Great food great drinks! Great atmosphere! And service is always great! One of my favorite bars

While visiting home from Vegas, I was on the hunt for a good karaoke spot and came across Hard Luck Bar & Grill. I'm so glad I did! The karaoke scene here is fantastic--just the right mix of people to make you feel comfortable singing your heart out. What really surprised me was finding a Coug bar on the west side! It was a pleasant surprise to see that right when I walked in, especially compared to the ugly purple and gold crap I normally see in the bars around Puyallup and Tacoma. Parking can be a bit of a challenge since it's located at a busy corner, but honestly, it's worth the effort. I had such a great time that I ended up going back twice in one week! The atmosphere is fun, and the people are friendly, making it a perfect spot to hang out and enjoy some good tunes. If you're in town and looking for a lively karaoke experience, Hard Luck Bar & Grill is definitely the place to be! read more

Good food and drinks that are affordable. The bartender was on point and didn't leave us hanging for service

Friendly people, excellent service, awesome food !!!. Ambulance. Great variety of beers . I would definitely recommend the Hard Luck Bar& Grill to my friends. read more

Well the bartenders are amazing! But the dj is not. We went here for karaoke night that was from 9-close. We got there at 9:45 and seen people signing up but the first person to sing didn't happen until 11pm. Me and my sister signed up and sang our first song then at midnight we signed up for another song, she added us to the list (dry erase board) and said "you guys will be up after my smoke break" okkkaayyy 1:00 am rolls around and she's drinking and talking/hanging out. I had to go up to her and ask when we were going to sing because we wanted to leave, she then said "you are up next. There is just one person in front of you. Does that sound good?" I told her yes because we just wanted to sing a one more time before leaving (we were ready to go around 12:45 ish) just waiting on her "smoke break" to end she was pretty faded, slurring her words and all. The man sang then we went up to get the mics she then said "oh you guys are after me, her and him" (people standing there that just signed up) I noticed she erased my name off her board and I asked her why? She proceeded to tell me I have to wait after she just told me we were next. me and my sister were frustrated at this point she then told me "you guys can leave " I then followed her to the manager where she was told to let us sing next and we sang our song then we left. we will definitely find somewhere else to do karaoke. let's not forget she told me "people pay for priority" and she was mia from her station almost the entire night read more

Standard Parkland/Tacoma bar. No frills. It has booze and bar food. Our server was nice and we liked her! Played darts with no issues and our other group played the pool tables. We left right when karaoke was starting. read more

No one in there on a Sunday game day for the Seattle Seahawks. The only food available was deep fried. I was not impressed with the atmosphere of the place. I am not sure if the wife and I will ever come back read more

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A hidden gem. Used to be the Tipperary. I had a great BLT and the tots are crunchy!! Good service and a blue-collar and unpretentious atmosphere. Really enjoyed the service and staff. read more

I like this bar, and a huge plus is they're so close to me. They have nice karaoke and pool tables as well as darts. Very clean and invitng atmosphere read more

Amazing staff! Food is really good and the drinks are made well! Highly recommend. There is always something to do here whether it be karaoke, pool, darts or just hanging with friends. read more

Don't recommend using your card here. I bought a pitcher and tipped cash while paying with card. Bartender decided to also put an extra $5 tip on my card. read more

No really good food since the pandemic. Before the pandemic you got really great food. Now it is just deep fried food. They hired security But what good are they if they're out smoking with all the people in the front. They have karaoke now got started earlier. So all the Pool players have to put app with it now at an earlier time like they don't bring in money too. read more

I'm in love with this hole in the wall! I've been here maybe twice years ago...but my favorite bar just closed down and every time I drive past this place I want to stop and go in! So I finally did...Kimmy, the bar tender, is kind, personable, very attentive ... and knows how to make a drink! The cook has his shit together. I found my new wing place... and they are not over priced! Fuck yeah! The bartender (kimmy) found someone wallet and ran out and caught the owner before they left. Excellent pool tables...this is my new favorite bar! read more

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Me and my boyfriend came in on taco tuesday 3 tacos for 3 bucks soft or hard. I got a blue Hawaiian dribk he got brown sugar bourbon. Thats our favs. The tacos were good not great. The server was good she was friendly. We will be back the place seemed cool and its less then two minutes away from our house so good place for some drinks at another time. Sheree read more

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The drinks here are good. The crowd is sketchy. The bartender's service was ridiculously slow and ahe was rude. It took over half an hour to get a second drink and it was the middle of the day and slow. They offer a large variety of pull tabs if that's your thing. Pool tables and a jukebox are a nice addition. I honestly, probably wouldn't go back because it seems more like a nightclub than a bar and the service was just not up to par. I forgot to mention, the nachos are freaking delicious! The salad I had, not so much. I guess I'm just confused about how I feel about this place.... read more

Avoid this place!!! If you try to find your friends at the end of the evening, Security will toss you out, breaking bones and all. Severely broken hand, knee abrasions and still in physical therapy 5 months later.... Security there is horrible. They are mean, rude and racist. read more

Potato skins ... best bang for the buck on potato skins I've ever seen lol. Good food, staff where nice.. drinks where good as well.

Nice karaoke bar, and really diverse groups different nights but everyone comes together like family

I asked extremely nicely for the karaoke to be turned down for our team member that is here playing for the first time since he has been told he is cancer free. I feel that since we are here to play pool and paying money to do that on top of the money that both teams pay to drink and eat while we are here. Some respect would be appreciated. Don't shoot your business in the foot. Word of mouth is a bitch. Just saying read more

This bar is so much fun! Karaoke seven days a week with two great DJs that are so much fun and very encouraging. The staff are so nice and get you your drinks quick! Definitely going back once a week for fun times! Me and my coworkers will probably make this a regular thing! read more

This is my go-to bar great bartenders great waitresses pull tabs food music relaxation the people you meet are really nice thank you for doing such a good job for the community. Jackie. And Roxy always puts a smile on my face no matter what I love you you're the best you bring positive energy to the community. Jackie read more

We used to go to the hard luck allot. They had amazing nachos that we so good we even took a picture of them... we used to rave about them..we just recently ordered a half order of chicken nachos it was like getting nachos from 7eleven.. tone of fake cheese and no chicken hardly... so unhappy... we are done with this place... read more

Edit - They don't listen to their customers - that's the same thing that happens to every bar that goes out of business. Sorry but if they can't even watch a local yelp and get it, they are not going to last like some have. ----------------------------- That said... This is POTENTIALLY the best karaoke in all of Tacoma/Puyallup Good music system - but it was played too loudly especially for the space given - the singers couldn't hear themselves to keep on key - and that's the same for professionals; if you can't hear yourself even the best of singers WILL go off key and add a bit of beer... yeah, turn the music down a bit, and get the monitor, if there is one,* in front of these singers* so they can have the BEST chance of putting their best foot forward. There are no books so you will need to bring your DATA device connected to the net - interesting but I don't have a data phone or other wireless device. I think it's GREAT not to have sticky and outdated (!) Karaoke listings. I asked why the bar was not in the Karaoke category since they started this back in February - I was told that the owner "does that" but that it would be passed on - geeze, *I hope so*, they either WANT more business or they are satisfied with a great bar, decent prices and few people on a weeknight - they can do MUCH better :) The DOWNSIDE for me was customers who kept keeping the door to the patio open so that the smoke POURED in - tobacco isn't good for a bar - many more people don't smoke but they don't come to "bars" to Karaoke for this one reason, the doors are not kept shut and the smoke isn't kept to a minimum. I understand that people want to hear their friends or participate in the music but please do it after you are finished with your cigarettes and PLEASE blow it OUTSIDE instead of blowing that last puff into the bar - not good for ANYONE. I hope this place stays and that they start having contests for Karaoke, they already participate in DARTS tournaments - and it's a nice setup with their trophies adorning the spaces inbetween showing that they really are passionate about DARTS. Last but certainly not least, my suggestion EVERY SINGLE "SPORTS" BAR OR KARAOKE JOINT OUT THERE: Take the TIME to set your TVs to CLOSED CAPTIONING - it's frustrating trying to figure out what is going on on ESPN or ANY channel when the words aren't there to at the very least READ. Now! Please get passionate about Karaoke TOO :) read more

As I have said before I am not really going into hitting any of the bars in the area unless they are ones in Seattle. Steve and I have been to the Hard Luck twice now mainly because we have friends that like to go here because of the karaoke. The first time we were here we actually got something to eat here and in all actuality it was not that bad. We got a massive plate of nachos which had to be shared by pretty much everyone in our party(we were there for a birthday party). One of the best aspects about coming here is that they have good deals for pitchers of Mac and Jacks and Steve and I both enjoy that beer very much! This is kind of a sports bar and kind of caters to the "lighter" Harley crowd so there are a few people that come in that are kind of rough but as I always say, safety in numbers. All in all if you come here just to hang with friends and have some drinks then this bar is ok but the place lacks atmosphere and character compared to the bars that you go into on Capitol Hill in Seattle. read more

I agree with Tamara, we've had the same experience with this crazy Karaoke jockey!! Great service from the wait staff when it's not packed, but HOLD THE PHONE if you want to experience a considerate, timely, fair singing period... FORGET IT, the jerk is on his period!! Keep looking for a replacement HARD LUCK, cause we come around only every other month waiting to see if the jerk has been replaced! Otherwise we'd be there more often... And bring our peeps too! read more

Second time coming here and it was just as good the second. Nachos are huge! Shared with my husband and we only finished half!! The Doc Holiday French dip our kid has was amazing as well. True gem hidden off the beaten path. read more

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A huge improvement over the old Tipperary that use to be there. Gone is the smell of years of cigarettes, stale spilt beer and mold. Servers are friendly and accomodating. The burger is excellent. Flavorful and perfectly cooked. No fryer, though. That means no greasy food that goes great with beer. Malibu chicken salad was enormous but the dressing was way too sweet. The two of us couldn't finish half the nachos but bigger is not always better. Quantity over quality there. Some parts of the menu are hard to read in the dimly lit tavern. I'm past my Karaoke phase but it looks like a pretty good set up. read more

Drinks were good, the bartender actually made an effort to make the drinks in the style we wanted. The womens bathroom however.. wtf man.. 3 stalls and 2 of them broken. The doors looked like painted slap wood as if replaced. The 2 broken stalls had the locks broken in such unique ways. The kareoke was loud.. they need more than 2 pool tables. So yeah great drinks but ya go deaf from the kareoke and pray you can get privacy in the bathroom if you're a lady. read more

First time here. The service was awesome. The nachos are big enough to feed 4 and they're legit. The breaded chicken wings were amazing. Would for sure come back here again. Give this place a look, you'll be glad you did. read more

It's a very comfortable setting. You feel very welcome here.. Drinks are very reasonable priced. Food is too and they give large portions.. Their **motto size matters**.. I believe everybody should stop by and say hi.. read more

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Very friendly atmosphere and great boneless chickens, you should try them! A little expensive but worth it for the amount.

This place was recommend by HI family so we went there with our WA family. Good place to chill. Good food. Love their Naked wings with buffalo sauce. Nachos was the bomb! They have a pool & darts....when 9pm rolled around Karaoke was ON! The man who ran the karaoke machine was great. Had a good feeling. Met a lot of friendly people. The only downfall was ordering our drinks. If our waitress took long to come around, then we would have to go to the bar...which was often. I would recommend this place to chill. read more

Amazing fooooood!!!! It was so good i want to order another to take home for tomorrow!!!!!

They need a dj there that plays good music. All they have is kerokee which I don't like lol if they had a dj I would have came back, with only kerokee it was pretty boring and it's not fun listening to drunk people sing get a dj and it will your business huge! read more

Went to this place for my birthday. I wanted to do Karoke and I was completely satisfied on that. Only thing I would change is the table my husband reserved for 10 was actually what we got. Instead we were give two tables right up front, so we took them and pushed them together. It did upset some other people but if they would have done what they said when it was planned they wouldn't have been, again this is my only complaint. The food portions were huge, we got nachos, which everyone could eat off of. My husband did order the clams but said it wasn't very filling for $12. The DJ was super cool. I do wish they had table side service, little more convenient. Great place for food, fun and Karoke! We will be back! read more

Great little hole in the wall with pool tables, karaoke and great drinks. Cute waitresses/bartenders. What more do u want on a Tuesday night

This place is tucked away one street down from the busy Pac Ave. They have Pool tables, Darts and Skee-Ball. If you are feeling lucky they have a plethora of Pull tabs to choose from! Each time I have gone they have had Karaoke and with some decent singers! I have not tired the food yet but from what I have seen it looks very good! read more

Lauren is amazing!!! Best service i have ever gotten, she's always so friendly and attentive! She knows what she's doing and she's good at it! Keep her around!! read more

love this place. super friendly staff. Jenni is my favorite one always try to go here when she is workin just cause she makes ur night that much more enjoyable. food is bomb.. nachos are crazy big!! yes it is tacoma an u will see some weirdos in here but thats not a reflection of the bar itself just the location! love it!!! read more

Karaoke was way fun , drinks were cheap , and the bartenders were very friendly and quick ! I'll def be back