Great place if your looking for a good time with or without alcohol the have a wide variety non…read morealcohol selection! They also have karaoke on Thursdays and a DJ on Fridays. They also have great service, and a smoking area outside!

So glad they were able to re open. We like to grap a couple of cold beers and play w few games of…read morepool

Went thereafter Saturday for my friend bday party. The var was classy nice benches and barstools…read more The KJ was great the crowd cheered every one on and danced. The prices are good as well.

The female bartender was not only rude, but just trash. She yelled at us in front of all of the bar…read morebecause we didn't pull out our ID's quick enough for her. This was a regular place I'd visit. No mas. Not ever again. I won't spend a penny here again .

If a dive bar and a queer bar were to combine, The Mint Bar is exactly what comes to mind. Located…read moresmack dab in downtown Bakersfield, this spot features cheap drinks and a relaxed vibe. What I appreciated was how laid back the patrons and staff were. They have an outdoor space with a few patio benches and a tv outside. Short & Sweet - it's a safe space for everyone and all in Bakersfield. Not too shabby of a spot.

Not knowing what this place was, heard music and out of curiosity I walked in .... oh boy lol…read more This is an eclectic group. No cover charge Pool table outdoor space with music Plenty of parking as it sits near the corner Came in and left

This was one of the many bars we stopped at while in Bakersfield. The bartender was really cool and…read morehad a lot of funny jokes--I don't know if he was working for tips, but he definitely earned it. Met a guy who said it was his birthday and showed me his ID to prove it, so I bought him a beer. The place has great energy. They have a pool table and, I believe, a dartboard (I'm not great at either). The drinks were strong and delicious, and the place was clean.

My best friend wanted to celebrate her birthday 80s style downtown. This was my first time here and…read moreit was really fun! We got there by 9 pm, and our group was able to sit at two tables. The atmosphere was laid back. It seemed to have a regular clientele. Bartenders were very friendly with everyone! The drinks I had were very good, more ice and juice than alcohol but still good. The prices we paid were about $5 to $10 per drink. There was an ATM on the side of the room, but I'm sure there's a fee to use it. So bring cash with you!!! There was a jukebox, but you have to download an app and add money through it to play a song of your choice. It was loud in there, but we were all still able to talk to one another. Although there was music, it didn't look as if there was a dance floor. It was a pleasant bar, sure I'd love to go again.

Nobody plans to spend an evening in Bakersfield. You pass through it on the way to somewhere else…read more-- Mammoth, the Sequoias, the long flat grind up the 99 to Sacramento -- and if you stop at all, it's for gas or a bathroom or because your BMW's brakes have decided, somewhere around the Grapevine, that they'd rather not. Thank you, Weatherford BMW of Berkeley, for the near-death experience and, inadvertently, for one of the best nights out I've had in years. Stranded and waiting on repairs, we checked into The Padre, the only hotel in Bakersfield that feels like someone with a subscription to Dwell had a hand in it, and set out walking through a downtown that time has treated with more kindness than reputation suggests. There's a Woolworth's luncheonette still hanging on. There are old brick facades and wide sidewalks and the particular quiet of a Central Valley evening when the heat finally breaks. And then, on 18th Street, there is Tiki-Ko, and suddenly you are no longer in Bakersfield at all. You are, instead, inside someone's magnificent obsession. Tiki-Ko is a proper tiki bar -- not a tiki-themed cocktail lounge, not a place that bought some bamboo at a craft store and called it atmosphere, but a genuine, committed, floor-to-ceiling shrine to mid-century Polynesian fantasy. The carvings are real. The lighting is correct -- which is to say, barely there. The mugs are serious. There are pufferfish lamps and carved totems and the whole glorious taxonomy of tiki ephemera, accented here and there with a skate-culture edge that keeps it from feeling like a museum. It's reverent without being precious. The drinks are the real thing. Mai Tais built with actual orgeat. Zombies that earn the name. The bartenders make them with the kind of care and enthusiasm that tells you this isn't a gig -- it's a calling. They want you to be here. They want to talk about rum. They want you to try the Painkiller. In a city that most Angelenos regard as a punch line, somebody built a world-class cocktail bar and filled it with joy, and the regulars clearly know it. You will not plan a trip to Bakersfield. But if you find yourself there -- by mechanical failure, by accident, by the peculiar mercy of a bad brake job -- walk downtown. Find the tiki bar. Order a second round. Stay longer than you intended. Bakersfield has been underestimated, and Tiki-Ko is the proof.

Tiki bar located in Downtown Bakersfield that kind of acts as two locations or spaces. There's the…read moremain bar at the corner and if you go outside and walk a bit down the sidewalk, there's 'The Sinking Ship' with a more heavy nautical and speakeasy vibe (where you enter and walk down some stairs and find a lush decor). I only had a drink upstairs at the original bar and I ordered my default go to when I visit new tiki bars and am unfamiliar with their menus and that was the painkiller. The service or person behind the bar was chill and super friendly. I came in on the earlier side of a Friday evening, so although people were trickling in, the place wasn't packed. Since I was only able to stay for a drink, I just wanted to walk down and check out 'The Sinking Ship' and was thoroughly impressed by the decor (well pretty much for both spaces). Definitely a place I'd love to grab drinks with friends or spend more time at.

Lay back bar . Service was great ambiance was great the DJ play great music…read more We had are friend 50th birthday celebration in the patio and they did an amazing job hosting for as thank you . It was my first time there I will be going back for drinks the bartender did delicious drinks for us. They had no food but they did have a outside vendor and they had some delicious hamburger

Super slow service. Don't waste your time. Music was good just some bad transitions from the dj…read morehere and there. I think the bar tenders need better training. There's potential but it just seems like no one cares.

Always good service. I love the friendly way they always treat you. The food is comfort food and…read morealways big portions. I like everything on the menu. I want to try their Saturday breakfast. That should be great.

Great place to step down memory lane. Great food. We had…read morethe burgers and patty melt (which was late coming out, about 10 minutes after my burger) and I don't think we got the rye bread we were told it came on but rather sourdough? You judge in the picture. That says service was good and the food was good despite the questionable patty melt experience.

Underrated torta spot! Had the Cubano and I'm so glad I did. It's on the expensive side, but I'd…read moresay it's around how much I'd like to pay for one. Pretty hefty and definitely in my lunch rotation now. Eager to try other varieties.

Impressed yet again! The sopes are huge; I ordered two not knowing! The rice was yummy, just like…read morefrom home. The service is friendly and quick. Restaurant could be cooler, but it's not bad. The torta was delicious and it was so good, my son ordered a second one with Milanesa!! They offer two hot sauces: red and green and both are delicious. They also offer refills on their soft drinks. Definitely coming back to try more dishes!

This was my first time back to Riley's in over 12 years. It…read morehas the same vibe. Some things never change, except maybe the drinks pricing.

My best friend wanted to dance, so we walked around the corner from Alley Cat. There was a door…read moreright across the door from Alley Cat, but the bouncer said something about them not letting people in through that door after a certain time or something. We were charged $5 just to enter Rileys, unsure if that's just how it is every night. The dance floor was a good size, and some guys started rapping with the music. It sure did get the crowd hyped, but it didn't get people dancing, I noticed. I didn't get anything to drink at Rileys, so I can't comment on the drinks. Rileys was a younger crowd, and it didn't strike me as a mellow place. I don't see us returning to just have a drink and chill, especially if there's a cover charge.

Nice dive. Great staff. Small town atmosphere. Beer always cold and bar staff offer plenty of…read moreinsights on the bar offers.

Came here to see Marcos Reyes and Friends. It was a great event! The atmosphere was fun and divey!…read moreWhich i love! The bartender was super friendly and offered great service. It was a packed house and they did a nice job taking care of their customers.