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| - A co-worker and I found this place near our office and decided to check it out. I have to say that unfortunately most of the very negative reviews are absolutely spot on.
From the outside it appears as if it might be a quirky "Old Vegas" throwback bar. However, once inside, the atmosphere is depressing, dark, grimy (though this may just be from the overall feel of the place) and definitely smells strongly of stale smoke and tears of despair. It's as if the ventilation quit working 20 years ago or just never existed in the first place.
There was a banner inside the very small bar that advertised a Happy Hour. As it was around 4 or 5pm we asked about the happy hour and the bartender stated that she wasn't aware one existed. This was extremely surprising and disappointing since there was literally a giant banner 20 feet away advertising a Happy Hour.
As mentioned in several other reviews, the bartender did spend most of the time on her phone. She also spent a great deal of time talking to regular customers or possibly friends and really was quite inattentive.
All in all, I wish I could write more about this place. However, it's not only the poor atmosphere, service and selection that deters me from coming back it's simply the fact that the Paradise Pub is just totally forgettable. It's just another dank, depressing Las Vegas Poker Bar with absolutely no soul to it. I can think of a hundred other places that, in the least, have great service, specials and atmosphere. However, The Paradise Pub comes up short on almost every level. I will not be returning and would discourage anyone else to as well since I can think of dozens of other bars within 2 minutes driving distance that are much, much better.
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