Gringo Star Street Bar

Currently sitting in Gringo Star… waiting…
Poor service! No attention! Can I get a drink??? Its a good thing the music is great!

Honestly you can’t go wrong with any bar that serves you a drink with a bendy straw. I mean seriously why doesn’t every bar do this?!
My boo, friend and I stumbled upon this place while venturing around the downtown Tempe area. They have some super cheap happy hour specials and a great atmosphere. There’s some old a arcade games in the back and plenty of TVs around the bar. The bartenders were super friendly and attentive which is always a great thing. Really you just can’t go wrong!

I’ve been to this bar a couple times and I’ve never had any issue with my ID CARD @ this bar or any bar EVER!!! The bouncer guy told me to show another form of ID! He even tried to keep my ID THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE ME. He is a tall guy with a beard. Hate him.
Also I hate this bar because I came in later and some guy spilled his drink on me. I hate this place. Disgusting and the floors are sticky. This places makes me never want to step a foot on mill ave.

This is one of the best college hangouts and place to watch sporting events. They even have vintage video games for people to play! Great service and music

This place is a BLAST at night on the weekends! Good crowd, great music, solid space for dancing and sitting both, fairly priced drinks, and an overall great time with no cover charge and seldom a long line.

Fun place to stop in and have a drink. I loved the fact that they had Deep Eddy’s vodka. Good stuff. Tv’s to watch and good place to people watch.

Gringo Star is a great place for relaxing, watching some Indiana games and enjoying some old school video games and having cocktails with friends. The service has always been really good. You could say I am a little bias since I am an IU fan. They did even go above and beyond when we had our Indiana crowd there and they made some local IU favorites for us. Plenty of televisions, it is a plus that they have a front bar, back bar and an outside patio.

Man, everybody on this page keeps pointing out the douchey nature of the bar, the mediocre drinks, and the basic food.
Y’all need to reassess the priorities here. It is all about the old school arcade games! We stumbled upon here after getting some Fat Tuesdays and feelin’ all juiced up. While intending to stay for a drink, we immediately gravitated to the loud archaic games that were lying in the back of the bar.
Needless to say, I felt like a ten year old again.
Pac-​man, Ultimate Mortal Kombat, random shooter games… all free?! (minus the Simpsons game which costed a quarter or something)
I was living life again through my free play barcade sensation. I can’t say if the other «important» parts of the establishment were on point (i.e. food and drinks), but for the games scene, I was thrilled to see the ability to play back just one more time. Who says grow ups can’t play games anymore?

Man, if you are just yearning to ruin your night and to hangout with a bunch of douche bags, just come on over to Gringo to be treated like absolute horse manure. Woo!
This is seriously the douchiest bar ever. I had been drinking (oh heavens no, at a bar???) and I left my phone on the bar counter. I wanted to go back into look but they said no since it’s near closing and you are too intoxicated. I mean, I was intoxicated, but I even suggested someone walk in with me so I could look really quickly then immediately leave and they wouldn’t do it.
Mind you, I’m aware that the odds of my phone still being there are slim to none, but they didn’t even let me go into check or ask the bartender if he might have picked it up. They told me to come back in the morning. Excuse me??? I don’t want to come back in the morning, I want to see if my 370 dollar phone and the low odds of it still being there are NOW. I’ve never had this much trouble at a bar before.
Their bouncers are absolutely ridiculous and need to be directed on how to not completely mistreat their customers! Not friendly, overrated, overpacked, they obviously don’t care for their P A Y I N G customers. and actually has a strict dress code. On Mill Avenue. Seriously?

**This review is based off of after-​hour experience (when it is a bar/​club after 10pm and not a restaurant)**
I cannot speak for the food or quality of it as a functioning restaurant, because I have never been here for that. Anyone who frequents Mill regularly knows that this is one of the most popular places on the strip… everyone stops in here at some point throughout the night.
It is the most overrated bar experience I have ever seen. There is literally nothing special about it. Rather, it is the most overpacked, douche-​inspiring, child-​festered bar on Mill. Full of just-​turned-​21 kids who cannot hold their alcohol to save their lives. The lines to get a drink will have you waiting literally 10+ minutes, and even then you STILL have to be aggressive waiving your cash or credit card at the bartender to get him to ask you what you want.
The music is stupid loud for the type of environment it strives to achieve… like honestly what is this place? An arcade? A dive bar? A cocktail lounge? A table and bottle service night club? It is the most theme-​confused place I have ever been to. Its really no wonder why their other bar, American Junkie in Old Town Scottsdale went out of business (same owner, or at least it was).
Now lets talk line to even get into the damn place. Sure, I understand the whole «I know the bouncer, he will let us in» thing… but my God, it seems like the bouncers know EVERYONE and let everyone just walk right up to them, give them a nice little pat on the back, and wave them right in. I mean literally, for every 1 person he lets in from the peasant line, they let 10 people just walk up and right in. To make matters worse, there are two lines you can wait it: the normal free line, or a shorter «fast pass» line that you can pay $$ to not have to wait as long. So, if your not an idiot, you will wait in the free line. This means that between the bouncers letting their current friends, their friends friends, their friends friends second cousin that they are friends with on Facebook, some hot girl they they walked past on campus, and so on in before the people waiting in line, now you have to pretty much watch the entire fast pass line clear out before they even begin to look at the normal liners. Its crazy.
**Also, if you are a good looking girl, disregard everything about the line issues, as you can pretty much walk right up to the bouncers, bat your pretty little eyes, and walk right in**
I hate this place.

I am pretty surprised by the reviews of this place because my fiancé and I loved it.
I loved the trendy look inside. The bar was the perfect place to watch the SEC Championship. We had a few kind people sitting next to us and struck up a conversation a couple times. The food was pretty good. The taps (for beer) were down when we went in, but my fiancé got an IPA and loved it.
The bartender was very attentive and nice!
The only things that were downsides were…1. the food came out pretty slowly. 2. The bathrooms weren’t that clean, but then again we were in a bar.
We will definitely come back and recommend.

Service was great but it was a slow evening. Tried their falafel burger and it was pretty bad. I really don’t think that falafel should be made into a burger patty. And on top of that I realized that I had food poisoning that evening when I got home. Just be careful what you order. Otherwise, great service and liquor/​beer selection.

I haven’t even gotten my food yet and I’m already entirely over this place.
We were captivated when we came in because there are awesome old school video games and that is my JAM. We checked out the happy hour menu and picked out what we wanted. I asked for water and a mule, my cousins husband asked for an IPA. I got my mule only (no water) and he got a Kilt Lifter. My cousin at that time ordered a Hefeweizen… And was brought a Heineken… So that happened…
I’m going to take this time to mention the bar tenders attire: a crop top sweater, jeans, and a beanie. Now, I’m new to Arizona, but if you’re cold, I’m pretty sure you can wear a full sweater. Not a half-​sweater and a hat.
Anyways– the happy hour menu says we get free chips and salsa with a drink order. We have asked for our chips and salsa twice and still haven’t received it… She said it would be out soon… But it’s chips and salsa. I know y’all aren’t hand cutting your tortillas back there and making fresh salsa in a Vitamix. Come on.
To top it all off, it smells like a bathroom in here. You’ll know what I mean if you ever decide to ruin your life and come here.
Will update if/​when our food arrives.
#hangry

Normally hate leaving 1 stars, but tonight was such a fail. I woke up from a 3 hour nap craving the best cheat meal ever. Drove all the way to tempe to order the bacon burger and 10 wings.
Not only was my bacon burger missing the fried egg, but the wings were super dry. How can you mess up wings? If it was JUST the missing egg, or JUST dry wings, I wouldn’t bother wasting my time, but I just spent $ 20 at your bar to be totally disappointed. Stick to the beverages or don’t order to go…

Great bar for 49ers fans! I am from California and went to watch a Niners game and this was such an amazing atmosphere. The only reason they got 4 stars and not 5 is on game days they have «special» food. Don’t eat it. The food was sitting for hours under a warmer (at least it tasted like it was) Other than that I had an amazing time I even won in their raffle! I will be back when I’m in town and the Niners are playing I’ll just make sure to eat before.

They don’t let people with face or neck tattoos in which is DISCRIMINATION This isn’t a simple dress code issue which can be enforced Your tattoos are your life decision that aren’t an accessory that can’t thrown on and off The management and owners are a lawsuit waiting to happen and I’ll be glad when it does

Do not give this bar your time. Go literally anywhere else.
I am 23. From Tennessee. Came to Arizona to visit family and friends. They looked at my ID and told me I was not allowed in because my «ID was against state law.» Just to let you know, I had gotten into many bars previous to this one because I am of age. The bouncers were unbelievably rude. They asked for a 2^nd form of ID… I gave them my credit cards, a concealed carry license (another picture ID), my health insurance card, literally every card in my wallet. They said «yeah I don’t know it’s just against state law.» We immediately went to another bar and they immediately let me in because… I’m 23.
These people are either morons or racist (I’m Filipino). I’ll let you be the judge. But seriously, don’t go.

You’d think this was a cheap imitation dive bar, but it’s so much more.
My friend and I went it for a beer and something small. We had a wonderful taste treat.
They have a unique selection of eats that will please any one wanting something different.
I had the Cubano Sandwich. It was good, but then turned Great after they brought the fried pickles they forgot.
Try something different here. You’ll be happy.

My boyfriend and I rented beach cruisers on Saturday and rode over to Mill Avenue for a bar hop. He told me we just HAD to try Gringo Star because he loved it. It was dead, as expected for 2pm on a Saturday but the bartenders were great and the mozzarella sticks were delicious. This review is specifically for a few things, one– the bartender, Felicia, made us feel totally at home, and she didn’t have to. We ordered food and our crown & 7’s and we all cracked jokes with the people that were at the bar, waiting for the Derby to start, etc. When we told them we were leaving to cruise on, they joked that we would be back, and we didn’t realize it, but we were back later. We went to Handlebar and were sorely disappointed and decided to come on back. Sure enough, we waltzed back in and were greeted with smiles and drinks, Felicia suggested we try a Crown Apple & 7 instead of our regular drinks, got me a redbull as the sun was wearing me out, and set us up to play some MarioKart. The afternoon staff was coming in, they were all friendly, and the manager, I think his name was Harley, was funny and informative to everyone who had questions about the fight. Overall, I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a good staff, good drinks, and a good time.
Thanks for a great Saturday!

It’s a fun little bar on mill ave. If you’re planning on getting wasted, come during happy hour!!! Drinks and wings are super cheap during time… obviously AND you can enjoy fun little arcade games while you’re waiting for that buzz to kick in!
Also turns into a fun little nightclub ;)