Staley's is a great small town dive bar that is full of friendly regulars. Tonight it was full of cute local women too.
I don't know if the staff at Staley's reads these reviews but in case they do I want to apologize for my friend. It's partially my fault because I kept buying him drinks when I knew he was drunk but I've never been good at telling a grown man he's had too much and I didn't want to stop myself.
I probably won't be back because my friend is the only reason I come to Turlock and I'm pretty sure he's 86'd after tonight. I'm sad because I really like Staley's, I guess We'll hang out at Grizzly Cafe or Wellington when I'm in town. My friend really is a good guy, he's just got some complicated shit going on right now.
Again, sorry about tonight.
I found this bar around 4 years ago when I moved to Turlock. I worked out a deal with management to create what quickly became known as the best karaoke show in the county. The business was booming, drink were pouring and everyone who stepped into this bar on a Karaoke night left that evening with a memory of a good time that was sure to last a long time. Â
Eventually the owner sold the place and the new owners fired staff that had been working there for over a decade. Some of the new staff are pretty damn rad and I would suggest spending some time while you are visiting this place to get to know them! Â
Karaoke was the last in a long chain of changes to be affected but eventually even the "best thing to happen to downtown on Tuesday nights" was destroyed. The best Karaoke bar in Stanislaus county sold out to a jukebox that had karaoke on it. Charging your patrons to sing a song is absurd. After a short month of horrible sound, no mediation and a drop in sales, management thought it would be a grand idea to reinstate a Karaoke night. Unfortunately, it will never be the same.
If you wish to have a fun night of karaoke in Turlock on a Tuesday, this place isn't horrible. One of the coolest bartenders is on Tuesday. They have loud speakers, newer dance songs and a decent selection of karaoke tracks. There are other bars that provide karaoke in Turlock on other nights. I suggest you try them all before making a final conclusion about the scene in this small town. I prefer the karaoke at the other places.
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Going to Staley's is like going to your high school reunion, which is nice because I actually didn't go to mine. Â I swear every time I visit Turlock and stop by Staley's I'm bound to run into a bunch of people that I went to high school with. Â Sometimes the chance encounters are welcome and it's an opportunity to catch up on what has been going on in our lives since the last time we have seen each other. Â Other times you run into someone from the past who wants to give you a piece of their mind for some perceived wrong done to them during your teen years. Â Either way it's a trip down memory lane when you go to Staley's.
It's your standard dive bar but I'm giving it 4 stars because when I ordered shots of Patron the bartender asked me if I could wait a bit while she put the bottle on ice so it could chill. Â A classy move that you wouldn't expect at a dive bar where you are more likely to see people gulping down Jose Cuervo.
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