Yankee Doodles (Santa Monica)

Extreme Santa Monica sports bar is perfect for watching a game, or playing one.

(424) 354-2836

1410 Third Street Promenade (Santa Monica Boulevard)
Santa Monica, CA 90401 34.0154 -118.496

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Neighborhoods: Downtown, West LA

YANKEEDOODLES.COM

Hours:

Daily 11am-2am

Last updated 1.24.11

Category:

Billiards & Pool Halls, Sports Bars, Bars & Pubs, Liquor Stores, Billiards Bars

Payment Methods:

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Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

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Yankee Doodles (Santa Monica)

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Hailed by Citysearch users as, "The most unique sports bar in North America," Yankee Doodles features all major amateur and professional sporting events 365 days a year. They also feature two tiers of 28 pool tables, games, an arcade, and a patio on the 3rd Street Promenade. We're open 365 and feature all the major amateur and professional sporting events on over 49 TVs including 11 Hi-Def Plasma TV's. The kitchen serves an American/Italian full menu as well as a breakfast for the early birds. Yankee Doodles is also available to host your party from 25-500. They can custom build a party to fit any need.

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The Scene – This huge two-floor establishment is loaded with pool tables, air hockey, video games and too many TVs to count. Moderate prices team with tasty sandwiches, burgers and appetizers for a satisfying game-watching or game-playing experience. Start with some wings or a quesadilla, then go for either the Yankee Club or the bacon cheeseburger. The monster mai tai packs a wallop, but for show and value, order a draft beer in one of the frosty 34-ounce mugs. – – The Draw – On weekdays, pool players and hard-core sports fans populate this classic American…

Editor's Tips

Parking:
Street spots and meters are scarce in the area; try one of the pay lots on Second Street.
Happy Hour:
Happy hour is from 4pm to 7pm, featuring 1/2 off well drinks, beer and appetizers.
ambiance
71.4300012588501% positive
  1. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  2. The atmosphere is great.
  3. The food is good and the atmosphere is even better.
  4. The food is bad, the atmosphere is dingy, and the lay out is horrible.
  5. Nice amount of tvs for viewing all manner of sporting events, good location, fun for watching a game and getting plastered.
  6. It's not very expensive, the food is good and the location is great.
  7. Service was great, food was typical, pool/darts were fun -- what more do you want -- it's a sports bar.
drinks
81.4799976348877% positive
  1. The drinks and food are a little pricey but I recommend it for a guy who is bringing his girl.
  2. The service was great, the food was excellent, the bartender's know how to make their drinks & the staff is very friendly!
  3. Like the bar, waiter was nice.
  4. love this bar!
  5. can't say much as to the rest of the restaurant (the place is huge) but the actual bar is fabulous.
  6. Whether it's the boy's going out to catch a game or play some pool, the girl's going out for some drinks and meeting new people, the family going out for a nice sit-down dinner or you just need a place to relax your feet for a while and do some people wat
  7. have been coming to Yankee Doodle for the past couple of years, and I was always able to count on this place to be a great neighborhood bar.
  8. Draft beer prices are very reasonable and the food is pretty good.
  9. Service was great, food was typical, pool/darts were fun -- what more do you want -- it's a sports bar.
  10. Between the multitude of people, the numerous TV's, the many pool tables, the video games, the weekend VJ, the patio, the great food & drinks and the friendly staff you won't be bored or dissapointed!
  11. Great sports bar
  12. Waiter had forgotten my request for a normal mug of coffee, when it finally arrived, the coffee was room-temperature cold.
  13. Great tables and cold beers!
  14. My drink was always topped off, and my food was delicious.
  15. This is THE perfect place to throw back some drinks with your crew, and watch the BIG games.
  16. It's a nice place to go relax and have a few drinks after work.
  17. Overall it is a pretty cool sports bar.
  18. The drinks are good, and so is the food, but when you sit there at a table, waiting to order dinner, surrounded by girls who definitely are getting paid to blankly stare at their IPhones, have no idea who my waitress is, 20 minutes go by, and still nothin
  19. The food and drinks really were fantastic!
  20. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  21. The drinks are good too, and overall, I can't complain about anything.
  22. Tons of big screens and beer specials.
  23. understand that its a sports bar as well, but I hate dim lighting.
  24. Excellent bar.
  25. This is the most unique sports bar we have ever been to while visiting California in February last year.
  26. Yankee Doodles is great for a night out full of food, drinks and sports.
  27. It's a great place to have some beer and watch the game!
food quality
73.16999912261963% positive
  1. This place is a 15000 square foot dive with rude staff and lousy food.
  2. The food was also very tasty.
  3. This past weekend my girlfriend and I went and she didn't like her salad( Field Greens YUK!
  4. The food is great!
  5. only ate two of my cold wings.
  6. Service was great, food was typical, pool/darts were fun -- what more do you want -- it's a sports bar.
  7. We had to send nachos back because once they arrived the "cheese sauce" had hardened into a cold, gummy, gelatin.
  8. the bartenders are great, funny and entertaining to the fullest, we played pool, watched a Laker game on a millon big screens, and ate some great food all for a decent price.
  9. again explained in a nice manner that for the money the salad was not worth the $15.00.
  10. We had great food, great service - I'm not sure what the lady below is talking about, as Yankees was an all around cool local hang out.
  11. The service was great, the food was excellent, the bartender's know how to make their drinks & the staff is very friendly!
  12. The food is pretty good too.
  13. The drinks are good, and so is the food, but when you sit there at a table, waiting to order dinner, surrounded by girls who definitely are getting paid to blankly stare at their IPhones, have no idea who my waitress is, 20 minutes go by, and still nothin
  14. assertively told him that I would like the chicken burger instead of the salad.
  15. (BTW: I wasn't particularly impressed with my nachos, but my wife thought her sandwich and fries were pretty good, so I feel okay giving this place one star for that.)
  16. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  17. great food and awesome arcade.
  18. The food is bad, the atmosphere is dingy, and the lay out is horrible.
  19. Some people forgive the service if the food was okay - but the food is NOT great and it made it worse because of the HORRIBLE SERVICE.
  20. Expensive, atrocious food; incredibly slow and inattentive service
  21. The fettuccine is delicious!
  22. Let's see, I liked the burger I ordered.
  23. My drink was always topped off, and my food was delicious.
  24. Many pool tables are available, and their food is pretty decent, considering.
  25. The food was great, and the portions were HUGE!
  26. recommend the hamburger and fries!
  27. It's not very expensive, the food is good and the location is great.
  28. Our server was pleasant, For dinner I ordered the pizza and a rib dinner.
  29. Slow service and stunningly bad, cold food.
  30. The food is good and the atmosphere is even better.
  31. The waitresses were nice and very attentive, and the food was good too.
  32. Draft beer prices are very reasonable and the food is pretty good.
  33. This place seriously has the best pizza in L.A. I went with a bunch of girlfriends last night and we were seated right away.
  34. The food and drinks really were fantastic!
  35. We finally ordered, I got the wings which were cold.
  36. The food selection is massive, and the portions are huge!
  37. Between the multitude of people, the numerous TV's, the many pool tables, the video games, the weekend VJ, the patio, the great food & drinks and the friendly staff you won't be bored or dissapointed!
  38. The drinks and food are a little pricey but I recommend it for a guy who is bringing his girl.
  39. The food is good and you get a lot for your hard earned cash.
  40. The food was good!
  41. Yankee Doodles is great for a night out full of food, drinks and sports.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. The food selection is massive, and the portions are huge!
  2. The crowd is usually mixed and plays a good variety of music.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. hope that they haven't changed ownership, because it would be ashame for a great place like this to turn into something like a Denny's with big screens!
  2. Near the beach and a great place to eat after a long dat at the beach.
  3. best place to watch the colts win great new plasma tv's
  4. Whether it's the boy's going out to catch a game or play some pool, the girl's going out for some drinks and meeting new people, the family going out for a nice sit-down dinner or you just need a place to relax your feet for a while and do some people wat
  5. Yankee Doodles is a great place for entertainment!
  6. It's a nice place to go relax and have a few drinks after work.
  7. It's a great place to have some beer and watch the game!
  8. Great game and great place to watch.
  9. What a great place to kick back and watch football!
  10. (BTW: I wasn't particularly impressed with my nachos, but my wife thought her sandwich and fries were pretty good, so I feel okay giving this place one star for that.)
service
65.78999996185303% positive
  1. TV's (big screens, plasmas, etc) everywhere for the sports fan; video games for the kids 7 gamers; nice patio for the people watchers & smokers; pool tables for entertainment; etc.
  2. Some people forgive the service if the food was okay - but the food is NOT great and it made it worse because of the HORRIBLE SERVICE.
  3. Slow service and stunningly bad, cold food.
  4. The waitresses were nice and very attentive, and the food was good too.
  5. the service is great and the music is
  6. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  7. The service was fast, and the servers were spot-on, despite the crowd.
  8. Despite being packed, the servers were very attentive and nice.
  9. Between the multitude of people, the numerous TV's, the many pool tables, the video games, the weekend VJ, the patio, the great food & drinks and the friendly staff you won't be bored or dissapointed!
  10. Our server was pleasant, For dinner I ordered the pizza and a rib dinner.
  11. The service was great, the food was excellent, the bartender's know how to make their drinks & the staff is very friendly!
  12. The server was pleasant.
  13. The service is good and the
  14. The drinks are good, and so is the food, but when you sit there at a table, waiting to order dinner, surrounded by girls who definitely are getting paid to blankly stare at their IPhones, have no idea who my waitress is, 20 minutes go by, and still nothin
  15. Whether it's the boy's going out to catch a game or play some pool, the girl's going out for some drinks and meeting new people, the family going out for a nice sit-down dinner or you just need a place to relax your feet for a while and do some people wat
  16. Our server was very pleasant, wishing us a Merry Christmas first thing.
  17. Our original waiter actually left while we were eating and introduced us to the young man who would take over our table, and this second young man was a much more helpful and enthusiastic employee, hopefully our tip went to him.
  18. The service was great, everyone that worked there just seemed like they were having a great time.
  19. Its the onoly spot where you have a shot at some decent service.
  20. expected lousy service because of the game, but I was mistaken.
  21. This place is a 15000 square foot dive with rude staff and lousy food.
  22. The servers were attentive and fast, and they really made the experience that much better.
  23. It was so crowded, but the service was still pretty good.
  24. We had great food, great service - I'm not sure what the lady below is talking about, as Yankees was an all around cool local hang out.
  25. chalked it up to bad service that night and an even worse manager.
  26. Expensive, atrocious food; incredibly slow and inattentive service
  27. horrible service.
  28. went to Yankee Doodles on 3rd street promenade last weekend and was amazed at how many beautiful SINGLE people there were!
  29. The staff is always very friendly and nice to talk with.
  30. bad attitude bordering on racism by the staff.
  31. Our poor server was so upset by what the manager Tony was doing.
  32. the bartenders are great, funny and entertaining to the fullest, we played pool, watched a Laker game on a millon big screens, and ate some great food all for a decent price.
  33. did not get the bad service many people wrote about, and I really have nothing but good things to say about Yankee Doodles.
  34. Like the bar, waiter was nice.
  35. This restaurant has the most horrible service I have even experienced.
  36. The couple next to me had bad service as well.
  37. My mom spent 15 minutes explaining that he was in the wrong and that this is poor customer service.
  38. The service was pretty fast and pleasant, despite the large crowd.
value
61.539998054504395% positive
  1. the bartenders are great, funny and entertaining to the fullest, we played pool, watched a Laker game on a millon big screens, and ate some great food all for a decent price.
  2. There are far better sports bars to visit; Yankee Doodles gives unnecessarily expensive and subpar drinks, food, and service, presumably because their 3rd Street Promenade location affords them a mainly tourist clientele, so perhaps they think they don't
  3. The food selection is massive, and the portions are huge!
  4. It's not very expensive, the food is good and the location is great.
  5. Drinks were pricey.
  6. We watched the USC game there, cool place but the pool tables were expensive and so were the vodka tonics.
  7. The promenade is expensive, yes, but each of our 10-15 dollar entrees was lower in quality, quantity, and taste than a Denny's.
  8. The drinks and food are a little pricey but I recommend it for a guy who is bringing his girl.
  9. The food was great, and the portions were HUGE!
  10. again explained in a nice manner that for the money the salad was not worth the $15.00.
  11. After all, the promenade IS pretty pricey.
  12. Draft beer prices are very reasonable and the food is pretty good.
  13. can't say much as to the rest of the restaurant (the place is huge) but the actual bar is fabulous.
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. Expensive, atrocious food; incredibly slow and inattentive service
  2. Near the beach and a great place to eat after a long dat at the beach.
  3. My mom spent 15 minutes explaining that he was in the wrong and that this is poor customer service.
  4. The drinks are good, and so is the food, but when you sit there at a table, waiting to order dinner, surrounded by girls who definitely are getting paid to blankly stare at their IPhones, have no idea who my waitress is, 20 minutes go by, and still nothin
4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/03/11

Loved it

by roifield

Went here years ago and loved it. The staff were friendly and very helpful.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

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3 Star Rating: Average

07/05/11

Fun place to meet friends!!

by SuzanneKatch

Ok, this place is nuts, casual busy, loud and a great time. Two floors of people having a great time. You don’t go to this place to have a business meeting, you go to have a beer and shoot some pool. The service was good, and our waitress was fun. I had a cheeseburger, and about 5 beers.. good thing I wasn’t driving. Parking is free for the first two hours in a public lot close by.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/31/11

Good everything!

by reneafulgham

I like coming here for the big events. Good everything!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/27/11

had a good time

by marcellpanduro

I had a good time for the Lakers/Nuggets game. Good bar fare, and SHOCKER, pricey drinks. Hey, at least they were strong. Tis good!

The Details on Yankee Doodles (Santa Monica)

Place Categories:

  • great place
  • bad customer service
  • great service
  • cold atrocious food
  • pleasant girl servers
  • big screens
  • pricey drinks
  • great yankee doodles
  • fabulous actual bar
  • not recommend cool place
  • not very expensive location
  • pretty pricey promenade
  • great bartenders
  • nice waiter
  • enthusiastic employee
  • pretty cool sports bar
  • great game
  • very attentive waitresses
  • huge portions
  • like chicken burger
  • cold wings
  • great food
  • rude staff
  • bad attitude
  • very reasonable draft beer prices

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Message from Yankee Doodles (Santa Monica)

  • 11 Big Screens
  • 11 Hi-Def Plasma Flat Screens
  • 23 Pool Tables and an Arcade

Hailed by Citysearch users as, "The most unique sports bar in North America," Yankee Doodles features all major amateur and professional sporting events 365 days a year. They also feature two tiers of 28 pool tables, games, an arcade, and a patio on the 3rd Street Promenade. We're open 365 and feature all the major amateur and professional sporting events on over 49 TVs including 11 Hi-Def Plasma TV's. The kitchen serves an American/Italian full menu as well as a breakfast for the early birds. Yankee Doodles is also available to host your party from 25-500. They can custom build a party to fit any need.

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