The Copper Bucket is the drinking establishment equivalent of a 1960's pick-up truck that's beaten to crap but somehow well-enough maintained to actually function as a working vehicle. Untouched or updated from whenever construction was completed, it's got more Jerry-rigged piping and lighting and whatnot than MacGyver's play dungeon, but somehow it all works, and remains a great place to grab a shot or 12 if you're in Reseda. Famous for being cash only, and for pouring drinks stiffer than last week's cadaver, this unabashed dive bar attracts a crowd that can be friendly or fierce, depending on the time of day or the number of drinks they've consumed. But the staff is uniformly friendly (huge shout out to the always wonderful Rebecca), and, again, the generosity of the pours makes up for the other flaws in their flue. The walls are covered in more vendor-branded signs and mirrors than you can shake a swizzle stick at, and there are TV's playing the current games. They've got a great juke box, a pool table, several mechanical dart boards, and one of those old time puck slider boards -- so if you're looking to compete with your fellow flies, there's ample opportunity. No real food served here, but they've got plenty of snacks available for purchase to counteract the gargantuan pours, and people also bring in meals from the adjacent eateries. This is not the place you bring someone on a first date -- or a 50th -- but if you do bring in a mate, and they say, "hey this is fun," then you should start shopping for curtains. read more

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Chill place. Good alcohol to drink ratio. Chill vibe. Nothing fancy but a good place to hang out and have a drink. read more

Copper Bucket - Dive Bars Near Me - Reseda, California

I love the bucket but Corrí has got to be the best bartender they have ever had. She's fast and fun to interact with if I didn't already like coming to this place I make it a point to come when she works read more

Best dive bar in the valley. Corrie is fabulous on weekends as bartender. Becca us fab during weekdays. Friendly place to meet your friends before dinner or other events. read more

Best service in the world Corri is the best bartender I have ever seen in the Copper Bucket

Best bloody Marys in town, corri the bartender is nice and can make a great drink, best dive bar in the valley, read more

Copper Bucket - Best bloody Mary ever! - Dive Bars Near Me - Reseda, California

Very chill dive bar on a Wednesday. Cheap drinks and friendly vibes, bartender was chill. The regulars are chill, I'll definitely be back! But for reals cheap drinks! Go here! So affordable read more

Best dive bar in the San Fernando valley! Cheap, cold drinks. Great service, fun games. Best pool players in the valley play on this pool table! Come and have a drink, grab some food, bring your friends! read more

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Just hung out and played some pool today first time here and the patrons are kind and welcoming. The staff is just as friendly while serving up inexpensive but awesome spirits and brews. So glad this is my new hang out. Rack em up! read more

Wow , what a wonderful place to enjoy a cocktail. We were looking for a place for a wonderful Bloody Mary and this is it . The bartender, Corri makes one of the best Bloody Mary's in the San Fernando Valley. This is a great dive bar, I haven't been here for about 30+years and I've had so much fun . Will definitely come back. Thank you for a great time. read more

The bartender is such a character in the best way possible. I felt like I was in a movie and the bartender could have been the main character. He was very animated and interesting. I also enjoyed the vibe overall, and the drink selection. There was also a jukebox and fun games like darts, pool, and shuffleboard. This bar is at the highest caliber of dive bars. I would return again. Also, the drink prices are very reasonable. read more

Husband and I seem like we drive a Tesla and order boujee martinis, however, we have been coming to this nostalgic/veteran friendly bar that looks like it's used to film fight scenes for 70s era action movies for many years. We always enjoy ourselves! Parking lot full of glass shards and scrappy looking characters lurking about BUT the drinks are stellar and we like oldies rock and the retro bar! Bartenders always friendly and great Chinese joint next door. Young and old, all walks of life, a true bar for the common folk, the COPPER BUCKET, a gem of the west valley! read more

We just popped in here to kill some time and what a hidden gem! As my husband just said, "this is a 10 out of 10" - Vicki the bartender is so sweet and taught us some cute history about this place. We will be back. 50 cent pool too!! So awesome read more

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Y'all...I had been in contact with this bar FOR MONTHS!!!!!!! in advance trying to plan a Mardi Gras social here in effort and attempt to support a small business post pandemic, and what do they do THE MORNING OF MY :::CONFIRMED::: event!? The husband of the owner calls me from the ***front seat*** of his car, exasperated, telling me that he and that owner wife of his have been arguing all night and that if I was allowed to continue to host my event here his wife would divorce him. So he cancels my event **DAY OF** saying that my event would likely cost him his marriage. You've got to be joking. The amount of unprofessionalism. The extreme tackiness of it all. The last minute *unbelievable* cancellation. And the owner wife dismissing me and my request for a callback as if I didn't even exist. I'm dumbfounded. I'm shocked. I'm at a loss for words. And now I'm scrambling not only to find a new venue for tonight, but I'm to take to all social media outlets to inform everyone of this LAST MINUTE disaster read more

Hole in the wall spot that means a lot to the locals. Terri is one of a kind. Visit on a weekday and you will enjoy her hospitality. Becca is an all around sweetheart, here on weekdays. Corey is new but she's a great bartender. William makes the world go round, he has that old school swag you can only find at a traditional spot like here. Drink here and enjoy the hospitality and elegance of a bar from '51. Thank you rusty. You are the man. read more

Not Dog Friendly don't waste your time bringing your service animal because you will be rejected. Small hole in the wall drinks are strong and cheep. That's about it pool table and darts read more

I'll keep it extremely brief because it's a local bar and there isn't much you need to know. First thing to be noted is Terry and Will the bartenders are valley legends, I'll take the Pepsi challenge that they have the best pours within a 15 mile radius. Now I'll warn you it's 1000% a local bar. Very no frills and the men's bathroom is reminiscent of a NYC subway in the 80's but it's all good because you can get a triple Tito's and red bull for $6. Come on down, have a drink and tip your bartender read more

This place is a dump. Worst attitude, they kicked me out with my service dog. They discriminated me. I showed my dogs ID, even though is illegal for them to ask for documentation. And the old lady bartender then said: you're not welcomed here. Really sad they discriminate someone who needs a service dog. People are very unhappy here. I'm filling a civil rights complaint. read more

Copper Bucket - These are the general rules for service dogs according to the ADA. You can check it out on their website. - Dive Bars Near Me - Reseda, California

GREAT DISHONOR!!!! Dishonor on you!!! Dishonor on your family! Dishonor on your cow!!! In all seriousness, I was really, really looking forward to experiencing what the Copper Bucket had to offer on February 21st for Fat Tuesday. My BFF planned an amazing Mardi Gras event there that would have no doubt brought the people and the money they were so ready to spend to the Copper Bucket. But you know what Rusty, the so-called owner of the Copper Bucket said to that? "Nah." Well, more specifically he said, "Sorry, you CAN'T come." Ummm what?!! Did he literally just tell us we CAN'T come? Not we won't be served, we won't be allowed in, just...we CAN'T come? Is he expecting us to be grateful that he at least said sorry?! WHAT. THE. (insert whatever expletive of your pleasing here because I suspect that's why Yelp took out my review to begin with. Yes Yelp police, I'm calling your butts out too!) Is it even LEGAL to tell someone they CAN'T come to your business if they haven't threatened you or are otherwise being disruptive? I mean, this sounds like some pre-Civil Rights era ish... Oh, but it gets better. To add insult to injury, Mr. Rusty told us we CAN'T come to the Copper Bucket...wait for it... ...the morning of the event. As in less than 12 hours from the start of an event that 70+ people RSVP'd too. THE. MORNING. OF. WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. #$@! Reason cited for this d1ck move? According to Rusty, because his wife didn't approve of the Mardi Gras theme and it was threatening their marriage. ... .... ..... How dumb do you think we are, Rusty?! I might have had some respect left for you if you at least told us a half believable lie. Rusty and the rest of the Copper Bucket staff knew MONTHS in advance about this event, and that yes, it is a Mardi Gras event. You know how I know he knew? Because his bar HAPPILY accepted the special ingredients that we personally bought and personally delivered beforehand to help the bartenders make special MARDI GRAS drinks for the evening. Bro, we WANTED to help you make money! On that note, the way Rusty treated my BFF hosting this event was especially egregious. My BFF is from the South where Mardi Gras is a strong tradition - one she wanted to share with LA and specifically chose the Copper Bucket to start that tradition here. Rusty knew this and still sh1t all over her efforts in the worst way possible. And hey look Rusty, if you feel like you need to offend some people in order to grow or protect your business, I get it. I really do. I'm a small business owner too. But here's what I can't figure out... The Nectar in Northridge, who so graciously and HAPPILY hosted our event after your d1ck move, made THOUSANDS off of us that night. THOUSANDS, bro. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS that could have been filling the Copper Bucket's cash registers, tips lining the pockets of YOUR bartenders, instead. ON A TUESDAY NIGHT. Man if I was one of your staff you'd be on my sh1t list for life for refusing that business. And guess what? The Nectar is about to collect THOUSANDS more for St. Paddy's Day because we - and about 100 other thirsty big spenders - will be visiting them again this Friday. Maybe if you weren't such an unbelievably massive d1ck to us we would have considered hosting St Paddy's at the Copper Bucket. But NOPE, fool me once... So did ya grow your business? Doesn't seem so. And in terms of protecting your business, go ahead and pay Yelp with the THOUSANDS of dollars you didn't make Mardi Gras night to suppress/remove my review. I'll just post it again and elsewhere. It's not harsh criticism, especially when you DESERVE IT, that you need to be protected from. It's horrendous business practices and piss poor customer service that will land you in a court of law if you say what you said to us to someone more vengeful one day. Also, if we were to believe your obvious lie, did refusing THOUSANDS in business protect your marriage? Am I getting petty? Maybe. Am I getting personal? Yes. But Rusty MADE IT PERSONAL. And if he expects me to believe it then I expect him to defend it. TL;DR: Copper Bucket = messy AF, even for a dive bar, and that's saying something. Stay far away unless you enjoy being treated like sh1t. read more

Gross people. Place stinks. This is what you you experience...,, Cheap drinks. I think the quality of people and cleanliness speaks for itself. read more

This place SUCKS! What kind of dickless dude comes up with a lame excuse, at the last minute, about his wife leaving him, LOL, if he holds an event, on what otherwise would be a slow night, and turns down easy profits, from a prearranged engagement, the way this bar 'owner' did? I'll tell you the kind of guy that does this. A wuss. haha Good thing Anissa at The Nectar came through, and on a very short notice, she stepped up and received a bar full of paying customers, that had a smash in her very nice establishment instead. Zero Stars for this place and how they do business though. We will never recommend this place to hold any events. They just might do a last minute cancellation on you too, unless the hubby receives permission from the wife. Lmaooo! read more

Great neighborhood bar! Unpretentious just the way I like it! Friendly service and clean establishment!

Um, no. We walked in, found out it was a cash only bar, and immediately decided to leave. Also because there were more missing teeth than patrons, we knew it wasn't for us. The best part was they have a shuffleboard table, but that wasn't making us stay. read more

Do not bring your dog. not service dog friendly no food only drinks the pour is strong but definitely a hole in the wall. Do not bring your pet you will be turned away read more

Terrible customer service and ambiance. Extremely unwelcoming with budget cocktails. Definitely would never go back. Drinks are comparable to a tiny pop up bar at an overpriced venue. Even it's freezing she refused to turn on the fire place. Guess it's just for show. Terrible experience read more

Happened 6 years ago. Hope it's better now. This is the WORST BAR I have ever been to. Piss stained rug, rotting ceiling that looks leaky, and has a very members only vibe. I have recently moved to the area and my older sister and her husband took me out. They had never been here and it was also appealing considering the reviews and the prices. NOT WORTH IT! As we first entered the bar we instantly felt unwelcome by the majority of the long in the tooth patrons. Not to mention the stench of urine as we passed through the entrance. It was immediate that our presence was not allowed. We kept to ourselves and ordered a few rounds. The people sitting next to us were very polite and friendly. We decided to play some pool and made our way over there. As we were walking across the bar I noticed a strange, very short man with glossy eyes giving me the dirtiest look. I shrugged it off as some shady patron. My brother in law played a 5 minute game of pool and then we changed to shuffle board. We were standing there when my sister, who isn't someone to be intimidated, asks the weird glossy eyed man (who had walked in, ordered a drink, and then perched himself 8 feet away from my sister) if she had done something to offend him. I instantly knew that guy was doing the same thing he did to me. THEN IT GOT CRAZY!! This messed up guy starts going off and posturing at my sister as if he's going to fight her. He's spouting off bizarre things like 'you interact with people when you come to bars!' and 'f**k you b****h'. My brother in law quickly gets in between them and now this guy is yelling at my sister's husband 'you're gonna fight her battles?' No bar staff had interfered or tried to help us. We got the heck outta there and were apologized to by the owners of the bar as we walked out. We walked towards the street to order a cab when the scary guy comes out of the bar being tailed by a bartender trying to get him inside. He's now acting like he has a gun in his pants and is screaming that he lives right next to the bar and he's still calling out my sister. We're yelling to leave us alone and trying to get as far away from him as possible. When we FINALLY get a cab, our cab driver informs us that there was a stabbing or shooting there a month ago and that it's a dangerous bar and has a reputation. DON'T BELIEVE THE REVIEWS!!! TERRIBLE!! read more

My wife and I attended this bar over this past weekend 07/30/2022 We had a great time here. It's a DIVE BAR come on now, cheap drinks, people are nice, has a pool table and dart machines and plenty of parking in the back. You know the old saying, be respectful and you will receive it back then fold. We will be back again for sure as the people were very nice and we played a few games of pool. read more

Dive bar Cheap drinks Friendly bartenders Ample parking in the back Pool tables, darts, and televisions What else would you want or need at a local watering hole such as this place... they also have fun mini pitchers you can get of beer which is really cute and fun. I am on board with this place! read more

Ok so it is a dive bar...so expect nothing but the best lol. They have a full size shuffle board table, pool table, multiple dart boards and a fun golf game in the corner. But the kicker....(see my picture below) full buckets of jack for $4.50. No joke... read more

Copper Bucket - Two Jacks on the rocks, $9 Dollar bill for size reference. - Dive Bars Near Me - Reseda, California

Pretty much the perfect dive bar. It might seem really crummy on the outside but it's better than a lot of "dive" bars I've been too. Really cheap drinks, 3 or 4 buck mini pitchers, jack & coke or vodka cranberry type drinks are about 4 bucks. This is the kind of place you can come too with some good friends & have a good time drinking & playing pool or darts. read more

Love this dive bar. A lot to do. Darts, shuffleboard. Great atmosphere and great prices!

Great atmosphere and great drinks everyone is friendly and it's old school and the pool table is perfect

Good dive buy with really good prices...!! Well drink only 3. bucks 3.50 if it has juice... One of few places in the area were I can get my Cider fix... Angry Orchards Apple Cider.. Have been here several times and the Italian place next door will deliver your food to the bar if you request it..... They have a pool table... darts, and shuffleboard.... they have a killer jukebox.... but some of the music... is sometimes... way off point...the stuff people pick LOL... CASH only... Bar... Have met some cool people here that Ii still keep in touch with.. Only con was that s couple of times the TV would go out because of interfance of some sort... during Thrusday night Football.... Place draws a variety of locals to college crowd.. good place to hang out... Mens restroom has a wierd set up... Trust me once you go you will know what I am talking about.... read more

Copper Bucket - Dive Bars Near Me - Reseda, California

Cheap minipitchers. It was around $17 for 2 minipitchers. It's your local kind of dive bar where you're not looking to get fancy. It's not the type where if you walk in the regulars will give you a weird look. They have some games, pool table, and shuffleboard. If you're looking to hang with a couple friends and not break the bank. It's not too bad. However, alot of the tables weren't wiped down. Chairs were broken that we had to find ones that werent. read more

I have been coming to Copper Bucket for several years. We always come on the weekends. This is my favorite weekend spot to come and play darts, pool, etc. NEVER once have I seen a roach, bed bug, rats etc in this establishment. contrary to the review below. Its always been clean, I have never felt the place was in disarray or dirty, etc. And do not let Michelle L.s' review fool you, EVERY food and bar establishment has REGULAR inspections!! To insinuate that this place has not is ludicrous. Love reading reviews where the patron frequents the bar regularly, then decides one day its "Dirty and Gross"... I have never once felt un-valued here, ever. The entire block of building there is on the older side. However it adds to the appeal of the actual "Dive Bar". People forget what the term "Dive Bar" is... now a days, the younger crowd expects a dive bar to be some high class place... If you want high class, you aren't going to find it at a DIVE BAR. Its a Dive Bar for a reason... So many of us are regulars here and never have any issues/problems. Everyone knows each other and I have never once seen a real problem in here. Sylvia on the weekends is SO fun and the weekend day crowd between the bar and pool players is just a good time. It feels kinda like "Cheers" here. It is my favorite! read more

Fabulous dive bar. Especially early drinkers. Safe environment with food places nearby to order and bring in. Good poor. Friendly service and fun times. read more

Oh, I'm a fan.. Came in here on a Sunday evening, and was the youngest one in the place, by 15 years at least. It was nice and cool, thanks to the 3 GIANT fans buzzing in the corners. The crowd was older, quiet folks just enjoying their drinks and silence. Terri, the no nonsense lady behind the bar is a sweetheart. Beer is ridiculously cheap, as are well drinks. They have a good selection of bottled beer, but there are only 3 on tap. There are dart boards, a pool table and a shuffle thingy table! That was super fun once I was um, slightly tipsy. Which I totally was, because this place is SO affordable that I just couldn't help it. But don't drink and drive folks, it isn't safe. read more

Copper Bucket - Roman hiding behind his beer.. - Dive Bars Near Me - Reseda, California

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Personally, I wish I lived closer to the Copper Bucket so that I can stumble in whenever I get bored. The staff was friendly The prices are cheap. ex. Gin and Tonic $3, IPA Pint $8 They have entertainment. ex. darts, pool, switchboard, and arcade games Overall Copper Bucket is definitely an acquired taste. It's a complete dive with a ton of character and I rather enjoy its presence. Note Cash only They have chips and nuts for about $0.75 Parking is in the back Games are $0.25 You can request music Tip order and bring in food (there's a Pizza Hut right down the street) they let you know where the checkpoints are for the night read more

Copper Bucket - $8 IPA pint - Dive Bars Near Me - Reseda, California

My friend and I pulled up to the Copper Bucket and found the lot surprisingly crowded, even for a Saturday night. As we wandered towards the back door, we noticed a clear plastic bottle with a long, pointed spout on the end. "Is that what I think it is?" My friend turned to me and asked. I did a round around it, examining it, trying to decipher the clue. "Yes," I said thoughtfully, "yes, I think that is a douche nozzle. I will take a picture and post it on Yelp so all the Yelpers will be warned that someone has douched in this parking lot and then carelessly discarded their douche nozzle!" My friends chuckled and cavorted, repeating the phrase "douche nozzle!" and then we all took pictures of it. All the things other Yelpers have said about the interior of the bar are true: it's bigger than it looks from the outside, and there are dart boards and shuffle boards, bar flies both young and old (but mostly old). When you open the door there is the unmistakable scent of bar: that stale beer and man-sweat, combined with vinyl upholstery and wood. You can tell that 15 years ago this place was smoked in and no one has changed even a stick of furniture in that time. And then I ordered my usual vodka soda and the bartender says "$2.75" $2.75?!?!?! $2.75????????????? $2.75!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The bartender makes a comment along the lines of "don't bust my chops, chicken!" to which I reply "no, that's great, that's like NorCal prices!" and I promptly tipped her a buck twenty-five. So what saves a place from being the place you remember only as the bar where you found a douche nozzle in the parking lot? A $2.75 vodka soda. I'll be back, Copper Bucket, I'll be back! read more

Copper Bucket - This douche nozzel was in the parking lot. For serious. - Dive Bars Near Me - Reseda, California

Chill and laid back local spot. 25-30's crowd. This place is hard to find. I almost passed by it especially since I thought it was closed down for business. How awesome...there's this dingy back alley, and you enter from the back, not the front where the streets are. Once you get in, it's got a shuffle board and pool tables. A very small place, but I had fun sitting at the counter and chatting it up with the locals. The drinks are reasonably priced...32oz pitcher of miller light $4.50. It's half the size of a usual pitcher and it's adorable. They have other drinks for less than $5. It's not the fanciest, classiest place you'll find. But a beer is still a beer wherever you go, right? If your'e looking to have a casual hangout with inexpensive drinks besides your home, this is the place. read more