In what will unquestionably be a theme for 2026, Bamboo Club has joined other spaces like The Attic (with its $7 happy hour cocktails) and Baby Gee (who expanded their happy hour last year to applause) in offering special, discounted menus. To account for the lack of income for many. The need to tighten up, even for those with steady incomes. And the need to bring folks together despite how much they might or might not have in their pocket.
Even more? This menu isn’t a happy hour special. It’s all day, every day. $10 punches, spritzes, and hot buttered rum—and a slew of non-alcoholic drinks—for the drinkers, as well as $8 boilermakers. And then plenty of food.
A look at the food behind Bamboo Club’s $10 and under menu
Hearty. Welcoming. Classic Bamboo offerings.
Bamboo classic burger ($10): Beef patty or impossible patty | grilled onions | 1000 island | house pickles | lettuce | cheese
Kat-subi roll ($7): Roll-subi | tempura batter | cilantro | spicy mayo
Grilled cheese with Gusto ($10): Gusto sourdough bread | cheese
Mac salad ($6): House-made unagi mac salad | seasoned wontons | chives
Ahi poke tostada ($10): Ahi | pineapple pico de gallo | shishito crema | furikake (sesame seeds) | crispy tortilla | unagi | chives
Veggie egg rolls ($10): Veggie egg rolls | savory house dipping sauce
Pork potstickers ($10): Pork | vegetables | savory house dipping sauce
Roll-subi ($7): Spam | sweet chili glaze | rice | nori | cilantro | spicy mayo
Shishito peppers ($10): Shishito peppers | house-made unagi glaze | lime | cilantro | sesame seeds
Garlic noodles: Ginger | salt | pepper | butter
Fresh-cut fries: Fresh-cut fries | ketchup or house ranch
Forgive me but… I don’t know what The Bamboo Club is. What’s the story behind it?
What began as a humble neighborhood tiki bar has evolved into one of the region’s most respected tiki spaces. Designed by famed tiki carver Bamboo Ben, and opened initially by bar veterans Jim Ritson and Brett Gallo—the latter left in 2024 to focus his efforts on his original bar, The Stache—, the space was layered with glowing Lanters. Bamboo trim. Carvings. A soundtrack that felt like a permanent summer. Rum-forward cocktails led by Dustin Rodriguez. And a stellar food menu led by a chef that would definitively make her mark on the city, Chef Melissa Ortiz.
Long before tiki made its modern comeback, this corner of Anaheim Street was already flirting with the idea that a good bar could double as a mood, a mindset, a tiny vacation wedged between traffic lights and taquerias.
And yes, there’s been changes. Brett peaced out. Dustin had to vacate his space in the name of family. Chef Melissa went on to do everything from the menu at The Stache to the much-missed food at Rose Park’s Pine Avenue location. And there is a potential sale of the space to another industry veteran.
But the vision sharpened in the late 2010s has remained continuous. In classic Long Beach fashion, it managed to be both niche and welcoming: a place serious about its craft but never overtly sensitive or ostentatious about it. The Bamboo Club didn’t just follow a trend; it helped carve out a lane for what neighborhood nightlife here could look like—creative, unpretentious, and deeply rooted in the people who keep showing up.
Bamboo Club is located at 3522 Anaheim St.
