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    Doucet Saloon

    3.8 (58 reviews)
    InexpensiveDive Bars
    Open 7:00 am - 1:30 AM (Next day)

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    DOUCET SALOON ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Juke Box
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials

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    Beer and a shot
    Jean C.

    So, I love a good dive bar. This is in my top 10. Drinks are really good! You can do cocktails here. Two pool tables which are almost always in use. People can play here. Great jukebox. Darts too. Big projection screen and other tvs around. Lots of locals and they are so nice and welcoming. Bathrooms are clean. You can order food from a local spot, but you need to ask the bartender how to make it happen. You can also bring in food. Enjoy!

    Lots of games bar games here best to be played while tipsy
    Stefan T.

    My favorite bar in all of Castro Valley - not that everybody will love it - but I do. With all the bar games it reminds me of Sunshine Saloon in Pleasanton. Shuffleboard, some video games a couple pool tables. Pleasant good fun and there aren't enough pool tables to make it a desirable place for pool tournaments - which kill a bar vibe faster than anything. A bunch of super sober guys playing pool... who wants to see that? Valley Inn seems to have the most pool tournaments but there may be some here too - fortunately I've never run into any. Bar games are best played with alcohol and with not such a serious mindset. This bar is all about fun not so much about winning or showing off like the serious pool tournament people with all the attitude. I think the beers are cheap but I don't remember any prices - my friend happened to pay the last couple times. There is a back patio that may or may not be open for smokers. I think I saw a sign that it was closed but people there anyway. Bathrooms are near the patio and there are stickers that are fun to read while your doing your thing. Orange hand soap in the guys restroom like a car mechanic would use. I like that... none of that sissy soap for me. Other Castro Valley bars: Valley Inn, Spanky's, Krayons and the Waiting Room. Valley Inn is great if your 40 to 60 years old and like a serious pool hall atmosphere. Spanky's if you want a young more rowdy crowd (thinking more weekends). Krayons if you want to get stabbed. Thats what my friend's GF says anyway. Waiting Room is across from the Hospital and I think they may have changed names. A great neighborhood bar. Come check it out.

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    10 years ago

    Musty and vibes that are not good what can I say. Personal experience of this place over all... well I won't be back.

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    12 years ago

    My new favorite dive bar for the city, the people are friendly, the prices are fair, the only thing I wish was that they take credit card.

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    Peggy Sue I was thinking of you . It is Harry the sound guy from the old days . love ya

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    Great place to grab a beer and play some pool! Prices are very fair.

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    18 years ago

    Not a fun bar. Bartender is great, but Perry the owner is awful. Not a bar worth going to.

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    They have TVs all around, pool tables, shuffleboard, 2x4 blocks for jenga, arcade games so it's a cool spot.

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    Why Not Lounge

    Why Not Lounge

    3.4
    (22 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    Friday night can be a good time to come through and have a karaoke night. The bartender are…read morefriendly and drinks are cool

    My coworker told me about this place a while back and wanted to check it out. I came when it was…read morethe weekend before my birthday in December since my birthday landed on a weekday this year, boo! Decided to come here because I've been wanting to come to a hookah bar for a while ever since I went to Miami!! My coworker said this was the place to go and man it was such a vibe walking in. My friends and I arrived a little before 9 and the bartender told us happy hour ends at 9 so what did we do? We ordered as many drinks as we could before it hit 9 o'clock lol. Also the hookah didn't start till 9 so we had time to kill lol. Then we found out there was food in the back to like can this place get any better?? I ordered myself fried chicken with fries while we waited for the hookah to be brought to us. It was $20 per plate which was not bad since they served a huge amount of food and it was cooked freshly. I love fresh cooked food that's the best! Outside in the back is where the food and where to pay for the hookah too, we decided to get watermelon flavor, great choice!! It only was $30 for the hookah which is not bad at all, good pricing if you ask me! The type of music they were playing was like 2000 music which I love, I grew up listening to that music it was such a vibe all night! It's took like 10-15 minutes to get our food and man that food was soooo good and fresh I loved it!! Right after we got our Hooka and it was soo flavorful but not too heavy so it was more like a light head rush. The man in charge of the Hookah would come around and make sure we had enough hookah and would switch out the old square cubes and replace them with new one for us! Overall I loved this place the bartender was great customer service, music was such a vibe, food was great, and to top it off the hookah was on point!!

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    Hookah (watermelon flavor)
    Hookah (watermelon flavor)
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    Deep fried chicken with fires
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    The Dirty Bird of Paradise

    The Dirty Bird of Paradise

    4.7
    (15 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    Came here for the first time last weekend and it was so much fun! It definitely won't be the last…read moretime either! This Dirty Bird of Paradise/'Lounge' area is downstairs. Once you enter in the bar, go to the right, they'll give you a stamp on your hand, and then you can head downstairs. There are many lounge areas, and small tables & chairs to sit and drink at. There are also pool tables to use for free! There's also a DJ that plays GOOD r&b, hip hop, pop, and even some throwbacks too! The DJ that night took song requests and even gave a shoutout to the birthday girl in our group too. The cocktails were good, and I'm sad I didn't take pictures of it (had too much fun). The waitress will come to your table and you can order there OR you can also order at the bar. When I ordered at the bar, the waitress was so nice and helped me bring the drinks over to our table. I also had a taste of the fries, and the cups and guac and it was tasty too! There's some parking right infront or a parking lot behind the bar. I will definitely come back!

    Drinks 4 Service 4…read more Ambiance 5 Food 4 We came here on a slow Tuesday night. They were about 10-15 other guests but the places so big and spacious that it almost felt like we had a place to ourselves. There's a spot for a DJ/music and I can only imagine that they have some great shows here. The bartender was attentive, and while they weren't very personable you could tell that they knew several of the regulars. I didn't drink anything fancy, bourbon neat, but it was a fair pour. You order food separately. We are fish tacos, wings & nachos. The fish was fried and coleslaw had a touch of mayonnaise but not too much. This was my favorite dish. The wings of the nachos or what you expect, definitely flavorful and cooked well. We liked the crowd and will definitely be back to listen to some music and check out the lounge downstairs.

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    Their tequila display
    The private room seats 18 and  can be booked for private events

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    The private room seats 18 and can be booked for private events

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