Monte Carlo Club

Thank G-​d this place shut down. The Thugs make you feel not welcome, and your lady belongs to them. Dont let her say noo, cause then shes the b***** and so on and so forth. Also this joint gave local dive bars a bad name, the only thing that sucks as, since it shut down these guys are wandering up North thru midtown and making places that used to be fun not so fun. Im just so glad its gone.

Came here on Saturday and they had a new bartender who was AWESOME! Great energy, super smile and honest. Door guy was hella cool too, no attitude. Everyone was really nice (and no I wasnt drunk) why haven’t I been here in years???

I guess I have to give this place 1-​star by Unilocal Law. I’d prefer it be Zero. Here is my one and only story about Monte Carlo.
St. Patty’s Day 2007.
Walk in with friends, and everyone at the bar is standing around. Walk up to the bar, ask the grizzled old man who looked like the Human equivalent of Popeye’s father for a couple of beers, to which he replies, «I’m just the bar back». Okay, cool, figure the Bartender is grabbing something to restock from the back, I can wait. Couple minutes later, I hear a flush from the bathroom and IMMEDIATELY out steps this giant dude, who walks behind the bar and yells «WHO’S DRINKIN’?!»
Not me. See you in Hell Monte Carlo Club!!!

Hard to give this place a fair review, since it’s definitely not intended for me, but to any mid-​20s yuppie who is looking for a new bar, this review is for you.
It’s crowded, dirty, and noisy, and a pool table in the middle of the bar doesn’t help make it less cramped. The drinks were fairly priced and decent for a dive bar, but not stand-​out by any means.
On a separate note, I’ve had multiple strangers, including both the cab driver, and the bartender there, warn me about the safety of this place, and when the bartender at bar tells you it’s not safe, that scares me.
Probably won’t be going back here, but I’m sure the regulars there have no issue with that.

I used to live right around the corner from this place but its such a hole I rarely went inside. When I did I had some 35 y/​o norteno guy ask myself and my buddy what set we’re with. Dude you’re in your 30’s.perhaps you should get a job and stop playing gangsta. There isnt enough room around the pool table to play, never seen a decent looking lady inside and people are always getting shot or stabbed there. Only reason it doesnt get 1 star is because it’s cheap and a convenient location. But overall I doubt I’ll ever set foot in there again.

I went once with a few buddies on a tip, and will not be returning. It’s cramped, the bathroom was filthy, and the layout was just awkward.
Sure the drinks were cheap, and yes dive bars shouldn’t be held to a high sanitary standard, but there’s much better dive bars downtown.

I saw Lil’ Wayne here…
He was hogging the pool table.

A thug’s dive-​bar if there ever was one… If you know the difference between a ‘Norteno’ and a ‘Sureno’, this is your place. If you are a die-​hard Raiders fan and/​or have gang tattoos, this is your place. If you don’t mind the occasional fist-​fight in the parking lot, this is your place. If none of the above apply to you, this is NOT your place.

This place is hot action. The fact that some chump took a pub crawl to the Monte Carlo doesn’t mean the Monte Carlo sucks, it means that fool’s pub crawl sucks! Go Monte Carlo!
New slogan — «The Monte Carlo. Making pink shirt wearing chumps hate real bars one pub crawl at a time.»
This place is a true dive bar, and your pink collared shirt isn’t going to gain you any respect at a true dive bar. The bartender, and the patrons, of this place are all awesome. Every single one of them. They all came here to drink away their problems and forget that men wear pink shirts.
These people are here to drink and be left alone. Making eye contact is a social challenge in real dive bars that may lead to a physical altercation. Social challenges ending in physical altercations are rarely won by men in pink shirts.
Don’t come here expecting a warm welcome with your pub crawl. Beat it chump!

I wish I still loved the Monte as much as I used to. As with Benny’s, my crowd of regulars no longer goes there. Jumbo is no longer tending bar. Passing by the Monte on my way to some other bar just makes me sigh with nostalgia.
HOWEVER — MC is still a *great* place to go to save some money, get some cheap drinks and play a pool game.

TOTAL dive bar, but I like those. A shot of Patron was only $ 3 I know I will be back when down in those neck of the woods.
Nice bartender. Seemed like regulars were in there and we weren’t too welcomed by them. But only stayed for one drink and moved on.

You know you’re in a dive bar when one of the patrons is pretty shitfaced, and can’t remember a name!
He forgot my name! I repeated it over 8 times, even said it backwards to throw his drunk ass off.
He said he was an engineer that only thought in numbers. REALLY?
So I said how about this, Call me One, my girlfriends over there? Their names are Two, and Three.
Loved the barmaid Marla, loved HER musical selections… loved the prices on a bottle of Stella.
Yup, I’ll be back!!!

Um… 6 a.m. cocktails! Yes, please. But seriously, rolling in at 10 a.m. on a Sunday I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Perhaps some drunken fools stumbling about 4 hours into their binge? Maybe a silent, empty depression pit full of «get out» vibes. Either way, I was wrong.
When we swung the door wide (I guess I was expecting the sunlight to banish all evil from within), I was so shocked and surprised to find ALL THE FOOTBALL I could dream of on each television (no competition for the big screen), plenty of fun folks sitting around the bar and at the lower tables, and … the kicker… BISCUITS and GRAVY!!! Not only that, GOOD biscuits and gravy. Wait… for next to NOTHING! So I thought I was going to have a kooky experience to check off my list of things to try in Sacramento, but instead found an awesome new place to watch my favorite sporting events… food, check, drinks, check, good company, check, flexible hours, check, all-​in-​all a pretty awesome place to be.
Now don’t go telling anyone because I still need some bar space to put down my plate.

Came here once, had a beer that tasted years old. Maybe I should had got wine?!
This wasn’t a very welcoming place. Very very run down divey. With some «interesting» people in there. Pool table was unbalanced, but with the look of the joint that was the least of my worries.
If your in the area, and thirsty for a drink. I highly suggest you walk a block to Burgers and Brew. Its much cleaner there, and the wine and beer selection is exponentially better than this place.
Otherwise if you got FML fever and wear body armor, then stay put!

Great place to go if you like to get stabbed… REPEATEDLY. Do yourself a favor and google the following «Monte Carlo Sacramento Stabbing» or «Monte Carlo Sacramento Crime.» Unless you are looking to score some black tar heroin, avoid this place. Don’t get it confused with a cool little dive bar.

The Monte Carlo is on the corner of S and 15^th. Not too big of a place. and I like that.
They have tons of trophies encased on the wall and one pool table. We walked in and the patrons were about 30 years of age and up. There’s a digital juke with a varied selection and we liked what was playing so we knew– we liked these people.
It was very chill. Everyone was nice. Even the bum in the corner. Drinks are stiff but call your liquor because Brand X wells aren’t that much cheaper and noticeably bad.

Two reasons why you should come here: the peanuts and Jumbo (kickass bartender).
The eve before Christmas eve and the place is not packed but the jukebox is going off with funky, reggae or salsa versions of all of the holiday songs we know and love.
And, the place is clean!!! Unlike some other seedy joints.
I’ve won one pool game … well, sort of. Good (rare) times.
A vodka Red Bull is $ 3.50÷4.00, or free if you know the right folks. I know some folks … or at least know some folks of folks. Know what I’m sayin’? Hey, folks is folks. (Quote given to me by Scott C., a good man with good quotes.)
P. S. One word of warning. The antelope on the wall will make beady eyes at you. Look away. He already knows too much.

When you’re down in the dumps to the point of being clinically depressed, what you want is a dive bar with «Opens at 6 AM» in big block letters on the sign in front. You want your whiskey sours mixed with cheap bourbon and cheaper mixer, so long as they’re deep and stiff. You don’t want cheery fellow drinkers, or cute young barmaids. You want to be surrounded by pros who understand that the name of the game is drowning your already depressed central nervous system until the dark clouds over your head descend and envelop you in blackness.
One star off for the buzz-​killing idiot who played «Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue» by Toby Keith on the jukebox. It’s «Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down» by Merle Haggard, «Hurt» by Johnny Cash, or «Nine Bullets» by Drive-​By Truckers, you asshole.

It is a dive bar. What do you expect from a dive bar? The usual. It’s dependable.
I walked into the place and was eyed up by some people sitting at the bar. They probably thought that I was out of place, but then I saw the Dive Bar Connoisseurs and felt right at home.
My drink was served right away and was very strong. Gray Goose doesn’t have much of a taste, but they managed to make it with a kick for $ 4. I’m not very good at drink names, so I requested a half Disorono, half Kalua and a dash of Irish Crème. The bartender made it. It was delicious. It was $ 6.
Loved the people, loved the atmosphere and had a jolly ol’ time with the jukebox and the pool table. I would definitely come back here again with a good group.
My only complaint is that they didn’t take credit cards; however, there is an ATM in the bar. Also, our waters kept getting smaller and smaller. What’s up with that?

I went here for a drink for the 1^st time this week. I have to say not bad at all! Cheap stiff drinks… kind of a dive. huge selection of top shelf stuff.
It was about 7 pm on a Monday night so it was not too crowded but it had good music. i will definably go back with some girlfriends again!