Library Bar & Grill

Yeah so I’m one of those haters, and probably one of hundreds because this dump finally closed. Maybe someone will reopen a business here with the polar opposite traits of the Library: friendly waitresses, good service, cool patrons and a fair ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ mix of girls/​guys.

I really don’t understand why there are so many negative comments and ignorant HATERS bagging on the Library. If you don’t want to be surrounded by «immature college kids», then don’t go bar hopping next to one of the biggest public universities in America!
I came here for a Mill Ave. night out and this was the first stop. The staff was friendly and attentive and the drinks were pretty good. I’m from L.A. so I think every bar in Phoenix has AMAZING prices for booze and this place was no exception. For 3 draft beers and 3 (very strong) Kamikaze shots I think my friend said it was only $ 25. Not great but definitely not horrible.
The atmosphere was pretty chill. The girls are dressed in very skimpy schoolgirl uniforms and a couple of them seemed like Hooters rejects, but most looked okay. At some point that night, we came back to this place and the bouncers remembered us so they just let us back in.

Horribly cliché, but you can tell your parents you’re going to The Library on Friday night. I grew up with stories from my dad telling me he told his parents that.
I was hesitant to come here the first time, not always hearing the best of the things. The place is a little oddly shaped and watching a bachelor be embarrassed on the bar top left me more hesitant.
But then, the music started. My friends and I quickly made friends with the DJs on the dance floor. On Thursdays, I believe they have a live cover band playing. The only Thursday I swung in here, they sounded pretty darn good. On Saturdays, they play a mix of hip hop and rap (late 90’s through current) and techno dance music.
I’d recommend this place as a legitimate stop. The drinks are good and the waitresses/​bartenders are attentive and kind. A good place to meet and hangout without any of the hype or expensive drinks you’ll find at some of the surrounding Mill late night stops. Give it a try if you’ve never been, or make it a stop on your next Bar Golf Night.

The food was actually pretty good. The beers were average. The atmosphere was interesting. And the staff was attentive. So why only 2 stars?
No women customers was interesting. Even H**ters usually has women eating/​drinking there. The place did kinda feel… dirty from the dust or smoke or something. And the waitresses were almost dressed, well, too scantily. (Yes, I really said that, I know…). I took a male coworker there and was almost embarrassed. I’m not sure I would have felt that way… upstairs.

The Library is Hooters better looking sister and the Tilted Kilt is their slutty cousin! It’s a great place to watch any game. They have many HD’s throughout and LCD’s in their booths. It’s a younger ASU crowd, but what would you expect. It’s good to hang with the kids during school or visit during Spring Training. The staff is qualified enough to help with all your food and drink fantasies. If you get impatient, strike up a conversation or watch the tv, but don’t take it out on the blonde bartender!

Lame, the place is crammed and stinks. The drink was ok and the price was ok. Some «ratard» spilled my drink because he was oogeling over my wife while she danced on the bar. (can’t blame him, and he did buy me another) doubt I would be back.

Good looking waitresses, blah blah blah. No female customers? Weird. Beers are average price (up to $ 4, I think) and service is decent, at least at the bar. I like all the games on Sunday — we can sit facing two different directions at the bar and both watch the games we want to see.
It was Sunday and I didn’t feel like listening to the servers bitch about management then stomp off in a huff, then hear management bitch about the servers and stomp off in their own huff. The entertaining part of that was the server who made little closed-​mouth sniffing noises after every sentence or so. The party carried over from last night, hon? Actually, I’m pretty sure she’s the one who management said «I’m going to fire that skinny bitch today» about. Within earshot of me and every other customer sitting at the bar.

Alright, I admit, this is not my type of crowd or environment and that’s part of the reason for the low rating. Hey, you do it for the Scottsdale bars — so leave me alone!
Our group headed here after Oktoberfest for a few drinks, and after finding a long wait for Rula Bula we ended up here where it was pretty dead. Inside, there were a bunch of older creeps creeping on the scantily clad bar staff. Outside, it was cramped and stinky of smoke. The service at the bar was just okay… not particularly friendly or fast.
I wouldn’t return here because I’m not in college and I’m not an older creep. If out on Mill, I’ll stick to Rula Bula.

Pub Crawl, stop 2: I have been to The Library a couple of times and like it. What’s not to like about college girls dressed in school girl outfits, sometimes live music and beer? The flyer stated it was offering $ 5 lemonade drinks and Absolute raspberry. This was apparently news to the bartender, the waitress and the manager. Good thing I had the flyer (which they then kept). The bartender said they had to do something to adjust the price in the computer and it would be just a minute. The Absolute raspberry was actually a rather big shot and was tasty. I asked for a Bud Light while waiting for my change — the bartender suggested Bud because it was $ 2. I took the Bud. Another guy ordered a Bud Light and the bartender again suggested Bud. The guy asked how much Bud Light was and was told $ 3.50, where Bud was $ 2. The guy decided to stick with Bud Light and was surprised to see his receipt… he said I thought they were $ 3.50? The bartender said «They are $ 4 actually…» The guy left pissed. Meanwhile this whole event was about 20 minutes and I still don’t have my change. Finally I received change (after drinking the shot and half the beer). I left $ 1 and moved to the back of the bar where I ordered a second beer for $ 2.
While I like the Library in general, the negative experience with the bartender including the confusion on the drink price, the long wait for change and the incorrect price for the guy beside me deflated my opinion of this bar a little.

Worst experience ever at a restaurant/​bar! Rode the light rail to Mill in my trademark skimpy blue shorts. Walked up Mill and heard about this place, decided to try it out. Went in and the staff was less than courteous. I guess only the employees can dress in skimpy attire. I ordered a beer and soup, then I asked for a group shot with the girls and was so rudely denied, I immediately got up and walked out without finishing my beer or waiting for the soup. Hooters, upstairs, on the other hand, on a different date, was a refreshing experience by comparison. The girls loved me and we had a great time, and they were more than happy to pose with me in my miniskirt. Next time, skip the Library.

I went in here for lunch. I had the tacos. They were a step above del taco chicken tacos, but they were still ok. Not 9 bucks ok, but ok.
My glass was never empty, and my waitress (es) were very nice.
It was slow and it was cold in there, I felt sorry for them.
Also, the music drowned out the bible thumping street preacher screaming outside. I wanted to invite him in for a beer and to tempt himself to think of the sins of the flesh. Poor guy looked like he could use it. Wound up in all that rage… when there is beer and women 10 feet away.

Never have I been so disrespected by an employee at an establishment. Maybe you should think about how you make money, and how creating a bad rap for yourself hurts only you.
I went in last night for one beer about 9pm and sat at the little outside bar deal in the back. The female bartender was passing out calendars and drink coupons to everyone at the bar EXCEPT me. She totally skipped over me and when I asked «where’s mine» I got a total fucking attitude. She told me I never asked for one and I explained I’m not a mind reader and she should have offered. She didn’t offer to get more, she didn’t apologize, whatever. A couple minutes later the couple two stools down from me said this is a great calendar and I replied that I wouldn’t know. The bartender then flipped out and started telling the couple, not me, how she has no problem «owning these stupid ASU kids that can’t handle their liquor.» Way to judge, bitch. I’m not an ASU student and I’ve only had ½ beer at this point.
I called for a manager and told him I have ½ a beer left, I’m not paying for it, I’m leaving and never coming back, and I’m going to tell everyone I know about how rude your bartender is.
He gave me all sorts of free coupons for the block party, $ 1 drink coupons, and of course that calendar I wanted. I’m still not going back, ever, no matter hot skankily hot the cocktail waitresses are.

If you rue the typical college crowd — with self-​loathing women and self-​loathing (disguised as overly pompous and loud) men — then you need to avoid this place like it’s the next outbreak of SARs. No, it’s worse than that. Picture a half-​interested and slow bartender taking your order while you’re stuck listening to the worse pretend hair band you’ve ever heard, covering some rock songs you forgot existed. Pour some sugar where?
Imagine the drinks making your stomach kick itself 1,700 times in a row, until you have to excuse yourself to go to the restroom, which is one of the smallest and most uncomfortable places you could be. I’d rather be stuffed in a trunk.
Imagine people clamboring to climb onto the bar so they can «dance» with the music, singing at the top of their lungs. Ow, that’s my hand you just stepped on!
Yes, it gets worse. It’s not like you can just leave, although you want to, don’t you? I mean, you *just* ordered a drink after paying a silly $ 5 cover. So, you try to tough it out. But, let’s face it, life’s too short to be miserable. You can bail, if you want to. That’s what I did.

When you are sober this place is a 2 or a 3 star joint at the most, but when you are sloppy drunk this place goes to five stars right away. Two pool tables in the back, A Megatron (with Erotic PhotoHunt), A good amount of seating (indoor and outdoor), and girls in school girl outfits that go from 7’s to 10’s after a few JAGERBOMBS.
«Two f**ckin jagerbombs down here chief»
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Clever décor/​theme
decent food
good location
attractive staff
bad music
frequented by frat boys
sausage fest
This place is similar to, but so much better than Hooter’s… girls are hotter and the place has style. There is dancing on the bar which can be fun if you’re into that. It’s a good place to take someone who is college age and just moved here or something.
It really seems like it should be a good time — it definitely depends on who you are I guess. It also depends on when you go. I suggest weekday afternoon when nobody is there. If you like crowds of horny drunk college dudes though — check it out on a weekend night.
Their food is surprisingly good. The Library has the potential to rate 4 stars… on some nights I’m sure it’s a 2. It’s one of those places that really depend on the crowd, but it’s still a good place to go if you’re young and like the most popular music and scream ‘woohoo!’ for no reason.
Two notes — as has already been mentioned, service is a bit slow. They also have about 100 televisions. It’s overkill… the place doesn’t need it. I almost gave this place a 2, but really it’s mainly only sucky because of the crowd.

I went there once, and a girl dancing on the bar had a tampon string hanging out… ugh…
Ever since then, I get grossed out just walking by the place.
The food is mediocre bar food. Drinks are drinks. Different nights have different themes. I think Thursday is metal cover bands.

Mostly dudes
nice theme, schoolgirls are nice
crap music.
the décor and theme are unique
the kinda place to go there once to say you’ve been, any more will drive you mad

I’ll be perfectly honest. I probably never would have gone here if it had not been for my husband’s coworkers. College bars just aren’t my scene, living in Boston will do that to you. But given it was the summer and we were in a group of 50 I thought it would be ok.
We took over the whole back part which was nice. The drinks were well made and I’m assuming cheap. They have two pool tables in the back, which are slightly awkward given their close proximity to the bar. The music was fairly generic ranging from your classic drunk girl anthems (Pour Some Sugar on Me) to current Top 40 hits. My husband enjoyed the bathroom attendant, whom he swears must have be related to Lil Jon, saying things like «Get yo piss on!»
They have a «no pictures» policy which I found to be incredibly lame. You can’t snap a picture of you and your friend having a good time without their written permission? Really? Guys, its not that impressive of a place that you have to try to keep it secretive. I’ve actually never experienced something like that before and most of the places I frequent are a lot nicer than this.
Would I go once classes start in the fall? Heck no.

A trip to Phoenix is not complete with a visit to Mill and when you’re at Mill you must stop by The Library.
While it can be totally for the 20ish frat crowd, lots of hipsters hang there too… and why not, a pretty girl in a school girl outfit serving you drinks while you shoot pool listening to sublime is not a bad thing.
You can’t wear black and look down all the time.

I used to think this place was great — i mean you have to take it for what it is —
Girls never have to pay cover and (I used to have a friend that worked here for years) get preferential treatment at the bar… works out well when it’s three or four deep on a Friday or Saturday at midnight.
Maybe I“m just getting older and my tolerance is diminishing, but the last few times I was there I couldn’t wait to leave. The music is way too loud (i know, i know, if it’s too loud, you’re too old, right?) but i actually want to hear what the people I’m with are saying.
the patio is the spot, and it’s not very conducive to settling in — you’re constantly shuffling this way and that to make room for the the waitress or groups coming in or out the doors.
drinks decently priced, unless you’re getting red bull and anything– you have to pay for the whole can of red bull and get this — if you order two drinks, you still have to buy two red bulls, even though you could easily make two drinks out of one can… i don’t get it either. plus, they hold the can as ransom behind the bar until you order your next one — all very suspect.
anyway, they have pool tables, and when I’m feeling super dorky (which is always) i start looking through all the real hard back books they have stuffed in the shelves (it is the library). some of them are pretty wacky.