CB After Dark

Ultra lounge look, dive bar prices.
Complete surprise, especially since it is in Alhambra.
My bartender Gio recommended that I have a Fin du Monde beer.
One of the tastiest beers I have ever drank.

Well drinks are a shockingly affordable $4 each. Yes people, even on weekends, this gorgeous bar charges literally nothing for their libations.
Nice assortment of beer and a full shelf of premium liquors.

Great chill spot for drinking .. 4/5 why? The bartenders pour on the alcohol! Yes i watch bartenders pour! I see who's stingy, and who wants a good tip! This place gives u the alcohol and i love it!

Saturdays is karaoke night so come out, get drunk, and sing a song!

First time in downtown Alhambra, my friends and I decided to walk down the street in search of a bar on a Saturday night. We spotted the free karaoke sign from across the street and decided to stop by since we were in a singing mood as well.

This place is small, yet very simple and modern. There are couches as well as several tables, and seats at the bar. Coming on a Saturday night, this place wasn't super crowded as we were able to snag a table as soon as we came in. The karaoke night had already started as we ordered some drinks. The only drinks I can attest to are the raspberry mojito and the margarita. Both were reasonably price, in my opinion, at $7 and $5 respectively. Unfortunately we had just missed the happy hour.

The people here were very friendly and made you feel very welcome as you tried to shake off the nerves and get on "stage" to sing in front of strangers. It did help that everyone had a couple drinks in their system. haha. The DJ was very nice as well! They had a whole book with lists of songs to choose from. Since the place wasn't that big, the wait for your turn in front of the mic didn't take long. My friends and I were able to squeeze in 4 songs during the 2.5 hours we were there.

I would definitely come back here, especially during karaoke nights!

*EDIT* 9/5/10
My friends and I came back here again this Saturday and since it was early in the night (9:30pm) it wasn't as crowded and the karaoke night hadn't started yet. Admittedly, my friends and I look pretty young; we could pass for 15-17 year olds. lol But the staff insisted on checking our IDs 3 times!! We were pretty annoyed by that and agreed that if they asked for our IDs one more time, we would leave. They checked it the first time at the door, and then twice more by two different people, once we sat down.

The first time we came here, it was more crowded and they only checked our IDs once, without being so suspicious of us. Maybe they had nothing else to do early in the night, but my friends and I were surely annoyed. Good thing they didn't ask a fourth time or cause any other problems for us.

One other thing I'd like to note is that the karaoke DJ, Reggie, is a pretty nice guy! He accepted all my karaoke requests happily and even sings a couple times when no one else is in line to sing next!

My friends took me here for my 21st birthday as my first bar, and I can say that I had a pleasant experience. At the time, it was just opened for a few weeks; a tiny bar settling into the neighborhood.

I returned to this bar last weekend as a second option because we expecting it to be fairly empty. Lo and behold, it was crackin'! We were there on a Friday night, and they serve delicious bar food until midnight. Pretty wonderful service; our waitress was attentive despite the busy night, and the bartenders were cute. Drinks and food were affordable ($1.25 sliders and tacos!), they offer draft beers (save the bottled beers for a great time at home)! I like how tasty the AMFs from this bar :)

Might I add that parking is FREE if you park in the structure behind the mass of buildings on the block.

If you fancy a lounge-like atmosphere without the lounge-like prices, this place is probably your best bet around the area.

I've driven by quite a few times since this place opened a few months ago and had been wanting to stop by for a while. I don't usually hang out in this part of Alhambra since I out grew the need for a loud party atmosphere every single night. I noticed there was a 24 minute parking spot free right up front and decided to stop just long enough to have a beer. I figured 24 minutes is all I would need to figure out whether I would come back or not.

I went in and the place was pretty empty at the time, which is what attracted me in the first place. I wasn't looking for a crowd. I met Jacob the bartender and Michelle the owner. My buddy and I finished our very COLD beers which definitely was a plus. We decided to stick around for another round and another and another. We took turns checking up on the meter maids and were there 2 hours and didn't get a ticket which was another bonus.

This was nearly 2 weeks ago and since then I've been back 4 times. I love the place, great prices on beer and drinks. I haven't tried the food yet but I hear it's delicious. Service by the staff ( Elizabeth, Jacob & Michelle) has been outstanding every time. I read alot of the complaints from other yelpers on here and just think it's a bunch of people who didn't get the personal attention they want from the bartenders. What is it you expect really??? These people are here to serve you a cold drink in a timely fassion, not pick up on you and respond to your advances.

If you're looking for a chill place to relax any night of the week and unwind and have a drink with friends or alone, this is the place to be. Most other patrons I've met have been very friendly as well and I've made some new acquaintances already. 5 Star place.....all the way!!!!

Wow talk about horrible service! Went here on Taco Tuesday. My friends and I looked it up online. Reviews were decent so we decided to go. We were totally excited so we asked questions about the food and drinks. Needles to say that it was insulting. The bartender was totally rude, condescending and sarcastic. I was like wth, whatever happend to customer service, or just answering a question politely. It was our first time so we were super disappointed. And to top it off it was like empty, so no excuse of time constraint!

We had the tacos and some specialty drink on the board, both the pork tacos and drinks were good, hence the one star.

I am not sure why we decided to try out this place once again, but we did. I guess we were hoping we got him on a bad night.
Well we thought we were lucky, because there was a woman this time. But we were wrong! She had horrible social skills as well and she got my drink wrong! And the place had a hand full of people! Ugh that's it! No more CB Afterdark!

Maybe the tatoo ink poisoned this guys attitude or maybe it's the steroids taking affect. Not sure what the womans problem was maybe too much bleach!

We are going to try Habanas next, wish us luck!

So disappointed! Customer service where are you!!

Alhambra is trying really hard to become Old Town Pas. Well, they just kicked it up half a notch by having this bar on Main Street. Happy hour is from 7-9PM, which is great since you can come here afterward while other places are finishing up.

They offer specialty mixed drinks, a decent selection of draft beer (about 8), and limited wine. The place is clean and modern with cushy couches and several large screen TVs.

We tried the naan pizza, it was better than expected. They really loaded up on the toppings. The sliders were surprisingly spicy and delicious.

Love their Happy Hour Specials on drinks and food. Their Taco's are the best!!

Friendly servers (Except the Bartender Jacob, he was an ass!, attitude and I would have to yell to get his attention to place an order!) other than that, a nice small quaint atmosphere, love the couches and the big screen wall projection.
UPDATE APRIL 2011: THEY ARE CLOSED! Note sure if for renovation or due to scaring off their customers from horrible service! Too bad they had potential!

Came here on a Saturday night and was at first intrigued that it was karaoke night, but quickly horrified as the place got busier.

I enjoyed the decor of the lounge and the DJ in charge of the karaoke seemed quite friendly and competent. However, the people doing karaoke really killed it for me. The entire night went like this: someone singing a five-minute slow buzzkill song, followed by the DJ playing one minute of Lady Gaga, followed by another obscure slow song, or worse, Cher.

The bartender appeared a bit grumpy and it's hard to enjoy the lounge vibe when you can't escape the big screens playing Joe Dirt.

Featured drinks run $7-$9 during non-happy hour.

So went here the day of my bday, and was quite impressed by this little place. I quite honestly thought it was going to be dead, because alot of the time I walk past here, it seems no one is here and it makes my cry, but on a Saturday night its gets really happening, with alot of people of various ages coming in and such.

On this Saturday night, when I went, it was karaoke night, which if you know me can be a problem, since I tend to be a karaoke whore and worse yet I lack any musical talent whatsoever. Anyways the DJ running the karaoke thing was a really cool guy, he had alot of great songs to choose from and was always willing to let you and very encouraging for you to sing. So thus he let me do a couple of songs which my friends and the crowd go to suffer through. Later on the real singers came on and they did some really good versions as well.

Drinks are also good here and its a pretty laid back atmosphere here overall, even have a jukebox for you to play as well.