S-Bar

I know this placed is closed, but I want to put my 2 cents in.
This place sucks b/​c there were always private parties being held.
So unless you’re part of that party, or just 2−3peeps it sucks for you.
2 times I came by and they had a private party.
At first they rejected us, but they let us in after, since it was only 2 or 3 of us.
I love their upside down lamps and space theme.
I don’t like their small bar and limited seating.
Prices are high b/​c you are in hollywood so it’s understandable.
But it is a cute place-​if you can get in, and it wasn’t too crowded everytime I went.
No cover.
Too bad it’s closed now, was thinking about doing a birthday party here.

Is there a point in reviewing some place that has already closed? Probably not.
I write on.
I went here last November for someones birthday party. I expected the typical LA things and sure I got some of them. But I was too busy being dazzled by the interior, the lamps and lighting dangling from the ceiling enchanting me and the fanciful décor. My drink was delicious — see avatar! — a blackberry love martini, it did cost me nearly $ 30. We had bottle service and a nice little corner in the lounge. The place was pretty crowded and overall small, but probably one of the only typical LA places I have actually enjoyed.
RIP S Bar.

Hey! Look at the ceiling! Lamps!
It was, unfortunately, downhill from there. Was there for a private party, so fortunately, didn’t have to deal with the poor girls standing outside the velvet rope, nor mingle at the peanut-​sized main bar. Bottle service is pretty essential if you want to enjoy yourself here.
But let’s be serious. Why is this lounge designed to trap you at your table? To get to the bathroom I had to squeeze past at least two bottle-​service-​gentlemen, as well as another two parties. To do a lap around the whole place (which is teensy) will take you a half hour just because there is no flow.
That aside, if you’re out to lounge in a space that looks nice, and you don’t have any interest in actually HEARING anything said to you, its perfect.

I love S-​Bar! The projector images that spin and illuminate on the walls are a great addition to the ambiance. Low light and good music, makes this one of my favorite spots! The watermelon mojito is so yummy! If your more daring, try the bell pepper mojito, pretty interesting. Just a really good place to sit with friends and have a drink… or two, or three after a long week!
High recommended!!!

This joint reminds me of a glorified high school house party. The room is about 30×50. One bar in the back with 2 bartenders. Drinks are way overpriced. How the heck was I supposed to buy any deserving girl a drink with prices like that in an economy like this?!
The place is nicely decorated with hanging upside-​down lamps, weird pics on the walls, and very dim lighting. It’s a crowded room. People crammed together drinking and talking with loud music. The music wasn’t bad but there wasn’t any room to dance. It is a lounge after all. But still, if there’s good music and you’re tipsy, you’re gonna want to dance. The waitresses who serve the drinks at table service are all incredibly good-​looking. Not an ounce of fat! Awesome!
The crowd was very «Hollywood». Too cool for school kinda kids. One drunk ass idiot thought he could pull any girl he fancied so he kept bumping into me and spilling his drink on my shoulder. All in all, an ok place. I don’t know if I’d come back just because it’s not really my scene. I typically like cheaper drinks, a dancefloor, and no one spilling crap on me.

Went here on a friday night and overall it was a good time. More of a place to pre-​party and head on to a club. Parking is available across the street ($ 20).
Pros:
1. No cover charge (Awesome and very rare in Hollywood)
2. Friendly and courteous staff, and very attractive female staff (and males for the ladies)
3. Comfortable couches (if you can get one)
4. Venue is cozy and décor is fun
5. Great DJ (Spins dance and Hiphop)
6. Attractive crowd
Cons:
1. Weak drinks
2. Pricy drinks

One word — Yummy!
That applies to the drinks and the waiters.
The drinks are pricier here at about $ 12+, but it’s so worth it. They use fresh fruit & they muddle for each drink. The pineapple mojito rocks & anything with raspberries.
The waiters have great personalities & it doesn’t hurt that they are all lookers.
There’s a guest list supposedly, but I’ve never had a hard time getting in. It’s definitely more of a lounge than a club though the music is good. People are usually already in groups & hang out with their friends. Usually head here for drinks & move onto the clubs. Dennis Rodman was seen leaving here on TMZ. We had already left & then saw him at Les Deux.
The place is beautiful. All black and white with mismatched chairs & upside down hanging lamps. You may remember if from LC’s birthday celebration (& if you don’t know who LC is then don’t worry about it).

Holy crap, $ 15 drinks that taste like juice. I was shocked as I watched the bartender measure out how much liquor they actually put in the drink. I went on a Friday night with some girlfriends, we had pretty high expectations. But honestly, it ended up being a complete bust. The space is small and filled with already reserved couches. I can see this being a fun venue if you went with a ton of friends to hang out. The music wasn’t my style that night, very trance and dance. The décor is interesting and I get the whole Alice in Wonderland theme.
It might be a fun place to be when you’ve already reached your alcohol peak.

I believe this is a Brent Bolthouse place… he must have gotten a deal on the real estate as he is also the proprietor of Katsuya next door.
Went here for some sort of networking mixer deal. The interior is cool (a little more psychedelic version of Green Door). The drinks are expensive. The crowd is 30-​something successful guys and the 20-​something Hollywood girls that love them.
I’d only go there if there was something specific going on there I needed to be at. But I’m not sure what the point of going here is if you just want to get your drink on.

I leave my last review of Los Angeles for my hands down favorite — S Bar
Best. Time. Ever. At. A. Bar. Hands. Down.
We accidentally came here two nights in a row and I am glad we did. Saturday was cool and fun but Sunday was off the chain — industry night, Avril Lavigne and Derrick Whibley next to us, rockin beats, kick ass bottle service hostess and VIP hostess with the mostess Charlene (and hot to boot!)
The place is small and cozy, kind of like you are whoopin it up at the Haunted Mansion, in «the happiest place on earth» …only the drinks are way better. My bar boy «Billy Bob» whipped me up a cocktail with mashed strawberries, blackberries, mint fruit juice and vodka — heaven — so heavenly I was dancing on the couch by the end of the night.
I truly loved hanging here — if only reality didn’t sink in when I walked out the door onto Hollywood Blvd — «the shittiest street on earth»

yet another Philippe Starck. I actually dig the Alice in Wonderland mismatched chairs, upside down lamps, etc. Doesn’t feel like you’re in yet another Hollywood bar… until you look up and check out the crowd. Eh.
Pretty good drinks, though. And it was a breeze to get in. Granted it wasn’t on a Saturday night, and I was with a girl friend of mine. We walked over to S Bar after Beso.
I’d probably go back, but definitely not on a weekend. I can imagine the scene…

One star for the kooky décor.
One star for the good-​looking crowd (as plastic as ever, but hey, it’s Hollywood so it shouldn’t come as a mind-​numbing surprise).
One star for the super creative drinks ($ 18 each, but they’re really good!).
One star for a Vladimir Radmanovic sighting (kinda hard to miss since he’s a million feet tall. Although he didn’t look very happy to be there).

I like this place, and one of the reasons is because of its very bizarre and amusing interior design.
The whole «Alice in Wonderland”-type deco and mismatched furniture works in the way they want to… a crackhead’s take on the Hollywood hot-​spot upscale lounge. It’s definitely one of the more unique looking lounges I’ve been to. The upside-​down hanging lamps to the ultra-​modern flat bowl sinks in the restrooms are a really nice touch.
The sound system speakers also hang down from the ceiling much like pendant light fixtures, so you literally are surrounded by music and feel it in your bones, but it’s not too loud to a point where you can’t have a conversation with the person next to you.
The drinks here could be poured a little bit stronger, but they’re served in larger portions than other lounges.
The only reason it didn’t get any more stars is that it lacks a private smoking patio (it’s designated right at the front door separated from the sidewalk by a velvet rope) and it lacks any place for movement on a crowded night as the seating is very close to one another.
Also…they didn’t have any napkins? WTF? The bartender’s response was «we have coasters though.» NO SHIT Shirlock, I see them everywhere, but I’m not going to be able to wipe up a spilled drink with a coaster am I?

It’s a cozy room with strangely weird and weirdly strange décor (in a good way!) The crowd that night was so-​so.
The non-​fancy drinks were even pricey ($ 28 for a vodka tonic and vodka redbull w/​3 raspberries), but the bartenders very well dressed, mannered, and dapper in plum shirts and black vests.
It’s a nice place to visit, went to look at the restroom ceilings because I read so much about them, had 2 drinks and conversation then left.
And yes, as other Unilocalers have mentioned (although I didn’t know who the hell he was when I initially read the reviews!), what would my visit be without a siting of the ever-​present Dave Navarro, whom I quizzically confused as Criss Angel at first as a result of style similarities in their appearance, then I realized, «Oh yeah, that’s ex Mr. Carmen Elecktra!» Devil may care… not I, said the cat. :)

Best reason for visiting the bar: THE DRINKS! Those were some of the best (but also pricey) drinks I’ve had in Hollywood.
We stopped by after dinner at Katsuya and it’s wasn’t too difficult getting in since we had finished dinner around 10:30pm. The décor is unique — upside down lamps, antique looking furniture, random paintings on the walls, tvs on the ceilings in the bathroom stalls… but it looked much more magical with the lights dimmed. I’m sure if you had just turned on the lights, the place would have looking super tacky.
The crowd is of course Hollywood trendy, but I found the service to be really accommodating. They let us sit at a reserved booth until the party that had paid for the area came. We later moved to the bar and kept drinking their amazing berry mojitos. Sure, it’s $ 18 or $ 19 a drink, but I haven’t seen a place that puts that much mint, fresh berries, mix of premium alcohol and then shake it like there’s no tomorrow. My friend who’s a bartender in NY told me «These bartenders put me to shame!!» — they were that good.

Hey Mai, wanna go to Hollywood this weekend? The Hollywood Scene? No way, not for me. We’re going to S Bar? S Bar? What’s that?
Everything Hollywood —
Gucci carrying, Chromehearts lovin girls with big fake tits –Check
Men that look as good as their supa model fucker girl friends –Check
Alice in wonderland interior design — Check
Elite, Exclusive Guestlist –Check
Party Bus with Jonny Kash as your driver-​Check
Crazy table reservation with booze up the wazoo –Check
Black AMEX — Oops!
But no problem! You’re with a V VIP — that’s very, very important people.
S Bar is everything Hollywood. If you’re ever unsure what that means check-​in for a bit of unreality. How could I say no? I LOVE it.

I’ve been on a Philippe Starck kick lately. Or I’ve been on a Starck kick all my life. I’m not sure.
The upside-​down lamps, the mistletoes hanging therefrom (parasitic plants or not, I don’t care), the expansive living-​room feel of s-​bar, the silk and velvet draped walls, the steel-​encased restrooms… this would be the appropriate set for Alice in Wonderland, or a less macabre backdrop for Edward Scissorhands, or a slightly electric rendition of Requiem for a Dream. That is, until I felt as if I *were* Alice in Wonderland. It must be the «flights» of vodka talking.
A blonde I would love to take home with me high-​fives me for owning a Fendi B purse in pebble leather (with patent leather trim) identical to hers. My reasons for remaining in Silicon Valley are looking pathetically insufficient at this point.
Daft Punk’s «One More Time» pulses through my veins via the JBLs. Then, Madonna. And come full circle with Sean Kingston. The bass — Phenomenal with a capital P. And is this how we’ll bid an early farewell to 2007? Yes, many props to the disc jockey; we let him know.
Some pointers for my dear Unilocalers:
Audrey is hot, so make sure you show your appreciation for her fabulousness by reserving a table (or more accurately, a couch). BTW — her birthday is December 29. Every year.
The drink flights are priced at $ 100 to $ 200 each (for a round of 2x4s). Be ready to pound shots and smile for the camera.
The hostesses are models during the day. 5’9″ + 110 lbs + size 4 = be prepared to buy as many drinks as you think it takes to get the girl of your dreams in bed. s-​bar deserves 5 stars for the model-​grade hostesses alone. (If you’re not a model-​chaser like I am, you should be… and you will be, after you see the s-​bar girls.)
The eclectic couch you’ve reserved isn’t there for sitting (though it is the means for getting through the lines). Girls from every country will be dragging you to the dance floor (or to their respective reserved spaces). Be sure to come with your dancing shoes on.
The restroom attendants will lock it up for you for a $ 20 tip. The snow had better be worth it, though. And that is all I will say for now.

Why I love it: The drinks
Cons: I’m not sure I really buy into the décor… the upside down lamp thing is okay… but if it wasn’t Philippe Starck would anybody else buy into it?
Pros: the drinks… interesting and unique. The music was really good too. Going to the bathroom and sitting on the toilet only to realize that there is something about the light in there and the colors that kinda changes… so I look up into a LCD flat screen that is playing alice in wonderland. The flat screen is the only source of light… I thought that was a brilliant idea… that is the only thing that tied in the whole alice in wonderland theme into the décor for me.

I had some female friends in town and one of them really wanted to check out this venue having read an article about it elsewhere. It was Thursday night and while we weren’t expecting to see any celebrities, David Navarro was there and was kind of enough to take a picture with them. I didn’t even know who he was, but I’m not one to get starstruck anyway, so it wasn’t that big of a deal for me. I’ve read other reviews about him being there, so if you’re a David Navarro fan, this venue is probably a good bet for a sighting.
As aforementioned by other Unilocalers, the interior is nice and trendy with its upside down lamps, draped walls, and fashionable crowd. The signature drinks are expensive to say the least, but you mind as well get one just to make the trip there worthwhile. Among the exotic drinks on the menu, the only one I remember was the Bees Knees which is some sort of honey and gin concoction. From what I remember, it was pretty good, but at $ 15+ for their signature drinks, it better have been.
As a local to Los Angeles, I wouldn’t really frequent S Bar because its drink prices are on the expensive side and I prefer lower key less pretentious venues. While I think it’s excellent for hosting out of town guests or for taking someone out on a date, I think its appeal for regular visitation is short lived because you can only appreciate the ambiance so long until it gets old.
Bottom line is that this place is more substance than style, and while it’s definitely worth checking out, it’s probably not worth frequenting on a regular basis.
The tap water was good, especially since it was free!

This place sorta sucks. Put this place in portland, vancouver, austin, chicago, SF, or NYC and it would be AWESOME. Put it in hollywood, and it sucks. Guys… dress trendy and look dumb. Girls, wear miniskirts and low cut shirts. Get in, talk about «industry» stuff, keep your eye out for Paris Hilton, listen to bad music, then go home and telly your friends you got into the current cool spot.
Knowing SBE, this place will be closed in 18 months and «reimagined» so you better go soon. Speaking of which, area should be closing any day now.
Its a pitty to waste such great décor and drinks on this place.