Loco Lou's 2.0 Arcade Bar & Grill

Name: Loco Lou's 2.0 Arcade Bar & Grill
Address: 1324 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T2M 0L1, Canada, M, Canada

4/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Loco Lou's 2.0 Arcade Bar & Grill

Address :	1324 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T2M 0L1, Canada
Phone :	📞 +8
Website :	https://locolous.ca/
Categories :	Restaurant , Bar , Pub , Sports bar , Video arcade ,
City :	M
Description :	Unfussy hangout offering basic tavern fare such as burgers & pizza, plus pool, a patio & TVs galore.

1324 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T2M 0L1, Canada

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J	Joshua Calkins on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very quiet bar, but tons of games so there's always another one to hop onto if you'd like. Service was excellent and quick. Great place to drink and chat as I didn't have to yell over the music. Super close to where I was staying, definitely will be back.
P	Phoebe Hope on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I would of liked to be able to comment on the food, drinks and service but unfortunately we were turned away at 5:20pm on a SATURDAY as it was apparently “all full” even though there were multiple empty tables and spots at the bar. My partner asked if we could wait and have beers until we were able to order food and still were told to leave due to “no staff”. Very weird for so early the weekend…
S	Sandeep Singh on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Looking for a classic dive bar experience with good food, reasonable prices and quick service? Loco Lou's is your place. The crowd is diverse, with a smattering of regulars, students from SAIT and random assorted folks that traverse the Number 1 highway/16th Ave, which Loco Lous is situated along. The food is both tasty and affordable and the beverages flow easily from the tap to your table. The servers were attentive to customers and wouldn't leave you with an empty drink for long. All in all the dive bar experience with it's unfocused ambiance, random music and drunk regulars is a dying breed replaced by the homogeneous curated experiences of pricey high end bars - which is great. But, there's something to be had from the freedom in just watching things work and being pleasantly surprised in a dive bar. 10/10 would go back to Loco Lou's 2.0!
R	Ross on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Arrived at 520 to get some food and drinks before the Jim Jeffries show at 7pm. We hoped to sit on the patio because it was 20 and sunny. Patio was closed, everyone inside. We were told to sit anywhere we could - found a spot, took a few minutes for the server to arrive. We ordered a beer and a highball and tried to order a pizza (as it was on special and we saw it was busy so we thought we’d order all at once) but they were out of dough, so we ordered two burgers instead. The drinks came but the highball (vodka and 7) had a piece of dill floating in it and a very strong taste of dill, either the glass wasn’t cleaned or was mixed with a used spoon - not sure. Server didn’t return and served tables around us but didn’t come back even once the beer was finished. We went up and ordered another drink at the bar. To emphasize the strange atmosphere, one of the servers, or a customer, not sure who, threw an empty pitcher on the ground at the bar (seemed like the servers were overwhelmed with the rush and we’re getting angry) Burgers came at 620 and were cooked, but cold and seemed like they’d been sitting in the kitchen for a while - we ate quickly and got the bill just in time to leave to the show. Thankfully the messed up highball wasn’t on the bill, but the whole experience was not awesome. Probably never coming back.
L	Liz Turner on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a great place to hang out with friends and unwind after a long week. Good selection of games and food but service was really slow (a lot slower than average I would say), but maybe it was because they were busy. The servers were really nice to us though!
A	Angie Yao on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Either extremely poor management scheduling or everyone just called in sick. There was only 1 guy (not even a bartender to help) for the whole restaurant. We didn't even get a menu for about 30min, there was no QR codes either. We ended up googling the menu ourselves on our phones. It was a Saturday evening which makes it even more surprising. We had a vegan and gluten-free friend though and nothing on the menus accommodated them so we ended up leaving. I would like to reiterate no menu no water for a 30 min wait before leaving. Don't blame the waiter because he was the only person on a Saturday evening. Blame management.
C	CHN Hoan on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Went here on sat for the $13 - “All burgers” special. The burgers were awesome especially for $13! You can’t go wrong with The dirty burger - pulled pork + two patties
J	Justin Emery on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you and your friends are looking for a new pub to call your "spot", I highly suggest making your way to Loco Lou's! This bar has been a staple of 16th Ave for over 20 years. The new ownership has really taken this bar to a new level. By adding the Arcade games and even encouraging customers to beat the GM's high score on Basketball, I've never felt more welcomed to an establishment! Great service from all staff. Will definitely be heading again soon!