Standard Station Sports Bar & Grill — Restaurant in El Segundo

I limped in here with my Mom and her 3 friends after Tuesday evening Pickleball as they had me sprinting all across that 44 x 20 slab of asphalt. This is their go to happy hour spot after whacking that little wiffle ball around for 2 hours, so I thought it’d be fun to tag along. As we entered, they said hi to their favorite server and said "just the usual please" before we even sat down. They really DO this ahahaha.

After sitting in a 4 person booth along with the "Moms Mafia," as they dub themselves, I began to take in my surroundings.

Named after the Standard Oil Company (before it was renamed to Chevron in 1984), The Standard Station is the perfect mix of a divey sports bar, but without being too grungy. It is clean and well kept, but you can feel the character and just the overall soul of El Segundo in here. I love El Segundo so much, it reminds me exactly of what Manhattan Beach was 20+ years ago.

Did you know El Segundo got its name because it was the site of the second Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast, when Standard Oil of California purchased the farmland in 1911? Because I didn't. Learn something everyday, damn... But I digress--

The happy hour menu is ELITE, as everything on there is $7 or less. Felt like I had warped space time reality to travel back to 2008 with this pricing. We opted to get nachos, popcorn shrimp, and the tots. The food was solid for sports bar food, slightly better than what you would expect...AMPLE portion size though you gotta LOVE that.

I ended up walking into an ambush with the Moms Mafia, as they began to pepper me with questions about my new girlfriend. As I was alternating between bites of chicken nachos and popcorn shrimp I would have to answer everything from "So what does she do for fun?" to "Can we see some more pictures this is just one?" to "So when did you know that you LIKE like her"........ but it's okay cuz tbh I'm kinda smitten and like talking about it hehehehehe.

All in all, I loved this place like I love El Segundo. So much soul, so much character. Ideal place to watch a game, to post up on a Saturday/Sunday and watch football, or to come after a good Pickleball sweat with the Moms Mafia.

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The “Come As You Are” Locals Bar that you have been PRAYING FOR!

The bar is filled with Sports TV on the upper corner wall-ceiling spaces with televisions. Great for watching sports, UFC and still being able to look across the bar and see friends as well. The design and atmosphere of the bar is welcoming and gives a “You are back in your hometown bar and friends da are there to meet you” type of vibe.

Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. It does get chilly in these December Nights, so do bring a jacket for outdoor seating. Some outdoor heaters were on here patio but none where being used as I walked in.

Going to the bar by myself, I found seating at an island table near the bar. The bartender came over to take my order. Suggesting to me that their more popular Indian Pale Ale was the Mayberry made by El Segundo Brewery.

I ordered the Mayberry IPA from the bartender’s recommendation along with a n order of buffalo wings. The wings were amazing. Better than anything from Hooters, Buffalo Wild Wings, Pizza Hut or even Wing Zone. All of those locations also do not have any of the beers from local breweries such as El Segundo Brewery.

When the check came, the total for one plate of wings, one IPA and one Pepsi, came to a total of $27.00 in total. Had to have the Pepsi as that I was driving and didn’t want to drive buzzed.

To bring it all together, this is a great bar for Locals who are looking for the small town vibes, small town beer, small town food, and small town prices!

This bar is a place that I would not recommend to tourists or people wanting a “Los Angeles Glam Bar” sort of experience. You will be disappointed. It also is more of a social bar. A meeting place. And a place to watch sports together with friends. And also be able to actually hear the person next to you. There is music at the bar but not loud and over...

Come here regularly especially for Friday Karaoke. Arrived around 9pm and it had a moderate crowd but not too busy. I waited for a table, scouting if people were about to leave. There is not table seating or a table host. It’s essentially first come gets the seating. Waiter told me and my girlfriend we could not sit in a booth as it was reserved for 6 or more. Many booths had 2 -3 people in them. At a certain point three different booths opened up and there appeared an opportunity for us to sit down, but I was told that two people could not sit in a booth and that it was reserved for 6 persons or more. The Booths barely fit 4 people, 6 uncomfortably. I asked the waiter to explain this policy as that has never been enforced or share with me im the past. There were many other tables with less Han 6 occupants. The waiter finally said I could sit there but he would not serve me. I did not yell or get angry I simply asked him in all my 4 years of coming there regularly especially for Friday night Karaoke I have never been told we could not sit in a booth and it had to be six or more people. We left. Not sure what was going on with him but he was very rude to me and told me it did not make business sense for him to seat two of us. Yet all the other two person tables were okay. I felt disrespected and...