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Spikes Bar & Billiard
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- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 4:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Fri-Sat. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- DJ, Live
- Best Nights:
- Mon, Wed, Fri
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Yes
- Coat Check:
- No
16 reviews for Spikes Bar & Billiard
My favorite place to listen and dance to obscure 80s would have to be Spike's on Wednesday nights. The DJs are awesome and play a great mix of new wave, dark wave, and synth pop. It's impossible not to dance when you come here unless you're allergic to musical goodness.
There's plenty of free parking, no cover, and mixed drinks are pretty cheap so it's great if you're on a budget. The bartenders are really nice and usually quick to take your order, but it can take awhile to get a drink when it's crowded.
The crowd is very chill and friendly...I've never encountered rude drunk idiots that you normally come across at other places. The ladies' bathroom is usually clean but GOOD LORD it's hot as balls in there! I'd avoid it if at all possible unless you want your makeup to run.
Overall, Spike's is a great little no-frills dive bar that's great for small or large groups and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a place that plays great 80s music.
Spikes Bar and Billiards has a Little something for the "dive bar enthusiast" in all of us. Almost everyday of the week you can find a different theme and a different drink special going on . with their well over 50 different types of beer and bartenders who can cook up all sorts of crazy concoctions you'll be wondering why you hadn't been here before. Free pool all night long with six tables to choose from. free parking and staff that keeps an eye out for the cars and the customers .
Mondays usually consist of good o'l RnR, rockabilly,doo-woop, obscure rockabilly, oldies, and a good rockabilly / greaser crowed.
Tuesdays is just like any other day with a couple of the regulars their shooting pool, more mellow regular folks. Wednesdays are happening!! especially if you are an 80's fanatic!!!! their is no cover the beer is fairly priced and alcohol specials and a dance floor are sure to bring you back next Wednesday. And there is no cover on Wednesday, which means a few more bucks in your pocket or one more drink for your liver ......
Thursdays are full of "RADICALS RADIO". This is a fairly new event that Spikes has started doing on Thursdays....... Its slowly piking up and is sure to be another cool spot and a crowd pleas er for all . Its a no cover night with DJ's playing NEW WAVE,PUNK,SKA,REGGAE, SOUL ,and request of course. 3$ red-stripes are available this night.
FRIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!! Are my favorite nights to go to this place. Live bands and good crowds on Fridays. Yes there can be a heavy greaser crowd but none the less nothing to be worried about. Their is a cover on Fridays ranging from 5-10 bucks depending on who's playing but you'll be able to see some great local and not so local bands. Music ranges from rock to punk to rockabilly and to anything that rocks!!!!!! parking is free this and every night and so is the pool......... so get ready to rev-it-up on Fridays
Saturdays is a dress code in forced night. its free and nothing beats free. With DJ'S spinning everything from hip-hop to salsa,reggaton, and just dance music. so If what you wanna do is dance and go out to a cool spot , then Saturdays is definitely the day. I recommend it for kike small party's or for a b-day type of celebration.....
well this is my review on spikes , I'm a regular here and enjoy this place very much....... I know there's better places but I'm a dive bar type of person and enjoy the time i spend at spikes . You might catch me there on a Sunday with the karaoke going strong :)
Went here last night to see The Joneses. I liked it a LOT. Cover charge was only $8- not bad. Wide variety of beers, I got a Rolling Rock and a Boddingtons. Easily found a place to sit, on the bar side next to the DJ who was actually spinning VINYL instead of doing it from computer, something you don't see much anymore! Yay!!
It really reminded me of Vegas, with the smoking inside (even though I smoke, I can't get used to doing it inside, freaks me out) and the behind the stage tinsel curtain. I'll go back if there's a band I really want to see, because it's FAR away from where I live, but it's a good place.
They get an extra star for having a street dog vendor outside the whole night, nothing like a greasy bacon wrapped wiener after a long night of drinking!!
This place is good for the drunk in all of us...
When you don't have to work on Thursday or you just don't work, come on down to the dirtiest grease ball bar around (besides Yesteryear's) on Wednesday night. If you're lucky you might pick up a drunken mess (if her boy friend isn't hiding in the shadows just waiting for someone to make a move so he can have an excuse to fight and practice all those moves he's been studying from "The Outsiders")...
In the end, this place is tits!..( When you were able to smoke it up inside...) The music is great, the drinks are stiff and the entrance is free. What more can you ask for?
GhettoFabulousI liked the music, hated the crowded, enjoyed being there with my friends and best part ever was the NO raider games shown here sign. Other then that I might go back on a saturday night again.. thou people say it's supposedly good! Maybe it was just the wrong night.
Monday nights is when i use to come, i haven't in a long time but it was pretty fun when i use to come with my friends. good for jiving and strolling and to watch bands play on the weekends.Unfortunately i was part of some retarded fight and got kicked out and haven't returned much since.
wednesdays is 80's Breakfast Club if you love your 80's like i do.
http://www.seeqpod.com...
"You promise ?"
This is what I texted my friend while I stood at the bar enjoying a Miller High Life.
Little did she know that I was at the bar she enjoys the most, this side of the 710. I was at Spike's, and I totally forgot to call her to see if she wanted to go with, hell, I was excited to be going. I was hoping she wouldn't get mad and hit me square on the head next time she saw me.
I hadn't been to this place like in, foreva !! The last time I came here, I was soooo piss drunk, I totally forgot what it looked like on the inside. Truthfully, I would've kept this place in the back in my memory, if i hadn't met this bloke who told me he spins here on Mondays.
So this place is pretty cool, it's kinda low key, got these local kids who grease the hair, ladies that fishnet their legs, and Jezebels that paint the reddest of lips, woo-wee !!
I've read some of the other reviews and their pretty spot on. There are a few pool tables, if that's your speed. They also have this dance floor in the middle of the place so that you can twirl your lass about or be spun if that's what you desire !
They also appears to be a Rockstabilly music venue. While I was sipping on a few beers, I noticed there were posters and fliers plastered about the spot. They were announcing show for the following 2 weekends, and we're talking about some pretty known acts in the realm that is this greasy culture. So that's another plus in me book !
My only reservation about the spot was the price of them beers !! Man, I was throwing down $4 for a High Life, come on now, really ? But whatevs, nothing major, I would prolly deduct 1/2 star for that, but since I can't, my rating stays where it is.
Honestly, this might become my Monday night routine, I just gots-tah dust off my Lindy - Hop moves and get to it !!! So, are you down ? Ya wanna come with or what ? And don't come with them Grease jokes, or I will sock ya in the kisser, I really loath that movie.
So, Benny, here's to you,
(raise my High Life)
Good music. Crowd is not too pretentious. Bartenders can be snotty. They could have a better beer selection. Fun when a live band is playing.
Ok. Its' a Dive Bar
The Decor isn't so great.
But if Marc Almond and obscure 80's music makes you come! THEN IT IS FREAKIGN GREAT! :D And omg. Rock-a-billy guys!
Um. I went last month on Marc Almond night, it was a great to see his videos on there and his music. :D squee!
The drinks are good. and the crowd is actually very friendly. :D
Spike's is one of the best Rock N Roll Bars in Los Angeles. Brando, the promoter is very supportive of the local music scene and he really has good taste with the bands he books. It's a down to earth no frills bar that really, really reminds me of C.B.G.B's. It's on the edge & it's the real thing. So if you like discovering cutting edge music before everybody else, you'll find some great music here. The DJ's play really good obscure Garage, Rockabilly & Punk Rock. In response to that other review, The Bouncers may look scary, but they are the nicest guys. Don't be intimidated. You'll have a great time.
This is the typical local's dive bar. Fun, loud music, smoke filled, raunchy (in a good way). The crowd is very rockabilly/50's/tattooed. Nice place to meet the locals and always friendly. I always say "if your not enjoying a place, it's probably you". Spike is one of those places. Drinks are reasonable, but on a busy night there can be a wait to get to the bar.
Wednesday night is the signature night. Wish I could make it there more often.
They have decent drink specials. The dance floor is small but I like that it has the bar seating around the dancefloors so that I can steal dance moves ahahah
I don't like that you can smoke inside (I have horrible allergies and the morning after I'm like dying...)
The bathroom is small and it gets like a sauna in there.
I always have fun here, even if it's just me and a few good friends.
They have a hot dog lady outside sometimes ahahah
Oh they have an ATM! they do not accept credit cards...
Its a neighborhood local dive bar, and a place to meet people in the likeness of the cast of grease... true. But if you know a little who's who in there, the evening can be rather enjoyable. I too stand out, I'm the good looking one with long hair "ha!". Drink prices are usual, its dim lit smoke filled room, the people are tight knit; definitely not the place you wanna start belligerent bar brawl unless you like the taste of boots and plenty of them. But if you're there to meet people, in my experience it helps to stand out from the rest... so feel free to leave your pomp at home.
* Just a side note, you're more likely to catch me on a Sunday. That evening is chill, usually regulars on a more slow paced night and enjoy the environment and rock out on karaoke. good times...*
tried this place for the first time yesterday...
i felt pretty awkward being that i was dressed in a hot pink shirt, skinny jeans, and some flip flops while everyone else was decked out in their 50's-"greaser"esque attire. i was pretty intimidated by the 4 security guys standing outside, i didnt know what to expect.
turned out to be pretty fun, something new. people were friendly and interesting. a few punk rockers sprinkled in the crowd.
funniest thing of the night would have to be when i was sitting at the bar sippin on my drink then turning around and realizing that i could see guys peeing, being that the mens restroom has no door.
(fyi- ladies restroom has a door; however, only one toilet with only a curtain shielding you from harm's way if some drunken skank just happens to stumble in on you...be ready to hide your goodies girls!!)
cheap drinks, free pool, great rockabilly bands. pleasant atmosphere.
only downside is that 8 dollar cover charge.
I'll start out by saying that I wouldn't go back.
I didn't enjoy the music or the crowd. There is a dancefloor in the middle, surrounding by bar-style seating. ONE person was dancing by herself, while everyone else just sat around. Not the social bunch, I guess.
There are a few pool tables on one side, but if you're going to go out to play pool, go to a real pool hall, not this poor excuse for a fusion.
I was way out of place, too. Everyone had greased up hair and was wearing super tight clothing. I felt like I was in the movie Grease.
loved the music and the tiny dance floor ... hated the bathroom ....
