The Mecca

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  Picture if you will a place that is part cheers and part deliverence and you will have an idea of what this place is like
  
  They do make good strong cheap drinks but dont expect any foofoo umbrella drinks here
  
  Though the locals can be a bit... interesting, it can also be a fun place

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  Posted on 04.16.12 TimoT X.

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  Typical small town bar with character. Bartenders are nice and work fast even when it's busy. Heard it can be rough but hasn't been my experience so far.

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  Posted on 03.06.12 Tony A.

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  Every town has one, the dive bar, where all of drinking age go!  The place is small & grungy hasn't changed for 20 years, no really. The drinks are cheap and plenty, worth the small price. People are friendly. I always leave have made a new friend or two. The place has some simple games to play shuffle board and pool to break up the monotony. Place is open from 6 am till 2 am. Beware the cop's hangout outside right at 2 am waiting to catch buzzed drivers.

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  Posted on 08.26.10 C R.

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  Went here with my brother. It was definitely an experience. As a kid, I always thought of this place as a dingy hole in the wall where sour people go to lose their troubles. Well, it turns out I was right. That is exactly what the Mecca is. But, damnit, it's fun. That night, after my brother rounded us up with a few drinks, was a damn fun night. I think I'll be going back.

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  Posted on 12.21.07 Alex M.

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  OK I am not sure where to start with this one--this place is my favorite dive bar in my hometown. My sister and I use to drop off my dad here in the 70s and go cruising down Main and Olive Streets--in my sister's hot Firebird--and oh yeah she was 15 and I was close to 14--we would trade off driving.
  
  Porterville has an awesome Veteran's Day parade, and the Mecca use to (not sure if they still do--laws have changed dammit) have a sectioned off space on the sidewalk in front of the bar so you could have a cocktail and watch the bands and floats go by--I was in the parade from 7th to 12th grade (yeah and I really went to band camp) and I will tell you when I hit 21--I was at the Mecca. A parade is even better with a cocktail.
  
  Pool tables and cold beer baby. I still pop in when I go home and it still makes me feel like a kid when I walk through the doors. Nothing fancy so do not expect it, but a good, strong drink for a couple of bucks--expect that.

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  Posted on 11.14.07 Deborah S.

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