Malabu Pub & Grill

If u r in the area it’s a cheap local dive bar. Cold pitchers are a good value. And a great Cuban restaurant is right next door!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve randomly drove past The Malabu Pub longingly, wanting to find out what the deal is with the friendly yet forlorn façade. Finally, the fiancé and I had our chance and it measured up to our completely made-​up expectations of what a quality dive neighborhood bar should be.
1– its in a somewhat random location, right on the edge of a odd little strip mall near a row of apartments.
2– You don’t have to get dressed up. Which means I can wear sweat pants.
3– Mixed drinks are strong.
4– They have pool and darts although I’m usually too drunk to play
5-​The bar is excessively low-​key and has a modest draft selection which me and the fiancé enjoy. She’s a dive bar girl. Score!
6– There’s a credit based juke box, but often they play a odd mix of gangsta rap, country, and oldies. Also they have Karaōke. I watched a Cash look-​a-​like sing a Neil Diamond tune. Priceless.
My only two complaints about the joint are that the bar has almost no underside clearance for my legs so I cannot adequately belly up (which is critical to my imbibing success), and the lighting is a bit odd in places. STOP LOOKING AT MY FLAWS.

The beer & fireball are cold, the food is hot (best burger I’ve had). The staff and customers are A-​OK. Physically a little ‘dive-​y’ but just adds character to the place. As one reviewer noted, game day is a little rowdy but if you can’t be there in person, where better to cheer on the Cats!

I walked in on a game day and I about jumped out of my skin when the apparently extremely drunk fans screamed a game chant as soon as I walked in the door. At first I laughed and waved at the greeting but as I sat, waiting on a waitress, it got louder and each time someone would walk in the chants repeated louder each time.
Thinking that I’d pick up a few drinks and appetizers, I sat for about ten minutes and never was approached by bar staff and I was steering clear of the bar top and it’s patrons. Did I mention that this was a weekday? Stay away from this place.
Why the second star? Because it’s possible that the food, karaōke and pool table might be awesome and worth the wait… just consider yourself warned if you insist ;)

Went back last night for karaōke. Well, went back last night to have a quick beer and they happened to be having karaōke. THIS was simultaneously the worst karaōke and the best karaōke which I have ever witnessed, and I’ve traveled the country for over a decade experiencing the varied hotel bar offerings of small-​town America.
Go for the karaōke. Not to sing but to watch. I cannot begin to describe what I witnessed — the sublimity, even if I could put it into words, would come across as unbelievable.

Played several games of darts here last year. The food and drinks were fine and not expensive at all. They also have poker nights that I’ve been told are worth checking out. Karaōke is also available. There is an outdoor area with plenty of seating.