05/18/09

dangerous

by LAexpectations

My friend and I visited the bar May 13. In addition, an individual named Thomas, who claimed to be the general manager of a nearby bar, was present with a girlfriend. That girlfriend provoked and attacked us in front of several witnesses. She had approached us several times

throughout the night to initiate a fight, under the false belief that we were taking secret photographs of Thomas. When it became clear we did not want any trouble and ignored her verbal attacks, she threw at

least one drink across the bar, which landed on several people on the dance floor including us. She then stomped over to my friend, where she was dancing on the dance floor, and grabbed her hair and began to throw punches. Her attack was quickly thwarted by several patrons; however, none of the Beauty Bar's staff came to help, nor did any of the bartenders alert management. Finally, Beauty Bar's manager, Bree Blumstein, came out of the back room upon my friend's

request. She was aware of the earlier provocations but had felt the woman's threats would remain verbal. She questioned several people, and when it became clear that the female was at fault, Ms. Blumstein lied to us and told us that Beauty Bar and the nearby bar were

"sister bars," and therefore, she could not reprimand the woman, since she was in the company of the nearby bar's general manager.

Ms. Blumstein had our drinks paid for and gave us her card as a token of goodwill but asked us to leave. We walked to the nearby bar to file a complaint and were informed that the two bars have no formal association. When we explained the situation to the doorman and

bartender (while waiting for the on duty manager to come out), both men groaned and said, "He's dating her again?!" She clearly does not have a good reputation.

Beauty Bar completely failed to address this dangerous situation. This woman should have been removed from the bar after it became clear that she was repeatedly verbally harassing us without provocation. Instead, this woman was allowed to remain in the bar and physically assault us. I'm assuming that the nearby bar's manager is a frequent patron, and therefore, the staff decided to turn a blind eye.

• Cons: paranoid, psychotic patrons & apathetic managers

06/04/08

-LOVE the music-

by yoshyosh

I usually like to come here on Friday and Saturday nights. It can be a h1t or miss (music wise), but most of the time it's amazing. This place offers a variety of genres for your dancing and listening pleasure! The crowd is alright at times, but on occasion you'll get that encounter with the crazy drunk guy or girl of the night. You wait a while of course just to get some service at the bar. The only con I can find is that it's tinyyyy. ESPECIALLY on busy nights it's not always the most comfy spot. So ladies think twice about those open toe shoes since you're most likely to get stepped on and get a cute lil bruise on your foot the next day. Least that's what happened to my friend, haha!

• Pros: Music
• Cons: Small place

03/16/08

beauty bar

by dagmarwien

Cool place for starting a Hollywood night. Good place for hosting an event. Small but cool.

Parking structure right across the street is a benefit.

• Pros: good for hosting event
• Cons: small