Sunset Lounge

First time checking this place out on Sunday with my friend, the girl that was bartending when we walked in never even acknowledged us. Luckily she was getting off shift though and Darryl made the rest of the night awesome! Great service from him, good pour and beer pong = my kind of bar! Definitely will be back!

Looks old and worn. Me and my wife came here on a tuesday night for $ 2 well drinks. The drinks were a hit or miss. Some were overpowering loaded and some tasted like Capri sun. The DJ was super annoying. Please someone tel her not to try to work a crowd of 6 people. It wont work lol. Thats how many people this place had. Will we be back? Not even for $ 2 drinks.

Went there last week with the wife for an after dinner cocktail… we both love dive bars and despite some vulgar conversation next to us The Sunset meets dive bar criteria. Don’t let the porn shop behind it scare you off, the people in the sunset weren’t abnormally creepy. In fact except for the vulgar patrons everyone seems nice.
Smokers occupy the entrance/​patio by the front door so you stink like smoke BEFORE you go in.
Our bar keep (Francis) I call her bar keep because she openly admitted she isn’t an actual bartender as was apparent, That aside Francis was extremely sweet and friendly and did a good job of throwing some drinks together (maybe a lil on the weak side)
Unfortunately I think she was the only one working that night…
I’ve seen reviews of the food being really good but cmon best burger in North County ?? Highly doubt it one ups Cheers Ramona.
My proof …:not one person there ordered a burger.
Everything we saw coming out of the kitchen was fried finger foods…
Anyway would I go back to Sunset ?? Still up in the air… maybe to try a burger and see for myself :)

Very clean, fun place, been going here for years. It’s a perfect bar, it’s very small and only needs couple groups to look packed. Certain nights are so cheap drink specials. And where in Escondido or North County are you gunna go that’s cheap, clean, all around music, doesn’t take much to get packed and close to freeway? And new big screen TVs, remodeled bathrooms so they show they care about customers.

Me and a friend just came to town looking a cool place to eat and grab a drink. Was a little hesitant due to prior reviews but ended up having a great time! The bartender Carrie was amazing and the food was great. Will definitely recommend and be back!

Ok, I’m not the type of person to go to a dive bar (specially since i got married) but tonight I thought I would check this place out with a few other friends since it’s ten minutes from where I live. I read the reviews and it looks like the most recent ones aren’t that great. But there are others with totally opposite opinion. I thought I’d check it out and rate it myself.
First of all I realized its the only standalone bar in this neighborhood with a history that spans 70 years? So that’s impressive.
It is a dive bar but the service is great! I guess you have to come on certain days/​nights since the servers are different. We came here on a night when they have a cool DJ (Spindle) spinning variety of music ranging from old school 80s and 90s to hip hop, rock and top 40s. All my kind of music!
I ordered apple martini and it was very good! Gotta try their famous burger. Yes it’s good. Although their fries were too oily for my liking but some people may like it. Hot wings were good too (actually served real wings not drumsticks!)
I was worried about the bathroom since it’s an old place… I was pleasantly surprised
Since it looks recently renovated and clean, and doesn’t smell like one… That’s a big yes for me.
Anyway overall we enjoyed ourselves here so I’m giving a good Unilocal!Definitely coming back here for happy hour after work! :-)

This place is horrible. The bartender and security are very unfriendly. Place is a dump. Save yourself the trip to this establishment.

Haven’t been back since I became aware last year that it was gunned down. I’m not with that mess. Can’t say I enjoyed it much the first few times I went. It’s a small place near a porn shop on the outskirts of Escondido. I can do without.

I don’t leave stars because I don’t think this place and the service here deserve it, horrible service, creepy place and worst ambiance, Friday night and I can’t believe such of hole in escondido, never coming back in my life ever, I suggest you skip this place and go to others near to grand avenue.

Stopped by because it was the closest place to get a drink. Extreme dive bar… Disgusting. The bartender was nice but wasn’t there half the time because she was dancing. Gross patio chairs and the entire bar was dirty.
I expected it to be cheap. .Nope! Wayyyyyyyyyyy overpriced for such a horrific place. Never ever going back.
Plus point… Good music!

No way! This place is so dirty and so many skeezy people here ICK! I went here with a friend and we sat at the bar and I actually saw the female bartender tap ‘some’ white powder from a jar onto the top of the carpels area of her hand and snort it up her nose. HO Hmmm, I wonder what was that stuff was??? A little pick me up! I’d never go back… EVER

Simple review… Dive bar, porn shop behind the bar and a sleazy looking motel next door. I recommend not to shake hands with anyone in the bar. Food is dry and could possibly be used to hang something on the wall with. Someone actually brought their kids in this place. The drinks are strong but not a date spot.

The food here can range from nasty to great it all depends on who your cook is. I can tell you right now that the best cook here comes in on Saturday at 2pm I believe his name is Jose bald head gentleman makes the best food in Escondido.
I came in this past Saturday morning only to find out we had a new cook-​not a fan the double bacon cheeseburger was ok but the onion rings were nasty greasy.
To be fair i’m sure in time this new young cook will only get better.

A dive for all seasons — they’ve been here forever. Decent prices on cocktails and beer, and there’s an adult store next door for those adventurous types or if your date gets amorous. Karaōke is usually the entertainment, but prices and service are good. Don’t take a first date here, as it won’t impress.

Great food ! Great People ! Best Burgers in town ! Good entertainment on the weekends. It’s not the Sunset of old!

Horrible service. They were understaffed for a small crowd. The bar back was rude! Hot but rude! =] The bartender did not serve me and the female group I came in with, too busy with her friends. We waited over 20 minutes. WE LEFT. Oh well…

I was there monday night, the bar tender was great! i really love the place. i had a tab the other night and i think they fixed the problem. the drink were good and the bill was right. keep track of you drinks and every thing will be chill. give the place a shot. were all human. and for all the haters on this mom and pop shop you must be the competition!

I’ll start off with the nice things I have to say about this place which include: the nice people I met there, the security guy who led us out the back so creepy dudes wouldn’t follow us out into the parking lot, cheaap drinks.
Now to the bad stuff. Worst worst worst bartender EVER! I was totd that she was the owner which makes it only worse because you’d think that someone who owned the place would care more about the service at her establishment. Not only was there not a bartender anywhere near the bar multiple times we went to order a drink, you could often find her grinding up on some guy or outside on the patio. Sure, drinks are cheap but honestly, I would mind paying a bit more for a better bartender. Also, the place is a little skeevy and I wouldn’t want to see the place with the lights on (but then again, I feel this way about a lot of bars).

Great food, great atmosphere, great DJ and great drinks… Best little hidden dive bar in esco

This place is ok. Had some good food… had some bad service. I have some friends that just love this place and a I have some friends who dont understand why.
The good…
Food can be pretty tasty actually. It may even be tastier because you expect it to be shitty but its not. If that makes sense.
Football. They have the Ticket. There is an inconsistent crowd usually for football which means you can choose the games you want.
They have a fairly cool patio with some heaters and wee TVs. Mostly its just for people to take their drinks outside to smoke.
The bad…
Havent met too many servers there that I liked. Most of the girls get drunk and then talk your ear off. They also flirt with every penis in there… I will tell you that I know alot more men who love this place than women. ;)
The cook staff can be very strange people. I’ll just leave it at that.
There are usually some leering and odd old characters at the Sunset.
Its kinda dirty… but what bar isnt!
So, in conclusion. If you want to go to a random über dive bar in Escondido i’d give it a try. You either like it or hate it!