Lava Sports Lounge

My first time at this place. Stopped in at lunch time for a couple of beers last week. I was the only person in the place. Bartender was not terribly friendly and seemed a little "off"....like maybe she forgot to take her meds that day. Half way through my beer, and older gentleman came in and sat at the bar but didn't order any food or drinks. I didn't like the vibe so I decided to skip the second beer. I'll have to check out this place in the evening/weekend.....maybe the atmosphere is a little better.

I didn't think it could get worse but somehow it has!  Dropped in for a laugh and got a big one.  I'm 47 and I was the youngest person, by far!  Was it geriatric night?  There were people with walkers and rascals playing pool.  It looked like happy hour at a rest home.  No, I'm not kidding.  We waited at the bar for about 10 minutes or so and never got served.  Hell, no one even looked our way.  We knew we weren't getting served any time soon, so, the band happened to be singing, "... give me one reason to stay here ... " I said, "I can't think of one," So we left, cracking up all the way home.  Next time I need a good laugh I'll drop in again.

I love Chocolate Lava Cake.  I think the lavaflows in Hawaii are really cool.  Plus, I think there's something sexy about the word "Lava".  Well, that's shot to hell now.  Let's see, I'll summarize today's experience that this is not a top-tier place to watch sports.  In bar terms, it's bottom shelf.  Still in my search for a great NFL Sunday sports bar, trying out Lava Sports Lounge sure didn't suit up to expecations, and so the search continues.

The Scene === It's divey.  On a Sunday for NFL football: about 10 smallish TV's with sound ON for 1 game, a pool table, and a bunch of old guys sitting around drinking in a half-lit bar.  The whole place needs Viagra.  Bowling is on one TV, enough said?

The Good === 40 draft beers, and a $2 Bloody Mary Sunday football offer.

The Bad === Breakfast burritos are normally great,  right?  How do you screw up an egg burrito w/bacon and cheese and a side of potatoes?  Well, they managed to get it totally wrong.  You can't cut up raw bacon, add to pan and add raw egg to it, stir, and throw it into a tortilla.  The bacon was nearly raw!  Yuck.  I sent it back.  The second version was slightly better, but the bacon was still barely cooked.  Guys, you can't make it like ham.  Teeny-tiny amount of potatoes, too.  At least the presentation was fancy <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lava-sports-lounge-thousand-oaks?select=250Ccesg5MOBrwNNgYIe4w#250Ccesg5MOBrwNNgYIe4w">http://www.yelp.com/biz_…</a>

The Disgusting === A customer was constantly clearing his flemmy throat - priceless, and my new diet plan: eat raw bacon, listen to flemmy throat clearing, and lose my appetite.

The service === one older bartender/waitress to serve the customers.  She was very nice and worked hard, so she saves this rating from a being a 1-star.

New Breakfast Burrito motto === more potato and less raw bacon.