O'Hara's Cocktail Lounge

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  My husband and I stopped in here a couple months ago and have been in a few times since.  We made it to kareoke finally and I have to say I was really disappointed in a couple things.   First of all, the song selection is really, REALLY small.  It's about the size it was 12 years ago when we first started kareoking!  And this doesn't really matter since the song selection is so small but there's ONE BOOK for ALL of the bar to share!  Certainly not used to that!  All the kareoke places I been to has at least 3-4 books.   An update to your system with more songs would be greatly appreciated :)
  
  Secondly....your KJ shouldn't drop F-bombs.  It makes the place seem seedy and trashy.  I was impressed with the KJ until he started telling people to get up and F'ING SING.  That was a total turn off!  At that moment we went from being in our neighborhood bar to being in a total dump.  It happened thatfast.  So please, Heather or Rex (if you're reading this!), consider telling the KJ to stop with the F Bombs and keep it clean.    We like O'Haras and will be in again for an ICE COLD beer...but probably not for Kareoke until your song selection gets updated.

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  Posted on 07.02.13 Poodle P.

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  Great dive bar, clean and you don't feel like your going to get stabbed going in. Mostly older people 40+ and a few younger blue collar people. Service is always friendly and personal.  The beers are a little on the expensive side and they have no draft drinks available.

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  Posted on 04.21.13 Richard R.

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  I miss this place. it used to do things for younger people.... I feel like its just an "old folks" bar now.
  Plus beers are too expensive.
  I heard it just changes owners. I wondef how much it will change

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  Posted on 01.15.13 Stella A.

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  Good dive bar. Waitstaff is friendly. Has a free chilli dog special on some days and live music on weekends. My kinda place to sit relax and have a few drinks.

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  Posted on 08.04.12 sean c.

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  stopped here on our way someplace else and decided to stay, there was a band, Odd Thomas, not too loud but there was a problem with the speakers, the bar speakers were lousy and they had to reset up to use their own. if the bar regularly has bands it would be better to make an investment in good equipment. It wasn't a hot summer night but they had fans on full blast and the A/C on so it got so chilly you had to go outside to warm up. And outside were the smokers. All over the front. if you wanted fresh air you had to go to the parking lot to breath. the bottles of beer were very icy good. bartender was very friendly, everyone knew each other but didn't make you feel out of place. I would make this a regular stop to listen to live bands. and dance too.

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  Posted on 10.24.11 Lori E.

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  Very friendly place, and nicely laid out.  No draft beer but they had lots of different bottles.  I went with a cocktail and it was cheap and well-poured.  The band they had there last night was good but the crowd kind of spoiled it because they really just would not get up and dance.
  
  The place has fans and no air but it wasn't that warm.  Nice smoking area out the front.  The ladies room was super nice, very clean, everything modern.  I would go there again if it wasn't so far from where I live.  A good local hang out :-)

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  Posted on 07.02.11 Laura L.

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  Clean and friendly place. I drove by this place so many times and said "no way will I go in there" BUT, then my friend Connie started bar tending there and my husband and I went in to check the place out. WOW, I was surprised, it was nothing like I thought it was going to be. It is clean, the people are friendly and the drinks are well priced. The people that hang there seem to be the blue collar hard working type (not the scary one Lake Elsinore can produce). The only bummer is that they dont serve food, unless you count chili dogs (but only on certain nights).
  
  We will be going there again, especially when Connie is tending bar (she is the best)

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  Posted on 01.03.11 Dani N.

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