RESUME
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles County
New Starboard Attitude
202 Fishermans Wharf
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
I must have been too preoccupied with Tony’s and the Brixton (RIP) to notice this bar staring me in the tits.
Since discovering this bar on my umpteenth visit to the pier, I've stopped in a couple of times. It's not my favorite bar, mainly because the bouncer shakes you down harder than airport security right when you walk in. He confiscated a miniature flag I won at the Fun Factory!
Anyway, New Starboard Attitude. It's on the pier, so the beauty of the Pacific is working to its advantage. Local bands provide live entertainment on a daily basis, so whether you’re seated in the bar or walking around outside, you can groove to the blaring noise.
Chad has a beard, so strange men are constantly coming up to him and either trying to befriend him or trying to touch his dick. We stop into New Starboard Attitude (I’m sorry, that’s a terrible bar name) one day and aren't in there for more than two minutes before the singer/guitarist from the band onstage starts heading in our direction; a sleazy, hungry grin plastered on his face. He's really sweaty and starts shooting the shit with Chad whilst playing his guitar solo. The beard and nose piercing must've read “musician’, because the guy is telling him to bring his guitar next time and get up onstage and jam. The dude goes back to his place at the front of the stage, then comes back during his next guitar solo to introduce himself to me...I can still feel his sweat on my hand.
The bartenders are nice enough, the drinks are cheap enough, the entertainment is quality enough, but New Starboard Attitude is never going to be my go-to.
Rating: x
Since discovering this bar on my umpteenth visit to the pier, I've stopped in a couple of times. It's not my favorite bar, mainly because the bouncer shakes you down harder than airport security right when you walk in. He confiscated a miniature flag I won at the Fun Factory!
Anyway, New Starboard Attitude. It's on the pier, so the beauty of the Pacific is working to its advantage. Local bands provide live entertainment on a daily basis, so whether you’re seated in the bar or walking around outside, you can groove to the blaring noise.
Chad has a beard, so strange men are constantly coming up to him and either trying to befriend him or trying to touch his dick. We stop into New Starboard Attitude (I’m sorry, that’s a terrible bar name) one day and aren't in there for more than two minutes before the singer/guitarist from the band onstage starts heading in our direction; a sleazy, hungry grin plastered on his face. He's really sweaty and starts shooting the shit with Chad whilst playing his guitar solo. The beard and nose piercing must've read “musician’, because the guy is telling him to bring his guitar next time and get up onstage and jam. The dude goes back to his place at the front of the stage, then comes back during his next guitar solo to introduce himself to me...I can still feel his sweat on my hand.
The bartenders are nice enough, the drinks are cheap enough, the entertainment is quality enough, but New Starboard Attitude is never going to be my go-to.
Rating: x
Observation Bar - Queen Mary
1126 Queen Hwy
Long Beach, CA 90802
Review coming soon!
Tony's on the Pier
210 Fishermans Wharf
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Every time I fantasize about ditching work, I envision myself driving to Redondo Beach and enjoying a Fire Chief at Tony’s on the Pier. The upstairs of Old Tony’s is an unpretentious bar that I would recommend to anyone. The bar is situated in the center of a round, windowed room surrounded by tables and chairs, so every patron has a view of the ocean. There is absolutely no better place to come on overcast, rainy days. Actually, there is no better place to come on warm, sunny days either. A wee little man named Evyn sings and plays the guitar on weekend nights. Ask him to play 'Fire Chief', a song he wrote about the drink, because he feels like a pimp when people request it.
Favorite bar ever: Tony's on the Pier!!! I have dozens of drink glasses to prove my loyalty.
Rating: x
Favorite bar ever: Tony's on the Pier!!! I have dozens of drink glasses to prove my loyalty.
Rating: x
Ventura County
Rudder Room
2929 Ocean Dr
Oxnard, CA 93035
Review coming soon!