49'er Bar & Grill — Restaurant in San Marcos

On initial instinct my feel is a one star. Which I hate to give, especially in a place where I have not been directly disrespected by staff or the ambiance. Honestly it’s a bit of a culture shock. We ordered a Modelo and a piña colada, price $23. Receipt does not break down pricing, but it’s safe to say 8 for modelo and 15 for the piña colada. The piña colada was weak and lacked taste, even for my girl whom is a lightweight. Then there is the karaoke concept. Which in most places, if there is karaoke, it’s free and everyone is encouraged to come up and sing. Here, there is karaoke, however, you have to pay 2 per song prior to 10pm and 5 per song post 10pm. As an AVID karaoke singer, I was shocked, but as a businessman, it makes sense. Hell, if I get 3 songs in on a Saturday night I’m tipping $20 to KJ for fitting me in. So they simply streamline the process. I would not come back, simply because it’s not what you would expect from a local bar. Price gouging, yes, it’s happening everywhere, but you really don’t expect it from a place like this. There is till a latino centric crowd, like yeah, I’m surprised, but peeps are dancing and having a good time. So it’s not a bad place. Just not for me. Paying downtown prices on a local bar plus paying to sing is not something I am willing to accept. 3 star for weak and bad tasting overpriced drink, floor needs to not be a concrete basic floor, and price...

A very noisy place. People shout and fight in the street, and gunfire has even been fired. And many drunk people drive after closing time, causing accidents. The location is terrible because it's in the middle of the apartments. This bar shouldn't...

Some people are kinda closed off to new friends but if you got a decent karaoke voice you're good. Wish I could have danced with this one girl that was there with her friend tonight but maybe better...