Cosmo Restobar — Restaurant in Pomona

Chill the #$@* out, I'm giving a real review here!

The Metro Ale House is tucked away into a part of Pomona most people probably don't even know exists! I say that with exclamation because this entire... Um.. community? Well, it wasn't there when I was a kid. So... Props for that.

Food. If I had to guess I'd say they use one fryer to fry them all? So my French fries tasted like my calamari, which tasted like the onion rings, and so on, and so forth. On one sense, my youthful sense, I was okay with that, but on my more refined sense, well that was an issue. Why? Because you are trying to be a swanky pub and you should have a fries, onions fryer and a fish fryer. Done.

Wings. Ugh. Think they came out of the same fryer as my calamari? Also, overall, appetizers, frozen. Rubbery. Again, as a younger guy I would have enjoyed it, but I'm forty something now. If you are doing to charge me 8 to 9 dollars, use a non frozen product!

Burger. Okay, here they excelled. Got the street burger. Damn good. Only thing I would have done differently, mash the avocado into the bun. Make it stick. A little bit. Then add lettuce, sauces, etc. Don't put avocado into the sauce and make me fight with it during my... Fight... To keep my shirt clean. Avocado should always be slightly secured to the bun.

Burger was the bomb. Reminded me of Bob's big boy.

Downstairs scene was popping.

Street level had comics on Wednesday. Pretty good. One thing I'd suggest, miscarriage isn't funny. 80+℅ of pregnancies end in them. Most women don't even know they were pregnant. Many will tell you, I had this very large discharge. Because she was pregnant and didn't know it. So joking about it? Too many heart strings!

Overall, if I was 21 to 38 I'd be all over this place. At 45, I'm good getting a burger and hitting the cigar joint...

We were looking for something simple and tasty after a long, hot day of helping the son move into college. This popped up as a possibility and, as one who's long had an interest in the Pomona Mall, I decided we'd give it a try.

Metro wants to be a sports bar, an event center, a dance hall, etc. We could only judge the first, and it does a decent, if uneven, job.

FOOD -- Basic brewpub fare: burgers, sandwiches, a few dishes, pasta combos. We both had the pastrami burgers, which were tasty if hard to hold. My onion rings were good, as were my wife's brussel sprouts.

DRINK -- While there were some interesting and local brews on tap, a lot of what was there was standard Big Bev beers, with a heavy lean on the IPAs.

They also had a decent set of house cocktails. Our mules were both good, though not well-mixed when we received them. I followed up with a Kilt Lifter scottish ale which was quite nice.

SERVICE -- Quick and attentive. Granted, it wasn't busy early on a Saturday night, but our waiter was right there, whenever we needed him, and the food and drink both came out fast.

Staff was all wearing masks, and other reviews indicate they have been very diligent in dealing with the pandemic.

AMBIENCE -- A classy-looking joint inside, with an atrium to a higher floor. TV screens scattered all over the place, though we managed to choose a table with very few that we had a clear view of. Interesting play set of music going on, which was lightly distracting but not too badly loud.

OVERALL -- I'd recommend this place for someone to give a try. There's nothing that really recommends it from other sports bars, but it's not a big chain operated from another state, but a local business, a key tenant on the Pomona Mall, so supporting it helps support the...

We experienced extremely poor service for our large group of 24. Although we had a reservation, we were seated at a table that could only accommodate 18 people. When we requested an additional table, our request was denied. We were informed that the table was designed to seat 24 people. Additionally, there was a $10 cover charge for brunch, plus an 18% mandatory gratuity. While we do not mind paying a tip, gratuity is typically for service. Unfortunately, it has taken 36 minutes for our drinks to be served, and our food order has yet to be taken. 90 min into service and we are still waiting for a burger. They have apparently forgot about are food. I also ordered the biscuits and gravy. The gravy has completely separated and tastes like straight oil. The bottom of the biscuit is just saturated in oil. The poor service and food is disappointing, especially considering that our large group reservation was accepted and the cover charge was collected. The only service we received was the acceptance of our reservation and the collection of the cover charge. I will say are server was very kind and attentive as she could be. This was a large group for only one server. I blame the establishment for the poor service and food,...