We stopped in here on a whim; it was pretty early in the day. I'm so glad we did! Tony is so personable, and knowledgeable about whiskey. Good drinks and good vibes, they definitely deserve your business! read more

I needed cheep beer and to use the bathroom. I left with new friends and sunnier disposition. Before using there restroom, I ordered a beer. When I returned I instinctively drank the beer that was placed where I had left my things. It turned out to belong instead to the English gentleman sitting near my stool of choice. Instead of getting upset everyone proceeded to tease me and was kind hearted about the misunderstanding. I paid for his drink and ordered another. We proceeded to become good chums and laugh it up. Upon leaving he paid for the remainder of my beers and wished me fair well. - dope read more

Best bar ever! And, most importantly, they care about keeping their customers safe! Must stop when in or around Burbank.

Obviously VERY small but big in heart. Great selection, great bartender & the reason for the 4 stars in the outrageously priced jukebox. Chimay on tap in its own cup, hells yeah! Plus, Mara (my bartender 2 nights in a row) is a complete delight ;) read more

I worked at this bar for about four years and the management is nonexistent there's no push to grow and they don't have any actual care for their employees or their customers. I put in a lot of hard work trying to build the Relationships with the regulars and my coworkers yet the owners lack of competence to change anything is leading to this bar's downfall. The Snug is a happy cozy place to drink but when they really don't care it just doesn't matter anymore. it makes you feel unwelcome. read more

This place is awesome. Clayton has usually been our bartender. He's hilarious and kept us laughing most of the time we were there. My boyfriend said he was taking me to a " dive bar ", but this is definitely NOTHING like the dive bars we have in SB. The Snug has my all-time favoriTe bourbon as well as my biyfriebds favorite whiskey, both of which I've only seen very rarely. We like the good stuff, and it's so perfect that both of our favorites are under the same roof. I disagree with my boyfriend. The snug is not a dive bar. It's more like an unassuming, modernized speak-easy. This instantly became my favorite place to go when I'm in Burbank. I wish we had a place like this in SB. The only thing I'd like to see is an addition or better wine selection. I love this place. It's chill. Not fancy. Great drinks. Great staff. It's not a "scene". It's just perfect in my book. read more

Liz or Elizabeth, not sure what she goes by, but she is the worst bartender I have ever encountered. I ordered a cosmo. She had to google how to make it. My group and I tried to order another round but she was too busy talking to the "locals" then helping us out. She was taking shots and hanging out with them while also giving them free drinks on the house. When we tried to flag her down she rolled her eyes and poured our drinks into small cups versus the standard cups she was using for the "locals". I am all for treating your regulars great but that it's not okay to completely ignore them. One of the people from my group tried to address the issue but she said she's the owner so we opted out. I see other reviews reference Tony as the owner so I do not know what's accurate or not. We have had other bartenders such as Jess and Nikki, they are great. However, due to the experience, I will never come back to this place again. Liz/Elizabeth needs to go. She is the worst. read more

When my friends and I met up at the Snug, we gave each other hugs. The bartender then came out to join the hugfest because that's the kind of place the Snug is. Snugs is for hugs. It's a locals' bar. I'm not a local, but this kind of bar makes me want to be - not only for the hospitality but they also have over 100 whiskey options for all your whiskey neat needs. read more

Stopped in for my first time today and what an amazing spot. Toni the bartender was so friendly and pleasant. I will def return often. I had no idea this place even existed even though it's been around for years. Learn something new everyday and this was my discovery of the day. And the owner of the bar is also a Tony. great person as well. read more

Wow drinks are strong, staff is super friendly (especially Nikki), and neighborhood peeps are the best. Love Burbank!

Love this place!! Tony and crew make great drinks. Looking for a cool local DB, this is it!!

My favorite bar in Burbank! It's a real bar, no food, no bartender with a handlebar mustache who wants to "craft" me a drink...just strong drinks at a fair price. read more

Now this is a favorite spot. You can't beat their happy hour. None of that craft cocktail crap - and I'm a bartender - just straight up cheap booze and a good time. These spots are few and far between in LA so cherish them while we got 'em. read more

Fantastic whiskey selection. Perfect bar to stop for a drink and excellent conversation. The owner, Tony, will make you feel right at home.

I almost don't want to tell you about this place. I want it to be mine. ALL MINE. In the name of world peace though, I will let one thing slip: The other afternoon, I went in with a friend and unsuspectingly ordered a Sam Adams and a Coors Light. The tab was $4.50. Yes. Four dollars and fifty cents; I didn't misplace the decimal. It was like a Christmas morning, the kind that happened before your parents divorced and fucked up all of your relationships from age 12 on. The kind that was filled with presents and joy, a joy that only alcohol can post-pubescently induce. And since I'm spilling the beans... They had pretzels. And chips. And Fritos, real Fritos from Frito Lay, for free! I almost fell off my barstool when the homely bartender started to generously dish them out in front of me. It was like a waterfall of happiness. Non-generic corn chip happiness. I did eventually fall off my barstool, but that was only because I was wasted, and I was only able to get wasted because I couldn't find an excuse to leave when they were practically giving the alcohol away for free. God bless you, Snug. You and your geriatric regulars are what every bar should aspire to be. read more

Ok, soooooooooooo... I admit I've been here a few times before without much trouble. The last time was crazy though. My friend and I walk into the bar which has an odd food aroma. We ask the door guy what the smell is and he gives us a blank look and a grunt like "huh?". My friend starts to say "It smells like food" at which point he replies, "huh?" - my friend - "Do you serve food here" door guy - "I don't know ask the bar" ok - strike one - idiot door guy we sit down at the bar and see the bartender has delivery chinese food and have an ahhh-ha moment - because now we know where the smell came from .... then the guy sitting next to us has a pack of cigarettes that we are very familiar with... he sees us say something about them and replies... "oh, sorry I didn't mean to offend you" and puts them in his pocket we say ... "you didn't offend us" he says ... "i just started smoking... like literally just started. See, my car caught on fire - so my friend gave me a pack to get rid of the smell and now I smoke a pack a day" where we give each other the blankest look and laugh uncontrollably at the stupidity of that dude's story - until he leaves... that would be strike 2 then the bartender tells us that the special is Sam Adam's Summer Ale... my friend asks what that is and I give her a good description so, she decides to order it and I order a blackthorn cider... well, the bartender comes back and brings my friend a small glass and says that it's the Summer Ale to try to see if she likes it... BUT it's the cider... We have now decided with strike 3 that this place is ridiculous... and we will finish our drinks and be out... so, we ask for our check and the bill says... "1 PINT SIDER" strike 4! so, we have decided that the bartender and door guy are brother and sister and so are their parents. good times! read more

I popped into here since No Bar down the street was closed and I'm glad I did. This bar gets the friendly, homey feel of an Irish bar right. There is nothing intimidating about the place and Mara is as warm a bartender I've ever been served by. It's a bit too bright for my tastes, but this was on a Sunday around 7pm so maybe it gets darker as the night wears on. They have a good selection of beer on tap-Hefeweizen, Chimay, Fat Tire, Guinness and more. Drinks were strong enough and while not the cheapest, not expensive either. As for the decor, um, meh, but the shamrocks painted on the walls in the ladies room were a nice touch. Now, this is one of those reviews where my head is saying three stars but it hurts me to give it just three. Burbank is in dire need of a casual bar that is reliable and pretension-free. I wish this place was a dark dive, and while nothing special, it does the trick and having visited it as Bar 21 I know the new owners put a lot of effort into transforming it. Three or not, I'll be back. read more

yelp is full of people giving 5-star reviews to the places whose successes they are somehow personally invested in. AND HERE COMES MINE! I love the Snug. is it because they charge 2 dollars a beer, serve complimentary brie w/crackers, or offer stripper karaoke on Thursdays? no. it's not. because, to the best of my knowledge, those things are not true of the Snug. HERE'S what's true: the Snug is owned and operated by a very laid back and extremely accomodating gentleman named Steve. it is staffed by extremely competent, charming, attentive, and good-looking ladies who serve goldfish and pretzels as beer snacks. it has an amusingly eclectic jukebox, and it has a solid, if modest, selection of beers on tap for a bar of this size, including Chimay red, Alaskan IPA, and Stone's Arrogant Bastard. when it comes to kickass neigborhood bars, the Snug makes me wish I still lived in the neighborhood. NoHolly, count yourself lucky. check this place out. read more

Had an awesome St Patricks day here yesterday! Props to the cook making the corned beef sammies, the most fantastic bartender Mara!, and the rest of the staff! I cannot wait to do it again next year. read more

This place isn't too bad. It's got a decent crowd and the drink prices are alright. Good chill vibe on the weekends and deftly empty during the weeknights. But who goes out on weeknights, right? The crowd is a crazy mix of all different parts of the valley, check it out, it is worth a try. The doorway smoking has got to stop though. read more

So I looked up The Snug and saw this review first: "This place is dead... There have never been more than 15 people inside... The drinks are a little cheaper, but I'd rather pay the extra buck for a crowd..." I guess I am just the total opposite. I like a place where I can sit, have a drink with friends, and not have to shout above music or a crowd. And this is an excellent place to catch a game (lots of TVs) and a great place for a jeans n' t-shirt crowd (I'm not a dress-upper). And if you need a bite, they may not serve food but they don't care if you bring it in or even have it delivered and I think that's pretty cool. And as a random aside? The ladies room is so adorable! And clean! (Come on, how often do you HATE to have to pee in a bar or pub because you're afraid touching the toilet seat will mean catching hepatitis?) read more

Okay, maybe I was just there on the wrong day at the wrong time, but I don't get it. They have an okay beer selection, but nothing to write home (or on Yelp) about. The bartender was nice, but nothing special. After a shift change the new bartender seemed kinda crabby and unfriendly. The regulars at the bar were screaming their conversation at the top of their lungs to the point where we couldn't have our conversation. We were there at 6pm on a Wednesday only to find out that they don't have a happy hour on Wednesday. LAME!! Still, not the worst bar I have ever been in, but definitely nothing special. I might give it another shot, but honestly I doubt it. read more

The Snug fancies itself as an Irish bar. It's not a pub and it's not all that Irish. However, I believe the guy behind the bar is possibly...Irish. Relatively unassuming place from the outside. Not just white hipsters - thank god. Although i can imagine it gets ugly (too white) in there from time-to-time. There are a couple large booths that sit about 5-6 persons, and some tables to chit chat over. A collection of board games exist, not many, but that's encouraging to know you could possibly bring your own games and have a blast! I enjoyed my time there, although not much to go on. I'm not a Whiskey drinker but, if you are, there seems a good selection. There are 'snacks' available, ranging from Famous Amos' cookies to Pringles! A big plus! Two video games to play: Family Guy pinball and some 80's nonsense video game...Pfft. I suck at both. The air conditioner was on full blast while I was there and seemed to be directly upon me. Brrr! I did not check out the restrooms, but I'm guessing nothing fancy or two disgusting. I'd go back there for sure. I like the idea of playing board games and chillin' in a moderate dive enviro. with friends, having a chit chat and listening to....well...not my kind of music. But you can play whatever you want if you're not lazy like I am and put some money in the jukebox. read more

Myself and a few co-workers headed here to put a nice end to the work week. None of us had been to Bar 21, so I can't compare, but I can say that we had a great time here. It's nice, cozy, and relaxed inside. The bartender was great - prompt, courteous, I never had to tell her my name for my tab, and she would regularly stop by the table to see if we needed more drinks. I was very happy with the beer selection. By no means vast, but very tasty. I stuck to drafts all night including Chimay, Guiness & Cider, and a hefeweizen whose name I forget but came in at a half liter and was delicious. Not sure exactly what the prices were like but I wasn't taken aback when the bill came, so at worst they were average. Everyone in the group seemed pretty happy with the place and three of us stuck around to close it out. Overall, very happy with The Snug, despite its silly name. read more

Snug. Cold drinks, warm atmosphere. Bartenders are sweet, funny and won't hesitate to throw an a-hole out on their ass. I appreciate this. The Snug = 100 Proof read more

My friends and I went once and we were hooked. Small Irish pub in the middle of Burbank and we haven't had a bad time yet (kinda hard to with us though). Chris and Nikki are two of the coolest bartenders I have ever met (refer to Stephen G's review for a more detailed and completely accurate list of descriptions) and with a different special each month (currently $3.50 Guinness) you really can't go wrong here. The bar is well stacked with most everything you can think of and a great variety of beers, draft and bottled. The regulars are always a trip, too. Get thee to the snug!! Oh yeah and the jukebox can be random as hell too. I think we had "friends in low places" followed by Metallica followed by some hip hop song that i don't remember. read more

Love it. Drunk it. Snugged it. The Snug is everything a snug should be--cozy booths (but no genuine Irish pub snugs, ironically...any of my Ireland peeps out there? no?), really great pours (the bartender actually makes you wait for your Guinness- gasp! wha-? wait for a drink so it's served properly? what the los angeles?), a laid back vibe and no major douches or hipsters. Yet. The juke is a little loud, but I've never been in when it's crowded so maybe it's just fine. No food that I can tell, which is the only reason I leave. A girl needs her chips after a pint. read more

A jukebox, reasonable prices, attentive bartender, a smattering of board games, pinball, and photohunt. What's not to like? A little cozy, but far too clean to qualify as a dive. Plenty of street parking on a Saturday. Started to pick up around 11. Less hopping on a Sunday, with just a couple people sitting in the dark watching football solo. There appeared to be free chicken wings though. And did I mention pinball? read more

This place is pretty chill! This was a last minute decision for my friend and I and we weren't disappointed! The drinks were definitely affordable and the crowd wasn't rowdy. Parking: street parking. I got there around midnight and there was tons of parking available. Ambience: not the place to dress to impress. Literally just a place to come and enjoy a drink and watch the game on one f their many tvs. There are about 4 booths, some stand alone tables and the bar. Not a big place. Staff: friendly, laid back. Drinks: I could have done with a tad more jack in my jack and coke, but you get what you pay for. Will come back. read more

This is a great local bar. Great bartender that serves great strong drinks at a good price. Comfortable and not presumptuous. They do am awesome St. Patty's bash! Doesn't hurt that it's in walking distance from where I live! read more

I am all about customer service and making your guest feel welcomed and taken care off.. That just what the Bartender Denise did for me and my friends. This place is clean, non-pretentious not flashy but subtly mordern with a flair of old school Irish pub theme. This was my first time over here and my colleagues and I were looking for a place by work. Its kind of located inconspicuously in Burbank and when you first walk in its kind of dark but you get used to it. We went during a Thursday Happy Hour and 12 beers (4 rounds) for only $ 25 plus Free Jambalaya... cant beat that. The Bartender Denise was super nice and checked up on us and made us feel at home. The Flat screen on the wall is pretty kick ass too. My friend's and I will definitely return read more

Strange little tables... But otherwise a great place. Thank Christ...a jukebox. read more

I like to snuggle at the snug. 2 for 1 tuesdays for brewskis, free pretzels and free wi-fi. Cozy lil dive bar and friendly bartenders. Winner in the works! read more

Tony is awesome! Just as personable as can be. I'll stop by The Snug any time I'm in Burbank patronizing the Firing Line shooting range, which is quite often! (After the range, Not before!!!) read more

I don't go to many bars/pubs in general, but my friends and I came here a few days ago for a birthday. I liked the place immediately because at around 9pm on a Thursday it wasn't too busy. I liked the booths/high tables and bar seating and the bartender was nice, the drinks reasonable; it seemed like a nice, mellow, local bar. And then we started celebrating... A few of us are lightweights, and unfortunately, in the midst of the celebration, we got SMASHED. I ordered two drinks and a shot, but apparently picking up drinks for toasts I probably ended up having four or five drinks. All decorum was lost, as were several dinners. The bartenders were VERY NICE to us considering and I have the utmost respect for them. I don't think we can go back for quite a long time, but I'd highly recommend The Snug sans tequila. Just FYI: If you're going to make the mistake of drinking too much (and we've all been there!), park on the side streets instead of on Magnolia so you won't have to rush back to your car in the morning when you taxi or carpool home. read more

ALL WELL DRINKS, WINE, AND BEER ARE $3 DURING HAPPY HOUR. HAPPY HOR ENDS AT 7PM. Despite that, this place sucks. 1. It is very crowded 2. The people who worked there did not even know if there was meat in the pasta sauce they were serving. "Probably." was the answer I received from a person with an attitude. 3. I only went there for NBA and called ahead of time to make sure some sound would be on...Well that did not happen. No subtitles either. 4. I handed the bartender my card and instead of bringing the merchant's receipt to me, she kept interrupting the game. "What, you want to close out?" I had to go to her to hear what she was saying(so loud in there) but yeah, I already told her I wanted to close out. Then I go to the only TV with NBA on since she was taking so long and then she motions for me again to sign the merchant's receipt. She is quick to get up and talk to the....is he a bouncer? but does not hand people their receipts or drink? Outside of happy hour, the drink prices are about the same as anywhere else. The only food that was being served was pasta (that is only on Fridays) and pretzels. read more

For sure an unassuming little dive bar. There have been times I've gone here and been the only sole in the house. Touchtunes jukebox so you can pick the music in your phone. Full bar, reasonable prices. It can get pretty annoying during a weekend sporting event, but I guess that's anywhere with TV's. read more

This place is dead. Each time I have been here, there have never been more than 15 people inside. On a Friday night! Sure, the drinks are a little cheaper, but I'd rather pay the extra buck for a crowd to mingle with. Also how come every so-called "pub" has to automatically be Irish? There's nothing Irish about this place. I've been to some great, authentic pubs in my life and Snug is just another room with a bar. No wonder Burbank is a ghost town after 10pm. read more

We rolled in here about 1am last night for some more drinks a little closer to home than the bar we were at downtown. Parking is easy and we walked right into the door to a small, dimly lit divey bar with maybe 4 or 5 other people occupying the various seats and booths. As someone mentioned before though, this place is not meant for big crowds so it was nice. The bartender was super friendly despite us coming in an hour before he closed up for the night. They've got some classic board games, a Batman pinball machine, and a fun jukebox to amuse yourself with. The jukebox is kinda pricey for playing songs, but I'm not really familiar with jukebox prices. It also has a Photo Booth setting on it that allows you to take 4 pictures, create a background, put a filter on it, and either email it or post it on Facebook. I was the DD last night, so I can't speak for the drinks myself but my friend said her's was very deliciously strong. I would definitely come back again when I'm in the area; it seems like a good place to chill with a drink. read more

Another classic watering hole for the Magnolia Park and surrounding hoods residents. The Bartenders are always nice, willing to make any drink you can think up, and most importantly have fun while getting their jobs done. Erin in particular is my favorite bartender, she can mix a fantastic beverage. The vibe is casual and laid back. If you go repeatedly you will see some familiar faces, as i mentioned earlier this is a locals bar. On the weekends and St patty's day you will find a vast array of people trying to cram themselves into the tiny bar. It is not unlikely that you will see a line of people trying to get in on Friday and Saturday nights as well, even well after midnight. The bar is small and seats go fast, so if you want to play the crazy arcade games that they have you better get there early. Pacman and galaga, in additon to a great juke box and a mega game machine, provide for casual entertainment and possibly a little bit of friendly rivalry. read more