Pros' Â The Steak night and rib night specials are awesome, and the service has always been great. Â The music, also great.
Cons: Â Their soda gun must never be cleaned, because everything that comes out of it was AWFUL. Â We had a lot of time on out hand and drinks at our table to sort it out.
the rib eye is fantastic!!!! cool bar and hangout spot, good drinks.. there is a large outdoor patio with tables and its own bar and a large indoor bar and seating area with a stage for a band to play... Â on fridays they have a rib eye special for $10 and my coworkers tell me the rib special during the week is great also.. this is a rather distinctive place with a lot of character which anyone spending time in the Imperial Valley area should definitely check out at least once!!
Review Source:I stopped by this place and gotta say I was really disappointed. I went on a Friday afternoon (early evening) and ordered a BLT after which the bartender told me they had no bread. Are you f*cking kidding me? Friday afternoon early dinner and you got no bread? That means half the menu items are off the menu as a result leaving me a choice of hot wings, steak, nachos or an iceberg lettuce salad. To top it off, my buddy ordered a steak and what does he get with it? A dinner roll. No bread, huh? Your lazy ass couldn't even give me the option of having some kind of BLT sliders or something? Another friend ordered the wings and they were basically grilled wings brushed with BBq sauce. I ended up walking next door to the 7-11 and getting a sandwich there. The venue itself is decent enough and the waitresses were nice but don't expect much out of this place, food wise, if you're ordering something besides steak. I won't be coming back.
btw:I took the panoramic photo in the photo's section. You're welcome, Hot Rod's & Beer.
A very cool place. I went Friday nite for the 10 buck ribeye dinner, it can't be beat, awesome steak! Â It was packed, the regulars are friendly and polite, I was an outsider but didn't feel out of place. My only complaint was I didn't have a driver so I drank Cranberry juice. Owner was great, he had given me the nickel tour when I stopped by in the afternoon to see what the dinner hours were. I will go back when I am working this area. There is also a great sense of pride from the locals about their hometown, it is a nice town.
Review Source:Hell yes. Great place! Will be back many times. I would be a regular if i could. The steaks are awesome and they make them right there on a grill as you walk in. The bartender moves with a sense of purpose and makes a kick ass drink. Haven't had too much of the food just the wings and steak, but that's good enough, don't worry about the rest.
As a bonus I've heard some incredibly good live music in there, mostly cover bands I guess.
The decor inside is kind of garage-like with walls of corrugated aluminum siding. Rockabilly/hot rod posters on the walls and a decent sized stage for the cover bands. There is a bar inside that fits about 15 people.
Outside there is a smaller horse shoe tikki bar with heat lamps and a large screen.
Easily the best bar & grill in the Imperial Valley.
Want to this place to hang with couple of my friends. Having a good time until I went to the bathroom. Upon my return my iPhone went missing from our table. I asked my friends and waitress if they may have picked it up. Well long story short the phone was taken by either a employee or the bouncer. When ask to review the video footage of the camera that was pointing at my table I was told there was not clear view. Really or you don't want to be held responsible for your stealing employees!!! If you go to this place lock up your wallets, phones, keys and your lovers. They will get stolen if left alone.
Review Source:Came here on a Saturday night and where I'm from, bars are crowded on this night of the week. Â Not the case at this place. Went inside to get a drink and hang out. EMPTY. Large place with a handful of people inside. Why? Well... the band that was playing was ok, but my gosh was the sound loud. Waaaay too loud. You had to shout to have any semblance of a conversation in there. Even sitting next to someone words got lost. Drinks and bartenders were a-ok. Nothing special.
Outside the vibe was a little better, but still meh. Could have used some heat lamps cause it was chilly... If there were any, there weren't enough. I know in the summer it gets scorching hot, but during the winter it is quite cold outside.
Entrance is from the side of the building, through the patio area.
Came here on a Wednesday night for $10 steak night. It was awesome~~~~ The steak comes with a salad, mashed potatos, broccoli and butter toasted bread. This place has a really cool vibe. There's both indoor and outdoor seating area. The outdoor seating area is adorned with neon lights, with water mist dispensers, and a tropical feel.
The service was tres excellente. They were attentive to our needs and the owner came over and said hello to us. There is a tiny stage for karaoke and they have karaoke competitions from time to time. The indoor area had a pool table, tv all around, and the place was packed!!! If you're looking for a good time, this is the place to be!
4 starts for their steak night. $10 ribeye steak (really good steak) cook leans more toward the rare side so ask for your steak to cook a little longer. I like mine medium but i had to send it back the 1st time i went. 2nd time ordered med-well and it was perfect, enough pink, soft, no bleeding. Flavorful meat :)
The sides have improved from my 1st visit. green salad, roll, and mash potatoes, however, you can taste that the potatoes are from the box, but for $10 you can't ask for more.
I would go for their steak night anytime :) Nice atmosphere, and the chavela's were good.
For a couple of hours this place made my wife and me very happy! Â A delicious steak, affordable drinks and an excellent band. Â (Beatles / John Lennon band)
Can't say much about the table service. I know thats important but the place was pretty busy, plus I've got arms and legs so a walk to the bar to order was no biggie.
Over all it was a great atmosphere! Â I felt like I could have walked in with my son, my father and grandfather and had a great time.
As a visitor to El Centro, this bar in holtville was great to go and have a beer, it was worth the 15 minute drive. Â Beer selection is domestics and a few exports. Â Sunday night was $1 domestic pint night.
The house specialty is the chavela, which was excellent. Â Right combination of all the flavors (clamato, lime and lemon juice, spice and seasonings, and beer)!!
Well decorated and great atmosphere.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE ALL THE WAY OVER IN HOLTVILLE!!! WHY!?! Cool bar to say the least, in fact the coolest in the Valley, man, probably coolest I've ever been to considering all the cool shit on the walls, a stage, indoor and outdoor area's, cabana bar and cheap beers... and I hope it stays that way since the Owl has now Officially gone to shit with gay guys dancing on the bars, metal detectors, bogus $5 covers, smoking areas that double as mugging areas, security brute squads and packs of shady, wannabe gangsta's around every corner... The Owl is dead RIP! We came here to Hot Rod's one night when a RHCP cover band was playing and had a blast, Mando was rockin' the keyboards outside too! Great prices, saw tons of friends, sang with the singer and just got drunk and had fun (which, last time I checked is what is supposed to happen at a bar), and Holtville is a pretty chill town and I have a lot of cool friends there... Just such a far drive for us lazy drunks... but worth it.... Get a designated driver!!
Review Source:One of the best bars in the valley. Live bands from Vegas and San Diego. 5 cent budweiser during the Monday night games all season long. Â The owners are very friendly. Â I don't know how they stay in business with prices this good. Â I'm only giving 4 stars because there is no guiness on draft and it would be nice if they offered more than pretzels to snack on. Some wings or nachos would be great. Taco cart is usually outside though.
Review Source:Hot Rods & Beer
Well...........this has to be the only bar in the Imperial Valley that has plenty of room for just about anything. Bands, car shows, dancing, pool table, darts, etc.
Can anybody beat $3 beers. Most beers in the I.V. are at least $3.50 or $4. This is a brand new place and so far it looks like its doing pretty damn good. There are more than enough people showing up every weekend. I've seen people from San Diego/Oceanside show up here cause of their Hot Rod theme.
They have a large outdoor palapa bar in the back near the parking lot with a huge flat screen.
Inside they have several large flat screens, a stage for a band, a pool table and a juke box.
I've been to just about every bar in the Valley and this is by far the cheapest beer you can get and the enviorment is awesome.
They are a hot rod bar so of course you can expect to hear a lot of rock n' roll / blues.
They have the beer, the liquor and from what I heard they're trying to get their lic. to sell food. Possible restaurant/bar coming soon.
This place is fun with cheap beer and good music including the live bands. I'll definitely be going back.
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