I wish I could give ZERO stars. Rude and SLOW bartenders, rude "bouncers" and the regulars are rude too. This place used to be cool.

Twas a crisp fortnight of friendship and fun. A las thy found thyself stumblish upon tho fine establishment namely 1st street bar. Twas greeted by tho doorman hince invited to proceed on thy way. After which the jolly barkeep namely Cory twas a pleasant interaction. Thou most sought after valent tender of the land, one not enter tho establishment without thy knowledge of this infamous lad nor never thy might want to. Thou lad twas thou creator of drinks and master of sinking shots. Thou crowd twas inspired yet confused of thou keeps knowledge and creativity. For no one left thou establishment unpleased nor disappointed for the land twas blessed with thou gifted keeper, not only preformed magic tricks of that of a witch, adding thou comedic view to each interacting, but all invited in twas moved to a standing ovation and praised thou lovely keeper of drinks and begun to break out in song and dance on thy crisp night of encinitas. Thy have not seen nor have ever been seen in such a groryish time of all times. Ask for Cory! read more

Tried to get in and the bouncer told my (obviously over 21 aka 25 years old) friend that he had to show two forms of ID. My friend showed the bouncer everything in his wallet and could not get in. Ridiculous. read more

Smells like urine the second you walk in. Ruined the night. Hard to stay longer than 30 minutes. Puke in the bathroom. Urine stains and smells are so overwhelming it is not worth it to come here read more

Worst service ever. Both bartenders were so rude. When I asked what was on tap since I couldn't see from where I was sitting on the side and also because it was dark, the bartender rudely pointed to the tap and said they are all right there. Just terrible people working there, they clearly hate their jobs. read more

Good God. The first time I went here 3 years ago, the place was tolerable. I went there again last weekend and holy crap does this place suck. It looks like an Urban Outfitters had a threesome with Tilly's and a T. Pain album. Its loud with loud mouth broads, shitty music and dudes desperate to get laid. Whats even worse is that they have a "dress code" to get into this dive. Are you serious? No thanks. I'd rather eat a gun. read more

The bartender. I think his name is Corey. Always wearing a twins hat, well he is rude for no reason at all. Might be the fact I'm from Cleveland but still. We are in Cali. Be nice to your customers, even if YOU are the one that didn't give us glasses with our pitchers. Prices rock for Encinitas and good music. Corey is the only one in question.... read more

My go to bar in Encinitas. Have been frequenting this bar for many years and can't seem to stay away. Always packed on the weekends and more of the dive bar feel during the week (which I prefer). Awesome and friendly bar tenders, especially Cory! Always well taken care of here! Only bummer is the younger crowd taking over who is always rude to the bartenders and bouncers... read more

Wow what a great idea for a bar but wow could the bartender be more of a party pooper. Corey not only tries to charge you for more then you drink but is very nasty when you ask for things outside of the norm. We were just trying to have a good time when he would not want to work with us on girly drinks and was not friendly on playing pool. So much attitude was coming out that I felt uncomfortable from Corey when trying to pay the bill. Hopefully he does not make others feel this way when trying to play pool and get quarters or make drinks that girls would like. read more

Let me start by saying I was here twice. The last time was back in Oct. or something. And I HATED it both times. The first time I ordered 2 shots of chivas (didn't realize they were $12 a pop!) and the bartender Cory was an asshole about me not tipping on some shots that were worth as much as the bottle. Just straight up unprofessional about it. Then kicked me out later that night. The next time he kicked my friends out after their first drinks he said they drank their drinks " too fast". If you're reading this Corey, which you probably are, I would fuck you up so fast for that fucking pompous attitude you got. And one day someone is going to reach across the bar and do exactly that and then shove that grubby ass Twins hat right up your ass because you're a smug little prick and that's the kind of thing that happens to people like you! 7/30/15- Hey Cory! It's me again!! I guess your still working at this shit hole fucking up everyone's good time because you'll never amount to shit except being the worst bartender in the worst bar in the worst city in the worst state! So congrats! I'm just here chillin' with your mom and sister after plowing through both of their blown out assholes. I asked them how on earth their assholes could open so wide and they informed me that you had a huge hand in that. (No pun intended!) I always knew you were a dickhead but man this tops it!! Kudos!! read more

Average bar with average beer choices and average people make up their clientele. There's nothing special about this bar, but there's nothing too too bad to say about it -- other than the fact that their restrooms seemed to always be in some manner of discontent. Last visit, there was no running water in the women's restroom. Also, the door doesn't close to the restroom (the stall closes, but not the main door). Sometimes the place smells weird. read more

I'm relatively new to the area and had seen this place a few times in passing. So a few weeks ago i decided to stop in and have a beer. good crowd, and people seemed cool, I sat alone for a while and ended up talking to the bartender Cory until it got busy . He was nice and quick to make sure i had another beer coming all night. I was also impressed that he didn't slap the girl who decided she was more important than other people and wasn't willing to wait a minute while he helped more deserving patrons who knew how a busy bar works. read more

I've gone more than once and it never fails that one of the bartenders there either ask for a bigger tip or isn't happy with the tip. I'm not gonna tip him for being rude taking other orders after taking mine and getting them their drinks first. "Really?! That's it" doesn't work for me dude! You're lucky you even get anything specially after. Wing so rude. read more

Hey, any place that lets you have a pizza delivered into the bar is on my fan list. Fun place to chill on a lazy Tuesday, Monday, whatever. It's like it's own little dark bar world right by the coast. Step outside for a smoke and you're back in the sunshine! Fun people in this place, karaoke, pool, I'm down. Great martini too, cause who doesn't need a martini at 2:00 on a Tuesday? read more

ASK FOR THE SHOTSKI!!! You need for people to do this shot though, so bring your friends! Pool table as well!

Decent place. Not spectacular, but gets the job done. Checks off most of the stuff on my list when it comes to a hang out spot -- local beer, dance floor, no cover, casual. The dj was pretty bad, but am willing to go back another night to see if it improves. Bartenders aren't great at distributing attention across the bar (i know this is usually the case, but here it was exceptionally bad). Overall, it was decent and would be willing to go back. read more

Bartenders are nice. Corey even introduced himself. It's not a real dive bar as far as I can see, go to kraken if you want a more weird dicey experience, this place (1st street) is nice. People seem friendly. I'd probably give it 4 stars but I give it 5 to make up for the ridiculous 1 star duck faced girls. read more

Updated to five star because they took down the Seahawks flag. In all seriousness, just a killer place to relax and hang out with friends.

The Owners work behind the bar and put sweat and blood into making it a great bar experience for anyone. 1st street has come a long way and is going to be a hot spot for the future of Encinitas night life. Plus Mike Chopp is one of the best dudes on planet earth. read more

This place is so fun and awesome. Ed the bouncer is so nice and cool! Ed deserves a raise. Thank you for being so cool, ed! You made this experience so fun. read more

Great Local bar. Great crew. Paul, Bryce, Jason, Bob, Josh, Todd, John. Cold beer and good Company. Down to earth good people. "Easy going like Sunday Morning" read more

I just paid $5 for a Miller High Life. In a dive bar?! This should be $3!!! Way over priced as I clean my my nails to get the dirt out.

Nice bar in Encinitas with good drinks and service. They don't serve food but you can bring your own.

Fun place to dance, but there's a regular bartender that always ruins it because he is unhappy with any tip, big or small, and is very vocal and rude about it. I don't know what he wants, a 100% tip? Is that enough for your highness? You're not entitled to a tip when you're so unpersonable and rude. read more

A continual disappointment, every time I think it is going to be better and it continues to completely suck. The bar tenders always have some smart ass comment..... Let me tell you what would be nice, to order a drink, actually get what I ordered and not hear any bullshit from the guy whose job is literally to open a beer. The only reason anyone goes to 1st street is because they don't want to wait in line at the saloon. This place sucks and I am over it. read more

Fidel is AMAZING!! The nicest bartender I've literally had! Tip him big he's worth it. Definitely a good guy for sure!! Great for day drinking and perfect location with a taco shop next door. Good service and also good ass reggae music!! This is definitely a good spot to come hangout out of the hustle and bustle and enjoy yourself. read more

Always a fun place to hang out with your friends. They have a nice pool table, juke box, good management friendly security and on Mondays you get to meet Holly, the 2nd hosttest and nicest bartender/woman ever! read more

This bar is a very fun yet low key atmosphere. Sometimes they are really weird about IDs and make you feel stupid when they dont think its you but other than that this is a fun place. The bartenders are really cool and its always a good crowd! read more

had to respond to dooch who tipped a whopping 4 bucks.... dude, if you cant afford the tip and want to entertain friends from outta town maybe you shoulda gone to the store and had drinks at your own house. sucks you got laid off but dont try to be a big shot and look cool by picking up the tab when you cant afford it. The bartenders at this bar are nothing but curtious and prompt, not to mention the prices are WAAAY lower than most bars so if you feel the need to tip 6% maybe you should host your own party scrub!!!...........Fun local bar w/o stupid attitudes from bouncers, bartenders, to most of the patrons. highly reccomend this bar tho i did like it more before it did get so popular which says enough for this bar on its own. read more

I'm a long-time yelp reader, but this is my first review. The only reason I write this is because of the terrible service I received at 1st street. I've had good times here before, but tonight was ridiculous. I ordered a drink, but the bartender refused me service... for what reason I have no idea. I may have looked like someone else who has been cut off, but he didn't offer an explanation. Nonetheless, I didn't get my drink, so our whole party left. Avoid. read more

I have been coming here on and off for the last decade. This is a really good bar for people watching and good cheap drinks. The bar staff has always been friendly and professional IMO despite the ranting of previous reviewers. The ONLY time I have observed the bar staff anything other than friendly is when patrons are rude and/or drunk and rude. Don't come here if you're already drunk and think you're gonna get served. Additionally the door staff has been nothing less than stellar and quick at diffusing hot spots. The crowd after happy hour tends to be young . An Encinitas landmark! read more

Good place. But randomly got accused we was drunk before entering by security. They were rude to my friend and I. But the night before I had great fun. Great live entertainment and atmosphere. And pretty decently priced drinks. Good well vodka (Svedka) read more

I'm all up and down the 101 in North County and 1st Street is one of my favs. There's plenty of eye candy for both sides and the last time I was there, I saw this band Trunk Monkey and they totally rocked the place. I don't really care about flat screen TV's, I can watch TV at home... Same with the pool tables and the dart boards... When I go out, I want a butternut squash and some good music. They got it. read more

More like 3.5 stars. Every time I come here, there seems to be a totally different crowd of people. I guess surprises are good? Always a handful of drunks dancing like fools to music that is not meant to be danced to. This is a good place to start the night in Encinitas. It's spacious and the staff members work quickly to keep the buzz going. There is a pool table in the entrance, which is mostly used as a bench. read more

Corey the bartender is so helpful and nice. He doesn't rush or ignore you when you wait to place a drink order! Very kind!!!

Love this place. Really fun bar in Enci, munis this one bar tender. He's always there, and always a dick. It's crazy, I've never seen anything like it. read more

I was ending a Saturday night here and went to close my tab for the night which was only 2 shots, one for me and one for my friend. They told me that they wouldn't give me my credit card cause I had too much. This made absolutely no sense. I was not ordering more drinks but trying to leave. They told me that I had to leave and have my friend come back in and say I forgot my card. So they don't want a tip or me to sign to admit that I was there? read more

Love this place...This and the Saloon are the only two bars worth going to in town. Now if only the Saloon smelled better...

This is my first review I have ever written. I never would say anything bad about a local place, but this place had the rudest bartender I have ever met. I had lived in Encinitas my entire life, and this guy (in a black baseball cap) made me never want to go back to this bar again... read more

Do NOT GO HERE! Dicks, didnt do anyting but use my real ID that tbey confiscated and then told police thst happened to be near by, i was walking back down the street and got intercepted and questioned and then the police gcave my ID back! Dont gk hesr unless you want a difficult time at the dolr read more