Side note: CASH ONLY, but there's a chase and a BoA across the street so it's not really a big deal.
Ahh, Avignones, how I love thee. Well, to start out, keep in mind they they take cash only. There are a couple of major banks within a block or two of it however, so getting money shouldn't be an issue.
The bar's crowd is typically older, 40s-60s, however don't let this discourage you. There's two pool tables in the corner, and a jukebox with a good mixture of music. It does get a bit warm here in the summer however, their AC isn't the best, but at least it works.
The drinks are fairly strong and very fairly priced, although for the strongest drinks I would suggest showing up Saturday-Tuesday because the bartenders working then make the better drinks, in my opinion. Contrary to a previous, older yelp review, smoking is longer allowed inside. If you want to smoke, you must go out the back door to the alley, which is still fine with me.
The noise level is typically quite low here, especially on weekdays, so you can definitely have a conversation. When the younger crowd moves in however (typically Friday and Saturday nights) on a rare occasion you may get a group of people that might be douchebags, so keep your wits about you. I'm a bit of a hypocite for talking shit about the younger crowd I suppose because I am technically part of our country's younger generation, but at least I'm mature enough to act different than them. :P
Other than that, Avigonones is a great bar, great drinks, great atmosphere, and you'll find me there almost every night playing pool. :)
Went to this place for an event. I have no idea what people mean calling it a dirty dive. Anyone who thinks this is a dive or dirty has really lived a sheltered life. Perhaps a bunch of potential "Housewives of O.C." candidates. Â It's a real place and a welcome respite from the pretentious LA scene. Â And yes, there are regulars and they trend to be over 30. Â These are interesting people with stories and no headshots. Â LA is really such a Metrosexual wonderland, however, if you want a break from places that require you use product, and have a suit and headset wearing door deity selecting the chosen, Avignones may offer you a brief escape.
Review Source:The last of the old-school Montrose bars.
At one point in my life there were several bars like this on Honolulu Avenue to drink your night away at. Â
Sure, there still are bars on Honolulu. Â They just don't make 'em like this anymore, kids. Â And if they do, they are these fake "dives" that look slightly beat down but want to charge you $8.00 for a Coors Light.
So, back to Avignones. Â Drinks average $3. Â Bartenders have been there forever and are super-cool. Â The pours are nice and heavy. Â The only updates in the last 10+ years is the internet based jukebox. Â The old timers don't care for it much (because, I can blast The Dead Boys now 5x in a row). Â They probably purchased and installed that with the money made from allowing Adam Sandler to film a movie here.
This is a good place to catch up with an old friend, drink by yourself, or make new friends. Â If you are in the area, do yourself a favor and check it out. Â You won't be disappointed.
I love a good dive bar close to home, even if I've never been able to pronounce its name. Â
I'm not a beer drinker, so I can't comment on that, but the booze is cheap and strong (Jack and diet for $5? Yes please), and there's always enough seating for large groups. Â If you go on a weekend, you're bound to run into some hometown douchebags, but eh, it's Montrose; I would expect nothing less. Â The juke box has everything you could ever want to hear and then some, and there is a pool table if you feel so inclined. Â I've never been in at a time when at least five old dudes weren't sitting at the bar, but they've probably been there since 1970, so they don't bother anyone. Â
Worst part of the deal: old timey towel thing to dry your hands on in the bathroom. Â Dry your hands on your pants and bring some hand sanitizer. Â You're good to go.
Best part of the deal: there's a Pac-Man machine in front of a fireplace!
OH YEAH! Â Bring cash because that's all they accept. Â There are three different banks across the street though, so you'll be ok if you forget.
You really need to know what you are getting yourself into when going here. If it fits what you're looking for then you'll love it, if not you'll be a little grossed out and will probably end up at the Fat Dog consoling yourself with Jalapeno Mac N Cheese and tap beer. To give you an idea of what this place is like, here are the nick names I've heard of this place. Because the "Avignones" sign on the side of the building is hard to read and because anything french and classy sounding have no place near this bar, people come up with their own names, here are the top 5 (in no particular order):
5. We Are Open (because it says so on the sign by the door)
4. The Wedding Singer Bar (because it was filmed there)
3. You Need Cash (for obvious reasons)
2. Megan's Law (because a few of the creepy regulars look like they may have been featured on that website, but that is unsubstantiated)
1. MOB (Montrose Old-man Bar)
The highlights are:
1. CHEAP booze
2. Kimmy the bartender
3. Pool table
4. Good Juke box
5. Easy place to hang out, no one will judge you if you are alone, drunk by noon, or even wearing sweats (also falls under the low-lights category)
Low-lights:
1. Go on the wrong night and you'll be surrounded by douche bags, a guy who has been there since the bar open at 9am and drunk since 1983, and girls who think tube tops and muffin tops are the perfect combo
2. Smelly and dirty
3. Not a place where you would ever want to take someone home that you met there
4. Distinct possibility of needing antibiotics after a trip to the bathroom
If you are in the area and looking for a quick place for a cheap drink and maybe listen to a decent juke box and shoot pool, then its a pretty decent place. If you are looking to hook-up, meet some interesting people, visit a clean restroom, or have a "super fun" girls night out, you might want to pass.
Jackie
I love this place. The bartender is always awesome, the jukebox is pricey but at least is one of those computer dealios where you can pick whatever god-awful music you want (me? I'm a Cracker fan, thanks), there's pool and darts, and, the highlight of it all... REAL NAUGAHYDE. I know many of you are probably "Save the Naugas" activists, but there's nothing like real naugahyde against my thighs to really make me feel at home.
I've met some of the friendliest, most interesting people in this bar. This bar singlehandedly made me like my general region (even though I'm closer to the Sundown).
I think they've stopped letting people smoke in the bar, so if you're into that, you should not assume it's allowed.
And no, there's no beer on tap. It's a hard alcohol bar for real alcoholics, thankyahverehmuh.
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