The four stars are for their burgers, appetizer portions and friendly service-all of which are great. Prompt service can become somewhat of an issue during moments of high customer volume due to being understaffed, but other than that its a good place to see shows or stop in for lunch. The bacon burgers are mo-effin huge! Been coming here for about six years and thought it was time to leave a good review.
Review Source:Malone's: Â It's a dive. Â Keep that in mind.
I don't say this like it's a bad thing - you get some great experiences at dive bars. Â Whenever I'm out of town, I always look for one to try. Â This one was recommended by colleagues - it didn't disappoint.
Denise behind the bar was awesome. Â She was accurate with our orders, very friendly and attentive. Â The burgers were huge. Â The sides were just so-so, but not like the burgers left much room for them anyway, and they were good.
The beer selection is limited, but it is a full bar. Â I didn't get to see a metric crapton of bands as William W. pointed out, but a couple IPA's and a burger later, and I was a happy camper.
I will be back to this area, and I will give Malone's another go. Â Hopefully on a busier night so I can take in more of the local flavor and meet more people here.
If they have food I've never seen it. But if you want to see a metric crapton of bands for less than dinner for two at the Burger King across the street, you've come to the right place. They have two stages, so the music doesn't ever have to stop. Parking is weird, but I've never heard of people getting a ticket for parking just wherever.
Review Source:Worst concert-going experience ever! I've been actively going to Metal shows in the greater Los Angeles area for 8 years now and I've NEVER encountered any place as misrepresented and mismanaged as this Malone's monstrosity, aka "Eddie's House of Metal." The staff is incompetent and the promoter, Eddie himself, is an out and out cheat and liar.
  I had been looking forward to seeing my favorite singer Mandy Lion play this venue for MONTHS. So had my friend. We have been to many Mandy Lion concerts over the years and are both huge front and center fans so we decided to make a day of it and go together, along with one of her friends who had never before seen the band and was anxious to experience the show firsthand. She was 20. Knowing this of course could be a potential problem, my friend and I BOTH asked about age restrictions and were BOTH assured there would be no problem getting her in as this was NOT to be a 21 and over show. This was as far as 2 weeks prior. I even went online at the time to check all available show flyers, event invites, and related venue websites just to be "sure" this was a non-issue, and not one thing was divulged about age limits anywhere. So naturally we thought we were all good to go, like at many many other shows I've been to where anyone underage simply ends up sporting a different color wrist band or something so they can't buy alcohol.
  Given this what turned out to be gross misinformation, I drove 33 MILES from my house in Covina to my friend's place in Hollywood to pick both girls up... The same 33 MILES from Hollywood back to Covina where we all spent 3 hours primping, dressing to the nines, and anticipating all the "fun" we were soon to have... Then another 40 MILES from Covina out to this Malone's dive in Santa Ana where we got to the door, paid our $15, and got told by the doorman this event was 21 AND OVER. My friend and I were absolutely livid. How could this happen that these fools don't know their own age restrictions at this stupid club?? Plus we had gotten there way early to check out some of the other acts and we refused to let our friend just sit in the car for 4+ hours not even able to use the restroom while we feigned a good time inside. As if all this wasn't enough, the establishment, if you even want to call it that, apparently doesn't bother to give ticket stubs, wrist bands, or even hand stamps to signify that anyone paid to get in. As a result of that cheapness they have this fun rule that once you are inside the dump sweating your ass off in what I heard to be a completely NON-AIR CONDITIONED sweat box (this is after a stifling September day in Santa Ana where all the hot winds come from mind you, not a charming beach resort where there's a cooling trend rolling in at night), YOU CAN'T GO OUTSIDE FOR ANYTHING WITHOUT REPAYING TO GET BACK IN! We wouldn't even have been able to go out and check on our friend in all that time without dealing with even MORE ridiculous procedures and problems. And of course no one would take responsibility for giving us false information or offer an acceptable solution. So we went to get our money back from the doorman (he short changed me by trying to give me $10 when I paid $15) while some annoying woman put 2 giant black X's on our friend's hands like she had the plague WHEN WE WERE OBVIOUSLY LEAVING ANYWAY. What a complete insult considering we were not even trying to sneak in or cause problems. So I drove another very dismal 40 MILES from Santa Ana to Downtown LA to drop off my two very disappointed friends... And finally the last 25 MILES from Downtown LA to my house in Covina again to stew... For a grand total of 170 MILES for this complete runaround and waste of time and money that ALL could have been avoided if certain people had just been up front and honest from the onset.     Â
  You've heard the saying "scratch a lie, find a thief?" Well the way I see it, this Eddie guy might as well have stolen $75 right out of my purse because THAT'S how much money I inevitably wasted in premium gasoline alone ($4.30 per gal) NOT getting in to see the show. I'm a Metal chick all the way. I support my bands, I dress the part, and I love my muscle cars. So when I think of how I drove my 1974 Dodge Charger SE beast with it's 440 engine and no air conditioning 170 BLOODY MILES in 90 degree skin-hugging humid heat all day for absolutely nothing it makes me want to rip this Eddie guy a new asshole. Places like this that are not even on the beaten path should really have more respect for fans that go to such painstaking efforts to be paying guests at their events. Money is tight right now and it certainly shouldn't be wasted here. I regret even having to give this place 1 star because this whole experience was a complete slap in the face and totally unacceptable. Never again!
Came here for the first time last night, for the OC Music Awards. Good place for chill music, with lots of high circle tables to sit around. Swivel chairs. SO FUN. If you're low on money, you don't even have to buy drinks. Just swivel a few times! Regardless of if you do, it was nice to go to a place with ample seating, though for more high-energy acts there's not much floor space.
Drinks were good. Bartender was good. Â I was distracted by a friend and handed my money to the bartender in a mess, but he didn't mind at all, when he could have understandably had some attitude. Props to him for that!
Hard to find parking in the side alley, so I parked across the street at Burger King. It worked out for me, though I came on a Tuesday. I doubt that would always work.
Music system sounded good, lighting was good, bathroom was clean even at the end of the night. ID checker was friendly, which was a bonus. Outdoor area was nice size-wise, though not anything special. I liked it for not being anything special, it was comfortable. Pool tables. Darts that people were playing without attacking others cuz of proximity. It's nice because you can pretty much see the whole place wherever you are. Easy to find people.
It's not trying to be anything it's not, so you don't have to, either. Yay. :)
This review is for seeing a live band only.
Came here a few weeks back to see a friend's band play at a KUCI benefit and was surprised at what a good venue it was for live music. Â There are two stages, both of which offer tables and chairs close-up. Â It is kind of cool if you're in a band because you can set up for your show on one stage while the other band plays on the other. Â Parking was tight - we ended up having to park in an empty business lot behind the bar, but it looks like that is pretty routine and the businesses are closed at night, so you don't get towed. Â The staff was nice here too.
This bar used to look kind of ghetto before they put in a legit stage for the shows and turned the girls restroom into a real restroom; now its pretty decent.
I only came here before to watch the hip hop group "TFEK" (The Faded Enemy Kings), and didn't go back there until recently to watch them again.
The bar service isn't too great(maybe because I'm a girl), but the drinks are good. The sound system has improved plenty so that's a plus!
Anyway, the night I returned to the newly remodeled malones, TFEK was opening for strong arm steady and dj muggz, which was pretty cool cuz I'm a fan of all of the above(another plus for malones)!
It was packed like I've never seen before but it was way too mellow. Â After a couple of crappy acts, TFEK went on and finally got the crowd moving and vibing to their lyrics+beats. The following acts were just as great!
3 stars for the newly remodeled bar; 4 for holding great acts.
I like Malone's...a lot. Some would say too much. I didnt really care for it much at first, but I think the guttermouth and iron maidens concerts converted me. They have added a larger stage and they don't hassle me over a cover charge anymore. The staff is also really nice. Seems like they have become more empathic to the local drunk who has no idea music is playing let alone what band it is. He is hopeless and depraved, and Malones is his Shagri la.
Review Source:My co-worker took me here during lunch. Lunching at a bar? why not.
The place looked like it was somewhere from the 80's and I'm not sure if thats a good thing or bad. I heard their window is bulletproof though due to past shooting. At least I feel a little bit safer eating my lunch.
greeted and seated right away. The food menu looks good, variety of sandwiches and salads. I ordered the turkey melt while my coworker got the patty melt.
I have to say, the food was good. Cheesy, thick meat (twss), fat fries and a coke. Thats the ultimate lunch food, right?
One thing that was kind of weird to us, our waiter rounded up our total. It wasn't a print out receipt, it was hand written. We calculated our total that was supposed to be $17.25 and she rounded it up to $20. So we were sitting there for a good 5 minutes or so trying to figure out why did she do that, we calculated our food, does that mean it was already including tax and tips, should we give an extra tips?
You see, the last thing I wanted to do during my lunch time is to calculate and think about money. But since you gave a bill that was rounded up, it got us very very confused. We came out with a total of $17.25 and you rounded it up to $20. Therefore we ASSUME it was already including tips. Why can't we just get a normal bills and let us decided how much we want to give out for tips?
--and I deeply apologize if that $20 DID NOT include tips, but don't blame us, we lost 5 minutes of our lunch time to calculate the cost of  our food, consider our lost lunch time as your tips--
Oh, will I come back for the food, definitely. I will bring calculator next time though.
Certainly has local flavor and plenty of regulars. A typical working man's bar and expected fare for the semi-industrial location. I wandered in for lunch recently during a business trip and the bottled beer was cold, the burger was giant and tasty enough for freezer meat. Gina, who was working the bar, was a joy to chat with. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to discover she is the owner. All the folk in there were friendly, but it was obviously a slow, lazy midweek thing. Maybe a bit run down by some standards, but hey, it's a bar, get over it! Being an average white collar, white guy without a Harley, I wouldn't chance a night run in this place.
Review Source:We went on a weird night where there was a battle of the bands for greasers and rockabillys...but made the best of it and the night actually turned out great... cheap drinks and cool bartenders although the crowd was a little sketchy. Some guy from the next pool table over grabbed my wrist and asked me to marry him? #weird# Aside from that awkward moment I'd come back to shoot some pool after work.
Review Source:After work, looking to meet up with some co-workers and this seemed to be a good place.
Good: drinks are stiff and prices are good.
Eh: Bar food seemed nothing special
Bad: I wish the jukebox had a better selection, but i have to give is up as you can get a lot of songs for 5 bucks. Parking sucks.
Bar service: excellent
Table service: slow
I will go back as they have live music there and that sounds promising. Great location for live bands as the venue is sizable.
Oh...one more thing....nice and large side patio (for you smokers out there)
if you like being in an area with 99% mexicans (not that there's anything wrong with mexicans) this is your spot. Â i prefer a diverse crowd, this was far from diverse. Â they do not sell pitchers, beers are $5 each. Â GIRLS - they do not allow PURSES!!! Â i couldn't believe it, when i asked why, the door man said 'to prevent drugs and weapons from coming into the bar', i was like WTF? Â by about 12 the dance floor was poppin, but again 99% mexicans, some of which were anything but modest in trying to hit on you.
I ALMOST FORGOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Â bathrooms, 2 toliets in each! Â yep, only 2 girl and 2 guy bathrooms, my friend and i waited 15 minutes to use the girls bathrooms, which is an eternity when you're wasted!!!! Â also, once you go out you cant come back in for the rest of the night, so no sneaking next door to use their restroom!
So I went to Malone's for the first time on this St. Patty's. I work close by the place which is how I noticed it, and my friend lives walking distance from Main st. so we figured this would be a safe bet for the night (no DUI)
The place is a good size, decent bar, nice patio area outside (I don't smoke but like options) Pool tables, pin ball, and my fave Deer Hunter (not sure why I play this I'm vegan :p) My friend got my beer that night, but I think it was reasonably priced.
The live music that night was horrible, sorry.
I'd definitely come back and check this place out another night with better music, mostly due to proximity. it's a dive, so if you're into that and in the area, I'd say stop by.
I've been to Malone's twice before and didn't have horrible experiences. Â once for lunch and a random drive through.
Basically, I had a shitty work week and this place is between my office & home, so i decided to cool off with a drink. Â I park and hear live music, "cool...whatever." Â I walk in and the bouncer says $10 over the music, i look around, see that it's dead, and chuckle as i leave. Â I'm not paying $10 to get into a dive.
maybe next time...
Hi review #3 I used to hit Malone's all the time as I was working nearby and had to check it out.
Large beer premium was 7.00 not too bad for basically 3 beers quiet place funny thing is all the postal workers... Never hit the weekend but it was a quiet place during the week. I like it, couple of bar tenders are damn cute the owner is hot for a cougar, her brother is a cool guy as well.
Not much else to write couple of pool tables basic joint
I've been here twice now to see Post Modern Trash play. Let me tell you, I'm not too thrilled with this place.
It's a nice size bar with a patio for smoker,s which is always a plus. Also their beer is relatively cheap.... $4 for a Budweiser is a fair price.
I've only ever been there at night though, and I guess they serve food durring the day. I don't think I would ever order anything from this place.
At night they schedule live bands to come and show off their stuff. This is my problem with them.... They tend to schedule 4 bands a night, with the first band starting at 9.... Which is fine for a Friday for Saturday but on a Wednesday.... Realy!
The first band usually is always late and after setting up their equipment they don't start playing till like  around 10. So that leaves the last band going on till like 12:30. Which I feel is way too late. Especially if they come early to support the other bands playing before them.
I've been to other bars that have bands start their set at 8 which works out well for everyone.... That band members are still alert and are able to play and their supporters are still in top form to hear them play.
All I'm saying is you guys really need to reevaluate your scheduling.
Malone's you are a hot mess.
I've had two very different experiences here.
First time I came here was on a Saturday night and it seemed they were trying to turn the joint into a hip hop club. Bass induced music, fog machines, and lasers does not a club make...I mean "da club". Every where I looked I saw Ben Davis and Dickie's inspired clothing which made me think I'd possibly come on  gangsta' appreciation night. How random that there was a tranny on the mic singing "Computer Love". Hopeless watered down vodka is very uncool.
These train of events made me really embarrassed for you Malone's.
The second time I came here I stopped in to meet a friend after work for a quick beer. I was pleased to see that they hid the tranny and the fog machine during the week or at least before 8pm. There were a few locals but basically dead albeit it was much better than their try at clubdom.
Hef on tap made me especially happy.
Pork chop special made me shudder.
Smoking patio.
if you are staying in a hotel on hotel terrace drive near john wayne airport, understand that you are a solid mile walk from liquor of any kind. not knowing this, i set out on foot in search of a six pack to put in my tiny complementary fridge in my palacial suite at the sumptuous santa ana hampton inn.
a bit of a walk later, i come upon malone's. i would have preferred a real dive bar but i don't know that there are any dive bars in santa ana...filled with down-on-their-luck republicans. so this was as good as i was going to do. the bartender, gina, was cute and personable and knew the names of every single person in the bar. a regular, jimmy, came over and introduced himself. it's a neighborhood bar in search of a neighborhood.
only 3 beers on tap but a 2 pint monster was $5. mixed drinks $4. santa ana ain't san francisco but neither are those prices. no frills and friendly.
This is a no frills bar.
I give this place a four for the huge mugs of beer and the pastrami sandwiches. Â They really hit the spot when you have the munchies.
The place has a couple of pool tables and a dart board in the back. Â Great place to trash talk and shoot pool with the buddies. Â It's definitely not a place to find hot women.
Highly recommend for liquid lunches if you are in the Irvine/Tustin area.
The chicken fingers and french fries are pretty good too.
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