Lala's

02/24/09

The Worst Dive Bar for Non-Smokers 2009

by DIveBarMan at Citysearch

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!

Seriously didn?t Austin pass a no-smoking law a few years back? There is basically no ventilation & the regulars are about as smart as a sack of nails. Lala?s could be one of the best dive bars in Austin but the amount of smoke and smokers completely ruins the hole in the wall charm of this local watering-hole.

• Pros: Great hole in the wall
• Cons: Smoke, Smoke, Smoke & NO Ventilation!

01/19/09

My all time favorite dive!!!

by BeccaMac at Citysearch

I've been coming to LaLa's for over 10 years... and from what I understand, the place hasn't changed much since it opened 30+ years ago. To this day, it is still an old stand by that I always enjoy when I want to go out. It is smokey... grab a used beer can for an ashtray. Expect to talk to complete strangers when you go because it's often crowded with people begging for the use of someone else's table or chairs and it's not unheard of for someone to just join your group out of the blue. The Christmas decor is great but LaLa's at Christmas time is the very best... cold outside, X-mas music from the 40's on the juke... on the 23rd of December they throw a bar wide Christmas Party and give out prizes that LaLa's been shopping for all year round. Don't go expecting 5 star service or a hoity toity bar. What you'll find is low key, friendly folk who just want you to grab a drink, sit back and enjoy your night there. Our inside joke about LaLa's comes from a night when we were sitting back enjoying the fact that you never have blonde bimbos in hot pink glitter tops trying to get attention at LaLa's... just then a group of men came in, one wearing a hot pink glitter dress... That's LaLa's.

• Pros: Waitstaff who remember you when you return, fantastic bloody mary, juke box of history smoking allowed,
• Cons: Small bar, gets pretty crowded on a busy night.

01/14/09

Shining Star

by robertknox at Citysearch

I give this Bar 4 stars just for keeping people like granny gums herself, Juanita22, away. CPS would love to know that she takes kids and grandkids to bars. Whats worse a lesbian bartender or a drunk mother/granny who takes her little ones to bars? Common give me a break. Hopefully this little bar will run more people like gg further out, like to Round Rock.

12/22/08

Lala's is for the Neighborhood -- not for Homophobes

by stressbug at Citysearch

Obviously, Juanita is a homophobe. If you're worried about what bar you're taking you son to, then you're obviously not paying attention. Lala's is a great local bar that is unimposing. If you're looking to go to a place that you can get trashed while bringing your son in tow -- then perhaps you shouldn't come here. Lala's is about local presence, not crazy like downtown, and they serve up good drinks, keep you hydrated (serve yourself water) and they offer pool and foos ball. What more could you ask for? And who doesn't love Christmas year around?!

• Pros: It's not a mad house -- i't s a local dive bar
• Cons: none

11/11/08

Great Bar

by Blatthew at Citysearch

Listen this place is awesome and don't let those other reviews fool you. If you are looking for a change of pace from 6th street and a more welcoming atmosphere this is it. So what if the waitress got the order wrong and told you to get your own water, its a dive bar--you arent exactly paying for that kind of service. This place is great. Christmas decore year round, and a juke box with music pre-1980 (if not older).

• Pros: atmosphere, drink prices
• Cons: can be smoky