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The Bar: Considered the diviest bar in Long Beach, this little hole in the wall sits on Clark Ave. between PCH and Los Coyotes Diagonal. This is the bar that the locals come to when the Annex and Blondie's close early, at least that's what I did when I lived in Long Beach. Everything about this place screams dive bar, no windows, a door leading into the unknown, and the smell of stale beer from the night before, feels like home.
The Crowd: For a Saturday night, not much happening in here. Got your standard retirees, couple of drunk middle aged fellows, and a few in their 20's. Everyone seemed nice enough.
Service: Quick and delivered with a smile.
Prices: $4.25 16oz Coors Light, $5 shots of Fireball (heavy pour)
Entertainment: 2 pool tables (50 cents), TouchTunes, 2 dart boards, Lottery ticket machine. Complementary hotdogs and popcorn on weekends.
Restroom: One of the filthiest we've ever been in. It was hot & humid, with the smell of old urine. Perhaps a 99 cent air freshener could fix this issue.
Closing statement: We use to frequent this place on the regular. Not a terrible spot if you are looking for a relaxed environment. The restrooms could certainly use a facelift. We were told that Friday nights are the best and that we should return then, we shall try. In the meantime, stop on by and let us know what you thought.
Interlude looks like it has a ton of potential, what with it looking like it was just tacked onto the side of a strip mall as an afterthought.
The only thing I really enjoyed about the place was the bartender, who was very sweet to us. Other than that, the prices were a little much and the crowd seemed insular and unfriendly.
I don't expect a bar to be my sole source of happiness in life, but should it actively depress me? If I find myself here again, I might just have to slit my wrists (after a drink or two, of course).
Dive bar.
I like "the lude" cuz the drinks are strong and the prices aren't too bad.
They have a lotto scratch off machine, jukebox and pool tables. The crowd is usually older and is the kind of place that has a lot of "regulars" I have only been here a handful of times or so and when I walk in I always get looks like who is that, where is she from, why is she here. But it is what it is. I don't mind the stares if I can sit down, have a drink and listen to some tunes.