New Guys & Dolls

this bar is closed

When you walk into a bar, and there is a screen door, you know you're in the wrong place. As you walk in, you then realize that the pool tables are missing balls, they don't serve hard liquor, and the signs are made with markers and neon poster boards. The place is also in a sketchy place in the valley where you're not exactly sure your car will still be there when you come back. I wouldn't be surprised if they sold extracurricular substances to supplant the costs.

Why 5 stars you ask? Well, it's become our hole in the wall joint where everybody knows your name. I have 4 friends who go there all the time because of the location, and the staff has become really friendly to them. So I will be the first to admit that the 5 star rating is definitely biased towards the symbolism that the bar represents...and ode to the Banditos.

But really thought, it could be awesome. There is a stripper pole and a jukebox to play top 40s. The prices are dirt cheap and the staff is friendly; once they know you of course. They have 2 pool tables there from which they hold pool tournaments.

seriously... Talk about the MOTHER of all dive bars! It has got to be illegal for a bar to get any dive-ier than this. I only know about it cuz a past co-worker asked for a ride home once and told me to drop him off here. Um, are ya sure? It was a Friday evening and he said he'd buy me a steak dinner for the ride. A steak dinner where? Oh you mean HERE??!!! Yes, they serve a steak dinner on Fridays only. $10 will get you a huge, juicy steak cooked to perfection with a side of green beans and crispy fries. Sit at the bar with the rest of the barflys and get your grub on. Seriously, it IS a dive, though. Ladies, don't expect to meet ANYONE here, uh, same goes for the guys, too actually! Scene is mostly older, much older barflys that have seen better days. They have a pool table so you may see a couple young cholos in there shooting pool. Parking lot is behind the bar. I have only had the cajones to come here with that co-worker cuz man, I sure do stick out like mad crazy here! Apparently the co-worker knows the owner through family friends or something, which explains why he knows about this joint.

So if you fancy a dirt cheap steak dinner on a Friday evening and you just happen to be in Mission Hills AND you can brave walking into a dive (this place is filled with regulars mostly)... TRY IT!