(310) 214-3440
242 N Beverly Dr
(Wilshire Boulevard)
Beverly Hills,
CA
90210
34.0677
-118.3995
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills
Hours:
Tue-Sun 5pm-2am
Parking:
Street; Valet
Joya
Last updated 7.21.09
What People Are Saying About Joya
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – The saucy dudes behind the velvet-rope crush at Las Palmas transformed this sleepy two-story space into a plush, velvet-appointed playground. Suck in your cheeks and grab a spot at the distressed metal bar or inside the cozy alcove downstairs, because unless you have a dinner reservation, you probably won't get past the buff doormen guarding the action-packed dining and dancing area upstairs. –
10/26/06
Sleek ambiance, stiff drinks, fondue and... a dance club!
by freebie_grabber at Citysearch
I've been here twice thus far: once for a girl's birthday get-together and once on a date. If you've made dinner reservations, you dress respectably, and you have some extra spendin' cash, you'll enjoy yourself. If you wander in at the last minute on a weekend evening expecting to get a drink, well... good luck to ya. The bouncers have attitude, which is to be expected: we're talking velvet ropes, headsets and clipboards in Beverly Hills. If you're limited to their downstairs bar area, you'll soon realize just how crowded it gets. Sure, they have funky lighting, decor, music, couch seating and stiff drinks, but you might get annoyed after contorting your body sideways for the umpteenth time in order to let some gel-haired, sleeves-unbuttoned, Mercedes-driving, testosterone-laden, faux-metrosexual squeeze past you on his way to the bathroom. If you're the lucky person with dinner reservations, then you slip past the second set of bouncers on your way up the curved staircase to their upper dining room. Sit in a red velvet booth, order the fondue and get some wine or cocktails -- it's an experience. The desserts are good, too. Pony up for the bill and then witness the staff push the tables aside as the evening progresses -- the upstairs turns into a dance club! Luckily, you didn't have to pay cover or wait in line like a chump... now you get to watch homies in baseball caps, Timberlands and oversized sports team jerseys buy drinks for their scantily-clad ladyfriends. Watch them shake that thang on the dance floor. Do a little shaking yourself! All in all, quite the experience.
- Pros: Funky decor, stiff drinks, fondue and... a dance club!
- Cons: Expensive upstairs, crowded downstairs, and it gets louder as the evening progresses
08/11/06
Straight Club Goers....How can you degrade yourselves like this
by m1a1344 at Citysearch
Joya was my first straight club experience for a friends birthday party. How absolutely degrading. Men and average looking women (IE normal) wait in line like dogs. And anorexic faux models with the skankiest, tackiest oufits get ushered in. The bouncer looked like an ugly Fabio wannabe. All that wait, all that degrading treatment for what. You get in and it's tacky, boring, and small. How can straight women stand to be treated this way and how do straight guys let themselves get pushed around just to go into a place with overpriced drinks and vapid looking women. I will never go to Joya again.
- Pros: Sexist staff...which is great if you are a big sexist idiot
- Cons: The whole place
11/06/04
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by oohlalahana at Citysearch
I went there a saturday night, It was crowded kinda annoying if you wanna dance.The music was in overall good but way too loud.Bouncers are really cool I was invited to a party as a VIP ( so no line, no cover charge ) on the next day, I had talked to the guy for like only 5 minutes.Not a "Beverly Hills expected crowd"
- Pros: friendly staff, easy to get in
- Cons: , too mixed crowd
The Details on Joya
The Extras:
You must get yourself on a guest list in order to get in.
Know Before You Go:
Wednesday through Friday draws a mixed crowd of young professionals and glittery Beverly Hills scenesters. Beware Saturday night, when groovy guys with orange tans and hair plugs come prowling for PYTs.
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