Encino Dive Bars

Good Drinks

1. The Troubadour

Neighborhood: West Hollywood

Ok, so I'm kind of ambivalent about this place, because there are good and bad parts about my experience here. I'll give you the good, the bad, and the ugly.  The Good: the food and drink service...

2. Foxfire Room

Neighborhood: North Hollywood

The Foxfire room is a pretty awesome little dive! It's tacky and deep seventies inside, in a good, kitchy way. The place comes complete with barflies, darts and weekly karoke.  Drinks are reasonably...

3. Tonga Hut-Cocktail…

Neighborhood: North Hollywood

of beers it would've taken to get the same effect. That was one "girlie drink" that put some hair on my chest.  Business was good enough to show the place was healthy, but not so busy that things became too...

4. Chimneysweep Lounge

Neighborhood: Sherman Oaks

buzz; a good dive has me there at drink one.  -Ubu...

5. Ireland's 32

a couple of drinks and hang out.  2. On a Sunday afternoon - drastically different. Quiet, few people in the bar, but the barkeep was super cool and I do believe authentically Irish (if not, a darn good...

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Nice Bartenders

1. Tonga Hut-Cocktail…

Neighborhood: North Hollywood

Tonga Hut is *THE* haven of tiki and divebar-ness in the valley.   Bartenders are extra friendly and nice, early evening regulars are chock-full-o comedy to the socially observant, and the decor...

2. Chimneysweep Lounge

Neighborhood: Sherman Oaks

for a drink the other night.  As soon as I saw the dude bartender I was stoked.  He's super nice and friendly, and loves when you say, "Let's see, can I get a....um....(turn to friend), what do you want...

3. The Troubadour

Neighborhood: West Hollywood

their sweat =). There is also a balcony area that you can lounge and have a different perspective of the stage. Nice bartenders. The Cribs were awesome- two cute twins that sound like the killers...

4. Pat's Cocktail…

Neighborhood: North Hollywood

before you being to drink.  Most of the customers are regulars, and know each other, but the bartenders are more than excited to introduce you around if you are new.  Most everyone is nice, and just...

5. Foxfire Room

Neighborhood: North Hollywood

at The Foxfire.  The place has become "trendy" with the 20-something crowd, and there have been complaints that the service is slow because the bartender will usually serve the regulars first. This is the same...

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