Shenanigans Bar & Grill

Sometimes people give this place a bad rap.  I mean, it's a neighborhood bar, so it's what I'd expect going in.  As with any local establishment, the regulars get preferential treatment.  It happens, get over it.  Late night and on the weekends it can get crowded.  And yes, they do allow smoking which is the main reason one star is deducted.

Shenanigans has a full bar and numerous beers on tap.  They have great daily food specials.  I've tried several menu items and it's always been good and what I would consider above average for bar food.  Good burgers, good pizza.  Surprisingly good quesadilla.  Tons of wing flavors.  And you can't really mess up fries when you pile cheese and bacon on top.

The service can be slow.  But they are usually pretty busy and as long as my waitress or bartender keeps liquid in my glass, I don't mind waiting for food.

I had heard all of the commercials about this place, so I had to check it out at least once.  I wish I hadn't.  First off, they allow smoking.  As someone who kicked the habit I can't stand when restaurants allow this. Clearly this place is more of a bar than a restaurant, which is fine, but then they should advertise as such.
While the beer selection isn't too shabby, the bartender was slow. I don't understand why b/c there was only 5 other ppl at the bar.  
The bf and I ordered the buffalo chicken fries for an appetizer.....they came out with our meals and had clearly sat under the heat lamp for WAY too long.  Probably b/c the bartender was too busy packing her cigarettes than checking on her customers. In fact the cook had to bring the food out and tell her that it had been sitting there for awhile.   Nothing irritates me more.
I ordered the chicken quesadilla and my boyfriend got the capicola sandwich.  Both of the meals were decent.  Sandwich was a Primanti's rip off, but not too shabby. I did enjoy that my quesadilla had jalapenos and olives.  Because our meals were decent I gave this place two stars.

However, the service was so horrendous I will never be going back to this place.  Honestly, I'm surprised I haven't seen this place on Restaurant Impossible.

Ahh, where to start.  Shenanigans is your friendly neighborhood bar... but with a trillion different kinds of beer.  Okay, maybe not a trillion, but enough to line an entire side of the bar (look up!).  All the mass market stuff is available, plus some local-ish stuff from Ohio (Thirsty Dog, I think?).  Prices are good (especially by California standards) and bartenders are attentive.  Darts are available in the back on the left.

Crowd hanging around outside gets a bit rowdy after last call... the sound of bottles breaking in the parking lot does not inspire confidence.  Fun all the same, though.