Les Deux

I had a good time but was very confused by the amount of young people. Everyone seems to be just turning 21 that night. And usually it’s the same 3 people having a birthday party. Also is this someone’s apartment? Because if not, clearly someone did not pass along the message. Anyway, I’m beginning to ramble but please Lord make sure Lauren doesn’t call Jason back. He’s an addict so he cannot come to the apartment.

Wow, it’s closed? Doesn’t surprised me that much. Les Deux is another one of those hyped up hollywood clubs that was disappointing. The first room upon entrance is a patio-​like area with a fountain. There are 2 additional rooms inside but once you enter, it’s like being packed in a can of sardines. The boys are short. The décor is alright, drinks are unnecessarily expensive as usual so order something strong (red bull vodka or AMF for me).
Well I guess since it no longer exists, there’s no point in going on…

typical hollywood scene. get over it everyone, if you dont like the scene then STOP going to hollywood!
friday nights are mixed crowds, music is hip hop, price is typical $ 10 per cocktail. entrance faces the parking lot. three areas: outside patio, indoor «house like» room, and a claustrophobic no windows/​doors room. bartenders were actually pretty nice… at least to me ;-)
good thing for friends who are promoters.

Dearest LD,
Hi my name is Joy and I just say «les don’t» to «Les Deux»!
Damn, would you just die already so you can reincarnate into something new?!? I should have allowed my memory of you when you were normal to remain by me not visiting you in your current state of epic failure.
Your sorry attempts to hold your spot in the limelight is sad. Like a no standard whore, you just let whomever come inside. Letting your visitors come inside does not make them love you. It simply means that you are easy to get into.
That, my friend, is not something you should be proud of. Which is why you have devolved into who you are today, attracting a crowd of mostly undesirables from the deepest bowels of reasons-​to-​hate-​clubbing-​ville.
Sure, you still look okay on the surface, but just one night hanging out with you and it’s evident that your going through a crisis larger than that of the group of 30-​something guys and their quarter life crises and 40+something guys who’ve graduated to mid-​life crises combined.
You’re an attention whore attracting the wrong kind of attention, just like the barely dressed, barely legal trash I saw last night, all screaming for validation that they’re loved and desired. When in reality, all they’re really getting is shit-​faced drunk and effed’ in the back of a car that’s about to be repossessed, because the guy that owns it is in debt up to his eyeballs trying to maintain his poser status in order to bang insecure young girls that are using them for the money they think he has. Net worth=zero. The jokes on both of you.
It’s alarming the sheer volume of people in crises in here, all dying a slow, shallow, lonely, desperate death inside of you. All looking for external validation amidst their crises, complexes & insecurities. Some getting high to try to forget how lame they are. Round and round the cycle goes.
Honestly, LD, you stink of desperation. The majority of guys in here are skirt chasers on a mission to get some skank in missionary position by nights end. And trust me, guys, your ability to get some drunk, young, dumb, insecure girl to drop her panties is no accomplishment. A monkey can do that. Probably even better than you. Low hanging fruit is easy to get. It’s like being the smartest kid on the short bus: not that impressive.
Call me crazy, but I prefer places that attract a classier crowd with a larger ratio of well-​adjusted people who don’t act like they’ve been locked up in jail and tonight’s the first time they’ve been exposed to the opposite sex in years.
I shiver at the thought of all the illegitimate spawn that have been conceived as a result of people «les deuxing» each other after a night here. That’s just what we need. Children that grow up to carry on the crises of their parents. Heaven help us.
On to the next!
Joy B.

I should preface this review with the disclosure that I work here. On Saturday nights (aka, asian night), you’ll likely find me at Les Deux.
Of the many clubs I’ve promoted at, Les Deux is my favorite. It has a great crowd, a laid back vibe and minimal door drama. That said, it’s important to realize that Les Deux is a Hollywood club. That brings along a few things that the bar crowd might not like:
1. Yes, parking is expensive and limited. It costs $ 15 to park in front of Les Deux, but do a little searching and you can find a closeby lot for $ 12. I’m going to keep this one to myself because the last cheap parking lot I spilled is now packed and the price has gone up.
2. Yes, drinks are expensive. It’s Hollywood, expect to pay $ 10 bucks a drink. Pre-​partying is key but remember to designate.
3. Yes, there’s a cover. It’s $ 15 for girls and $ 20 for guys. Do yourself a favor a get on a guestlist. It’ll get your girls in for free until 10:30PM and get guys in for $ 15. Regardless of whether you’re on list or not, show up early. Not Asian early as in an hour late. Be in line at 10:00 and you’ll avoid hassle.
4. Better yet, get some friends together and buy a table. I don’t understand why people don’t do this more often. Think about it, you’re going to pay $ 20 at the door and $ 30 for three drinks per person in your group, and still have to wait in line. Get a group of 10 or so people together, book a table, and walk in like a VIP. You’ll save money, trust me.
5. Don’t be a jerk. Honestly, if you have social problems, are angry, or whatever, go somewhere else. 95% of the people at Les Deux are cool, laid back, and friendly. It helps them get in faster and makes the night better as a whole. You’re doing yourself a disservice by acting like a weirdo.
That said, if you still need help getting in, shoot me a PM and I’ll see what I can do for you.

I can’t believe this place is still open. Remember 2005 when getting in here was «hard» and the crowd were all beautiful people? Remember when you wanted to be seen here? When the crowd of 400 people outside were all perfectly gorgeous people you wanted to party with? So do I. Unfortunately, it’s not like that anymore.
Nowadays, the only people promoting this place are not my typical promoting crowd. They let in waaaayyyyy too many thugs and it can get kinda’ gangsta’ in there. The days of sitting next to Brody Jenner are long gone (yes, I used to see him in there every week. Not anymore.)
The place is pretty, but the crowd these days is NOT my scene. Damn my friends for dragging me to another bday.
The bartenders were snobs the last time I went. When you had a room full of beautiful people, it was a mere annoyance before you went back to chatting up that gorgeous guy you just met. Now it’s downright unforgivable when the bartender tries to sneak on an extra $ 25 on your tab bc she doesn’t make tips and can’t pay her rent.
I really blame the downfall of Ecco for this place going to hell. R.I.P. Les Deux. It’s dead. It’s gone. Bury it already and rename it something new.

Les Duex le sucks. I love dancing. I love drinking. I love good music. Les Duex doesn’t really provide the first two and the last is borderline fulfilled.
The Hollywood crowd that comes to this club includes ditzy peroxide blonds wearing too much jewelry and makeup, husky black men with fedoras and a wannabe pimp attitude, skinny white boys with dyed black hair and is that eyeliner? and all around folks who are way too cool to dance at a night club. The drinks are expensive and the bartender I talked to that night was snobby and rude. $ 10 for a shot of Jameson. Too much. The music was pretty good in the main room (there are three rooms), but very typical: the top 20 most current jams. Whatever, we still danced to it. Amusingly enough, my friends and I were pretty much the only ones dancing. For real.
Also, Les Duex lies. On the flyer a friend of a friend was promoting, it said open bar 10 – 11, the event hosted by some Playboy bunny, and entrance is at 10pm. There was no open bar, there was no bunny, and we had to wait outside the club until 10:30 to be let in. Les Duex is all smoke and mirrors. Only the décor has any taste.

Came for a friend’s birthday on a Saturday night, we were on a list which meant guys still have to pay 15 bucks, girls get in free. We barely made it in before being on the guest list didn’t matter (10:30pm). We were on this stupid stoplight that only lets like 1.5 cars turn left into the complex – LA traffic makes no sense.
Anyhow, the inside was different than what I’m used to. The outside gave me off the impression that it was pretty ghetto. Once inside, there were three areas: a warm, outdoor area with I think a fog machine and barely audible music. Then you have the middle area that resembled a small diner… with even warmer, but at least louder music. Then you have this back room with atrocious music, better ventilation and less of a crowd. You take your pick… we decided on the middle room.
The music was pretty good, drinks were in the lower $ 10 range, and by the end of the night, I was a hot mess. Then I started thinking to myself, if I hadn’t drunk at all, would I have given it a 3 star rating? Probably a 2 more like it.

First of all, I hate Hollywood. I really do. I only came here, because a friend of a friend’s band was playing and they’re a Misfits cover band. Now, here’s the review:
The bar: It was nice that there was an open bar for a half hour. But after that, the bartenders passed me up time after time. Apparently there is no first come first serve system. They arbitrarily pick people to serve… which was mainly guys. Kind’ve annoying. The drinks were decent. I didn’t order anything special.
The atmosphere: Dear god, douchebags galore. The guys were meatheads and the girls were cheesy, fake-​breasted, and basically wearing no tops. This kind of place is where cliché meets toolbag. *sigh*
The one star? That’s for actually having an awesome band play and letting people mosh a little.
Would I come back? No. Absolutely not. I wouldn’t want to catch tacky from the people who frequent this place.

If I could give 2.5 stars I would.
The venue: How can you think this is well designed? The hallway connecting two of the indoor areas is also the bathroom. This small gateway to the other side of course would have people walking back and forth so shouldn’t you make it wider? And… why would you put the bathroom in that same hall? Just makes the whole hall SMELL. They should’ve put the bathroom first indoor room towards the left where the space is open. The most inside room has no ventilation. Patio looks pretty nice, but if you actually look into the interior… kinda ghetto looking. Walls could use some re-​modeling.
The music: I don’t know if anyone else noticed but the DJ played the same cycle of songs twice. SOMETIMES people re-​play a song etc. but this guy re-​played like 7 of the same songs. We were only there for 2 hours. That’s a high probability of re-​play. The innermost room had the best music, and played some good hip-​hop beats, however that room was very stuffy and smelled like weed that day.
The people: Surprisingly a good mix of different people. Asians, blacks, whites, etc. And girls, beware of the persistent creepers. Even after we told some guy we didn’t want to dance with him he just stood there behind us like a fucking pillar. He didn’t talk or move. We then told him we were lesbian. No response. The only way to get away from him was to physically walk away.
It’s not horrible… but definitely not worth the hype. ALSO, I forgot to mention that some people got into a fight in the first room and they MACED the whole room. People were coming out of the room crying and covering their eyes!!! WTF right?!

I came here on 10.3.09, and whoever the promoters were that night really did a horrible job! Usually at a club there’s 2 – 3 lines: 1) Table/​bottle service 2) Guestlist 3) You’re no one special. I did see the table/​bottle service line and not a lot people people waiting there. Then I just see a mass of people all along the rails trying to get in. Ugh not very organized.
We finally get in and the outdoor space looked pretty nice, I liked the little water fountain in the center. The uneven flooring does not seem like a good idea, especially around people who are intoxicated. The two dance floors were pretty small. The DJs that night weren’t that great. The setup of the club was bad too. How are you going to put the bathrooms in the hallway that connects one room to the other!!! That was a complete mess.
After all that I still had a great time with my girlfriends. I would not come back here for clubbing but if it was just a weekday night as a lounge to hang out with drinks, maybe but there are better places in Hollywood…

I didn’t wait in line since I knew the promoter, but what was up with all the douchebags??? It was like all the DBs in LA decided to come here. UGH.
Eh. I ain’t feeling this place. On top of it, the bartender asked for my ID again. Umm. they checked it at the door! WTF.
Whatever. This place can kiss my azz. Music was blah too. Change it up dudes! Drinks were typical $ 12 each. UGH. Suck it.

Firstly… It’s a club. There is a ridiculous wait and crowded line letting in only the friends of promoters, mangers, and special guests, and then maybe if you wait long enough, you can get in. Thankfully they start to recognize me now!
(In my mind, this is the most ridiculous and most outdated business practice for a nightclub ever, however I have argued both sides. Seeing a line outside of a club does not make me think a bar is popular, crowded inside, or even more appealing. I know that once I’m inside, there is no one in there… yet.)
However, Les Deux is one of my top 5 spots in Los Angeles to go with my friends. It’s huge, it has a very large main portion which is outside with a trendy little fountain in the middle to stand next to like a statue so that you feel a little cooler for the evening. The crowds are ALWAYS diverse. They have off nights for sure, but it’s not ever the same night. Just random off nights.
Service is usually very quick and there are two DJ’s that are terrific, and there are a handful that just flat out blow. All of them play the treble WAY too high (ear piercing) and WAY too loud… however, still fun.
It’s not like Ye Ol Rustic Inn in Los Feliz if you’ve ever been there. You can’t hear ANYTHING EXCEPT THE MUSIC in that place. What did you say?
Band nights on Monday (inside) gets extremely loud and the openers are usually not that great. There are 2 decent fraternity party styled rock bands that play which are fun to listen to with a beer in your hands. Rock night comes complete with two girls (who don’t work there) dancing on the banister next to the DJ booth who don’t mind showing you… eh hem… whatever.
Saturdays are fun for sure. Great friendly crowd, drunk people everywhere, and yes… it does get filled with the same «pick up artists» from everywhere else. Wait for warm weather, and you suddenly have fire dancers on the roof. A movie screen plays some random stuff that isn’t played anywhere else… well… except for Kill Bill part 1 and 2.
Over all, it’s a fun and pretty real spot to go. No over the top fake items (people) in this joint.

I was there on a Monday Night. As far as I know this one of few places happening on Mondays.
Monday night is Rocker night. And it’s 18+.
I got there at 10pm; it didn’t open till 10:30pm.
The only reason I don’t give it 1 star is because the bouncer was very cool and I chatted w/​him about life for 30minutes before the place opened.
It’s really loud inside and it’s loud outside. The patio is filled with more smoke than any club I’ve been to.
Crowd is mostly under 21.
I like the 21+ crowd and hip-​hop. I will definitely not go back here on a Monday.

I came here for a party with a bunch of friends on a Friday night, the Friday after Thanksgiving. We arrived around 11pmish and since we bought a table, we didn’t really have problems getting in. I did see a line to the right, so I have no idea how hard it is to get in.
We had a table in the «patio» area, which was enclosed with a tent-​like cover. It was really cool to have a somewhat upstairs area, that came complete with a host, couches and tables… nice.
The club has the outdoors area with a bar, an inside area with another bar, a long walkway with the bathroom and the backroom that plays hip-​hop and its own bar… The hallway gets really crowded with people waiting in line for the bathroom. I liked the décor. From what I remember, it was sorta red velvety wallpaperish with sorta black gothic lighting.
It got really packed around midnight, but wasn’t insanely crazy where I couldn’t walk. Overall, I liked the scene and it was fun…

«Every time I go to Les Deux, I meet a cute boy!» — LC
One of the red lighted classy hot spots brought to us by Dolce Group. This was the most important stop of our Hills-​club-​hopping tour about a year ago. The first time, it took almost an hour to get in, but to be fair it was already rather late. Since then, it’s always been a breeze. Once you’re a regular, you’re pretty much in. And if it isn’t, there’s nothing a little sweet (female) talking can’t solve. Low tops & short skirts never hurt either. (Please be classy enough to just choose 1 of 2 though.)
My fake side dream is to be a Les Deux girl. They get to wear matching corsets, black skirts, and heels. And imagine the tips…
Boys, prepare to get a table & like any other LA hot spot, they don’t come cheap. Around $ 400/​bottle of Grey Goose with a bottle minimum depending on the party size. Once again, imagine those tips. Doesn’t a corset suddenly fit perfectly in your wardrobe?
The bouncers are super sweet once you get to know then (until then, they will do anything to keep you out).
We’ve had our share of celeb sightings. Dennis Rodman, the heavyweight champion of the world, girls from Rock of Love, the Kardashian sisters, people from Celebrity Rehab, MTV kids, filming of a Jackass spinoff, and most importantly, Brody Jenner.
There’s usually a flame thrower on the roof overlooking the «garden» and random kung fu movies playing on the wall (like at Geisha House).
I have to agree with LC because I never have an issue reaching our phone number quota here. I’ve had many memorable nights and nights where I lost my memory here. I love my Deux Deux!

I loved this place…
Open roof, great music, the DJ were banging that place.
Let’s start… we got outside and valet our car, this big but really big guy comes to greet us and walk us to our table located in the patio next to a Saudi Prince lol. The bottle service started and the champagne was coming to me constantly and i was loving it. My girlfriend and i were dancing on top of the sofa and i has having a blast.
I don’t smoke so i Hate cigarettes and that was the only thing that i didn’t like about this place, cause you are allowed to smoke and i was smelling all kind off smoke if you know what i mean.
From time to time they have people performing fire tricks in the roof Top which was very entertaining.
I ll definitely go back there for some more drinking and dancing!

Stupid, over the top, pretentious Hollywood bullshit bar. Staff are nazi’s, yelling at you over and over to «keep the walkway clear, we gotta keep this place clear.» DUDE WE FUCKING GET IT!
If you’re not on the VIP line, don’t bother coming here… otherwise you’ll be milling around like the rest of the sheep for at least 30 minutes. (shout out to charles for getting us on the list :-)
Totally superficial, plastic looking people, but fun to watch them, and for me fun to check out the styles. Everybody looked hot, (the girls I mean, guys were so-​so) and for that I gave one more star to my review. Crowd is VERY young. I think avg. age was 21! The outdoor bar area is nice and the fountain in the middle is a nice touch.

Bleh and meh. Did you ever notice how those two words rhyme before? I didn’t until just now when I was attempting to think of two words to sum of Les Deux…
Let me start by saying we got in because of a promoter but if we didn’t have him, and some of his people didn’t even get in, I don’t really understand the system this place uses on letting people in. I think this is the one club that seemed to let in more men than women! So strange! We went on a Tuesday night, aka celebrity night, and it was pretty packed inside especially in the outdoor patio but it was packed a) mostly with boys b) mostly with unattractive boys and c) the girls are on average about 10 times hotter than any guy in there, so if you are a girl, get ready to literally search for a winner here!
The décor of this place looks WAY nicer online too, so props to their web designer or photographer for giving this place a virtual face lift!!! I was expecting such a nicer club on the inside especially for all of the hype, but the tables are small, the walls and art are semi tacky and the back dancing room didn’t even really have anyone dancing in it and the music was only so so…
Overall, at least I can say I went… but now I can say I won’t go again… oh ya and their drinks are pricey and not made well… and nothing is worse than being at a club you find out is overrated and overpriced with a crappy drink in your hand…

My girlfriend’s boyfriend had a connection to get us into Les Deux (he’s the cute ‘proper’ looking guy in my photo– some type of event planner type of guy)
So he walked us right in and even up to the inside bar for our first FREE drink. But I knew right from the get go, we did not belong here or at least that is how they make you feel when you are not 20 something, tan, fake boobs protruding out of your top and have blong hair. I am sure height wouldn’t matter… I say this because as we were walked in and walked by one of the owners he TOTALLY rolled his eyes at us. Like ‘shit, we have to let the old ladies in’ Yeah, it was a great welcome, but guess what BITCH I was inside.
Not that I am into the whole Hollywood scene, I did want to experience this place just once. And believe me I wasn’t missing much. I have been to many places similar to this that are just as fun…
I did love the place– reminded me of a brothel in New Orleans with the glowing red lights against the walls and the PRICEY private couches you get with bottle service, WHATEVER.
The dance floor in the back was cool, you felt like you were on stage because well, it was a stage you are dancing on. There was a bar in that room as well as the bar outside.
My star sighting was Booger from Big Brother– one of the investers and owners I guess and Wilmer Valderrama (That 70’s Show) He had a sectioned off area outside.
But, this was the craziest part of the night. All of a sudden there was some funky music playing and then a guy was on the roof looking down on everyone outside and he started throwing out by the HANDFUL $ 1 bills… I kid you not. There was money flying in the air EVERYWHERE. at first I was just watching in amazement, but then my ass got into action. I was trying to catch the money in the air. That wasn’t working out too well with about 4 drinks in me as I leaned forward a bit too much to catch one and fell in the fountain. Yea whatever. But I got smart and kind of kneeled down and was picking up all the money that was laying on the ground. I ended up with 10 bucks!!! LOL it was CRAZY!
We left at about 1:30 and as we walk outside there were still a shit load of people in line waiting to get in… WTF? Do you have nothing better to do? Now I am not sure of the hours, maybe they are open till 4 or something, I don’t know…
So if I weren’t walked into this place, there is no way in hell the bouncers would have let my friends and I in, and I sure as hell wouldn’t waist more than 15 waiting in line to get in.
Glad I got to experience but probably won’t be back.