Traditions

As a Trojan alum, I have to say that I absolutely LOVED going to Traddies! Great food. Great atmosphere. Great people and — most importantly — great prices! (5 for $ 15 shots? Hell yes!). Overall, they have awesome pub style food and a nice separate space that acts as a music venue during events. Granted when it gets crowded service slows down tremendously (hence the –1 star) and don’t even THINK about coming on a game day, but otherwise I really don’t think that you could ask for more of a college bar.
Also, it helps that it’s LITERALLY in the center of campus, so no worries about getting clunked over the head while just trying to have a quick drink (I’m looking at you 901 bar). Traddies is definitely a MUST TRY for all USC students.

I ordered the carne asada Fries & I’m obsessed! ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would recommend. Also shoutout to Jasen & Henry for their attentive service! Great first experience! Can’t wait to come back. Henry is the homie!

Special thanks to Jasen & Henry for their amazing service! Their carne asada fries are delicious!!! Best spot on campus.

Disclaimer — This review is not for the food or for an event. I have not eaten the food here and have not attended a concert or event here. The review is strictly for the beer and the ambiance.
Traditions is a college bar that is located within the USC campus. It is a good place to visit if you are a student or are visiting the USC campus.
They have a decent beer selection both on tap and bottled. There are a few spacious booths which fit a good amount of people as well as a few flat screen tvs.
Nothing fancy or special about this bar other than the fact that it is conveniently located on campus which is perfect after taking a difficult test or ending a stressful week.

This is definitely your college bar. You have been warned.
Expect a line getting in. Expect college-​kid behavior (oh, God! I feel so old saying that!).
Don’t expect great food, but do expect great deals on booze.
It’s a good place to catch up on sports, and with friends.

Um ok I usually love Traditions, especially for their food. But they are WAY too hard to get ahold of. First they told me to use Topango’s or whatever that app is to order. Now they are saying it’s «no longer available,» so I try to call to place my order. I don’t really want to go sit in a bar if I’m not drinking and only trying to pick up food. They should have a PHONE NUMBER THAT WORKS. That’s not acceptable. And if they don’t fix their website, and if they don’t deliver what they promise, they are going to lose customers. Simple as that.

Traddies is easily accessed by any student. It is located on the basement of the Tutor Center. If you are not familiar with the place or campus, it can be tricky to get in. The entrance is actually located on the back of the Tutor Center, and you will see a sign as well as a DPS officer located on the outside of the entrance.
Traddies is located adjacent to Tommy’s Place, which is a venue that hosts live music and events.
Traddies’ menu has been revamped since I graduated (2012) and the food selection has made a good change. As for alcohol, they have a decent selection. Again, this is the ideal place for a college student, or for many staff/​professors after a long day of teaching.

The food was delicious; It completely (& pleasantly) took me by surprise. The Spicy Korean wings and Carne Asada fries are a MUST!!! Service is on point and drinks are strong. The Asian bartender and Henry the manager were very accommodating. I will definitely be back to try other items on the menu. 5 stars across the board!!! I remember when I was going to school here 5 years ago; the best things on the menu were the chicken tenders and $ 5 Ruin the Bruins… This is no longer the case. COME HERE!!! You will not be disappointed!!!

This is a fun place to hang out and I enjoy their bar food. Their sweet potato fries are great and their Trojan Iced Tea is my favorite Happy Hour Drink. Let’s not forget their dessert nachos! Yum!

These guys showed my dad and my buddies a good time. The manager and all of the servers run a great business and are all very friendly.
I will for sure be coming back on my own, with family, with friends you name it. Traditions is the place to be

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Came here on game day to avoid the heat. It’s a hidden gem. Best kept secret!
Met up with some friends and clients and loved it. Lots of seats, not overly crowded or loud. Upscale college bar with good food and atmosphere.

What a great place to sneak in and have a beer! It is perfect and the staff is great! Every university should have a place like this! Fight on!

This place was CRACKING for opening game day! Like crazy stupid busy and the atmosphere was pretty awesome for a bar on campus. Service was great considering that it was busy but the staff owned it, or at least our server kept up with our section. As for food; the Nachos, oh the nachos!!! The bell ringing after every touchdown was great too. If you are not at the coliseum for a home game, Traditions is where you might as well be at.

A 30minute line to get in on game day.
$ 25 for a pitcher of Sam Adams.
Sticky floors. I felt like washing my shoes afterwards.
I brought it upon myself as I forgot my tailgate lubrication.
Big screen tvs and ample seating. Service was subpar even for a dive. Security is oblivious.

My favorite bar on the planet, Jason, Henry, Reggie and Jeffrey always make this place feel like home.
I dont know what I would have done throughout my senior year without this place. The food is great and the service really makes this place stand out. I bring friends that aren’t from USC and they love this place too.
Look forward to visiting as an alumni!

Huge sports bar on USC campus. It can be hard to find if you’ve never been and there are huge crowds on gameday. You’ll have a hard time finding a place to set up shop on gamedays but there is plenty of standing room and TV’s to watch other Saturday games. The clientele is mixed. You have a lot of students but also the older crowd that have tickets to the game. It’s probably only a 10 minute walk to the LA Coliseum. Plan on doing several shots if you’re hanging out at the bar. You’ll meet some new friends for sure. Prices are pretty spendy though.

If you find yourself at Traditions, you have but one purpose; to drink beer, likely with haste. Trouble is, it’s probably game-​day, and everyone else also needs to be served quickly.
I’m not sure why it’s so dark, but while it’s a nice bar, it seems the sort of place that gets hosed down after a busy night.
The Trojan Blonde ale is delicious.

I understand this bar has been remodeled? Either way this is a college bar on a college campus. Game days like 12pm and the fact they are open before serving alcohol and food is a PLUS for those that are not really tailgating and just need a place to chill get the USC atmosphere before going over to the stadium. The plus side is you are several floors below ground and GUESS what? Internet works!!! So the food is typical bar food… which is fine… your there to drink… come on! Also um this isn’t really a restaurant for the general public… I mean… the help are USC students… some show up some don’t. Expect service to be hit or miss but that is what you get for eating on campus! I personally love this place.

Omg this place is HORRIBLE!!! We went for USC /​Notre Dame game day — last game of the year. So you think they would be on top of it. Not so much.
Only one room had televisions & sound. The other room we sat in blue lights until they turned on the tv @ 1130 — kick off was at 1230. They were clearly understaffed as service was SLOW.
I ordered a lemon drop martini — nothing too difficult. The first one finally came out after asking about it twice. It was delicious. When I went to order a second one the server told me the bar was backed up so it might take awhile. Fine, bring me two then. After waiting, waiting, waiting they finally came… made with tequila!!! WTF??? Told the server whose response was «oh, I don’t drink. Is that wrong? What are they supposed to be made with?» YOU WORK IN A BAR! THIS IS A PRETTY STANDARD DRINK, GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.
Explained to him they were supposed to be made with vodka. He ran over to the bar, brought me two correctly made said they wouldn’t charge me for those two — good you shouldn’t. And they are half way full. So make one and split it between two cups then?
They were out of pretzels at 1015am… on game day. Seriously. Get your shit together.
Barely any sauce in any of the containers. Take a look at the pictures, all of the sauce containers are like ¼ of the way full. Ordered the fries which comes with your choice of 2 sauces. Server walked away before I could make my selections, took what was given to me.
I hope to never go back to this place again, but you never know if my husband will drag me there in the future…

Number one for me is always customer service. I went on «Thirsty Thursdays» but missed the crowd so it was pretty dry. The best part was knowing there’s a bar on campus underground and the live band «Magnolia Firs» was awesome.
Trojan tea and bruin ruin were the signature drinks we had unfortunately they were watered down hopefully next time I go drinks are stronger and the crowd is in attendance. I hear game nights are they best experiences