Kailua Palace

I am a construction worker that was working on the Walgreens across the street. I would sometimes try to sneak off at around 8am or so to grab a drink or two from here. The place is absolutely butt ugly as are the patrons in the joint. I was apprehensive drinking in there to say the least. It was scary, and possibly the first time I drank due to fear. The Guy next to me with his oxygen tank was reminiscing to me about the glory days he never had. There was another girl there who was talking to me about how she was slept with her AA sponsor, and how he wont return her calls now. The bartender wanted me to go bar hopping with her after a few shots with me. She said she knew a place we could go dancing around the corner. This was at 10am mind you. I did have alot of fun here on a few occasions without a bar brawl or anything of that sort happening. I felt sorry for the regulars who are always there in the morning. You know that sense of impending doom? That's kinda what you feel when you drink here. Its kinda sorta like a ghetto version of The Hideaway Bar in Waikiki if that were even possible. I would say its a decent enough place to get your drink on early in the morning. If you need a boost in morale, and want to feel good about yourself just talk to the people drinking there. You will find that your life is not as bad as you thought.

This place is traaaashy.

Let's make this clear: the ONLY reason I was here was because I was DRAGGED.  It was completely against my will.

We were here because SOME people wanted to sing karaoke.  So I said, OK, I'll go and belt out some Carrie Underwood. Sidenote: Her songs are impossible to belt out after say 3 or more beers....

This place was so trashy and dirty that I was scared of putting my mouth too close to that mic because of what I might catch from it.

Can I give it zero stars? Dirty, dingy deadbeats and a dried up hag of a barwench that gave me serious attitude when I ordered a martini, then told me that there was something floating in the vermouth without apology nor a question as to whether or not she could get me something different to drink.

Just avoid it.