Parky's Saloon

This place is such a cool little dive bar. Great vibe. Cheap stiff drinks. Seems like it's a bunch of regulars of all ages. The bartender is very attentive and funny. Everyone was talking to everyone. It was a great time!

Cozy little dive bar in La Mesa! Great drink specials, pool, golden tee, pinball, and frozen pizza....yes please!Becky is the life of the party...great bartender with an awesome personality. Definitely felt welcome the second i walked through the door.

I love Becky more than Eric Church! This place is my jam! When everyone else is Kung Fu fighting I get to relax!

Great atmosphere! Always a good time! Becky makes the best drinks/jello shots in town! Shes known as the Ginja Ninja cause shes got fiery red hair and you never have to wait for a drink! Doesnt hurt that shes hot af!

Do not play the jukebox, no one likes to hear music here, if you put money in that machine expect the volume will not go past 2.Do not speak too loudly, grampa over there can't hear his friend's nonsensical quips over your voice. He is more important than you are, not to mention, grampa's friends will eyeball you. They want to be the only ones heard in the bar. This bar truly belongs to Roger. Period.Who knew that all the worlds problems were solved in this bar, right here in San Diego!? Do not state your opinion, you will be ridiculed. You will be made out to feel stupid and irrelevant if you allow yourself to speak. You will have to put in approximately 8-10 years if you'd like to be heard. By this time, most assuredly everyone will be dead. Either that, or the owners will find some reason to 86 you.Be prepared to learn about everyone's sicknesses and ailments. Who has cancer, diabetes, liver failure, recovering gambler, mastectomy survivor, burn victims and who's had someone die close to them and from what exactly they died as well. If you offer up a personal story they will certainly one up you, and then some.Do not speak too loudly outside, the neighbors will be angry. You must be quiet here inside and out at all times.Do not ask to change the TV channels, even if there are four TVs. Don't you dare. We watch the news here. All day long. We talk about the horrible things that have happened in San Diego, and only San Diego. We do not care about anything other than what is going on right here and now. We will speak only of rapes, the police, murders, robberies, the weather and anything depressing on the news. Remember, if a regular has an opinion, it is true. Period. No arguing with the regulars! You might get their blood boiling and get kicked out.Hey they got a Wii! Now if you can just get the bartender on her day off to stop playing once in a 3 hour period, you might be able to play too. Only with the sound off though, remember, we practice quiet here at all times. "Bread and butter" customers.....I'd rather have Steak and Lobster customers. It is my choice and I choose any other dive bar but this one.If you are female don't go here. No matter what age, and I mean it. You'll never feel worse about yourself. Petty, insecure, eyeballing, manipulative, two faced, uneducated, self centered snot noses. And I am talking owners and 112 year old patrons alike. If you see the owner use a "come here a sec" finger to anyone, be assured she's talkin' smack about someone, probably you. SO very much snickering behind people's backs. No one is safe.If you are super mega old and want to drink the rest of your miserable existence away, please by all means, the doors open at 6 am. Say hi to Wayne for me. The only way I'd spend $2 on a beer here is if the owner served it to me on her hands and knees, begging me for her forgiveness. I remind you all, this is a BAR I'm talking about, here. A bar is supposed to be a social hang out for all people to come together and socialize. This is not a bar.Miserable fail.

Parky's is the definition of a dive bar.It's the SMALLEST bar I've ever visited in my life (like you could run from one side to the other in about 7 seconds) but that's part of its charm.The dancefloor/ pool table/ darts/ karaoke station/ general merrymaking area is all in one spot and the bartop probably seats about 15 people.The bartender (Barb) is very sweet and a good host while you're there and will hook you up with free pool during the weekdays.They also do Kareoke a few nights a week, where the regulars (oldies, but goodies) come out to perform for the tiny bar's crowd.And they are GOOD. So, no amateurs please.

Really nice looking inside, looks super tacky on the outside...Bartender when we went was really nice, she was attentive and was easy to talk to. Me and an old friend of mine from high school went here to catch up and grab a drink. I got Stoli Apple with a splash of sprite, and she got a bud light draft. 2.00 drafts? Thats awesome..The drawback, this place is super small, so if it is busy, your gonna wait for a drink and have to nudge people out of the way. Wouldn't recommend on a weekend, but during the week a good place to grab a quick drink.

This is my neighborhood dive bar, I can walk here. The patrons skews a bit towards the older crowd but people are very nice. I've seen more and more college-aged customers over the last year, they must like the strong drinks. If you don't like to hear karaoke, with most of it being country, then you might want to avoid the weekends.Also, this place is cash only.

This place is great. Mellow atmosphere, friendly bartender, welcoming regulars. We popped in late Tuesday morning for a bloody mary and were pleasantly surprised. Our drinks were well made and priced right. We were 30+ years younger than most of the other customers but I didn't mind. The fellows were good company and didn't treat us like outsiders. If you're looking for a bro-dive this is not your joint. I didn't mind watching the news. It was a nice change of pace. Leann (?) the bartender was so sweet and made us feel right at home.

Out with coworkers for a drink and somehow my wife's drink was still spiked. Be wary of this place. Some sketchy stuff going on in there.