Although I frequent this bar, I still will give it two stars. Here is why:
First, thank you Chelsea A for pointing out that a $20 minimum purchase is illegal. I was unaware of this and did a little research after reading your review.
I always found the 20 dollar minimum a little bit ridiculous. I am not a cash-carrying person and my bank does not even operate a single ATM on the island, so this is a bit problematic unless I am planning on getting completely obliterated at Bob's.
Not only am I not a cash-carrier, I do not enjoy leaving my bar tab open. Human error exists and I do not want human error to lose my card when, once again, my bank does not exist in Hawaii. I also do not want to be forced to purchase 4+ beverages every time I am a bit thirsty. A $10 minimum is reasonable and legal. I would probably share a lot more of my money with you if you intoxicated me slowly.
The bathroom is pretty gross most of the time. The back of the toilet is fashioned together with a lot of duct tape which is an interesting fix and there is only one stall. I understand the place is small, but when I am required to drink $20 worth of beverage at a time, the use of said stall is a little more urgent than most of my bar experiences.
The ambiance: So the scene here is usually pretty awesome. Most nights the dance floor is packed which is AMAZING and CRAZY! There also have been a few nights when there is not a single person on the dance floor. Except for me of course!! :-)
The staff is fairly nice and the bouncers seem like they are more than capable of breaking up a fight which makes me feel safe. Yay ending with positives! See you soon, Bob's.
The booze selection is minimal. I guess I'm used to SF bars - but for general libations there are the basics on the liquor shelf. .
BUT compared to other bars in the area there is no knocking the fun factor! There were plenty of guys there looking to chat it up and dance with a group of girls. We figured they were military boys...we weren't complaining.
Fun times and fun music coming from the jukebox. Hilarity ensued.
Ok, so it's a dive bar. You'll know that the second you pull in. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily. We were out in Kailua and looking for a place to watch the Broncos game yesterday--they've got a lot of TVs and seriously cheap drinks. $2 domestic drafts/$3 imported all day Sunday? Fabulous start. The bartender is amazingly friendly. Seriously, when's the last time your bartender introduced herself by name, asked yours, and shook your hand? It's adorable and I love her for it.
The downside? Bring cash or be prepared to get schmammered like we did because there's a $20 minimum charge for all debit/credit cards (which actually isn't allowed by the credit/debit card companies and they could lose their terminals for violating the contracts, but I digress). There is an ATM in the bar but I opted to just spend my money on more drinks rather than the probably phenomenal transaction fees.
And there is food (basic bar menu but they have some pretty alright tasting veggie burgers and some amazing fresh cut french fries--think Boardwalk Fries but way less greasy), but it's cash only so don't think for a second that's gonna count towards your $20 minimum. Luckily we had a few bucks on us because it was worth it.
Also, there's definitely some locals and standard dive bar old men here forcing the waitress to flirt for her tips, making you grateful that your bar back days are behind you. But everyone is friendly and if I'm ever in Kailua again looking for a football game, I know where I'm heading.
If your looking for a dive bar here it is. Â Place isn't filthy, but I wouldn't eat a French fry off the ground either. Â Went here on a weekend and the place was empty, had some beers. Â Beer was a little warm and for some reason they only had a couple of glasses for the draft beer and had to keep taking our glasses to get refills. Â No kitchen, but you can bring in your own food if you like.
I wish I knew this before hand I would have brought in a pizza and got my drink on, we had to leave since we were starving. Â Service was good and the wait staff was friendly.
Not quite sure how to rate this place..but it wasnt all that great.
There was a cover charge of $5 i believe.. and u get a drink ticket..
the drink is pretty much 99% juice and one drop of alcohol
There was live music outside .. the guys  performing were pretty good.. but a bit too loud for the outside patio.
They did have multiple tables outside where u could sit and enjoy the music.
There was no dancing
There was one table with about 4 or 5 girls and maybe 3 more with about 5 or so guys at each table.. and maybe 5 or 6 guys inside..
We wanted to play pool since they had a pool table but it was occupied..
The bartender girl was very unprofessional by most city standards.. but perhaps it was normal for hawaii
Bob's Bar is just one of those random places you wander into when you need a beer as you are driving along the island.
Nothing much to look at (the place was obviously once an old Taco Bell or some other fast food joint) but once you pull open the door, you don't notice the resemblence. Â And the tunes playing on the day we were there were just what we needed to set the mood.
Seriously- this place has the friendliest bartender around! Â I think it was her first day on the job but Shannon rocked! Â There were cold Coors Light on ice which made my traveling companion super happy and you can sit outside on the patio and relax.
Yeah- it's kind of a dive . . .but that's just part of it's charm.
This is the first time I've even been moved to write a review. Â I love dive bars, had a lot of hope for this one, but will never go back. Here's the facts: The beer didn't taste right. Â It was cheep, but something was up. Â I drink Longoard all the time, that wasn't it. Â The Mexican fries were disgusting! Don't do it. Spent $4 trying to get the dart boards to work, with no luck and no refund. Â The bartender was friendly enough, but common, no refund because the dart machine had been working the night before? Â It's not like I broke them by inserting coins. And forget about playing pool, not only was the space too tight, but two of the solids were identical. Â I didn't try to figure out which was being replaced. Â We left annoyed and pissed off.
Review Source:Total dive bar but loved it - the bartender was super cool, spent a lot of time talking to us about what to do in that area, the drinks were SUPER cheap and we didn't have to yell over each other. Then again, we were there during the weekday around 4pm so not sure what it's like on the weekend, but we enjoyed it!
Review Source:Bob is a popular guy in Kailua, a sports bar and a pizza shop. Â Not sure if it is the same. Â Anyway.... Â this place is perfect for large groups that want to be loud, bump into jarheads (I only counted 20 out of the 30 people there on a Saturday night.), play pool, smoke outside and be underwhelmed by a cover band. Â Probably the best thing about Bob's are the eyecandy, also known as bartenders...
Review Source:This is another bar that I frequent mainly and only when I am drunk. I have had some really fun times here with friends, just catching up, or watching the cover bands. They have pretty decently priced drinks and the food is also good.
Once again tho, its another bar in Kailua that could stand to do some renovations so the atmosphere is much better. That would pull in alot more people. I know that when I tell people were going to Bob's some people just go "yeah? nah, i think I'm just gonna go home and call it a night"
There aren't really too many places in K-Town that just get you pumped to go out. I think that's why most people go to town.
If you do go to Bob's treat the ladies behind the bar good, they are friends of mine and are sweet girls.
Oh yeah, and depending on the night, you may even see a fight or two.
OH GAWD NO. Â Don't do it, it smells of vomit and hung ova diahhrea. Â I would rather lick dog pee off a fire hydrante. Â *puke* No Belvedere and I suspect to their chargin it's "vodku" funneled into a bottle of Grey Goose. Â
I seriously looked in the corner for pooh or vomit, don't do it.
AW GAWD HELL NO holla for you bra I men braless!
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