Graduate Restaurant & Bar

What a dump.  The parking was terrible.  We BARELY found a spot in the lot.  Despite my opinion of the place, it is clearly really popular with the locals.

I am told this place was something, once upon a time, but that ship has sailed, in my opinion.  It's like a poor man's Chuck E Cheese with arcade games lining the walls.  Unattended kids were crawling all over.  I was expecting a bar atmosphere, but it is definitely not that anymore, although there is a full bar in the back.

They serve Blue Moon by the pitcher, and the steak nachos were outstanding, way ABOVE my expectation for bar food.  It looks like they serve a lot of pizza there, but I didn't try any.

They do karaoke on Thursday nights, which is why we were there with our karaoke-enthusiast friends.  No complains there.  The karaoke system was well run, and kids and adults alike were participating.  Again, not quite the bar atmosphere I was expecting, but being family-friendly isn't a bad thing.

The problem, however, is that although there were A LOT of screaming kids there, there was also the unmistakable scent of pot wafting out of the ladies room, which diminishes the family-friendly vibe for me.

So, I guess I'm just confused by this place.  Is it for kids?  For adults?  It seems like it kinda wants to be a bar, but it's like a bar you can bring your kids to.  Classy.

Food was descent, just not very good service

I haven't been here in a while, but in the past everything was great.  They have cheap pitchers of beer, great burgers and fries.  I like that they have a salad/sides type bar where I can add lettuce tomatoes, etc to my burger.  I'm a huge veggie person so I hate when I only get one tiny piece of lettuce and a slice of tomato.  They also have different sauces to add to your meal.
It's a very casual place, tables are picnic style, and you can always find interesting people there. Don't expect anything fancy, but it is a chill place to hang out, drink with friends and watch a game. Theyhave many tvs for games and game machines for kids or adults too!

For students from UOP, they accept pacific cash here!