The Alibi Restaurant and Lounge
Portland, OR 97227-1071
Phone: (503) 287-5335
- Cross Street:
- Shaver Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11am-2:30am, Sun 11am-1am
Editorial Review for The Alibi Restaurant and Lounge – by Paige Tashner
In Short
With its many nooks and shelters, this quintessential tiki bar lures the stressed and sober into an exotic world of Polynesian decor, including a three-dimensional hula-girl mural. Its cocktails are festooned with fruit and paper umbrellas and meals are generous portions. Try a Tikitini or a Fiji Fandango with triple-decker sandwiches, seafood, steaks and chicken. Karaoke starts at 9pm daily. It's standing room only on the weekends, so get there early.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThis bar serves huge, fun drinks like the Cabana Kooler, which consists of orange juice, oceans of rum and other secret ingredients. It may be pink, but it packs a punch.
User Reviews for The Alibi Restaurant and Lounge
05/11/2008 Posted by Tracy80
I've been to the Alibi a few times, and each visit has been a memorable experience. The decor is unbeatable, the staff is friendly, and on weekends it's packed with excited karaoke fans and singers. However, this fun joint has some major flaws. It is large establishment with a sizable karaoke lounge and a sprawling dining area and bar, yet there is only one women's restroom--a sad, single-stall job consistently in disrepair (clogged toilet, broken lock, missing lock, missing DOOR, etc.). Although the staff is upbeat and hardworking, there are clearly not enough servers working on weekends. The wait staff is spread thin and service is slow, so prepare to order two of your favorite drinks at a time. And while you're at it, plan to keep downing the drinks all night long. Although this place is fun when you're appropriately boozy, the thrill wears off big time when sobriety hits. On weekends the Alibi is crowded, dirty, smokey, and home to the absolute worst karaoke crooners I've ever heard, all of which can be a real treat....if you're dunk. A few final pros: The Cesar salad is great, and you can buy a bucket of Landsharks for $12.
04/28/2008 Posted by kapuanani01
I don't ever want to see this place in the light of day. I want my Alibi dark, loud, and seen through drunken eyes. I have so many great memories of this place, I can only praise it. It's Portland's original tiki bar with little pretention (hipsters have been known to frequent it), cheap watery drinks, awesome decor, karaoke (sometimes too many people though) all packaged under the best neon sign this side of the 45th parallel. The food? Don't eat here unless you have the munchies and are craving something unhealthy and fried covered in bright red sweet and sour sauce. Yuppies and families avoided it, hipsters have loved it. But over the years, it still maintains this blue collar familial feeling, dirt and all.
Pros: Best sign, great atmosphere if you are into it
Cons: Often too crowded with karaoke people
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