Post #139124 by Mai Tai on Thu, Feb 3, 2005 7:08 AM

As a former resident of Hayward, and alum of that wonderfully elite institute of higher learning known as Cal State Hayward, I can attest that the last time I saw/went to this place, it was a total pit!

I haven't been there recently, but I remember when they supposedly remodeled "The Plunge" in Hayward by calling it "The New Plunge". They even had a big countdown calendar outisde - "___ days left until the opening of The New Plunge!". Needless to say, it was more than a disappointment.

For some reason, karaoke is king in bars around Hayward and Castro Valley. There was actually a really good karaoke night at the old Round Table Pizza in Castro Village, with cheap pints and it seems like over 30 selections of microbrews. Needless to say, most of the college crew hung out there.

There is another bar further down on Mission Blvd. called "Big Red's Place". They always plastered cheap ass flyers all over our apartment complex, claiming that they had the best karaoke in town. That place is so scarily frightening, though, that we never stepped foot inside. Especially when we warily approached the front door, and saw the six foot five tall viking warrior biker bartender, wearing full biker leather and sporting a 3 foot ZZ-Top style red beard. "He must be BIG RED!!!" we all exclaimed in unison, as we got the hell outta there.

So, yeah, I'm willing to guess that the "Why Not" might not deliver on it's promise of tiki. But hey, you never know! Anyone willing to check it out? I'm game! If it sucks, there's always Buffalo Bill's or The Bistro in Hayward as a back up!