Club Marakas

Positives: 2 free roaming dogs, super nice old lady bartender, beer that’s wet, pool table, mostly not dirty carpet, restrooms, and no pool table.
Negatives: None. Toughen up wusses.

En este lugar no se puede entrar se lleva a cabo la prostitucion disimuladamente y se les roba a los clientes cobrandoles mas ademas el lugar apesta a cantina barata y los baños son asqurosos asi que si quieren hir a un pulgero el maracas es el lugar perfecto

This place is pretty cool, no happy hour tho.
They have a huge liquor selection tho. They’ve gotta pretty unique crowd here. I think I added to that.
Everyone seems to have some sort of accent. They have some cool bands here. I like the vibe. Its a lil tough but also friendly at the same time. gotta love the lil disco lights at the bar. The margaritas are really good.

I don’t know why it would be called club marakas. There was nothing clubby about it. We enter the place after a long quest to find these margaritas I so longed for. We enter and sure enough, looks like a bar my dad would go to. Super Latino-​ish. They had a juke box playing both English hip hop, pop and Spanish Banda, salsa and slow oldies. Not my cup of tea, but I’m super open to experiencing new things. Besides, were there for just one drink, right?
The bartender is an older lady that did know English (another post said no one spoke english) and was very friendly. A second bartender looked younger but seemed very shy. A few patrons came in and started drinking at the bar while others played pool.
A third waitress came in to start her shift and she was young and really friendly. I believe there were regulars that came in because the youngest gal sat with the patron and they looked like they were on a date. It felt a little strange but then I figured that its making him spend more $ since now he’s buying her a drink too. I see what they’re doing! :)
So after having 2 drinks and my husband five, they charged us for 9 drinks. I told them it was wrong and they were adamant that it was a total of nine. At that point I just wanted to leave so we paid and left.
Really nice people serving (because they’ll chat with you and aren’t stuck up) but they totally jack up the prices on drinks and are a bit sleazy. I’d never go back again.

You should guess by the name that this is a completely Mexican bar.

Ok:
Security guard w/​pat downs? Suspicious. Check.
Sign on the door reminding patrons than weapons are not allowed? Check.
Outrageously expensive bud light? Check.
Rockin’ Nicaraguan band? Check.
Lots of what appeared to be transvestites? But like surprisingly convincing ones? Double check.
The first two make this place a really scary dive, the third make it a nuisance, the fourth awesome, and the fifth… Well… Let’s call it a wash.
Went for the novelty of trying something new, likely won’t come back. But go, please, at least once… you have to experience this place!
2 stars cause ain’t no place gonna charge me 5 bucks for a bud light and leave me feeling positive about the experience!

Great atmosphere, feels like I’m back home en Mexico. The service is great, very friendly owners and good selection of beer and tequila. I come here all the time to watch the latest boxing fights and soccer matches. Viva Las Chivas!!!

Ever walk pass by a storefront whether be it a restaurant, Nike store, Best Buy, whatever, and see or hear all this commotion and hype that you just you just have to go inside to investigate?
Well, that’s what happened to me and my homeboy Joel after grabbing a super suiza from El Farolito up the street. We were on the way back to the car and then we heard some blaring Mexican music with guys singing karaōke in Spanish. It was actually more like yelling Karaōke in Spanish. You could tell standing outside that they were super drunk and having a good time and it was contagious. Me and Joel looked at each other undecided if we should go in or not but once we heard the drunken yells off the, «Ahhhhhhhhh yay yay yay yay» from the other guys, that was the green light.
This bar is perfect for transplanting yourself to Mexico as the bartender didn’t speak any English at all. I had to point to one of there many fine beers they had displayed on the counter to order. Folks here are super friendly and welcoming but I think I would probably have to take a couple shots of tequila in order to start karaoking in Spanish.

Now this place is what you call a dive bar! Oh my gawd! Never will I step into this place ever again. Cheesy flashy light all around the bar, decorations for every Holiday so they dint forget all around the bar, 40−50yr old waitresses in skimpy tight dazy dukes and shinny shirts all over the bar. This place is a total mess. Every Tuesday and Sunday nights they have a drag show at around 11pm which I didn’t stick around for. Not because it was drag (everyone loves drag shows) but because of the following…
1.
Me: one corona please.
Her: 4 $
Me: I leave a 10 spot on the bar
Her: One, Two, Three, Four, Five. Thank you.
Me: Uhhhhhhh
My Brain: Um did she just tip her self a dollar? I swear she said $ 4.00 corona.
Round Two
Me: one more corona pls.
Her: 4 $
Me: This time I left a 20 $
Her: One, Two, Three, … Fourteen.
Me: Uhhhhhh
My Brain: This is worst then the stock market! Now its 6 $ a beer???
2.
The Bartender «Owner» saw one of the local patrons (drunk) walk in and she confronted him…
Owner: Who took your jacket last time you here.
Drunk: Uhh no one.
Owner: No No answer me the question who took your jacket. You see who it is, dont protect her!
Drunk: No one took my jacket.
Owner: You will sit at this stool until you tell me who took your Jacket. Do not protect these people. These people work for me!
**** She then calls for one of the hoochie waitress *****
Owner: You took his jacket didn’t you! Yes you the other night!
Hoochie: No it was not me I wouldn’t do that.
Owner: You march your self home and go bring it to him. Right now!
I dont care how far you live.
Imagine all this in front of all the customers! Meanwhile they have a security guard patting people down for weapons as they come in. That there was the exit, I took. I was suppose to meet a friend who recommended this place and I took off before he got there. No way am I going back to Marakas. The only good thing I saw was that you can bring outside food, someone had ordered a pizza that night.