My review of this excellent place is way overdue! First of all, I found out about this place because I used to live within walking distance. Even after my move to Lakewood, I continued to be a patron here. I love this place, great service, good atmosphere and parking is plentiful. This place is a hidden treasure, food is good too, I love the nachos. I took a friend here, his first time here and they had his favorite cucumber vodka which is hard to find, Fred our bartender treated us great. Finally, we caught a lobster! Great place, Shipmates, I love you guys!
Review Source:Discovered this place a couple years ago, they have a good beer selection but what keeps me going back is the food and the fact they have reasonable priced pitchers.
The Burgers, Nachos and tacos are delicious. I love getting the mini burgers.
The staff is friendly, if its busy thought you may not see a waitress for some time. Could be a bit scary during Laker games, get there early during sporting events its a small place and not much seating.
If the pool table wasn't so close to the eating tables I woulda gave them a 5. Â Great beer selection and price. $16 pitchers. Â Small place bench table seats and some booths. Â Ordered the nachos they were incredibly good. Â Light crispy home made nachos, generous cheese and meat, and they add pineapple to sweeten it up. Â Greaaaat with the beer. Â I'll be back...
Review Source:FACT: An additional gratuity on top of the 15% already included was added after the fact, not by the cardholder or anyone in the party (bringing total gratuity to 75%). Â This was not consented to by the cardholder and was done so without their knowledge. Â FACT: The signature and writing is not the cardholder's (name signed looks like the name of the employee listed on the receipt, not the cardholder). Â FACT: The total charge and fraudulent activity (inclusion of the non-consented additional +60% tip and sending it through to the CC machine) occurred at the bar and the copy of the forged receipt was on file. Â Also FACT, the cardholder tried to resolve it in a calm civil manner with one of the owners, but because responsibility was denied (immediately) - other course of action had to take place. Â These events are not false and if legal action is pending then I'll be happy once all this has been validated (these aren't just statements, per proof/photos/witnesses).
Due diligence and investigation should be done before invalidating any claim especially on a public forum like Yelp (owner responded that these are "false accusations", "authorities were notified" and "legal action is pending").  Charges without consent is considered fraud and illegal (vs. stating facts/details that happened).  If things like this were occurring and reflecting on the establishment badly, wouldn't you want to remedy the issue?  Managing a problem and customer service vs. money spent on legal action (per Yelp's FAQ <a href="http://www.yelp.com/faq#involving_lawyers">http://www.yelp.com/faq#…</a>).  Instead the threats come across as combative.
On top of this threat from "Shipmates" of pending legal action, I received an accusatory / harassing message (flagged in violation of terms of service) from bar patron for giving an HONEST review! Â Thus, turning an attempt to help other people not go through the same horrible experience into threats of retaliation. Â The review was made in hopes of "furthering discussion on issues of public interest" within the Yelp community I've been a part of for almost 6 years.
Shipmates an their staff are so helpful and always make sure that we have a good time. The $2 Lobster machine is hella cool, and my favorite waitress is Katrina. Every time I go Katrina always makes sure to give me the best service, and I always go back because I love the staff and good times.
Review Source:Mixed experience with Shipmates. The first time I heard about this place, it was said that this was a "LA Clippers" bar because the owner is a big fan. Â As a Clippers fan, I've always wanted to see more of Clippers related bars since the team haven't done so well in years past. Â Anyways, the first time I got there, the bouncer was wearing a "Shipmates" shirt designed similar to the Clippers logo. Â He even gave props to my hat. Â I was surprised and really happy that FINALLY I found a legit place to watch Clippers games outside of my home. Â
I told all my friends about this place and went there a second time and had a good time. Great beers on tap, the vibe is chill, and sports always on the TV. Â However....
The 3rd time I went there was on New Year's Day (2013). Â I went there with a few friends and decided to hit up their happy hour and watch the Clippers vs Nuggets game. Â I was having a good time, played some music on the jukebox, and sat in front of the projector screen watching the Clippers game. Â It was around halftime when the bartender came up to me and said something about when the Lakers game starts, they'll be switching the game Clippers game to the Lakers game on the projector. Â I asked her, why since there's not too many people here and my friends and I were the only ones watching the projector anyways. Â She said, "It's a Lakers bar." Â I said, "I thought the owner is a Clippers fan and this is a Clippers bar." Â She said, "It's always been a Lakers bar." Â
Here's the thing, I'm used to this. Â I wasn't mad that she wanted to play the Lakers game, heck this is Los Angeles and Lakers has the most fans, what bar owner wouldn't want Lakers fans to come to their bars and have drinks? Â It's $$$ for them. Â Anyways, I was more upset how she approached me and since there was hardly anyone there, there could have been some kind of comprimise. Â I asked our server and she confirmed that the owner is a Clippers fan, but it is generally a Lakers bar. Â
My friends and I left at the 3rd quarter of the Clippers game. Â Talking to the bartender just left me in a bad mood. If the Owner(s) of Shipmates is reading this, I would love to come back to Shipmates and prior to all of this I even talked to a Clippers writer to having a Clippers Night at your bar, but after that experience I don't know if I can come back. Â If you're cutting your employees a check and they know you're a huge Clippers fan (and Green Bay fan), they should respect that and give all your customers the same respect.
And by the way, I believe in karma, the Lakers lost that night.
I'm one of those annoying people that love PBR. It's not because it's the greatest tasting beer out there, and it's not because it's cheap. It's because it's cheap AND it allows me to keep drinking without feeling too buzzed early on in the fight.
And when you want to keep drinking throughout the night, and not get broke because of it -- and because you know how one's tab can just rack up quickly if you're not paying attention -- then you know Pabst Blue Ribbon is a viable option. Â
So, if you end up flirting with a waitress all night; Â find her giving you candy when you make a comment about her eating some of it around you and your friends; and you decide to play Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me, Maybe" on their jukebox, after the number she wrote you on the back of the receipt read 867-5309; you know it's going to be a long night. Â And the PBR is cheap here, like any good ol' bar knows to provide. You may simply need to rely on it all night just to be able to stay in the ring.
This is crazy?
- Will
p.s. Â This was not a review on PBR; this was a review on Shipmates. And I clearly love the place.
Ghetto, dirty, small, every one is 30 plus here, old people spot. not poppin at all. Dirty old men hang out here, I would of though for cerritos it would of been better but NO i was wrong, I guess when beers are 5 dollars you bring in the rats And the women cant put the cig's down. Excuse me i didn't want to get cancer tonight, by your dumb uneducated ass bitch. Will never go back..
Review Source:This is a small dive-y sports bar so I figured I'm gonna save some cash and have a good time. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
The prices seem reasonable but I don't know why I feel paying $18 for a beer, "cerritos water", and an order of mozzarella sticks was a bit too much. Like I said prices are fair but I figured- I'm at a small place. I guess the best time for me to visit is during happy hour.
Service was non-existent more than half the time. Can't say much about it.
Basically, I don't see this place being a frequent spot for me but there was a plus; their beer list was great. Given that, I might give this place a chance again and hopefully I can become convinced.
So it was midnight and I was chillin' at home looking at Instagram and I receive a text from my cousin.
Rodney: "Yo cuz! I won a lobster!"
Me: "Whaaat?! No way, where at?!"
Rodney: ***sends a lobster picture sent via picture message (see below)***
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Me: "DOPE!"
Rodney: "Yeah duu! There is a claw game at Shipmates on South and Gridley"
Rodney and I go to shipmates a few weeks later and this time I win a lobster!
They steam it for us and give us a side of butter and we devour it quick stat. The next week we come back with more friends and pull up ANOTHER lobster and eat it.
Basically we are lob-STARS at that game!
Im dying to give this place one star, but i know its not fair.
(interior wasnt bad. seems more like a dive bar. service was barely mediocre. i may be willing to give it another shot so long as its a different waitress).
based on my afternoon experience, im not a fan:
brothers in the army & hes been in georgia for the last several years.
he has a military id.
california license is expired. (& hasnt arrived in the mail yet).
military id works for driving in california despite expired CA license (see below***).
waitress wont budge. not even apologetic.
manager not available. waitress doesnt even bother to try asking someone else.
half of us ordered one drink. other half didnt. we left.
i dont know how drinking works. and yes i understand that it MAY be the bars' policy. but seriously, this bar doesnt accept online confirmation, military id, passport? (even boston accepts passports!!!) waitress wasnt even all that apologetic. ive seen better service come from people who've turned down underage drinkers with fake ids.
might i add. our group was mostly in their 30s.
**8straight off the dmv website: "If you hold a California driver's license and are stationed outside of the state, you will not be required to renew your license when it expires. According to California law, as long as you call the California DMV at (800) 777-0133 and update your record, you'll be issued a DL 236 card to carry with your California driver's license. This card shows that your license is still valid under California law."
So. Went here today to watch Game 4 of the NBA finals (Miami vs OKC)
Just looked up a random sports bar  nearby so that me and my 2 good high school friends could catch up and enjoy the game together.
The food proportions are for one and a half doods. I ordered the bbq burger (i forgot the full name) but it had like onion rings and obviously bbq sauce... but it was not bad. And it was too much for me. The fries here are big and cooked just right. (not too crunchy and not too soft)
My friends and I ordered blue moons and they were $5 each (definitely not bad).
I'll probably come back sometime LATTTEeerrrr, but not probably the near future b/c I'd rather just watch the game at home, in my boxers. But we'll see, maybe I'll be back.
Nice too crowded, but they got a BUNCH of TV's for the games. Lav it.~
This place is really fun on Friday and Saturday nights. They play top 40 music and have great beer choices on tap. Good place to relax, eat and enjoy a drink after work. Fun place to drink and dance at night. Ive been here a bunch of times. Never a dull moment. I came here for their anniversary night as well. They gave everyone a free shot and shot glass to toast together! Awesome :)
The place has sports logos all over. TVs so you can come and watch a game. At night they usually have music videos playing to the DJs music. They also have a pool table, a fish tank when you walk in, and a Lobster tank. The lobster tank is kind of like one of those toy machines with the claw. You have to pay to play. But if you grab a lobster they will cook it for you. I haven't done it yet but will in the future. This place has become my favorite local bar!
Shipmates get an extra star just for being a nice safe place to have drinks late night when everything else on this side of the county is deader than your great grandma's best friend gertrude.
Shipmates is a dive bar disguised as a sports bar
The crowd is mostly safe and range in culture and age
The bartenders are cool and they offer drink specials
Food not so good and some of the drink prices are sports bar prices and not dive bar prices but if you order right you will be right so make a right into the parking lot and go right into shipmates to have a good time....right!
One of my new favorite watering holes. Â
I enjoyed the food, the environment, the staff was friendly, loved trivia night.....
I also enjoy that they accept debit/credit cards rather than having to bother myself with going to the ATM.
Plenty of beers on tap. Â 52 if memory serves me right.
Every time I am here something seems to happen. Not talking about the service (though I've had some pretty shitty service). Its cramped, smells due to lack of fresh air, overpriced for mediocre beer, and I always get into fights with some thirsty ass dudes.
I recall once running into an old friend and some chick grabbed me by the arm and asked who I was. I said to her what's it to you? She backed off and I complained to my sis about it. She then informed me that the broad worked there as a manager or something. Are you fucking for realsssss? This happened a few years ago so who knows if that chick is still keeping tabs on her man during her shift.
I wanted a girly beer after work so I had a snakebite but I told the bartender/waitress I didn't like Guiness too much so she suggested Double Chocolate... wow. total winner in my books. It tasted like dark chocolate (which I'm a huge fan of) and the harp was grape/pear-ish as always. YUM
BUT---- I ate their wings twice..i forgot what the exact name was but i think it's ginger garlic or something... and had the worst stomach ache and the runs! So no more eating wings there for me EVER.
not to worry Shipmates- I will be back!...for the beer
This place is great to drink beer, watch sports, and catch lobsters, and not necessarily in that order. Â
There are plenty of beers on tap. Â A variety of different peoples. Â And lobsters you can catch with a crane. Â That's right. Â A crane machine that catches lobsters. Â
So word to the wise - buy your beer BEFORE you start that dang claw machine. Â Otherwise, you'd have no lobsters, no cash, and no beer.
SHIPMATES...
Where you can grab a brew, bar grub, and see people you probably haven't seen since high school. It's definitely not the fanciest place and it sure could use a good scrub down. I don't mind this joint one bit since Cerritos needed a place where local drunks and last call junkies can call home.
&& is that Oscar behind the bar?? SMH ;)
Selection of Beers-Great!
Happy Hour 2 for one burgers/fries- Â Also great.
Service- BAD!!! very BAD!!
I went during Happy Hour to watch a football game, I won't say what team because we may be rivals and your going to disregard my review. Still, what I say is true. The prices are affordable, the food was good, the beer selection was very good. Yet, the "server" only served those whom are regulars (RUDE). The booth next to me were so tired of trying to get her attention for more drinks even though the computer where she places orders was literally a foot away. They're unsuccessfulness led them to the bar and getting the drinks themselves. Then, I tried to get her attention 10 min before HH ended, no luck. I also went to the bar ordered my beer 5 minutes before HH ended, and by the time the bartender poured my drink and rang me up it was 1 minute past HH and that BEEEEP charged me regular price...REALLY??? WTF?!?!?! Â I guess she forgot tips are voluntary not mandatory.
Finally, I will return, but only because I'm on a budget and I saw they have $12 (Or something in that sense) unlimited mimosas on Sundays.
My FAVORITE local bar! I love it. It's a great place to just chill and hangout or watch sports. They also have a pool table and juke box which has great music btw.
3-7 is happy hour Monday- Friday. Some Thursdays & Saturdays they have a DJ so people can come dance. Sundays they have bottomless mimosas 9am-2pm, that includes other drink specials as well. Food is fairly cheap and good. If you check in 3 times you get a free appetizer with the purchase of an entree.
Bartenders & security are very friendly but wont hesitate to throw you out if you act a fool!
Wow I thought I had reviewed this place already. This is very chill spot and if you live in the area you should make this you're regular spot. With so many beers on tap, you can't get a bad flavor. They have events, like Geeks that drink. This is just pure adult fun. Staff is educated on beer selections and service is good.
MUST TRY the fruity pebbles beer. A sunset wheat, called something like liekenguagal. Not sure how its spelled but it sounds something like that. You will literally taste the fruity pebbles.
Now if food is what you are looking for hands down, the sliders must be had, and the wontons. I don't think a trip to the ship would be the same without have some fried wontons.
Football games on sunday, and of course us Nascar fans, yes that's right, i said it, I'm a Nascar Nationwide, Sprint Cup fan, can also catch our races here.
I'm pretty much writing this review based on their Lobster game they have. Â It's dope.
It's called Lobster Zone. Â This is a tank filled with water, and you guessed it, live lobsters. Â You pay $2 and you get a shot at picking up a lobster with a claw (no pun intended). Â It's like those stuffed animal machines you used to see at timezone in the Cerritos mall. Â If you are successful in snatching one up and dropping it into a little contraption, they'll cook up the lobster for you along with a steak. Â This is rad. Â My friends and I only spent $6 playing but weren't successful in getting one, but some other group of guys did. Â I think they dropped like $30 before finally succeeding. Â They wanted to put the lobster back in the tank in exchange for 2 pitchers of beer, but the bartender told them once the lobster is out of the water, they have to cook it. Â Some people think this game is cruel, but I think it's just awesome. Â
Only thing negative I have to say about my last experience here is that they were out of Coors light. Â I had to do the unthinkable and resort to ordering Bud Light. Â Gross.
How the heck are you gonna find a cool sports dive like this one in the midst of Cerritos? When your friends with Pitches!
Great selection of beers on tap and a really good happy hour munchies selection.
I like that they have each beer catagorized by type, flavor, ABV content and price. Very OCD alki style ;)
I think a really nice thing they have to offer too is the free app with 3 check ins they are offering. Yet another reason to wet my whistle in Cerritos after a Pitch win! :D
This isn't Yard House or any premium brewery spot but for what's worth, I dig it. Shipmates doesn't have scurvy infested custodians, wannabe Captain Hooks, and maybe bountiful assets of booty. However the crowd is as chill and loud as any crew on the Bow of the Cerritos nightlife community. There's about a good 40 brews on tap, according to my local friends who brought me out here.
The crowd and ambiance consists of local high school alums from around the Cerritos/Artesia/Norwalk following to outsiders (including myself). Seating was comfortable for a booth you can fit about 6 guys or 8 chicks. A few pool tables here and there to pass the time as well. So what did we order to get our Pirate on?
-1 Pitcher of Bud Light
-2 Oatmeal Stout Pints
-1 Moose Drool
Bud Light, you already know what it is. Oatmeal Stout, reminded me of Black Butte Porter. Whereas the Moose Drool was probably the most exceptional. No Bullwinkle saliva was needed but it was rich and dark probably the second thing I would order over Double Arrogant Bastard.
Overall, the total came out to $30.00 (my share of about $13.00 with tax and tip). Prompt service serving drinks both at the bar and booth. It's easy to bump into folks, due to the spot being somewhat cramped. Location wise, you wouldn't know it existed unless you drove through the entire plaza (another reason for an imperfect rating).
Good times, too bad I didn't feel like a blazing Jack Sparrow at the end of it. Cheers!
I've driven down South Street many times over. Â Shipmates...what's that? Â Who could see a bar tucked in the back center of a strip mall? Â It's pretty hidden and the other side of the street has lights galore drawing you in.
On this occasion, I went for Mariah's bday UYE. We took the corner table because it was the only one that fits our group of 8. Â It turns out they have a good selection of beers on tap, but since I'm a hard liquor fan I went for the cheap HL man drinks i.e. the Irish Car Bomb, but not the unman like giant blue drink my fellow yelper ordered (at least that blue thing was strong). All the drinks were cheap in price, which is great when u want to drink A LOT.
This is a sports bar and all, so they have a projector screen and multiple TVs to watch the game. Â Shipmates is certainly a welcome change from the norm.
The after dinner bar crawl started here....
Mariah's birthday UYE was at a shabu shabu spot and after consuming meat and veggies I needed some alcohol in the worst way.
The 8 of us walked into a Dodger maelstrom watching the Blue throw away game 1 of the NLCS.
33 beers on tap for $5 each. Â A tantalizing drink called Cerritos Water (picture included) and good times with Yelpers.
A jukebox near the bathroom with a wide selection of songs. Â Old school booths like you've seen in movies from the 80s.
This is a sports bar people not a date place. Â Don't take said date here unless she is a huge sports fan or she can put up with you screaming at men in fancy uniforms.
Wait, there's a bar in Cerritos? A BAR bar? Yes, folks, there's a stand-alone sports bar tucked away in the ... which plaza is it? The Carl's Jr. plaza? The Cerritos/Artesia area is chock-full of 'em.
There's a reason why many of Shipmates' reviews start with this incredulity. There really aren't very many options to get your drink on in this well-controlled 'burb. I know, I spent my formative years in Cerritos and, ironically, now work here. Basically you have your restaurants (mostly of the chain type, e.g. Friday's, BJ's, etc.), there's Shipmates, and... that's about it. Well, I suppose you could go over to my aunt's house, but you better be prepared to lose some money in mahjong.
Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised by Shipmates. Firstly, they boast 33 beers on tap; with that amount, you're sure to find something to slake your alcoholic thirst. In fact, I recommend you try a flight of 5 6 oz. glasses (for $10) or 10 (for $14). That's a pitcher's worth of beer, but instead of 1 boring flavor you get 10. Only downside is that once you get to that 10th glass, it might/probably/definitely not be as cold as the first. So choose your beers wisely and proceed with caution.
Additionally, they have daily specials, as well as daily happy hour(s) from 2pm - 7pm, including food specials. Just to give you an idea of the drink specials on tap, today's were: Happy Ending ($5), Toothless Bitch ($5), John Daly ($4), Perez Real ($). I'd only ever heard of the John Daly (sweet tea vodka + lemonade, a play off of the classic Arnold Palmer), but I appreciate that they have specials at all.
As befits a place that calls itself a sports bar, they have a bunch of flat-screens around the place; with 8 or so booths, and several pub tables, in addition to the obligatory row of stools at the bar, there was plenty of seating when we visited. The place was much more open in layout than one would anticipate from the outside.
This place would be a great happy hour after-work spot, if, you know, I had work friends. Oh, and they have a banner touting Dodgers playoff specials, but when I asked about a similar setup for Angels games, I was basically shot down. I won't hold it too much against them, even though Angel Stadium is closer than Dodger Stadium.
Whoa, whoa whoa....I know Yelp was telling me this for awhile, but seriously?! LIke truly, and honesty and seriously...there's a legitimately cool sports bar in Cerritos?!?! W. T. F. I repeat.... W. Â T. Â F.
More than 30 beers on tap?! A flight of 10 6oz beers for only $14?!? Man, how many more times can I use the "?!" combo in this review. I'm just completely and utterly flabbergasted. Amazingly low prices, a truly amazing selection of brews on tap, and splendid service....hot damn! I may just find myself hanging out in Cerritos more often these days.
My rating would be higher if they didn't pass us a fake $20 in change which they later confiscated!
That's right- came here with a large group of football fans yesterday. It's great for hardcore fans (not my thing) with drunken screamers and a good beer selection on tap. But...
My friend paid for a pitcher with a $100 bill and was given change. The next time he got beer he used one of the $20s and the bartender told him it was counterfeit and confiscated it, even though they passed it to him! So they made an extra $20 off of him. Bastards.
My best friend came to visit me and wanted to drink a bit. Well I usually go into LA or LB to drink but she didn't feel like roaming around, so we ended up at Shipmates. We're drinking in CERRITOS????
Check it. I don't really hang in my hood. Don't shit where you eat right?
It was SO FREAKIN weird chillen at a spot that was 5/10 minutes from my house - street driving! Well we get there and go directly to the bar. The bartenders were chill. I got my new drink, rum and diet coke. We just chilled, watched a little tv, and just had a long girl talk night. It was nice to just chill at the bar and chat with my BFF. There's a small pool table, jukebox, and the place was pretty busy, but we didn't even notice all that.
Chill local bar to grab some drinks with my gf's and have girl talk is A-OK with me. Is it a bar I would go to hang out with a bunch of friends and get drunk at? Naw... But it's chill and cheap! Everything has it's place.
A dive bar in Cerritos? WTF, NO WAY! Â I never knew Shipmates existed up until some of my friends took me here. Â It's located in the same mini mall as Carl's Jr. off South and Gridley. Â It's hidden way in the back!!!
Good beer selection. Â Fully stocked bar. They serve appetizers and finger food. Â Plenty of seats with pool tables and couches to seat your party. Â They have plasma TVs showing the games. Â They also have resident dj's come in and spin on the weekends.
Mostly locals come here. Â It's nice to see familiar faces since I grew up in this area. Â A good population of the kids from the Portuguese community from Artesia party here on the weekends. Â It's a chill place to grab a beer and watch the games. Â Good vibe, no trouble. Â An alternative to driving to LB or LA and get hammered.
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