This place was probably happening in the 1910's-20's. Â When you were traveling cross country and needed a room to stay. Â When you first walk in you have a dive bar like to your left. Â Then you walk towards the vintage counter desk. Â Real old man that can hardly breath with a peculiar look in his eyes. Â Charges you $30 w/o a credit card hold and hands you an actual key. Â You walk up the dark outdated flight of stairs that lead to another era. Â This place looks like an old abandon dorm room. Â Small rooms all lined up down the creepy maroon carpeted hallway. Â You enter and bathroom has old plumbing with bar soap in pedestal sink. Â The room has no AC but an old fan. Â The bed has no actual bed frame just a box spring and a mattress. Â I thought we were going to get murdered. Â I only stayed because we had had too much to drink at the Gem City down the street.
Review Source:"Temporarily" CLOSED for renovations. Remember that identity crisis I was talking about??
I am not aware of a reopening date. Rumours have swirled that their liquor license got suspended. I haven't been able to find anything to support that rumour.
Good luck, Aztec Hotel / Mayan Bar&Grill a.k.a. Brass Elephant.
Cheap drinks, heavy handed bartenders, live music. Yes yes and yes. Â My friends and I have been here twice now and both times have been nothing less than a hoot. Â Bartender Brit is very friendly and attentive. Â She made my friend a bloody mary for $2. Â Not bad at all. What else do you need to know? Â This place is A-OK Â ;D
Review Source:Holy dive, Batman! Â If you're down for moderately priced drinks, a dark, dank bar, and a kitschy atmosphere, this is the place for you. The whole time I was there, I couldn't help but think that this bar would be the perfect setting for some type of B-movie (or a Tarantino flick, perhaps?). The crowd was pretty eclectic (mostly locals, I think). Vatos at the pool table, drunk 40-somethings shaking their asses in front of the cover band on stage, and a few younger patrons interspersed throughout. The Bang Brothers were playing live music when we stopped by on a Saturday night, and I have to admit...I was pleasantly surprised. The lead singer could belt out just about anything (and was taking requests), and the guitar player was pretty good, too. However, we got there late and a lack of seating planted us near the speakers. Talk about loud! A private party being held outside relegated us to an evening of "Huh?" and "What did you say?" as our eardrums threatened mutiny.
Unfortunately, I was a bit put off by their facilities. The women's restroom only had 2 stalls, and NEITHER of them were working. There was a conspicuous lack of toilet paper, as well. People just started using paper towels and/or toilet seat covers, and since the toilets wouldn't flush, let me just say the entire experience was very reminiscent of an outhouse situation. Yuck! I thought I was doing everyone in the building a solid by informing the front desk, but the attendant just looked at me and kind of shrugged, saying he couldn't "get in there right at the moment." Needless to say, I made it a point to hold it for the rest of the night; not an easy feat when you're guzzling whiskey like it's going out of style!
The Aztec Hotel itself is a little gaudy, but it has its charm. I kept wondering what kind of people stay there, and what the rooms look like. I guess at around $45/night, if you get too drunk at the bar, you can always pay for a room and stagger upstairs to find out.
Quick review:
Place is extremely popular w/ the locals. Â Has many many varieties w/ drinks. Â but almost no food is available. Â The place doesn't really maintenance the place at all, as the jukebox and the pool table there are literally a POS. They work...but they're a POS. Â Literally. Â The drinks are a bit cheap, but hey, that's all they serve!!!!
Oh, and they have karaoke and live bands!!
The bouncers are terrible here. Let a bunch of 17 year olds in the bar who promptly got wasted and ended up on stage while the bands were playing. They kept getting in the way of the musicians and their instruments and ruined a couple of songs. Not one person on staff tried to stop them. It was awkward and ruined my experience there. I won't be going back until the bouncers start doing their job.
Review Source:Ok so I would normally never go back to a place I only rated one star BUT I was in town visiting friends and family. The bar we originally went to had a horrible band and it was dead so we decided to come here for a few drinks since it was close. Boy was that a mistake! I don't know her name BUT if you happen to come here and there is a bartender with sleeved tattoos do yourselves a favor and RUN out of there!!! She is without a doubt the WORST bartender in the history of bartenders, no joke.
We stood there for almost 30 minutes money in hand being flat out ignored by this girl. This one girl next to me calls out to her and goes "Excuse me?" in a very polite tone just trying to get her attention and the bartender screams back at her "Yelling at me is not going to f@#$%ing help!"
Her attitude was awful, she was slow, ignored half the bar, made crappy drinks (not what I ordered) and cussed at more than one patron. She had this nasty look on her face the whole time. I never and I mean NEVER stiff a server or bartender. However her lack of customer service and horrible attitude did not warrant a single dollar.
I have never seen anything like this. Do yourselves a favor and go to the 4th Dimension just down the street. Good drinks at good prices and super fast and friendly staff. The Brass Elephant needs to do itself a favor and fire this girl because I guarantee you they are losing money keeping her employed there. Who cusses at their patrons? Seriously!
I came here on a weeknight, so it wasn't all that crowded. But I definitely loved the dive bar atmosphere, plus the spacious patio area out in the back.
Basically I came here to do karaoke, and didn't leave feeling disappointed! After a couple of of White Russians for courage (they were rather tasty and strong...the bartender did their job right!) I stepped up and warbled out a few choice hits. Luckily the karaoke dj had a good selection of songs, and I was able to pick some good ones.
This place is pretty far from where I live, so I probably won't be back anytime soon...but I had a great time and would love to hang out again if I was in the area. They've got a good jukebox too, plus the usual pool tables and other bar diversions. The staff was nice and they make the drinks strong! 9 painted toenails out of 10!
Decent spot to have a good time in.... The first moment you walk in you think "Dive" mosey on up to the bar and they pretty girl on the other side asks what you'll have, you order and get your drinks. Â Since my friends like to roam around and see what else this place has to offer I ended my short conversation with the girls at the bar and we went sight seeing.... its like 3 different places in one area... theres an outdoors area with music, pretty nice not alot of seating. Â then into the room, the room of evil.... the kareoke room.... I dont mind it at all, but this room might aswell have been on another planet! it was cool, people were nice but whoa! LOL- time to mosey on back to the front bar area, live band, cold drinks, and a new crop of pretty girls to talk to... it was a good night, place was cool, nothing to rave about, I will see on my next visit if it deserves another star.....
Review Source:i dont know what happened over the past 3 years, but this place sucks now. the decor used to be really funky & cool...now it's...ghetto. Â the bartenders USED TO BE super friendly... last time i went in the bartender was a dick and all the people sitting at the bar acted like we were treading on their territory .
Review Source:Who wants a dive bar and hotel/motel all in one????? I don't really know how the hotel is here, however I wanted to find out the rates, 40-80 bucks a night. Not bad if you get super trashed here and want to take a date up to your room. They have 2 pool tables, a decent bar, live birds in the lobby area (weird) and a creepy looking hotel that you would probably not mind this not-so-chic place. Being my 3rd time here i felt more comfortable and they had a live band that played covers for every good song. What more can I say about this place. It got me drunk and ultimately let me have a great time. Done!
Review Source:Oh what can I say about the Platinum Pelican.. ummm.. wait... Spearmint Rhino.. no... hmmm...
I've been going here for years now and I can never remember the dang name probably because I'm always pretty wasted by the time I leave. Â
(Hey guys.. remember the time I got so drunk I walked across the street to the 7-11 and tried to eat 160 degree cheese out of the machine?! Â LOL.)
But needless to say I always have a great time. Â I don't know if it's the bar itself or if it's because I always came with people that made it a riot or what, but whatever it is, I have many fond memories of hanging out here. Â From Karaoke to the cool bartenders to the great bunch of characters you're likely to meet there, this bar's pretty awesome.
This place is awesome...I love the fact that it's not a trendy ass place that caters to the yuppie crowd which  seems to be taking over the So Cal area. Bikers, Cougars, easy chicks, mellow dudes , young and old, and if you get to drunk you can grab a room for cheap. The big patio outside was the thing that makes this place special...you grab your beer and get a seat and light up a smoke . Smokers aren't crammed into some little side strip with no seats and no space to move. Come relaxed nice pair of jeans and shirt and your good!!
Review Source:Let's put it this way it's not my scene. Dive bar with local olds and the KROQ listening, Hurley loving white trash from the borderline IE. But this place reminds me of party animals taking over grandpa's fancy estate. The whole building is historical. It used to be the hot spot for celebrities in the 50's to stop when route 66 was a way to get to Vegas from Hollywood.
I don't like both rooms but if were to come back I would hang out in that middle room or outside. Away from all the people. It's really a beautiful retro place to do photo shoots or movies. It's too bad it's in the wrong hands. Oh and free food.
Well, I am saying I am a fan as the entertainment value is unsurpassed. Â One of my boyfriends from years ago use to say about divey bars - at the end of the night they are mopping up blood and sweeping eyeballs away - Brass Elephant foots the bill. Â
But this is an interesting place, and whenever I go there, I feel like time has stopped in the 70's - bikers with long hair and the women who love them. Â What is fascinating is that Monrovia is kind of an upscale area (especially where this is located) yet the clientele that wander in are the type that go to the local "watering hole". Â I met a group of people there, and I had one "local" slurring to me that he was going home to take a shower and put some underwear on....beautiful.
But the vibe here is great, architecture is amazing...and the people watching - I noted that later on in the evening that there were alot of ladies there "past their prime" who were getting reasonably sloshed, and plenty of late 20's, 30 yo guys waiting for them to fall off their barstools and escort them home, to their car, an alleyway - fantastic
Stuck with beer, cannot comment on mixed drinks
Memories, sugar covered memories.
Once upon a time, about 4 years ago, this spot was the most awesomeness place to kick it at any day of the week. They had cheap, strong ass, drinks and a giant outside patio area.
I once got so wasted here, that when me and my friends were walking across the street to our cars, I passed out in the middle of the street. They had to pick my ass up and walk me to my friend's car. We left my car, and I spent the night at a friends house. I picked my car up a few hours later.
The architecture of the place is very nice, it's also a hotel, a small one.
I was here, maybe two years ago, and it was not popping, and I didn't recognize anybody. I heard the city/law enforcement started cracking down on this place for whatever reason.
It might be time to reaquaint myself with their style once more.
They make the best cadillac (w patron) margaritas for a decent price! Its a never ending drink!! =) Best nights are fridays and saturdays!! They have a live band, lots of seating, and a great outdoor patio! Pretty laid back and the people there are chill...nothing too crazy. Me and my girls always have a good time out there.
Not a big fan of this place anymore. I only go to this place every once in awhile...when nothing else is going on.
This place is great. If your looking to just hang out, drink, and listen to some good live music, you should come here. There house band is great. I believe there only there on Fri. and Sat. They have a full bar, good beer selection, and a large and I mean large back patio. They also have a separate room in the back where they have a Dj. or Karaoke which also has a bar. Some times its an older crowd but its still a good place.
They have a few pool tables and other games. Not a disappointment at all.
; ^ D
The Brass Elephant is part of the Aztec Hotel, and it's looks definietely deceive you. Â They should invest in re-doing the rooms over at the Aztec, and also the exterior needs some work.
But inside, on the other hand, they have a great atmosphere. Â There's a main room, with pool tables, and a large bar. Â Through the doors is a restaurant, leading to another bar and then the outdoor patio. Â The patio is my favorite. Â It's HUGE. Â Drinks are pretty cheap, and there's a firepit & heat lamps outside to keep you warm. Â I loved it.
I'm a fan of dive bars, so that may be why I loved it so much, but this would also be a great place to rent out and have your own party.
This is by far one of the best dive bars I've been too. Â There's 2 pool tables in the main room with the stage for the live band with a small dance floor. Â There's plenty of seating; between the tables, couches and stools at the bar. Â The patio outside is fairly large with a good amount of seating with heaters on cold nights. Â The karaoke is in full effect on the weekends. Â This is always a great place for a cheap drink and thrill. Â The bartenders are nice and the overall crowd is pretty good. Â Just like any bar there are some obnoxious people that pass through. Â Definitely a good time though.
Review Source:I pretty much hate this bar... but it's for personal reasons. Â The drinks are cheap and strong. Â It houses a wealth of space for debauchery; live band with dance floor, plenty of indoor & outdoor seating including couches and the like and a large patio equipped with propane heating and the occasional bon fire.
The bathroom situation BLOWS. Â It has two stalls; at least one of them is usually broken. Â There is ALWAYS a line to pee and after a few cheap, strong drinks, there is usually the additional entertainment of a line of girls doing the pee pee dance.
If you need to go here, go expectantly... you may pee your pants.
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