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Panama Joe's - Long Beach
Panama Joe's - Long Beach: A bar and grill blending Mexican favorites with a lively dance-floor vibe.
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Panama Joe's - Long Beach: A bar and grill blending Mexican favorites with a lively dance-floor vibe.
Panama Joe's - Long Beach is a bar-and-grill with a bar side and a dining seating area at 5100 2nd St, Long Beach, CA 90803. Guests praise a great happy hour, friendly service, and shrimp tacos with a free bean dip. Reviews highlight attentive staff like Logan and Angel and a lively Wednesday DJ vibe. Parking is street or paid; meters can be free after 7 pm.
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Enjoy a menu featuring shrimp tacos, fish tacos, and other Mexican-inspired dishes in a restaurant-style setting.
Sip craft cocktails and beers during happy hour in a lively bar atmosphere with great customer service.
Dance to mixes of pop, hip hop, and Spanish music from house DJs, with a dance floor on weekends.
Perfect for birthdays and larger groups, with attentive staff and flexible seating options.
Convenient street parking available, with meters free after 7 PM, plus back parking with meters.
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Overall rating
Vivian N
Great happy hour and customer service. I especially liked their shrimp tacos from their regular menu and their free bean dip!
Tweedy Dall
This was the worst service I’ve ever experienced. My husband and I came here to have a good time, and when we asked the DJ for a song request, he literally told my husband ‘no.’ I was so disappointed that I finished my drink and walked out. It honestly shouldn’t be acceptable for a DJ to deny a simple request—most people enjoy a variety of music when they’re out. It wouldn’t have hurt anyone, and I’m sure others would have enjoyed it too. Overall, it was a ridiculous and horrible experience. Just sharing my honest opinion as a customer.
KAT
Went on a Wednesday night and it was still a vibe! They had a house DJ mixing pop, hip hop, Spanish music, and more. A really good mix made everyone get up and dance. Lots of seating for people and such an attentive staff picking up all trash and empty cups. I will say however the bar was a bit slow. (There were only two bartenders but it was a Wednesday). Special shout-out to Angel, he was so helpful helping a friend. I'd definitely go back on a weekend when they open up the other side of the bar for the dance floor.
Kim Ramos
Fish Tacos 🌮 Were Yummy Only thing is if you go for a birthday there is No Staff Involvement as far as singing Happy Birthday collectively or Any Music but Our Server she was awesome and so was the host. Very reasonable prices. And if you go after 7 pm the parking meters are free. There is parking in the back but with meters.
Amanda Nielson
First of all out out to Logan. He was the most chill kind professional warm and welcoming server I’ve had in a while. Secondly we were a bigger group and some of the dishes were people “best ever”. I highly recommend this place! I love the location and 2nd street is really fun. All street parking or paid street parking. There is a bar side and a seating restaurant style side. The restaurant side is a bit more quiet and more about the food.
