Duke’s Bar and Grill

Nope. No. I’m good.
tequila. barf.
salt tastes like rotten Piña colada.
service. was miserable.

Man, this bartender. They call him Ryan aka Buster. He will serve you the next cold beer before you drink the last drop. He’ll ask how your day was before anyone even notices you. You can compare this atmosphere to Cheers, where everyone knows your name. I ask for salt on the rim, he replies with I would recommend Tajim, which sounds so much better with a chelada. Only negative he’s a charger fan. But hey you can’t tell a person how to live now days. It’s a 4 star place with a 6 star bartender. Will be back.

SUCH a GREAT place!!! WONDERFUL waitresses! An Always fun place to hang. Karaōke on the weekends! Great music too!

Dukes, hands down the best hang out! The owners and family are just the most genuine, helpful and caring people to their customers. You will not meet many people like them. Such a great assortment of music, drinks and atmospheres, depending on which area of dukes you decide to sit in. With two outside patios filled with tv’s and heaters, plenty of space and two separate bars inside, you’ll always find your mood. The food is never a let down, a well rounded menu, the nachos are like a huge layered pizza and daily drink specials. Go support a greatly ran business that helps support our community!

I absolutely love this bar… The service is wonderful, from the front door to the staff in the back bar!
Recently reserved the back bar for my husband’s birthday. Leticia was super helpful and friendly making this last minute gathering easy for me. Anthony the bartender/​waiter was amazing attending a party of 22people. :)
I strongly suggest to stop by, order a cold one and enjoy the music.

First time there, celebrating my coworkers Birthday it was awesome, service was fast! Not to crowded just right! Great music can’t wait to go back this Saturday:) yay!!!

This place is great. I came here for the first time and was completely impressed. They had two live DJs between both sides and played different genres of music. The food was bomb and they allow you to Vape inside which was a huge plus for me! I would said the prices are average and the crowd is mixed. I had the Potato Wedges and Wings. I drink mostly beer and although their selection isn’t large on the beer side, they have all the alcohol you can imagine.

Ok of a bar. My biggest gripe is that the beer selection is very limited. The age of people was pretty diverse college student to older people in their 50s. I love the outdoor patio area and the inside. Since I’ve last gone they’ve remodeled the interior, I’ll have to check it out! Weekend nights get pretty wild here.

Recently got some regrettable news and was in need of some beers NOW! The Wife told me she would be the DD if I went to a place of her choosing. She had been to Duke’s once or twice with a herd of her co-​workers, and she recommended the food. 5 minutes later, we’re headed to Riverside.
It was a weekday, so we had no trouble finding parking, or a place a the rear bar. Ordered a pint of Heineken on tap from the Cutie-​pie bartending, but the tap was frozen. So she offered me a bottle instead. No big deal. Got myself a stiff Rum & Coke as well to get the party started. She was closing out a large party, so it took a few minutes to get a second Heineken. She then momentarily gave my debit-​card to one of that large party’s people, and when the Girl looked at the card and said «Who’s Anthony?», we were assured that my card WAS NOT charged, and that since our cards were both Chase cards, she was only given to the Girl after HER card was charged. Glad it worked out, but it could have been disastrous. I still had some damn BEER to drink, so I didn’t let the situation get to me.
After all that was cleared up, I got my second beer, my Wife got her water, and we ordered a Pizza. Conversation started to carry on between the Bartender, ourselves, and some awkward Drifter from some forgettable state attempting to impress someone. Some killer jams were playing, and everyone in the bar at the time seemed to be getting their boogie on in some small way!
Our Pizza soon came out smelling great! It was scorching hot though, so we waited a few minutes for it to cool off. Once it did, we were impressed! Pretty good pizza for a bar, I would venture to say the best I’ve ever had sitting at an actual bar. Definitely recommend a pizza with your beer here! Lots of cheese, crust had great texture. Not bad at all!
After a couple more Heinekens I got tired of drinking them, so I switched to Modelo con limon. Some well-​dressed Dude sat by us, and was much better conversation than the annoying drifter guy. My Wife kept showing me houses for sale nearby (we’re in the market) on her phone, and we ordered some Potato Skins. We debated the pros and cons of living near a University with 5 children while we waited for them.
I liked the Potato Skins even more than the Pizza! They were cooked just right, plenty of melted cheese, and bacon-​bits! They didn’t skimp on the sour cream like most places do either! I make potato skins at home and they were comparable. Very good, my Wife and I thought about getting some more. Our Bartenders shift ended, and she was replaced with a more mature Woman and an older Gentleman that appeared to be either the Owner or a seasoned Manager. They were very pleasant, and asked if we had ever had the Wings here. We replied that we had not, so they shoved the part of the menu that featured the wings in our faces and told us we HAD to try them. Others in the bar echoed the sentiment, and they sounded good, so we ordered 12. Half Garlic Wings, half Whiskey (?) Wings.
Pounded a few more Modelos while we waited, and they came out shortly. They were not bad. The Garlic Wings were pretty damn good, lots of flavor, not too much heat. Not too messy. The Whiskey (?) (sorry, I can’t remember 100% I was a little faded by then) Wings were alright as well. Pretty strong on flavor, and eventually on heat. These wings aren’t hot right away, the heat sneaks up on you. I pity the person who eats these with a cold sore, because the heat stays on your lips. We killed wings, paid our tab, tipped accordingly, said our goodbyes, and boned out.
Its too far from were I live for me to be a regular here, but I would like to come back soon. Good people, good times.

I just moved to riverside and decided to try out this venue for last weekend’s UFC. Looks nice. Crowd seemed okay. The service is horribly slow. I guess making eye contact with your server when you want something doesn’t ring a bell. Not to mention one of the servers took a menu from me and told me she’d bring it back. She never did. If I’m going to watch a UFC at a bar and not have a chance to spend money then that’s a good thing for me I suppose.

Came to watch the Mayweather Pacquiao fight. Got perfect seats two hours before the title fight. Then the manager turned the T.V. away from us and instead thought it would be OK to project the fight on a wrinkled, gray construction tarp. I paid fifteen bucks to watch the fight on the same thing you throw over a pile of actual garbage.
On the plus side, their food is expensive, so if you want some bad food at a bad price, you can get it here.