(Drank 06/15/26 MO @ 8:00pm): No three-hour tour on this trip to Gilligan's Irish Pub! After time well-spent catching up with old friends and former colleagues during happy hour at nearby El Sol Family Restaurant, I casually made my way across the parking lot to Gilligan's Irish Pub. I wasn't quite ready to go home yet after everyone went their own separate ways, and I'd never been here before, so why not since I was in the area? The name itself made it memorable for me, but rarely did I visit this far-end part of Honolulu Ave. Did I manage to stay afloat at this Irish pub, or did my time at Gilligan's get washed away!? PURCHASE(S) Popcorn (COMP): Freshly-popped and salty, this paired well with my beer and filled my belly! This and peanuts need to return to all bars and breweries! This practice ceased after the pandemic. Modelo Especial Mexican Lager Beer 4.5% ABV 16floz Draft ($6.00): Amber color, light malty aroma, light body, malty watery flavor, smooth finish, and malty sweet aftertaste. A standard Mexican cerveza! SERVICE Graciously greeted by an older gentleman and woman behind the bar, I lumbered to an empty stool at the end of the bar, ordered an easy draft beer which came quickly, and grabbed a bowl of fresh popcorn from behind me. Because I was there just to check things out and ended up having only one drink, there was no other need for their services. Everything was straightforward and just what I needed - thank you! PARKING (FREE): I simply walked over from the nearby El Sol Family Restaurant where I earlier parked. Otherwise, I didn't recall a separate lot for them, but there were many spots along the main drag of Honolulu Ave. - 'nuff said. ATMOSPHERE, DÉCOR, AMBIENCE A casual divey simple bar that seemingly catered to the locals in the neighborhood with a lone pool table, a dart board, several tall tables, and a basic bar on the inside, while an open back patio with communal tables and lawn ornaments was nice for some fresh air. I saw two dogs inside, which was a nice thing. The only natural light entered through the front or back doors whenever they were open (obviously, the back patio was all natural lighting with some hung string electric lights) while dim electric ceiling lights covered the rest inside. I believed there were a couple of muted TVs while customers fed the jukebox for some music. ATTIRE Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-shirt, boardshorts, and flip-flops. OVERALL I was always down for a dive bar, and Gilligan's Irish Pub nearly fit the bill. I was fine with the no-frills aspect, but outside of the Guinness on tap and signage, it didn't feel quite like other Irish pubs I've been to; rather, just a regular watering hole where the regulars came in after work, shot the shit, didn't care too much of what they were drinking, and possibly husbands hid here from their wives. There wasn't a kitchen, so outside food was allowed, but I understood they sometimes had food trucks. Additionally, I wasn't sure whether or not they had a happy hour. The prices were affordable, the liquor selection was decent, and the service was easy. Plus, I preferred to support small mom & pop businesses whenever possible. I found very good value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (TOTAL paid experience was around $6.00 BEFORE any discounts, points usage, and/or tip). And, they accepted my credit card of choice... AMEX! 4.0 STARS read more

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Gilligan's is a comfortable neighborhood bar with a relaxed vibe. The staff is easygoing and quick with service, and the drinks are priced well for the area. I liked that the place wasn't too loud and had a friendly crowd. A good spot to stop by for a simple drink, watch a game, or unwind after work. read more

A nice fun place. Comfortable, with a great staff. Always friendly just an all around good bar

Great dive bar in my area. I had no idea La Crescenta had bars and was glad to run into this spot. Im not a fan of dive bars because like cocktails but this spot made me appreciate dive bars. Cheap strong drinks and great service. read more

If you are looking for a simple no BS bar that serves hard drinks to get drunk fast this is it. The alcohol is what it is suppose to be/ no watered down counterfeit product here. One of my favorite places because although the bartenders are super friendly you can just be left alone in your thoughts to get completely hammered for under $20. Solid. read more

The employees were so kind the whole time. Drinks are relatively inexpensive. Food was yummy and overall we had a great time. Definitely be back read more

I love you Gilligans my home away from home nothing better than the vibes in this shitty dive bar.

Popped in w wifey for St Patrick's Day. Drinks are fairly priced. Friendly bartenders. Somehow befriended a few fellow Raider fans. Very friendly vibe. Crowd was around 50+ age wise. I will definitely be back. read more

Great bartenders, great service. Super affordable strong drinks. It's a simple man's bar, if you want a hand made curated cocktail for $18 go somewhere else. read more

This place is a dump. One star is strictly because is is close to my house. It is weirdly wide open and uninviting. And yes, there is always trouble here. The first time I was here, the floor was covered in water. Water from the toilets in the ladies room running over. Gross. We did not stay. The second, and last time, my husband got sick from the draft beer. Which means either the lines are dirty or the glasses are dirty. Neither would suprise me because the entire place seems dirty. Like, many of the establishments in LC, this place has so much potential and just seems to have a "we dont really care" vibe. read more

Very friendly staff and good vibes. Karaoke night is loads of fun as well! Everyone's having a good time. read more

I really like Gilligan's. Two years ago if you asked me, I probably would've said no, but, last couple of years, it's been our local spot. The bartenders serve up great stiff drinks. The bar is low-key and doesn't get overly crowded and obnoxious. The crowd are mostly locals. They have one pool table, but we usually come here to play darts. There's more space in between darts boards than Fantasia and Leo's who only has one board. The bar area is a bit dark, but it's spacious and has nice booths along the wall to hang out. read more

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Friendly staff and atmosphere. Drinks are inexpensive. Feeling safe there. No bar brawls or crazy people

There are not enough words to describe Gilligan's. Nearly from the 1st moment I walked into Gilligan's I was made to feel welcome & at ease. I love dive bars, Gilligan's is the best I've been in__bar none. The bartenders & locals make the place what it is---my home away from home. read more

$3 draft beers all day Thursdays. I am sold! It's a chill spot in La Crescenta. From young to old, trashy to classy, Gil's has a wide variety client base. read more

I went to Gilligans last night for the first time in my life. It was genuinely one of the worst experience I have ever had at a bar. For one when we came in we were given no service for at least 30 min. To make things worse the bar tender then refused to service us drinks for walking into the bar with someone we just met 15 before walking in, and when they asked said person to leave he did. The bartender was extremely rude about it and it was apparent he did not care at all about costumer service. I will never be going to this terrible bar again and I will make sure to tell everyone I know how terrible and poorly managed this bar is. If I could I would give it negative ratings. read more

I would prefer to be at a bar that serves both food and alcohol. But then again, this place has good vibes regardless. I'll try to come back and revisit this review the next time I step into Gilligan's. Just please, add some tasty food to the menu! :) read more

Met a friend here for a couple of drinks. Mostly locals dive bar, friendly crowd. beer is cold and good pour on other drinks. If your looking for a bite to eat, not here! There might be a guy who makes tacos, burritos and quesadillas on certain days. read more

There is not a lot to say. No food? Oh well. I went for a beer. There are plenty of places nearby. Locals? If you're looking for nightlife, go outside La Crescenta. People are great. Someone crockpotted meatballs at a table on our first visit. I was eating one 2 minutes upon arrival. Someone I had never met before told me to dig in and I did. The previous words I speak are not important. Cold, beautifully priced pints of Stone and Eagle Rock IPAs are why we go. If you need a cold beer. Go. Don't go with expectations of an epic night out. You won't find it. Go for a good pint with someone you like. Or by yourself. You'll get it here. read more

Certain days and times of the day, this bar can be pretty creepy. For instance, I came here with my sister on a Saturday afternoon and it was a little scary. Not scary in a unsafe kind of way, but scary in the way that you actually see the people who drink in bars during the afternoon, and you feel like that could be your future, should you too continue to drink in bars on Saturday afternoons. Even having experienced that, I still love this bar. The owner is the bomb! My favorite bartender, Amber, is the best, and they have an awesome jukebox. Add in $3 beers on Thursdays (which happens to be the one night Amber works) and you've got the ingredients for one great bar. It also doesn't hurt that this place is a 4 minute drive from my house. I knew I was going to love Gilligan's after the first time I came in with a girlfriend. We had a blast and like I said, everyone who works there was super friendly. Steve, the owner, even gave us $10 to put in the jukebox. But when we came back, 2 weeks later and both Steve and Amber greeted us by name, I was completely sold. There are a few old "regulars" who can get a little too friendly, but I think that can be said with any bar. read more

Really cheap drinks, but usually filled with some of the worst from the neighborhood. I've seen some fights break out here and there are the regulars that leave stumbling to their cars every day by 6 pm. Wouldn't recommend. read more

I began frequenting Gilligans on Wednesday nights when it opened. If you know anything about me, you know that I am a karaoke junkie and I go anywhere I can belt out tunes with my fellow addicts (and the audience of folks who can stand listening to us). I prefer a bar that is... less than crowded. I'm not looking for the hot spot. And Gilligans is not the hot spot but it gets a decent crew. The Wednesday night bartender Ingrid is super adorable and sweet as pie. Seamus hosts karaoke and there's a pool table and darts for those who prefer a less embarrasing activity. There's a smoking patio in back where you can get a nic fix. Downsides, the big open space seems a little cold, no food (although Seamus cooks sometimes), and the toilets in the ladies seem to have trouble flushing but all in all, good times, good people, and only like the best karaoke krew in the Greater LA area. read more

I love it A dog friendly dive bar is a dream come true. Cool humans also who work there. read more

I was expecting a lot more from this place. Nothing particularly Irish about it except the name. I was hoping for a good selection of Irish beer or whiskey, a beautifully crafted wood bar, some music that involved bagpipes, maybe even some Irish food, the things that one thinks of when "Irish Pub" is advertised. This bar isn't much different than the rest in the area. The remodel was well done. Everything was nice and clean. The staff was very nice and prices were reasonable, I just wish this place was a little more themed. read more

Driving around Montrose looking for a bite to eat I stumble upon this place, however I noticed rather quickly that they do not have a kitchen/make their own food (you can have food delivered to the bar/bring your own). With that said this is a neat bar just outside of the shopping district area. The bartenders are friendly and so are the patrons of the bar. The bar is full alcohol and has a decent selection of beers/liquor. There is a small billiard table there, and surprisingly it has really nice cloth. There are a few spots where the walls will impede your shot but otherwise it is pretty open. I did not venture out back, but there appeared to be a nice patio back there as well. A nice spot to stop by for a few beers and meet some of the local LaCanada-LaCrescenta folk. They have Karaoke on Wednesday. I think this place would be an interesting place for an open mic venue. read more

There is a few bars you can walk into in La Crescenta and make / remake friends without judgment. This is one of them. I can only really count 3 bars I would even consider visiting in the area: Basin 141, The Crest, and Gilligan's. This one is home for me - not so classy, not so trashy, but mostly locals looking for a cheap drink. read more

I enjoyed this place a lot when I went with a couple of friends. The keg blew so she gave me half a beer for free, then quickly changed it and brought me a new one. She was super sweet. And they had all kinds of games out on a table to play which was super fun and different. I haven't played Jenga since I was a kid! That was really cool. Decently priced. Super laid-back which I love! Definitely added to my list of places to go in that area. read more

Gilligan's Irish Pub - Jenga & beer - Pubs Near Me - Glendale, California

It's a fine bar - but really when I think 'Pub' I think grub. None here. Sunday is quite. The floors are nice and so are the bartenders. read more

Perfect dive bar. Always goes people there. The bartenders are nice. The juke box is awesome. Drinks are decently priced. I've never had a problem meeting new people there. If they're 25 or 55. People are chill. read more

This place isn't very Irish and everytime I have gone it's fairly empty...usually my friends and I were the ones filling up the place. Most of the other people I see there are smokers, so they are always outside on the patio instead of inside. The bartenders are very chatty and friendly and they make good drinks. It's very clean. Sucks that they don't offer food. This is the type of place to go to when you want a good drink and a calm night. Nothing crazy seems to happen here. read more

Dive bar. Hardly anyone there on a Saturday night. Drinks were pricy, and nothing special. It was fun that they had a pool table and we could pick our own music. Wont go back. read more

Just my type of place. The bartenders aren't pushy, or all over your face. Good tunes.

I like gill for the good food. Cool environment. And beer. It's my hangout spot. It's the bomb digity. Pedro the cook is awsome. Sometimes hot girls. Try an orange julius or the scotch scotch scotch scotch read more

SHADEY TRASHY BAR. the phone # on their recipients doesn't even work. The bartenders are awful, slow service. They stand around a talk crap instead of serving drinks. You will either get hardly a shot in a drink or they grossly over pour. No consistency what so ever. The bartenders need some class and to take a class on being bartenders. Oh and THEY STEAL! they added and extra $5 to my tip on my bill. I saved my recipient and had to call my bank about the fraud. Complete bs bar, why waste your time. Such a shame because it used to be awesome, the bartenders used to be great. Went totally down hill. read more

Gilligans is an Irish Pub as much as McDonalds is a Scottish restaurant. It's pretty much a local bar with a nice coat of green paint on the walls. I love local bars, dive bars and places to grab a drink and talk to the locals....this one however left me feeling a bit weird.. We walked in late on a Saturday night and It looked like the people in there mostly knew each other and were having a good time. The bar tenders were cute and got my drinks quickly. Usually at these kind of bars I like to mingle and chat with people but it just wasn't happening. Some weren't too receptive to the concept of drinking and socializing with strangers ( like in a bar!!!) and others were just in a world of their own. I want to think that if the place was more crowded that you could bump into people and start a conversation. There are two small TV's in the place so I dont think its a big hangout to watch sports...and there's no food. So if you plan on going there for the long haul...eat before hand! If I were to give Gilligans another chance I would go there with 5 or more people for a few round of drinks then go somewhere else for the rest of the night. read more

If you sit outside, beware the falling figs and leaves. Adds an element of suspense to your visit! Good coffee, lovely selection of gf pastries, great for groups! read more

High hopes when they first opened but... Trashy bar. Doesn't even rate as a "dive" bar (check out Avignone's down the street for that classic vibe). My buddy, a very mellow dude, bar culture aficionado from Chicago, and semi-regular at a nearby pub (a place that actually serves food and a decent beer selection) went in to check it out one night for a change of pace and almost got into a fight. He was lucky because fights break out there regularly, sometimes spilling out into the street and surrounding neighborhood. No one I've spoken to in the surrounding area with a shred of self respect goes there anymore. The general impression of the locals it that the people who go there are mostly folks who are not from the immediate area; troublemakers from elsewhere. Don't take my word for it, I subscribe to spotcrime.com and crimemapping.com and ever since Gilligan's opened a little over a year ago DUI and assault have skyrocketed. Stay away in the hopes they get hit with a public nuisance charge and have to close so something decent opens to replace the trash. read more

Consistent late night opening. After midnight you are crawling over a beer, this is the place.

This place doesn't have food, so I'm not sure how it qualifies as a "pub". And with only Guinness and Smithwick's on tap and a weak selection of Irish whiskeys, I'm not sure how it qualifies as "Irish" other than the Irish flags outside. Others seem to give it credit as a bar, which is all well and good, but it isn't an Irish pub in any way, shape, or form, other than the nice woman with the Irish accent behind the bar who helped me clarify the aforementioned details. read more

Awesome local pub. Nice vibe, welcoming folks, reasonable drinks, can't complain. Lived here in the area for years but only started coming here recently. Roxanne, Stevie, Ashley and Andy are really really nice people..... Unpretentious bartenders that make you feel like staying , drinking and chilling. Glad we took a chance and stopped in. read more