Seven Bar Lounge

Drinks are good, but the small bites that they offer are disgusting.
We ordered a cheese pizza and our friends got the sliders with fries. The pizza was definitely previously frozen, it tasted so nasty. We literally coukd not eat more than a piece. Target has way better frozen pizza for less than $ 12. The sliders literally reminded me of the frozen white castle sliders, they were so bland. Don’t order any small bites from here, save your money and go somewhere else.

My friend was a former bouncer here and so I give kudos to him for never having us wait in line. I have seen how long of a line there can be tho and eeek, it looks rough. Inside it’s a pretty cool setup. Good amount of places to sit tho all in all the place itself is kinda small. The bar is fully stocked but honestly, the mixed drinks are weeeaaaaak, and when it’s packed it’s damn near impossible to get to, what with all the ppl standing around. A couple ‘excuse me’s’ followed by some headbutts and some elbow throwing usually does the trick. They do have a DJ spinning and most of the time the music was good. But that dance floor!!! You’ll turn into a sardine being packed in like that. The bathrooms? Forget it! The line for them is longer than the line to get into the place itself! They do have an outside area to smoke or if you ‘fresh’ air lol. It’s small, like everything else, but it’s chill. Parking isn’t too bad. You could do the meters but there are PLENTY of $ 5 lots around.
Unilocal 100 Challenge: ¹⁰⁄₁₀₀

Large groups not allowed to go in. Arrived in a party bus and bouncer informed us we weren’t allowed to go in because the owner prohibited it. I would understand if we were being loud and extremely intoxicated but that was not the case.
Bouncer informed us that since we had arrived in a party bus we couldn’t go in. As if people don’t drink prior to bar hopping. Waste of time!

SAVE YOUR MONEY. GO TO BARREL DOWN.
We came here Halloween night with a group of friends. Looking for hip-​hop music on a busy Halloween night, we figured this would be the right place. When we arrived, the bouncer asked how many — we had about 12 people in our group. Yes, we rolled «deep» that night. He let us know they were currently at capacity and it would be about 15 minutes before he could let us in. Of course, we didn’t have any issue with that, given how large our group was it was understandable.
We waited about ¹⁵⁄₂₀ minutes and by then, numerous groups were walking out. It was now 1am and we were wondering if we would even get in. We made small talk with the bouncer, who seemed like he was having good fun with our group. An older woman happened to come out shortly after 15 minutes, making a fuss about the line not being «single file». All of a sudden our bouncer went from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde.
There was already a huge line forming behind us and he’s yelling at our group to file up in one line. How exactly do you go about creating a line, when the massive crowds behind you aren’t moving? I mean that’s logical right? By now, he’s yelling at the top of his lungs at my group and decided to tell us there’s no hope for us getting in and that they were over capacity.
I’m furious and annoyed. After PATIENTLY waiting for 30 minutes, we were done with the bullshit this bouncer had for us. We decided to take our business next door to Barrel Down — which has a MUCH BETTER crowd, ambiance, friendly staff and the common courtesy to its patrons! Seems like the bouncer had some serious hormonal issues with something or was just prejudice to our group. Right after we exited the line, he let the entire line behind us in. Typical.
I completely understand if we were rowdy, making a fuss, or drawing attention to a bad situation. But if we haven’t instigated any situations and your yelling at the first group of people in line without asking the crowd behind us to move — I’m not exactly sure what you expect. It’s common sense you idiotic bouncer.
COMPLETE. WASTE. OF. TIME.

Stumbled in to this wonder dtla bar… Nadia was awesome, josh is a great bartender, Alex the bar back is shy but hot. They pour a great drink here.

Love the Seven Bar lounge. It’s a great comfort staple in an sea of pretentiousness. Often over looked amidst Bottega Louie, Sugar Fish, and Mas Malo, they’ve got a great disposition for customer service, and here’s the best part: HAPPY HOUR. You buy a drink, you get a free appetizer. No cover charge and you get a drink and some eats. Where else do you get that kind of option in DTLA?
Definitely a must on the list.

This place sucks. Crowd is ghetto, Drinks are weak. Music is whack. We wandered in here after dinner nearby looking for a place to people watch and have a few drinks. I honestly don’t know why it was so crowded. We literally had one drink and left immediately. I guess when there is no cover, you get this crowd. No thank you. I will never come back!

It was aiite. The music was ok sometimes good sometimes back… just a weird mix overall… it got CRAZY CRAZY crowded at one point… which seemed like a fire hazard, but maybe you’re into that… but when there’s a sea of people between me and the bar i get a little pissy. Also, drinks were pretty stupid expensive… like 2 shots of patron set me back $ 35 w/​out tip… reminded me why i should just stay home and take shots by myself. i probably wouldn’t come back unless it was for someones birthday again. god i’m getting old.

I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun I had here.
I came here with a party of 9 on a Friday night. It’s ocated right across the street from Bottega Louie, parking is available in nearby lots. We parked and paid $ 6 at a nearby lot… not bad. There was no line, granted we got there around 945, no cover, and really no dress code (my sister wore flip flops with jeans and a nice top while my cousin wore open sandals with a dress). The bar wasn’t crowded… yet…so we were all able to get drinks. There’s plenty of seating, although it looked to be all reserved which was fine because the dance floor was somewhat empty. The DJ was playing all sorts of oldies (hip-​hop) but goodies… LL Cool J, DMX, etc… we were all out on the dance floor the entire time.
I’m not much of a party-​er but i had so much fun, Id definitely go back and become a regular.

This place has always been a comfortable place to drink. The service has been my concern with the money I spend. From the bar to management and staff. Top knotch drinking spot. Vrowd has its days but i enjoy the safety and service. Thats all

The music is great! I love it. A little old school Hip Hop some House Music.
But the place is small. You had to reserve tables from what I noticed! They kept moving us from table to table.
The drinks are a little pricey 2 Margaritas came out to be around 28 $ I recommend to go with a group of friends. It’s just not the place to ask someone to dance with you and get all freaky on the dance floor like I do.
What? I like to dance.
The place is nice & clean.
Now for the fellas. I did noticed some beautiful women there, slim, tall you name it.
I didn’t have a chance to talk to any so I can’t say they were snobs.

I came here for a friend’s birthday, so he got several tables reserved for our party. When I heard about the place, I thought my friend was referring to Seven Grand, but I was mistaken. Seven Grand is actually right next door.
Small Chill spot with no cover. Only one bar area with a small dance floor near the DJ.
Food: small bites/​appetizers are served until 9:00.
Drink menu: small/​limited cocktail menu. They do offer bottle service if you want at the tables, but it’s not required.
Dress Code: Casual. No baseball caps allowed.
Service: Good cocktail service. The server checked on us frequently and brought our drinks very quickly.

3.5
Such a random spot we walked into and had A LOT of fun in!
So Mr. DTLA and I had dinner at the Water grill and from there walked to The library bar, there was a small line, we still got in and it was so annoyingly packed we could only stand one drink in that bitch. I felt like UC Irvine took a shit load of students and dropped them off in that place. No shade ;) We left immediately and stood there like what shall we do. The line for The standard was stupid and we were to late for fun at The Edison, so we walked a block, I needed a break, my heels were kickin my ass! While I was resting my feet, I saw the signage of Seven bar lounge
We literally stumbled in ;) The door guy said we had to wait a little. So we had to wait for 2 mofos leave to come in to not break fire code –_​– These two guys walk up and were cracking jokes with them like you have to wait in this big ass line of two with us :) We only stood there for 5 minutes or so. Walk in and I immediately walk to the reserved tables and sat down to rest my feet LOL. I like clubs for the environment but I don’t have balls to get on the dance floor plus I gotta look sexy and not like I’m working out in nice clothing!
I liked the vibe. This was a VERY mixed crowd, all shapes, sizes, ethnicities and not to much of an age gap. I totally agree with Jessica E. She was spot on the PROS and Cons of this establishment. At one point, I had to tinkle and there was no line but these two bitches were in the bathroom of one for a quick minute, forming a slight line and it sucks because you’re in line with guys as well getting eye raped while you do the pee pee dance. SO FUN! I actually didn’t feel to creeped on and they have security right there so it’s all good.
I felt positive through out the whole time I was there. No egos, solid standard drinks, I didn’t get fancy or ask for a drink menu because I was comfortable in the «VIP» the whole time and I made DTLA boy fetch my drinks ALLLLLLLL night! Overall I enjoyed my time and I would come back. I had breathing room and I wasn’t sweating my weave out and any «club» that keeps me right by the end of the night, is alright by me ;)

= WEEKDAY LUNCH REVIEW =
SEVEN BAR LOUNGE is located at the corner of 7^th and Grand. If I did not overhear someone raving about their awesome tacos, I would properly continue walking by it as I continue to seek for a lunch spot. Most people come here for their bar, but I come here for food, because *cough* I can’t drink during working hours *cough*
It is usually quiet here during lunch time. Mostly catering to those that work at nearby offices. They are open for lunch from 11a-2:30p, and have amazing tacos ($ 2 each). Their tacos are soft tacos and comes with two tortillas. My favorite is probably their Fish Taco or their Shrimp Taco. I am absolutely loving this place because it is rare that I can get quality food and feed myself for less than $ 5 in the Downtown Los Angeles area.
If you are visiting with friends, consider ordering their Portebello Fries to share. They are really good.
For those of you that can do liquid lunch, their bar is also open during lunch time and have beers in the $ 8 range and cocktails around $ 15.

Good drinks, great live music, nice people… Do i have to say more?
Is a good spot to hang out with friends and you will enjoy the vibe there. Yes, sometimes gets a bit packed but who likes empty bars?
Tip: don’t let the «El mas malo» sign of the other bar fool you… You have to go upstairs to find the 7 bar.

Great dancing scene!!! Normally we’ll go to 7 Grand first but since there’s no dancing we’ll walk over to Seven Bar Lounge where it feels like you’re in a mini club. There’s always a DJ blasting EDM and hip hop and there seems to be a birthday party every weekend.
The bar is a bit on the smaller side but if you like crowded dance floors then come here :) The bartenders make pretty strong drinks which is nice. Come here by 11pm to avoid the line!

Frequent visitor of Seven Grand. Always fun with the guys… Service is good, drinks are stiff, good energy.
Tables outside can take a little time so patience is a virtue… Always a fan overall of Seven Grand minus walking the stairs… Need elevator. Lol

Since the birthday girl was kicked out of the previous bar we were at and she wanted more fun music, we ended up here. And I have to say, I’m glad I did.
It’s a fairly small location and they have a lack of seating area. All tables are reserved which sucks. We ended up outside in the cigar area, which is probably the only part of the place with chairs. They play old school music along with EDM, which I loved. It was a great choice of music for the night.
Considering how messy my friend was, the bouncers/​securities and even the customers there were such great sports.

I’ve always walked by this place and never gave it a thought because a) it always looked empty and b) I was always on the way to Seven Grand or another bar in dtla lol. Little did I know how FUN Seven is! I came here for a friend’s birthday party and I got there around 10:45pm. The place wasn’t crowded, nor was it empty. Typical bar/​lounge vibe until around 11 or 11:30pm. The DJ started playing music, people started dancing and it got crowded!
That night (a Saturday) was a good mix of hip-​hop music with some EDM thrown in gradually became more EDM-​y. LOVED IT. Room to dance, people having a grand old time and really reasonably priced drinks. Bathrooms are a sucky situation though — one stall per gender, even the guys bathroom has a line.
Snag a street parking spot if you’re lucky — otherwise there’s plenty of lots in a 1 block radius ranging from $ 5 – 7.

Douche bag bartender!!! Doesn’t even know the drinks on their menu and gives us ATTITUDE for asking for something that is printed in black and white. Then he has the BALLS to throw the menu back at my girlfriend when she asked for it. Really!!!
He has a effing Amish beard! Beware! Never again!