Open House

Cool looking venue. DOPE DJs. Great place if you’re looking to dance, have drinks and have a stress free night.

LIES/​FRAUD/​SHOPPING SPREE/​BEING PASSÉ:
My boyfriend left our shared credit card there overnight (which is admittedly his fault but by no means crazy or anomalous behavior for a late night bar-​goer). When we returned for the card (the next week as they are closed Sunday to Thursday), they told us they didn’t have it. However, when I called to cancel the credit card, I had to negotiate a charge from earlier that week for someone spending ~$ 200 at Target (maybe they were buying $ 200 of scent spray to cover up the smell of coke shit from their fetid bathrooms).
Also 11:11 is pretty over so there’s that.

If you are a woman, for your own safety, please refrain from going here.
The security guards are abusive and it would not surprise me if other more violent behaviors have happened with women who were much more intoxicated than I was (which was not at all).
This was without a doubt the worst bar I’ve been to EVER.
Upon meeting some friends there for a drink after their show, I was greeted by incredibly hostile bouncers; a bar that was packed beyond capacity; and a bathroom line that was at least 30+ long for the women’s room. A woman in line behind me asked a member of security if there was another bathroom and was told to go to the lower level to access a less crowded one. Upon following her, a different member of security yelled at her, called her a bitch, and told her to go away even when she insisted security told us we could go. When I attempted to assure him the girl was indeed told to go downstairs, the guard became extremely threatening, called me a bitch and refused to let us go even though we had given up our space in the incredibly long bathroom line. Not wanting to be physically assaulted after already dealing with the verbal abuse, we both reported the behavior to the nearby coat check girl– who was completely unfazed by the bouncer’s behavior.
Upstairs, I told someone who claimed to be the manager– who said he would look into it, but he never came back to assure me things were looked into and I gave up and left, wishing I had never set foot in this despicable establishment to begin with.
This place should be shut down. It was WAY over capacity; multiple health code violations; and an abusive staff.
Please avoid at all costs!

If this isn’t the worst bar in New York, I can’t imagine what is Sometimes, you come across a cool bar that just has really douchey clientele. And sometimes, you come across a terrible bar that has decently cool people in it. This was not either of those. This was an absolutely terrible place with the douchiest clientele imaginable. Oh, and a member of the staff threatened my girlfriend and called her a bitch for trying to access a bathroom that she was told by another staff member to use. While I was in the men’s room (which had an inch of piss and shit on the floor and all over the toilet seat), a girl stormed in and started having a screaming match with the other guy inthe bathroom, in which they inexplicably both started screaming anti-​semitic slurs at eah other. The entire time I was at this bar, I felt like I was a part of some social experiment. Worst experience of my bar-​going life. Ever.

I went to Open House this past Friday with my friend J for their ElevenEleven party which caters toward the gay crowd.
Drinks were good and we went to dance a bit. After a while, J made some new friends and it was time for me to go, I went to the bar to check out and asked the female bartender for my tab, she got it for me and it was wrong — we had 2 drinks which probably would’ve been somewhere around $ 22 and my tab was $ 85! She also said she couldn’t find my ID which I had to leave with the tab. She went off to find a manager…
She didn’t come back for a while and I asked the other male bartender what was going on. I explained to him what had happened and he said,
«Honey… you have zero power here.» — He was short, thin, with long brown hair.
The two nice gay guys standing next to me were equally as offended as I was. One was a lawyer and offered me his card. It’s ridiculous that I would be discriminated against for being a straight female at a gay bar. To tell me I have no power when my tab is wrong and my ID has been lost is absolutely wrong.
After about 30 minutes of this, I eventually found my ID on top of a speaker, I have no idea how it got there and the female bartender came back and told me my bill had been comped. I just checked my bank account and the charge is still there.
Open House should be a bit more careful who they let throw parties in their club. I will be disputing the charge and that bartender should be ashamed of himself.

Thank you to Rob Koda and his staff for being so great to my daughter for her 21^st Bday celebration. Rob returned emails with lighting fast speed and was great on the phone as well. I live out of state in California but he was kind enough to let me handle the tab with my credit card. I mentioned my daughter loved sparklers and they were so generous with them. He allowed us to bring a cake in and the staff was super great to my daughter and all of her guests. A+++ experience for a party. Only complaint at all was the DJ could have been better, but her group kept the song requests coming so that helped a lot.

One of the worst bar experiences I’ve had in NYC. The place itself is mediocre, music is loud and everyone there seemed to be 17 but hey, its the LES. Gin and soda was super weak and served in a plastic cup, but I figured ‘well at least it’ll probably be cheap.’
ALAS, I get my check for my two well gins (not even a brand name!) and it is $ 26. ARE YOU KIDDING? I don’t mind paying that for a great cocktail, but for probably one ounce of off-​brand liquor in a plastic cup? Never again. There are FAR better options in the area, take your business elsewhere.

Actually I could use LESS cowbell
And MORE air conditioning
The DJ’s for 11:11 on Friday nights are excellent nevertheless

The bar was empty on a Saturday night and we were not greeted well by the bartender. The bar website says its a mixology bar; however it is not true. The bar has no cocktail menu and has no house made mixes. My friend ordered wine it was stale and was low quality wine. The bar is underwhelming and has poor service.

Really great music! Came here with my boys … They had a great time just wish more girls came out here lol but I had a fun dancing night with my gay boys I love them.

This place is pretty small, then again so is the majority of places in the LES. as for the environment, they play good music and gets insanely full (may break some fire code type of full) on the weekends so make sure you get there before 12.
Drinks are the normal nyc prices, $ 5 cover and mandatory coat check so prepare to bring some cash.

Im a event planner and ive done two fashion shows and art exhibits within this space! These guys are very easy to work with and rent out the space for tons of different events so dont hold the venue responsible for janky promoters. I would like to personally invite anyone of you to my next event on June 25^th for free and a drink on me just email
. My event is called the Urban Arts Showcase and we have an amazing fusion of fashion, music and art! I assure you the event is never over crowded and my company has a complete build out for the event. So please do not write bad reviews on this place when its really the janky promoters or event producers that need to be help responsible. Dont forget June 25^th with the legendary DJ Ron G just email me for comps! Hope you can form your own opinion of this amazing space and come celebrate the authentic ny culture.

Came here a couple weeks ago with a large group for a friends birthday party. She booked through birthday bottle service and we were all able to get in free with a free bottle of champagne! We got there around 11 and it was dead which was ok because it gave us time to mingle before the craziness. They have coat check downstairs as well. The place itself is a decent size, it’s one floor. There is a rumored «secret dance floor» which we found only opens on certain nights and was closed on a busy Saturday night but no big deal. I was really feeling the DJ, he was playing a great mix of hip-​hop and 90s pop music, it was awesome! By 12 the place started to fill up and eventually it was packed with people, almost too packed for the space, it was an all out party, it got very hot and sweaty. The bartenders were great, I asked the one bartender to make me a surprise drink, told her what I liked and she made me an awesome mixed drink. It was a bit more difficult to get drinks later in the night when it filled up but that was ok. Overall great space, great music, good drinks/​bartenders, gets really packed on Saturday so if that’s not your thing, avoid! I definitely will be returning here.

Terrible. Went here on saturday night, and they seem to not care at all about capacity laws. This place was jam packed, no room to scratch your head. let alone dance. Not like you would want to anyway, because the music is terrible. Weird, robotic, wordless electronic music (and I’m usually a fan of indie/​electronic)
60 Dollars for 3 mixed drinks, And I think its tacky when theres a cover charge of 5 dollars at the door (eye roll)
Went downstairs for a. I guess a different «party» that started at 2am, which looked like I came into someone basement. The décor was a single string of christmas tree lights and what looked like a couch they found on the street. No heating. The type of atmosphere where If your a depressed drunk… won’t make your situation better.
Damn «partying» in a spare storage room with music which sounded mixed by a tone deaf optimus prime, in NYC, will make anyone a depressed drunk.
I high-​Tailed it out of there, well more like slowly clawed my way out of a sardine can is a more accurate description.

Don’t go here. They would not let us in without a birthday rez but they let in a bunch of white girls without a reservation.

I emailed to reserve space for my birthday on a friday night. The reservation was only a name at the door. My friends arrived at 10, and got denied. The bouncer, didn’t even know I had a reservation and had to go inside to check. After I had heard they were turning away friends, i tried to call the establishment. No one picked up, so I took a cab over only to find that even I was being denied to my own party. The bouncer REFUSED ENTRY until 11. Some of my friends came early and they left. Needless to say, I was quite frustrated as I invited over 40 people out and wasn’t planning on changing venues last minute. I expected a much higher level of service from the company, and I am quite disappointed. Not only were they turning my friends and I away, but they started to charge them cover! This was not mentioned to me while making the reservation.

Unilocal deal is not honored by their bartenders. They give you 5 drinks and limit the type of alcohol you can have in your drinks. When I attempted to dispute with them, the bartender got really sassy and rude, essentially blaming us for not specifying that we were using the Unilocal deal even though I clearly stated that and had presented it to another bartender that night. The whole situation was ridiculous and the drinks were terrible.
Comedians downstairs were pretty lousy too. Made a lot of lame gay jokes.

Great place! Came here for my birthday and reserved a table. Got there and the bouncers were super friendly unlike most in NYC.
The table and bottles were delivered as promised. The staff and bartenders went above and beyond to make sure my party was having a good time.
The place has a real cool hip atmosphere and the drinks were pretty strong and well-​made.
Overall it’s a place I will definitely be coming back to. It’s hard to find a good spot in NYC with friendly staff, this is what makes open house a real treat.

Place has a pretty good vibe with the space and music. It’s 1 narrow room with a sofa running along 1 side and also has 2 bars.
This place is so dark, you literally cannot see anyone’s face unless you are 2 feet away. The bottle service here is ridiculous in price and they have like 3 beers. Music was awesome though.

I was very excited for my birthday and had heard good things about Open House through a friend. I made a reservation via email for about 25 people for Saturday, December 7^th and was told out group would have a complimentary bottle of champagne and table. Our large group arrived promptly around 10:45pm on Saturday. I told the bouncers that I had a guestlist and went in with my large group no cover and no issues. I thought that this would be great — Boy was I wrong!
Once inside we were told to see a lady named Joy to get our reservation. My brother and I spoke to her and she informed us that we DID NOT have a table and DID NOT have a bottle of champagne (as I was previously PROMISED VIA EMAIL by the manager Rob). I then asked to speak to the manager and Joy replied that he was not there that night.
My brother seeing that I was upset (me being the birthday girl and all), went back to speak with Joy and we found out she lied to us when in fact Rob was indeed there that night. After speaking to Rob directly he basically told us that they gave our table away to another party that was paying for a bottle. I mean really? We went to the lounge with way more people than expected and were there all night spending money and you couldn’t even give us our reservation as we had spoken about via email and I had confirmed a week in advance? We told them that we would be writing them a bad review and they did end up bringing out a bottle of champagne. That doesn’t really change the fact of their bad service nor would it want to make me come back again.
The lounge itself was small, stuffy and dark. It was definitely filled with more people it could handle. I don’t really see what the hype is about this place and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.