The Elbow Room Bar

I reccomend everyone coming to this bar. It speaks for itself. It’s a classic dive bar but that’s what makes it so great. It’s a pretty cheap place to drink and have a good time with a group of friends. Clientele ranges from 21 to 50 depending on the day. Such a fun place and good atmosphere. Always having live music and shows going on.

Great local bar, cool atmosphere and very friendly people! Will come back!

I’ve been a few times and have been very disappointed with the service. The last time I was there the bartender was too busy getting drunk with her friends to care about anyone else. I won’t be back.

I love this place! The bartender I always have here (Tony) is awesome and makes the best (and most deadly) of drinks! The environment here is really cool, seems like everyone knows everyone. The alcohol selection is very large and the prices are hard to beat!

I had so much hope for this place. I have gone in a few nights after 8 or 9 pm, and the bartender was very inattentive to people other than her friends she was pounding shots with. The last time, I waited to order a drink while she went to the restroom. She was gone well over 10 minutes and seemed a little out there when she returned. I am not sure the owners have any idea what happens when they aren’t there. Too bad.

It’s always so hard to review neighborhood bars. Elbow Room is a pretty typical one, to all appearances. The clientele seem to be comprised of pretty much all the recreational drinkers between ages 30 and 70 who live within a four block radius.
There’s nothing hip or trendy about this bar. It’s got all the bar décor we’ve all seen a thousand times — quirky signs, beverage advertisements, a pool table. It has slot machines and slot promotions, although no one was gambling when I was there (and why would anyone, with about five cheap casinos within walking distance?) The selection of draft beer was pitiful — just PBR and Miller High Life, and they were all out of Miller.
But I wouldn’t call it a «dive bar,» either. It’s clean. Some attention has been paid to the décor. No one was obnoxiously drunk. The bartender appeared to be cold sober, and was actually doing her job rather than socializing. Smoking is allowed, but the ventilation was good and I didn’t come out of it with smelly clothes. Most of the people there seemed to be friends; you can tell it’s an important gathering spot in some peoples’ lives.
Sometimes you can say everything that needs to be said about a bar by describing what the patrons put on the jukebox. In this bar, it’s Johnny Cash and Metallica. So, there you have it.
A note: Elbow Room is in the «seafood» category on Unilocal.I have no idea why. The only food they serve is potato chips and pork rinds, neither of which are composed from ingredients that used to know how to swim.