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Oh Alibi, it hasn't been long but I miss you so. Excellent dive bar atmo, cheap n' good drink specials.
Food superlative for a bar. Spicy oyster shooter! The most best shape of fried pickle, spear. Excellent steak, esp the bleu cheese smothered.
Somehow my gaydar led me here like iron filings to a magnet and TGF gaydar. Many cute lesbionic wems. My waitress seemed to think I was a playa cuz there with diff woman every night.
Not much escapes notice in a town as small as the Arc! Unless it's the dread-ied Plazoid smokin' a dank spliff right next to the cop outside. Seriously, that truly happened. If ya ain't been to the 'boldt, ya don't know. Homeless ppl there smoke better than you are spending student loan monies on, folks.
Happy hour and different night o' week specials. Don't miss white trash night.
Oh the Alibi, like an old friend, it's always there and knows just what will make me feel better. The ultimate in comfort bar food, it's the BEST place in Arcata to get a drink, some fried appetizers and hang with friends. It's dark, seedy and I love it.
The menu here is HUGE. If nothing more you have choices. Breakfasts here are sure to cure any hangover along with one of their signature bloody mary's. Lunch & Dinner are comprised of a vast burger menu, hot n cold sandwiches, wraps, salads, the list goes on. Their burger menu alone goes on forever and you can order any specialty burger with beef, turkey, boca, garden, tofu, portabello, or chicken. I am partial to the luau, blue cheese (with a side of wing sauce) and the greek. They even have theme menu nights during the weekdays, it's my go to place to decompress after a long day at work.
It's ain't fancy, but hey, it's not meant to be!
My fave bar on the 'strip' of Arcata, haha.
For those that know me, i am forever on the quest for good hush puppies. What a welcome surprise when i glanced the menu and found they had them! (they have a good selection of bar food, and i and my company didn't rate as 'barf' food)...
I had a bloody mary, not the best, but i had worse, but the beer selection and tenders of the bar were very pleasant.
Not quite a dive, not quite a bar restaurant, but very much a place i would like to visit again!
Nice food and bloody mary's when you are hungover and need to eat in a dark crooked floored dungeon. Our go-to spot after a long night.
This bar is known for being very "open."
Tonight I noticed a new piece of graffiti: "Lesbians 4 Bush."
I disagree with this statement on many levels.
Oh yes, it's 80s night, and the feelin's right. Yes it's 80s night. Oh what a night!
The alibi was a favorite spot to boogie on down with my ladies on 80s night thanks to DJ Red. Aside from that, It had live music, friendly bartenders, good food, and fun people. It was also the bar where some dude bought me the double shot of Tuacca that did me in on my 21st birthday! Hurray for the happy hipster haven off H street!
Oh Alibi, how I love and loathe you. I spent my college career and what little money I had inside of your belly.
And to the guy from Chicago who said there weren't any hipsters here - this is (or at least used to be when I was in college) *the* hipster bar. Not like there are a lot of bars to choose from in "downtown" Arcata.
this place has a massive amount of sandwiches, burger , wraps ... most with vegetarian options ... i had the thai tofu wrap and it was excellent ... the staff is pretty awesome and attentive . very hipster .. much like The Local in Atlanta, GA
I am going back almost immediately tomorrow, for my entire visit here in humboldt ....
5 stars for the name. 4 stars for the drinks. 3 stars for the venue. 2 stars for the bartenders. 1 star for the attendees.
It looks like a ship hull. There's a regular that wears a sailor hat and scabies. They have over 50 different types of martinis so you can forget about all the stuff I just mentioned.
Good to go... (for Humboldt County...)
The best bar food around. I rarely go elsewhere for hangover breakfast, and the burgers come just about anyway you want them (try the Eye Opener with a fried egg on it, or the Cowboy Bob with onion rings.) They actually have tasty wraps, not something i'm normally into - but the Fish and Chips, in my opinion, are some of the best in Northern Humboldt. Try a mojito, stay for the Mary's, and don't forget the fried pickles. If you're feeling fiesty, it's the best venue in town for hard rockin' bands. Oh yeah, did I mention the pints of Olympia with a slice of lime?
HOORAY! This is a good dive bar. It's a bar that has slightly grumpy, excellent bartenders who can get you a ginormous margarita and gin n tonic if you need one (see my previous review of Rita's.).
This place makes me nostalgic for my college days, when I was a winsome lass playing pool in the dingy Irish pubs found in the Sunset in SF. But, kudos to the Alibi for not being chock-full of the agressive button-up-shirt type. I can enjoy my drink(s) in peace with my lady friend.
Seedy, yes. Dirty, maybe. But B*tches, they have crab melts.
Good place to hang out. Not as social as one can think. It is a bit loud for a nice conversation. Smells like seafood. I enjoyed their fish & chips.
Basic dive bar. Let you in on a little secret...they carry the tiny bottles of Olympia...otherwise known as the nectar of the gods.
It's dark & delightful. It's next to all the other bars... they each have their own thing going for them. Had lots of drunken good times here. The food is greasy but you are wasted and just don't care. The place has character.. like every other place in Arcata. If you feel like drinking on the Plaza this place has to be hit up. The darkness.. the martinis.. you just have to go and experience it for yourself
Love the food, love the darkness, love getting drunk here. Once I walk in I really feel like I am part of the creepy, dreadlock-ridden underbelly that is Arcata. Once I step out, I realize that I shower more than twice as often as everyone else in the bar. But who cares? No one. You're in Arcata.
The breakfasts here kept me alive during school and well beyond. Definately the best bloody mary around. Try their fish and chips.
The only dive bar I've been to that serves food other than Beer Nuts and pickled pigs feet. Also, it's sandwiched between two other classic, old-school dive bars--the kind with old, neon martini glasses on their signage and crusty old men on the barstools who arrived, promptly, at 6 am.
When you walk into the Alibi, you gotta ask yourself, "Am I really drunk enough to be here?" This place comes in the fine tradition of dump rock bars - NY's CBGB's, Madison, Wisconsin's O'Cayz Corral and Chicago's Lounge Ax. If Arcata were a slightly larger town, I'd guess this joint to be way more popular. I hope I get to play there the next time in town. Great bar food menu too, and solid bloody mary menu.
I avoid bars like diet soda, but we stopped by for lunch and had the best burgers! The fries were perfect and the service was excellent. I am very curious to try out their breakfast.
A dive bar that could easily compete with any place in Chicago, the Alibi was great. The big difference between big city dives and this place - the noticeable lack of hipsters. Cheap booze and not overwhelmingly jocky like the other bars in the area. They even have food.
this bar is like a dark cave that smells like B.O. and farts....but i've had many drunken times here! i always feel perverted and weird going there during the day b/c of the local smelly old guys who are in there, but after a few drinks I forget all about that. the jukebox is great, the drink specials (2 for 1 well drinks) are nice, and i've always had fun there (despite the beloved nastiness).
I love their Alibi breakfast with a Hot Mary, awesome French Dip, good Rock shows, and a lovely slouchy interior that makes you feel like if there was an earthquake to immediately run out in the street rather than brave the questionable structure. I love the staff, Denise has one of the best old-school bartender attitudes you crave when you've OD'd on the optimistic and happy mixologist, trust me she doesn't want to hear about your ex, or anything else that has harshed on your mellow, she takes awhile to warm up but when you least expect it, after shots most likely. you'll find yourself in a shit-talking match worthy of any drunk worth their weight in off-the-cuff humor. Don't take it to far though, otherwise you're screwed. Steve is also worth the wait as a good shit-talker, not to mention he plays in one of the best tribute rock bands in Humboldt, Wepeel. Bring back the karaoke and I'll give it a solid 5 stars.
this is a good bar and they serve good food until midnight on most nights....they have crab omelettes and cocktails and sandwiches when it is crab season.
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