It's dark and dank with plenty of locals. There's the drunk guy with the NASCAR get-up. The old man in the crumply shirt who tells unsolicited obscene jokes to the ladies. Lots of characters in the bar. A good selection of beer to go along with the free stale popcorn. It's the ultimate Carmichael Dive Bar. Wood paneling aplenty.
Review Source:Terrible location for cops to spot your car, right off Madison Avenue and just scary area to begin with. Â Stopped here to meet a friend on our way to dinner and we will not be going back anytime soon. Â This place is obviously a regulars place and they didn't seem to take to kindly to fact we were new and had all our teeth. Â JUnkies, oldies, and creepies are what fill this place in the evening. Â Got offered a couple of drinks by a man that looked like he was in his 80's and when we politely declined because we were heading out, he mumbled some rude comment about us probably being lesbians. Â I would gladly consider lesbianism before even contemplating giving him a sliver of a chance. Â GROSS!!!
The place was dark and left me feeling uneasy. Â If it wasn't for my friends suggestion of meeting there, I would not have ventured in and next time I will be choosing the place we meet for pre dinner cocktails. Â Trust me, it won't be the Cedar room.
My very favorite dive bar! Has a real "Cheers vibe". They just don't make places like the Cedar anymore. It is like walking into a magical time warp. Â The old timers that are there during the day are the best! The bartenders are all nice and quick with a joke, and the owner is great. Â What more can you ask for?
Review Source:Like most neighborhood bars, the Cedar is two bars in one. During the day, the patrons are an older, clubby crowd. You'll probably find golf on the 6 big screen HGTVs, and if it seems they all know each other, it's because they probably do. Don't worry; you're perfectly welcome. If you play the Internet jukebox, skew your music to Rat Pack, doo wop and such.
During Happy Hour and evenings, the median age drops quite a bit. And the younger crowd enjoys their drink. Seeing the barkeep pour 8 Irish Car or Jaeger Bombs is not unusual. They also like Buckcherry.. a lot.. and loud.
I guess they've had fights there, but I've never seen one. If you're hungry, the popcorn is free, but there's a Little Caesar's on one side and Shige Sushi on the other.
Generous pours. PBR on tap. Six big screen HGTVs showing a variety of sports. Friendly bartenders, and on days like St. Patrick's Day, Rob the owner puts out a generous free spread. Come on by if you're looking for a good time and cool place to hang,
Pros: $1.50 PBRs, friendly and helpful bartender who actually came to my table to take my order, decent Top 40 jukebox music, good amount of TVs and they open at 6 am on Saturdays and Sundays.
Cons: It seems like mostly older locals, but if there were more young people (20 and 30 somethings) this place would have gotten five stars.
Overall: Great little neighborhood dive bar in Carmichael at the intersection of Madison and Manzanita.
I really like coming to Cedar Room. Â To be perfectly honest, I am drunk off my ass everytime I leave here with money to spare. Three hour long happy hour (6-9pm M-F) does that to you. I feel like I won the lottery if I find a seat at the bar. If you don't like the bar, there are some tables where you can sit back and relax with other people. I've never had a problem at this bar. The people are always friendly, although you get some goofs on the weekends. Lots of regulars. There is pizza and some damn good sushi next door.
Review Source:Like most dive/corner/neighborhood bars the regulars are always a bit wary around newcomers..it took the wife and I about a dozen visits until they warmed up, which does not bother us as we are not your friendliest couple in the world anyway. Â It is nice that there is a chinese (think) and a pizza place on either side, which is nice if you want to grab a bite to eat. Â Always makes for a great day of people watching.
Review Source:Ok, so I've only been here once. A few of my friends insisted that it was super cool. Being a lover of great dives, I felt it was my duty to check this place out after recently moving to the neighborhood. I liked it. It was small, and not super crowded. it wasn't the best bar I've been too - but far from the worst. The bartender was friendly enough. I do agree with some of the others here when they say that the regulars that hang out there are not the friendliest - but I don't care about that. I'm not very friendly either. haha. Ok, so yeah, I will go back...but it won't be my new hangout.
Review Source:This place reeks and should probably be gutted out. Â I had the worst experience here with a couple of what I can only guess were the regulars. Â I am a pretty friendly and outgoing person but this place just has the crudest vibe of any dive bar I have been to.
I think I got cheated on my drink. Â I watched the bartender pour a pretty hefty drink for one of the regulars and so I ordered the same thing. Â Mine was much weaker and he charged me $2.00 more that what he charged the regular. Â That's some BS. Â I used to be a bar back and occasionally I would pour a few drinks so I know how to count a pour and I got jacked!
the smell is horrible, the place is filthy, and the bartender wasn't exactly the nicest bartender I have ever met. Â Plus it is small, way too dark, and the regulars are pretty creepy. Â
I wont be going back to this bar anytime soon. Â I wouldn't recommend that anyone go there either.
I came here because it was a neighborhood dive bar with a suspiciously high rating on Yelp. Being a dive bar junkie, I had to give it a shot. I've been here three times, all on weekends. Honestly, it didn't live up to its 4.5 star hype. Maaaaaybe 4 stars, but I far prefer The Stockman in Old Fair Oaks when it comes to dives in that neck o' the woods.
The vibe I got from the crowd is what put me off. A friend of mine had a gun pulled on him when he looked through somebody's (a mobster's?) CD case without asking for permission. My boyfriend also senses the hostility and feels like he's going to get into a fight every time he's here. I don't get super-friendly vibes either, probably because there are a ton of alcoholics that frequent this place and by the time I get there they've already ventured into belligerent territory.
I've heard that the crowd tends to be a bit older (more forty-something) before 10. After that it's fine for the 21-35 crowd. Beware if you're female, as there are a few creeps that stick around after 10 in order to seduce helpless, intoxicated young women. I almost retched when I saw a fifty-year-old man grinding with a girl who bordered on jailbait. That ain't right, yo. True, this isn't unusual to see at a dive bar, but seriously, have you no shame?! Even at dives you can find a classier clientele than that of the Cedar Room.
The bartender Derek is nice and will make your drinks just the way you like them. He also taught me how to play Liar's Dice, which was entertaining. However, since I am an economical drunk, I wasn't happy enough with the potency of the drinks for the price. $8 for a somewhat weak vodka tonic in a highball glass. Perhaps I should have instructed Derek to pour nothing but alcohol in mine?
Some other pluses include an internet jukebox, which has a great selection and requires you to take a music quiz when selecting songs. That was fun. On the other hand, it's pricey enough that I wouldn't pay for it myself. $1 per song, I think? Don't quote me on that -- my memory of that night is a little foggy. A more significant pull is the free popcorn. This would be awesome in theory, but every time I've been they've only had cold, burnt entrails (and I didn't want to risk burning the place down figuring out how to make more), so I haven't had a positive popcorn experience yet.
The atmosphere is alright but not inspiring. There's some cool lighting and dollar bills taped on the ceiling. Other than that it's your typical dive, small and trashy. It gets pretty crowded during peak drinking hours. It's nearby so I'd probably go back, but I wasn't wowed by it at all.
Important note: they only accept cash, and the ATM there charges you a ridiculous fee, so come prepared.
ended up at this place when my date and i decided against meeting at the sticky wicket and when our back up plan (oliver's pub- is it shut down now or something?) didn't work out either.
i have to admit i was a little apprehensive at first because a car full of annoying drunk chicks pulled into the parking lot screaming "WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!" and made me want to get the hell outta there, but luckily by the time we actually entered the bar those girls were gone.
turned out, the regulars here are super nice. nice mix of people. the folks sitting at the bar were more than willing to scoot over a seat or two to make room for us at the bar, and the bartender was nice and attentive, and made nice, stiff drinks.
if ever i am in the neighborhood again would mos def drop in for a drink.
I get sad when I come here because the best family-run Chinese food used to be located next door. They had so many vegetarian items, I was in heaven and used to eat there at least twice a week. Now where can I go? Carmichael sucks ass.
It's an okay dive for being in Carmichael. There are so many alcoholics around here it's not even funny. Most things in Carmichael were built in the 1950s and 60s so it's not hard to find a trashy dive.
On the weekends, there's a great mixed crowd, but I only go here when I don't feel like going downtown to grab a drink or when I want to get so drunk I can't drive.
Love. This. Place.
Very friendly place, small & cozy, and free popcorn! LOVE the older customers & bartenders. This is a place where people can escape, and it seems like some of the older folks make this their home away from home. Â I like that vibe. Â Good medium-sized selection of booze. I don't recall seeing anything on tap, all beer is in bottles I think.
True story: I had never "opened" a bar before and thought this one would be a perfect choice as long as I happened to be in the area at 9:45am. So I'm waiting for the neon sign to click on, and when it does I wait a little longer (don't want to seem TOO anxious, eh?) and I see a  car pull up outside.  Driver (young guy) gets out, opens the passenger door, and helps his Grampa (I'm guessing) get out and into the bar on his walker, then walks back to the car and drives off.  I immediately went in, since THAT'S the guy I wanna hear stories from.
I've been to the Cedar Room and no I'm not sharing how, when, or why...
So-so-so far away from home I needed a passport, but the Cedar Room may very well entice me back. Â
D.I.V.E. Â Seriously. Â It's like Maple Room and Flame Club had a baby. Â The Cedar is similar in size to the Flame, decorated in a Backdoor/Zelda's hybrid style, and cheap. Â What is not to love? Â Friendly too, really friendly, and not in the creepy friendly way but as in the "hey, just want you to know you've got a headlight out, don't get pulled over" way. Â
Decent jukebox. Â Great bartender. Â Colorful clientele. Â Why, oh why, must it be a world away?
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