Moonshine Whiskey Bar & Grill

Good spot. great location. Perfect if you want to set and watch people walk by. Friendly staff and look like a wide range of things to order.

Terrible food, most of food is cold when handed out, even if you get it re-​heated or even heated for the first time, don’t always get all your food, over priced, even happy hour prices are expensive. I thought even after the first time it would be better, that thought was wrong, it was way worse. Slow service. Sticky floors, broken bathroom stalls men and women used.

Just straight up: this place is A-​OK. The country concept is definitely not my jam, but I still had a good time. It was pretty packed on a Saturday night and the drinks were on the pricey side. It felt a little dank on the inside, but that might have been due to the sheer amount of people. I definitely would not want to eat here given how dank it felt, but maybe the food is better than the overall nightlife experience.

I enjoy dancing, and that’s the only reason I continue to go to Moonshine. Most staff members and bartenders are extremely rude. I got stopped at the door so the bouncer could continue telling a story to a friend before checking my ID. The alcohol selection is minimal, even their whiskey count is subpar. They will always serve friends first, even if you’ve been standing there longer. Alas, go to a different dance hall if you want good service and friendly people. This place is only worth the dancing, and even then the floor sucks. I won’t be back unless my friends drag me again.

I drank scotch and rode a mechanical bull here.

Came here with some friends during our night on Mill after an ASU football game. The first awesome point to make about this establishment is that it’s open til 3 am while most other bars close at 2. We ventured over from El Hefe and still got to party for another hour while a ton of people went home. The other thing that was awesome? The line to get in moved VERY quickly compared to other places on Mill (El Hefe, Gringo, Cue). From what one of my friends told me, the music choice is country until around 1 – 2 when they start playing the top 40 hits. Definitely a great place to go on a Friday/​Saturday night esp after an ASU game!

The owner Ryan is a disgrace. He is an alcoholic with a little man complex and punched my friend leaving the bar last Thursday out of no where. He was rude, made gross comments to females and shoved multiple customers inside the bar. While the staff seemed nice, I’m surprised they continue to work for such a disgusting man. He clearly doesn’t respect his own business by his appalling behavior. I used to go here all the time, but after what I witnessed from the owner I will never return nor will my friends. Thank God for Whiskey Row.

The Bourbon Burger was incredible. Highly recommend this place if you’re hanging out on Mill.

My wife and I stopped in here on Saturday and were unimpressed with just about everything. The everyone was mostly just standing around, they had no drink menus so we basically were flying blind. Who doesn’t have a drink menu? It was completely dead on the day before an ASU game so that was telling. We had half a drink and left. No reason to return here until they get their act together and actually make patrons feel like they are important and not just décor. I doubt this place will make it in an extremely competitive environment and once Dierks Bentley’s new bar iopens, it should basically wipe this place out.

On weekdays when it’s less crowded, Moonshine can be pretty fun. There’s a lot of room for dancing and less drunk frat guys. On weekends? Good god, I can’t stand it. It becomes this insane college bar, packed so you can’t move, with people standing around wasted pretending to have a good time when no one really is at all.
It’s not the worst bar in the world, and it’s certainly not the best, but there are much better bars on Mill to hang out at, and much better country bars in Phoenix to dance at. Moonshine is really just «okay.»

In my option, this is a very good spot for country music. One thing i notice about the bar staff the prices are different ever time. I would clean that up because Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row will take them out of business. The mechanical bull is fun way to bring in business

Dirty, extremely rude, poorly managed.

Loved the bar for its country concept. The drinks are served in mason jars; they have a large beer collection. I had the cider, but it was mediocre. The prices are higher, as expected of bars, but there are $ 1 drinks during happy hour.
The best part of this bar was the mechanical bull. Really fun.
Overall, I liked the bar for the atmosphere. If you’re into country, you need to go here.

**update: After the gm did not call back, and would not speak to me at the bar, I went to great lengths to find the owner. I was given his contact information by the marketing director, Tyler (really nice guy), I contacted the owner. The second I asked if we could discuss the reasoning I was not allowed in the bar, he said he had to go so he could use his GPS and would call me back in ten minutes. Understandable, we’ve all been there. Still haven’t heard back… More than 24 hours later. Oh well, didn’t go there that much anymore anyways. Just really wanted to know why I wasn’t allowed there. Thankfully whiskey row opens up soon.
Tonight I go with a friend before it is even «club» hours. Check in with security at the front, say hi to all the staff I know, and literally bro hug one of the best security guards they have. We order beers and food, and then another security guard comes up and tells us we have to leave because I have be «86ed». The security guard was surprised, the one that bro hugged me was surprised, and I was flabbergasted and embarrassed.
This security guard was nice enough to let me finish my beer, but even when I told him I had food coming he said to come back in 30 min while the GM «reviewed it». He was obviously forced to say this, as he is another one of their awesome security guards.
I would love to have my money back that I paid for the food that I was not allowed to receive, but more than that, I would love for the GM to contact me as originally requested. I don’t get blackout drunk, and know that I did not do anything to get «86ed».
If management is reading this, please feel free to comment or private message me. Thank you.

I wish I could give this place 0 stars. We tried the food and it was not edible. Half the food was already falling apart such as sandwiches. It was soggy and just full of grease. Whatever you do, don’t grab food from here, just a drink. You’ll thank me later

This place has the best dancing for country music around! The people that work here are soo nice and it’s always a good time. The level of skill ranges from beginner to experienced. I have seen more experienced people here then any other country bar around Phoenix.

Before I even bust this review out you have to understand that I love country music and I love country bars, even if they are on Mill and most people are there to booze it and don’t even care for country music.
With that said, I’m not sure if I should add Moonshine to my shit list (do not attend) or not. I came with a friend from out of town and when getting my ID checked one of the door attendants saw that I still had my pocket knife on my pants (like many country type people). They said that I could check it in with them and obtain it when I left. Since this is a possibility with firearms I figured it was worth doing so I didn’t have to go back to the car to drop it off.
Short story made long — when I went back an hour later and asked for my knife and it was not given to me. I was given *a* knife, but it wasn’t mine. I told them as such and they just shrugged their shoulders as if it wasn’t their problem.
I found it to be very unprofessional. If Moonshine doesn’t want «weapons» at their establishment then that is fine — either make the check-​in official by a manager with a receipt or ask the patron to secure the item offsite. It angers me that they are willy-​nilly checking in items. For granted, it is my fault for not getting a receipt but why even have this informal check-​in policy?
I wrote the manager about my issue and received no response whatsoever despite giving them multiple methods of contacting me. I would guess that I am not the first one to have this happen to them.
Other than this issue, it seems they never really have any drink specials either. I’ll stick to Denim or elsewhere if I want my country fix.

This is not a country bar.
This is a typical college bar with over served, stumbling college kids too crammed together to even pretend to dance to the techno that is played between country songs.
Girls are allowed to stand (and fall) on the bar tops, broken beer bottles strewn across the floor are common and there is never any room to move around, let alone dance. One drunk dousche pulled my hair to get me over to dance with him and upon telling security and showing him the guy, he had no clue on what to do. No thanks.

I am from out of town, but had a good time here.
There was a decent crowd, the music was fine, I was able to talk to people without having to yell at them.
Fun college crowd, I would recommend to people who like country music in the area.

They were giving away free pull pork sandwiches. The sandwich was decent. The happy hour prices were not bad either but food selection was bland. The waitress didn’t seem happy. If you are down for a cowboy theme place, then you may want to stop on by. It had picnic tables that you would see at a park or something.
Other than that, there are better places on Mill Ave.