The G Street WunderBar

One of Davis' newer Bars, the G Street WunderBar is just one more addition to the Davis Nightlife.

The former G Street Pub has now reopened as G Street WunderBar. It is owned by the former head bartender of G Street Pub Chris Armanini. It opened on October 26, 2011. Before it opened, the location underwent intensive remodeling including new bathrooms, a new commercial kitchen and a operable sewer system. They now offer extensive food choices. They have four pool tables, vintage video games, dart boards, a full bar in the pool room, and free WiFi.

They enforce some much stricter policies than the old G Street Pub, including no smoking outside the patio entrance of the building, no skateboards inside, and no messenger bags, large totes or backpacks inside after 9:30PM (people are more than welcome to study during the day and take full advantage of their free WiFi). The backpack policy can vary depending on the nightly entertainment, when the kitchen closes, and when the 2nd Security Shift phases on.

On Mondays, the bar hosts a great Trivia Night from 9-11 PM

As always, remember all of the Bar Taboos and etiquette regarding Tipping.

Happy Hour M-F 4:00pm-7:00pm
$1 off all draft
$1 PBR
$3 Well Drinks
$4 Pitchers of PBR
$4.95 Pound Basket of Wings

WunderBar in process

A happy day!

The new bar under construction

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2011-10-26 15:56:17   'Wunderbar' seems an appropriate name for this 'establishment', since racial fascism akin to Nazi Germany was evident in my experience there last night. My friends and I (a colorful and multiethnic group of seven) had just begun a relatively tame 'boy's night' by playing eight ball and drinking cheap beer, in a throwback to the G Street Pub days. During the second round, a bouncer approached the darkest member of our group and informed him that he was intoxicated and needed to leave the property or else the police would become involved. I interjected myself into the conversation to find out exactly what my friend had done wrong (at this point I was told I may have to leave as well since I was wearing a wool beanie and only 'hats with brims' were allowed). The bouncer was only 'following orders' and so we soon took up the discussion with the management. Before long the police showed up. One of the officers seemed in cahoots with the management, enjoying an impromptu tour of the new space and entertaining the suggestion by a manager that my friend be charged with a Drunk in Public offense. The other officer, slightly of a darker complexion and with more syllables in his name, appeared to understand the situation and apologized that this was 'a private establishment' and that they had the right to order anyone off the property if they so desired. We agreed (happily) to leave. The conversation took place outside the bar and when we decided to call it quits we were denied re-entry to claim our sweaters and other belongings. My friend was told that he was not allowed in the bar from here on out, with threat of arrest if seen on the premises again. This was at the suggestion from the fraternal-minded and light-eyed officer. To my surprise, I was given the same sentence: entry never again or else arrest. This was my punishment for asking my friend's crime and for explaining things to the officers. Needless to say, my friends and I (including our money, which in part pays the salary of all employees there) will gladly stay away. If you choose to give this bromantic getaway your business be careful, especially if you are not white or don't belong to 'the network'. —Andresito

• You are, of course, referring to your friend, Sellou, who has been 86'd from almost every bar in Davis, including easy-going Sophia's by Kevin himself(!), for getting belligerently drunk and pulling the Race Card when any staff member refuses to serve him further or let him regain entrance to an establishment. Good riddance. Your friend has a HUGE chip on his entitlement-minded, elitist shoulder and should give up drinking in Public, because he will be arrested if he decides to step foot in this bar again. —HerrWunderbar

• Knowing each of the staff members there, with the exception of two door personnel, I can personally vouch for everyone there that there is absolutely no racism in the establishment. If there was a problem with any member of your group I am sure it had absolutely nothing to do with race and everything to do with the level of intoxication of the group/individuals. — Wes-P
  

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2011-10-28 09:41:17   I'm willing to give the bar the benefit of the doubt. As for the police, I had a friend who was with the department for a few months and he said it was the most racist place he'd ever worked (racial profiling, jokes, etc.) —ScottSchiller

• I hate to say it, but that names just about every bar in this town, at least as far as profiling and jokes go. Ask any security people who causes the most problems and many wil say it is the townies, ask them who uses the most fake IDs and it will be women, usually of Asian or Middle Eastern descent... ask who tips the least and it will be Southeast Asians and Northern Europeans. It's not so much profiling as it is trends shared by specific groups of individuals. As for fights, it is almost always either drunk college jocks (regardless of color or ethnicity) or it is Asian/African American individuals. It's just what I have seen since working in the bar scene. I can't speak for the police, but as far as the bars go, it is just the trend of how things usually go in this town. I am quite sure this trend is different in every other city and even from bar to bar. — Wes-P
  

• Ask who's ridiculously douchey and arrogant toward staff and it's law students. —TomGarberson
  

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2011-10-28 15:46:45   My experience is that the food/drink service industry itself is largely racist. Ask anyone who's ever worked waitstaff and they will tell you stories. —OliviaY

• Nothing says "nuance" like a blanket statement backed by allegorical evidence. —HerrWunderbar
  

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2011-10-28 22:20:42   So this is where all of the locals hang out... Granted, it is one of the first dive bars I've gone to. They have a no-beanies policy, they serve jaeger on tap, and there are automatic hand sanitizer machines in case you feel extra dirty. —argyle

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2011-11-08 14:37:50   anone know if there still do karoake tuesday nights? —RobertSinclair

• Yes, from 9:30 'til Close on Tuesdays. —HerrWunderbar
  

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2011-11-23 16:29:29   They don't allow messenger bags or backpacks nor do they allow beanies. Can anyone explain to me the reasons for these policies and why no other bar in Davis enforces them? Also, like the old G st, they still have a $15 min for credit cards which is 50% more than any other bar in Davis. —JakeJames

• Bags take up space/trip people/could carry in outside booze? Beanies: no hipsters allowed.
  

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2011-11-24 13:00:10   The no-beanies rule is just stupid. It's not necessarily "hipster", especially when it's winter. —ScottMeehleib

• OK, but it's not Winter indoors. —HerrWunderbar

• It's not winter indoors, but what am I supposed to do with my hat once I get in? Carry it around in my hand all night since you don't allow backpacks? Just admit it; you are the most anal retentive bar in town. I went bar hopping with an international friend, and you guys were the only ones in town that wouldn't accept this 30-something-year-old-man with his foreign ID. Get real, dude. -SM

• Put the beanie in your pocket, lest you like a sweaty head, even though you'll probably still get through the door with it on, provided you don't look like a hobo who just rode the rails. BTW, Dude, foreign IDs are incredibly easy to fake; passports are what the ABC tells us to accept (you know, the people who just busted Tres Hermanas twice in the last week)— take it up with them. —HerrWunderbar
  

• The Davis Enterprise article on the matter states that Tres Hermanas was NOT penalized even though a 20 year old was in possession of an alcoholic drink and a fake ID in their establishment. The patron, however, was cited. This seems to signify that the ABC is more interested in punishing severe lapses of judgment (such as serving teens) rather than making an example out of bars that make minor errors regarding barely underage patrons using convincing fake IDs who actually look of age. The Davis Enterprise made no mention of a second incident so apparently it wasn't judged newsworthy if ever. http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/crime-fire-courts/davis-man-cited-by-abc-inspectors/ Perhaps the ABC really is as overbearing and rule-crazy as you make them out to be, in which case I apologize, but I have yet to see evidence of that... at least not enough to warrant your bar's exclusively intense level of scrutiny. Also, if you are seriously going to force foreigners to lug around something as typically large as a passport, you should at least allow messenger bags or small backpacks. I'm at Davis Beer Shoppe right now and nearly every other guy here has a backpack. If you want to lose lots of potential business due to excessive fear of liability, be my guest, but it might make sense to take a cue from the de facto standards set by Davis Bar-land rather than ignore what local patrons have come to expect. I can at least respect that you have apparently lightened your stance against hats, which is what I found most annoying to begin with. -SM

• I understand where you're coming from, but you have to realize that in a college town, where fake IDs run rampant, where the licensing agency routinely sponsors undercover stings, running a conservative door policy is by far the best bet for the continued, safe operation of a bar. The fact that Tres was not issued a violation this time is no indication that they won't get one the next. The fact is clear, however, that the ABC was indeed there and undercover. Look, we've been doing the Davis gig in one capacity or another for almost 20 years, and we've seen shady operators come and go; we have no intention of being one of those disreputable facilities that are shut down for stupid and easily avoided license violations. With respect to your other observation, The Beer Shoppe (great place, by the way!) has 2 licenses, one of which is an off-sale license, so taking alcohol from the property is, obviously, allowed. We do not have that luxury. Thus, not only are messenger bags, large purses, duffle bags and backpacks the preferred method of egress for our beverages, the bags are just as useful for smuggling in outside booze. For example, we've already had 3 incidences where we'd necessarily confiscated bottles from people who had brought in Beer Shoppe purchases and had started drinking them on premise (which definitely does not help pay our rent). You should also be aware that no one under 21 can go into The Beer Shoppe either (they are a beer tavern with no kitchen). On the other hand, we can have minors inside, and guess what they love to carry in, concealed in their large backpacks? (Non-snarky hint: it's not Gatorade) Yes, and when you have underage people, lured by the siren's call of pool tables and arcade games, carrying liquor into you bar and imbibing said liquor, you get cited for...wait for it...serving alcohol to minors. No joke and not cool. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to have this conversation, and we really appreciate your input. The next time you're in the area, introduce yourself and I'll buy you a brew. Cheers —HerrWunderbar

• By the way, to clarify our No Backpack Policy, the rule applies after 9:30PM or so (people are more than welcome to study during the day and take full advantage of our free WiFi), depending on the nightly entertainment, when the kitchen closes, and when the 2nd Security Shift phases on. The rule is not some arbitrary and draconian measure that our ensorcelled brains fomented after an all-nighter of swilling High Water Retribution; it is the same Door Policy that the old G Street Pub (and, often, the Davis Saloon before that) used since at least 1995 or 1996, when yours truly started bartending there. Say what you will about the Pub, its Door Policy kept that place violation-free for more than 15 years, and, considering what a "wretched hive of scum and villainy" it was, that's a pretty good recommendation for keeping the mandate in situ— if it ain't broke, don't fix it, etc, etc. —HerrWunderbar

• 1) Davis is full of hipsters. Death to all hipsters! 2) It's happening more and more because places ban any clothing that gives the clientele the appearance of wearing gang/"urban" clothing. It's pretty common for bars to have what appear to be random clothing rules. I prefer no beanies at least to "wear lingerie get in free" Either way, just don't go! —oy
  

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2011-12-08 09:05:38   Since when did G St raise their standards? I remember the days hobos were allowed into the bar. Now they reject people simply for stumbling over. No big deal. Except now they get a negative comment on their daviswiki page. You suck new Wunderbar!!!!

PS I agree everyone that works there is a racist. But I could care less about that part. —msavrass

• No bar in town has so lenient of a door policy that hobos and stumble-drunks are allowed in. Why do you expect WunderBar to be any different, especially since it's in no way affiliated to the old Pub? —HerrWunderbar
  

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2011-12-17 17:23:29   The lights are way too bright for a bar or a restaurant for that fact.The bar/eatery's ambiance seems very sterile,kind of reminds me of a hospital waiting room especially with the bright florescent lights.I'm kind of disappointed with the new"G-Street bar"and did i mention the lights are too bright??

—HallandOats

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2012-01-31 08:46:21   We visited this place for the first time on 01.23.12. The place is a dive. Not to mention a cowboy dress code only. The bar has more lights than a stadium. You'll need your sunglasses for this dive. While we sat at an unoccupied table a "cowboy" came up to us to tells us to vacate the table because he and his dyed blonde were there first. However, no one was at the table. I and my friend told him to take a hike and that made the little cowboy pissed. He threaten us with harm but once the shit-head understood that we had attorneys (relatives) that could rip him a new A-Hole. He backed off. This place has a Neo-Nazi environment mixed in with the wanna be cowboys. Don't waste your time patronizing this dive. Spend your hard earned money elsewhere. Let's show this shit-hole of a place that we don't want it in Davis,Ca. Our town deserves better. - Vic .L —VicttorLopez

• So you get into a baby bitch-fest with another customer and it's the bar's fault (even though the bar backed up your side of the story)? I'm sure your incredibly great sense of judgement will be sorely missed there, especially with your drunk asses being thrown to the ground at Froggy's later that night. How was the ride in the Davis PD patrol car, comfortable? It sounds like you get the full use of our City's wonderful services for which the rest of us have to pay. You're right, our town does deserve better: stay home. —HerrWunderbar
  

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2012-03-12 12:13:10   Just went here for the first time since it reopened! Reminded of the old undergrad days. Pitchers of beer, awesome games of darts. You guys did a great job, glad to see this place back in action! —ShahinVahdat