I'm a big fan of Giligan's. I liked it before they expanded the patio and I like it even better now. Great dive to hang out at during the day or at night. usually gets pretty crowded, and it's a fun, casual crowd. They have a wheel you can spin which is fun and they have giant beers. They are usually running specials and the drinks are pretty cheap even when they aren't. I like to sit outside and I also love the giant Connect Four. The food is all fried bar food which is good if you're down to be unhealthy and the portions are GIGANTIC. We ordered tater tots the last time we were there and literally they gave us like 100 tots. Probably more. I like the decorations and random signs in there, they have a table for beer pong in the back, and TVs too. They have block parties for most holidays as well. all around a good bar, especially if you aren't looking for the typical old town scene. They also have a shot that is served out of a plunger, which is just ridiculous and hilarious (as long as you aren't the one taking it). $1 jello shots too.
Review Source:Cheap fried stuff, cheap and disturbingly strong drinks and a trough urinal
What else do you need? Â
A "midget bar" staffed by actual small people? Â They got that too.
They have a bar type menu and we only shared some appetizers- all of which seemed straight out of a freezer.
It's a decent place-- nothing wonderful and it didn't suck.
We were here on a slow night, and unfortunately missed the midget bartenders, and all the crazy antics this bar seems to be known for. Still even on a slow karaoke night, Â we had a lot of fun. I loved all the bar games, and the big front patio. Will absolutely come back here the next time I'm in AZ.
Review Source:Well the employees there are total cunts, the bartenders were super slow, and the midget thinks he can half ass his job because he's a local celebrity (big deal). some of the food is good however, not exactly healthy but great bar food. Still, it's not worth dealing with the elitists who run the place
Review Source:Giligans is a bar that my friend's and I LOVE to go to when out in old town. The prices are a little steep for a "dive" bar, however the atmosphere is always fun. My friends and I love to play the over-sized JENGA and Connect four.
This past Saturday, however, was horrible. We arrived and ordered drinks as usual. We started to play the connect four, and my friend cut his hand very badly on the connect 4 board. I asked a woman who was walking by for a band-aid, she appeared to be a manager ( the security guard told me her name was Angela). She said yes and kept walking. About ten minutes later his hand was still bleeding and she still had not brought it over. We walked to the bar and I asked a security guard if he could get us one. When he came out the woman followed and completely ignored us. I tapped her shoulder and asked if she had forgot about us. She immediately turned around and said
"I am too busy to be bothered with your little problems. Put your hands on me again and see what happens to you."
I was shocked because 1) When a guest gets hurt in a bar it is the bar's liability.
2) I simply tapped her shoulder to get her attention after being ignored & 3) because I was being threatened by an employee
I immediately reported this to the owner who was standing nearby and she apologized for what happened, but did not seem to really be shocked at all.
This is unacceptable behavior from anyone in any business. It was completely brushed under the rug by everyone who we spoke with and went unrecognized.
We were recommended to go here from the concierge at our hotel for drinks. I am so glad I listened to her and went here. I agree with a lot of the reviews below me, the drinks were great/cheap as all get out, and the food was ok for bar food. The decor/music was a little too dirty for my taste (and I LOVE rap music), but overall it was a fun place. If you haven't been or looking for a fun atmosphere with cheap/good drinks and close to other tourist-y locations, this is the place to go.
Review Source:Gilligin's is a lot of fun. Indoor and outdoor areas, a few bars (one short and others regular sized) and friendly staff. The night i was there people seemed ready to party, and we joined a bachelor party flippy cup game. My friend was given a 'smurf shot' which is a green sludge drink presented in an actual plunger to drink out of. Never have seen that before! Definitely recommend if you are in town!
Review Source:If I was still in college, this would get 5 stars. Â Realistically, it's 3 stars for me, but because I can see why people would love this place, it gets 4 stars. Â They have a flip cup table, a midget bar, a spinning wheel with drink prizes, and a fun patio. Â If you want a fun, debauchery-filled night out, this is a good spot.
Review Source:All I have to say is Midgets, swings (not swingers), cheap-strong drinks, Karaoke & did I mention strong drinks?
Definitely, by far the most fun I have had a bar in a long time. Not to mention the fact that it is one of the most random and interesting bars I have seen.
If you are in Scottsdale you HAVE to check this place out.
I had a lot of fun here, I enjoy a place that does not take itself seriously but is still fun. They do have a midget bar with midget stripper poles and the hottest midget I have ever seen. I am in love for sure with her..I would check it out and look online first before coming because they have a lot of drink special nights for cougars, people with interlocks or whatever other strange thing is happening.
Review Source:This was one of the many stops on the UYE Ugly Sweater party. Â This was the only stop I made that night, I know I'm totally lame. Â I have to say, this was the perfect atmosphere for the event. Â The tacky decor complemented our fine yelepers fabulously horrid christmas sweaters beautifully. Â The drinks were inexpensive and we got what we ordered, which is all I really ask for.
Review Source:Well I was with that little group of 6 who decided to stop for drink and chat Saturday about 2:20PM (December 1, 2012). Yes, when we walked in the waitress was seated with a patron, smoking a cigarette (delightful scent on her and her clothing NOT!) which made her STINK. So, yes, she was engaged in a conversation while seated with a male patron (nothing like making yourself at home with the clientele), and using the F-word loudly multiple times. No other patrons were on the patio (figures!). So we pick a table and because there were 6 of us we scooted one table closer to another so we could hear each other above the too-loud music. So the umbrellas were moved one under the other and the waitress, wearing eau-de-ashtray perfume, ran over and admonished us that "they (umbrellas) break easily." Neither umbrella broke. Â
"What'll you have to drink?" She asks then. We said we would like to have something to eat, and asked if she could bring us menus. She brings the menus.
Then I asked if she could turn down the (TOO LOUD FREAKING) music speaker right OVER OUR HEADS, and she said, "not really, a lot of people are out drinking." Well now isn't that grand logic? Gosh I loved her intellect. Brainy women always turn me on.
This was just too much and one of the others suggested we go elsewhere, since the volume of music would have required us to shout to one another, as drunks often do in noisy bars, but we were sober. So we left.
Having read the other reviews here, it was a wise choice because we might have also have been subjected to the bartenders that were, in those other reviews, labeled "axe-holes." We found refuge at the Marriot one block south, with a lovely, quiet restaurant where we could actually hear each other, and where the wait staff was all one could ask-wonderfully polite and attentive.
Done and done!!! Â Specials everyday of the night whether it's drinks or activities, FO SHO!!! Â Amazing time with friends or solo, Roger wilco! Â Someones bday did you say, PLUNGER SHOTS!!!! Â Amazing wicked blacked out, hangover yep! Â
I absolutely love this bar and it's atypical of the Scottsdale motif though you will see the scottsdale motif peeps which is why it's awesome to people watch either way. Â The bar is definately a dive but with the midget bar, average priced drinks, good seating everywhere, there's always a reason to get a little carried away! Â Totally love this place and I always get excited when someone suggests it! Â Good place to get rowdy with a group!
Midgets and taking shots out of plungers! What's not to like?
This is your typical dive bar, which makes it a great choice if you want a change from the myriad of douchey clubs in the area.
You've got midgets running around with what look like gargantuan pitchers of beer (even though they are really normal size). On top of that, there's a wheel you get to spin for drinks. If you're lucky, it will land on the plunger section and you'll have to take a shot out of a plunger (who knows where that plunger has been, and who cares at this moment).
They have one of those annoying Bimini Ring Toss games here. It always seems to occupy at least 5 minutes of my time because my OCD kicks in and I have to get the ring on the hoop before I can walk away.
All in all a great place to go during the day or at night. I always have an awesome (and memorable) time.
Dive bar for sure! But I love that its a Midget bar!!
Midgets serving you beer that is huge like 40 oz beers lol!! I love that the bars are short. Only thing that would make this bar better is if the there was a midget bouncer and if the place was cleaner.
Hilarious literally "little" find in az!! go here place is funny/cute, and one of kind!!
Torn on this one....
They have great drink specials, the food challenges are hilarious, the games are great and it is overall a very fun place to hang out with friends for hours. Â It is so NOT Scottsdale that is it funny that it is in the middle of Scottsdale; it is pretty much the only reason I would head out that way from where I live in downtown Phoenix.
What baffles me is why a place that seems to be all about FUN would have the rudest bartenders I have ever met. Â Is it just their "schtick"? Â It certainly gets old, and it is amazing how quick one asshole can take the fun out of a place like this.
When they change some staff, I'll come back. Until then, forget it.
If I told you I found love at Giligins would you believe me?
No? I wouldn't believe me either.
In the most hopeless of hopeless places in Old Town (aside from maybe the Rusty Spur...I wouldn't even tell that story though that's just embarrassing) and on the most hopeless of days to be a single person out on the town (you called it, Valentines Day) I met someone. And I fell in head over heels, sappy, rom-com quality love.
Everything about this place is so wrong that when you add it all together it equals right. So maybe that is why what normally would seem impossible becomes possible. I mean, seriously. Who do you know that met someone at a bar in old town, much less one of the most rambunctious dive bars around, and it went anywhere past a one night stand or sexting relationship?
It ended predictably, but it was fun while it lasted. And I learned that love does indeed lurk in the most unlikely of places. And the best love stories find you.
Warning though, if you fall in love at Giligins like I did, don't expect the midgets to catch you.
Ah, Giligins.
A nice refreshing break from the s--t storm called Old Town Scottsdale.
Back in the day I used to get dragged along from one horrid nightclub to another. But on the rare occasion that my friends were feeling like slumming it, we would go to Giligins. And I would rejoice.
Giligins has cheap booze, cheap and tasty greasy bar food, party games, and lots of weirdos. My heart is happy just thinking about it. I have lots of foggy but fun memories of the place. And there was always the Giligins virgin that we got to open the "patio" door. Hehe.
My husband and I dropped by for a lazy Sunday happy hour a while ago. It was dark and cold and had rock bottom prices for beer and munchies. $5 pitchers of PBR! Hells yeah. We were told that dogs are allowed on their recently expanded patio. I guess we will be hanging out there much more often when the weather cools down. :)
Everybody knows about Giligin's in Old Town Scottsdale as a bar destination, but I've been there to eat dinner at a couple happy hours now, and the laid-back, fun-loving spot has great deals on greasy food and bountiful drinks.
The last time I was there, I ordered a side salad and jalapeno poppers, both for $3 each from 4-7 p.m. every day. Trust me, don't get a salad here. Why anyone would order something healthy in a bar decorated with license plates, crude signs and a beer pong table is silly, anyway, but I learned the hard way you should stick to the fattening stuff. The house salad with ranch had huge leaves of romaine lettuce, which had to be cut in half in order to eat. It also only came with cheese and croutons, so it was a pretty boring offering and not even worth the $3 price.
The jalapeno poppers, filled with a cream cheese filling, on the other hand, were pretty tasty. I know they're just fried and served, but they were decent, especially if you've had a few beers.
Speaking of which, the drink specials during happy hour rock. For only $2, you can get pints of beer, glasses of wine and well cocktails. The pitchers were massive and only $5 a piece, yielding at least three pints of beer.
And if you like wings, they're only 25 cents each and can be covered in any kind of sauce you want, from barbecue to teriyaki to sweet Thai.
The crowd during happy hour is more buttoned-down than you might see later at night. It's also smaller, and there are servers walking around to tables like a regular restaurant. There's still lots of fun happening, though, with loud music, sports on all the televisions and an eclectic wait staff.
Giligin's is no-fuss and focused on being silly and having a great time, and if you really want to unwind after work, it's a great option. And if you'd like to challenge me to a one of their vegetarian food challenges, let me know, because I'm dying to try one-and you get a $50 bar tab for your table if you succeed!
This isn't exactly the place you go to for great service - you go for cheap drinks and bar games. But in my book, downright rude service is a deal killer, no matter how cheap the drinks are.
I went in on a busy-ish night. Busy, but not standing room only. I went and sat down at the bar and ordered 2 drinks. The total came to an even amount ($5 I think). I don't know how anyone else does it, but when I am paying in cash and don't want to open a tab, I pay for the drinks when they are delivered, then leave the tip on the bar top right before I leave. Well, I order my drinks. The guy comes over and says "That'll be 5 dollars". So I pull out a 5-dollar bill and give it to him, once again, because I always leave a cash tip on the bar top before I leave, not at the same time I pay for the drinks. Well, he takes my 5 dollars, gives me a look and says "Oh, thanks for the exact change, sweetie. Thanks a lot!" and walks away. I was so floored that somebody would actually be that rude I just stood there staring at him, then put my drinks down and left.
Yes, it's cheap. Yes, they have giant games. But there are plenty of bars in Old Town that have cheap drinks and giant games. There isn't a single reason to settle for horrible service. Now when my friends suggest Giligin's - I pass and meet up with them at the next spot.
The place is pretty fun. Love that there's karaoke and goldfish racing! I like that they expanded their patio area. Haven't gone for their happy hour or anything. Their drinks are cheap-ish. I remember thinking that my beer should've been less since it wasn't anything special and it was served in a dinky plastic cup lol. Really like the vibe of the place and there's a good mix of people there as well.
This is the place to go to if you want a night out and get awesome but want to avoid the Old Town scene with the douche bags and whatnot, this is the place.
I have only been here once but It is definitley a fun bar to hit up if you are ever in the area.
In the heart of downtown Scottsdale, it is close to resturaunts, other bars and taxis are easy to come by. Or if you are feeling adventurous, they have bike peddlers
This place is not your typical drive bar. There are tons of weird/pirate decorations but it just adds to the charm of the bar
There is a bouncer but no charge at the door(plus)
There is an outside area with high top tables and chairs and a few fun games outsides(imagine a life size large version of connect four-so fun)
Inside it is smaller with a lot of tables and chairs off to the left and then off to the right there is a bar which offers and assortment of beers and drinks. There are a lot of fun cocktails but the beers are what you would come here for. They are HUGE(around 32 oz) and cheap($5!)
There are several games inside to play as well. Most popular seems to bee Bay Rou or "beer pong". Â
I only stopped here for a beer but this is def a place to hang out in jeans and a t-shirt and play a few games!
I spent the majority of the last two St. Patrick's Day celebrations at Giligin's.
Here's why I liked it this year:
$10 beer and a shot special
I only paid for one drink this year, but somehow ended up having several. Â People are just more generous at Giligin's. Â I mean, even chicks were buying me drinks. Â
I met a lot of great people and reconnected with old friends.
They have a GIANT Connect 4. Â I kicked some older gentleman's butt and he was utterly impressed by my skill (I have not played in literally 25 years or more). Â Of course all his friends did call me "the child bride," but still.
The party was indoors and outdoors.
There was no cover charge!
#enoughsaid
Giligans Bar is the spot you want to visit when you feel like partying in Old Town, but lay low at the same time. Girls, no need to break out the 5-inch heels or spend an hour getting ready to come here. Feel free to come COMFY.
Giligans possesses all the benefits of a good dive, like cheaper booze, (in big bottles), comfortable atmosphere, jello shots, games, karaoke, beer pong, a midget bar, lots of funny drink specials(for cougars and people with a breathalyzer in their car) Â and an interesting crowd, but it's not a scary dive like the ones filled with Hells Angel bikers. Good happy hour specials too- lots of munches for 3 dollar which include taquitos, fried pizza rolls, and fried zucchini.
Tip- don't drink & drive!
It's hard for me to give Giligan's an unbiased review because I am obsessed, OBSESSED I TELL YOU, with that hook game thing they have on their patio. Like, my friends won't even take me here anymore because they know I'll spend the whole night hovering around it and betting with strangers on who can do it in the least amount of tries. The thing is in, I'm not even good at it. If there was a hook game on the floor in Vegas, I would be bankrupt. But like many things I'm not good at (pool, darts, singing, cornhole, interacting with the human race), put a few drinks in me and it is my new favorite thing in the world. So, yes, the hook game probably accounts for 2/3 Stars.
Giligin's should always be last on your Scottsdale bar crawl. That way, you're too drunk to notice how gross everything is and can just appreciate it for the fact that they serve gigantic beers that conveniently limit the amount of times you have to stand up and walk back to the bar. Believe it or not, I've eaten here before, and even had their oysters because they have an amazing HH deal for them (I think they're like $.50 a piece or something ridiculous). They were actually pretty good, which even our waitress had doubts about. Jonathon Swift should write a quote about me.
All-in-all, a decent spot for when you're already hammered and want to get a giant corona for like $4 and then spend the time and money you saved by ordering a giant corona gambling on your hand eye coordination in a crowded patio next to a hook in the wall. I know that doesn't sound that great, but trust me it is A-OK.
This is "that" bar in Scottsdale. That divey bar, that brings in the rejects from other places because guys are drunken idiots, and girls are hot messes.
It's not the most hygienic bar in the world, but then again, find me a dive that is.
It's generally crowded on a weekend night, and you will have the regulars sitting up front. They've probably worked at the bar before, and have no place else to go.
On Friday, we ran into some old guy who was wearing headphones. Maybe that's the hot new fashion accessory? We also met some guy who told us he was a cop. Then he showed us his badge, and I caught on...he was a parole officer. Two different things. Jeez. We got free drinks out of making new friends, though.
Then you have the rest of the place teeming with Scottsdale douchebags and whores. It's the perfect place to people watch, and judge. I love to judge.
Now that I got all the snark out of my system for this particular review, I will say that this is a pretty cool place. You get beers in 24oz bomber bottles, the drinks are strong, and the bartenders make creative shots.
My friend kept saying that the Orange Julius shot touched her soul. I believe it too. I saw the happy look on her face. A few times.
The patio can get a little crowded if you want to get some air.
Bathrooms. Pray to God you don't have to piss if you are a man, otherwise be prepared for the trough. Thankfully I found a bush somewhere afterwards. Kidding. Or am I?
Will I return? Yeah. Definitely.
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Just sit right back and you'll read a tale, a tale of a crappy bar;
Good for me, it's pretty close, I didn't walk too far;
The food is poor, and the service is not very good, (it's bad!);
We went to eat at happy hour, instead the hour was sad.
My mate is a pretty special girl, she said "let's try this out";
5 people were inside the joint,
For Giligin's Happy Hour...
For Giligin's Happy Hour...
The music blared throughout the joint, so loud that it caused pain;
On grimy tables, floors and chairs,
We tried to chat in vain...
We tried to chat in vain...
This place is not my favorite bar;
I wouldn't hang out there;
With Giligin;
The waitresses;
The "thousandairres", and their friends;
The "You Tube Stars";
and the rest...they all can have my share:)
Fourth times a charm? -- in that THIS is the 4th time I'm posting a review of Giligin's on Yelp.
The first three were inexplicably targeted, "flagged by the community", and removed by Interpol.
I will attempt to stay within the boundaries of the ambiguous review rules, but not without saying that this place sucks the ass end of a donkey.
Vile...never again. Went in to meet up with some friends. While I was waiting to get a drink, a guy on a microphone was calling another guy derogatory names for a gay person, every rude one you can think of.
Now I can pretty much guarantee that no gay man would be caught dead in this pit, so it was hetero insult with the gay slur time. Lame.
It was yucky hot, way overcrowded, & generally miserable.
After about 5 minutes of looking for my friends, I got a text that they were at Mulligans & not Giligins. Thank you baby jesus!
I got the hell out of that pit & rode my bike over to the right bar.
They get 2 stars because the doorman was a doll. He probably stays in good spirits because he stays outside the bar.
If you still decide to go there, don't say I didn't warn you that it blows.
I came to this bar once right after I turned 21. At the time I thought it was cool because A) I was already drunk B) I got some weird fruity drink in a coconut shell C) My friend who was two years older than me told me it was cool and I am highly suggestible.
My second trip (yesterday) was as part of a group of 24 for my little baby sisters 21st birthday. This time, being the professional that I am now, I knew that this place was NOT cool, even thought at the time, I was already VERY drunk.
They have a cool theme going, but the ... let's say "less than friendly" bartenders completely ruined any type of possibility for fun. They either hated themselves or hated the world. Who knows.
The one thing I did really enjoy was the plunger shot my sister had to do, although, I think that it was what set her over the edge. Thankfully this was the last stop of the night.
I don't hate this place, but I don't love it. I don't know that under normal circumstances I would have a good time. Although, I did get a picture with a plastic Captain and there is a wooden swing at the bar... but I'm just not that into pirates.
I rue this place. Loath it. Despise it. Scowl whenever I think of my experience here. I'd give this place 0 or negative stars, if I could.
Sure, I can see how people would enjoy the low key atmosphere and the camaraderie of friends at a bar in Scottsdale that's not the least bit pretentious. It's not the bar, per se, that I have a problem with - it's the absurd activities during the week. (Of course, Giligin's has made its name based on its weekly events.) Ok, so I can laugh about a midget bartender just like everyone else can. That's funny. Sure, a midget stripper pole. Also funny. Scantily clad women handing out free shots? Eh, that doesn't even faze me nowadays.
It's not even the goldfish races that bother me. I guess it's the man in charge on the evening I went. Lewd. Crude. Obscene. Disrespectful. Sure, some people may like this, but I definitely don't. I don't want to hear a string of curse words coming out of a man holding a fishing pole with a dildo attached to the end. I don't want to see him waving it around in people's faces. I sure as hell don't want to see the end of the fishing line smack into a woman's face and the man laugh uproariously, calling the female all kinds of names and insinuating she likes it. You call this amusement? This is fun? This is entertainment? No. This is B.S. When you have to humiliate and degrade people to have a laugh, then you need to reconsider how you spend your downtime.
Ok, so maybe I'm coming off a bit strong here. It just riles me up to think people actually enjoy going out to be humiliated and talked down to, like they're scum. It annoys me to know a man is employed to be a complete and utter jackass. And, on top of that, the crowd urges him on while getting rapaciously sloshed.
I will never go back here. I want nothing to do with a place like this. In fact, I feel sort of bad for anyone who likes this place for the sheer fact that they can get a verbal beating by a dude with an IQ lower than the goldfish he torments.
If that's your bag, enjoy. Just leave me out of it.
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