(213) 625-7500
475 Gin Ling Way
Los Angeles,
CA
90012
34.0661
-118.2377
Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Central LA
What People Are Saying About Mountain
The Editor
Tara Lis
Citysearch
The Scene – An eclectic team of artists completely refurbished the former home of Chinatown's oldest restaurant, the General Lee. On the surface, its striking red paint job, cascading ceilings and feng shui design feel vintage Hill Street. Deeper inspection reveals artistic modern touches like color-clustered, triangular floor tiles, propeller-like paper lamp constellations and textured walls that appear to be melting. Locals and adventurous Eastsiders situate themselves under the custom-carved bar's translucent shelves or lounge on leather benches positioned around the room's perimeter.…
07/03/07
Nice chill spot
by regalmama
Mountain Bar is a great place to chill, grab some drinks with friends and avoid all the Hollywood hustle. It might be a little hard to find if its your first time going here though. It is nestled within a little Chinese complex. Upstairs is a not pretty at all, but I just went there a couple of weeks ago and was told they were remodeling it. The music is the best! I loved the "true" underground hip hop and reggae provided by Live Injection Sounds. Downstairs has an old school feel as well. The walls are red but the place mostly is very dim. The bar is excellent, drinks are reasonable. A big plus is that its in Chinatown, so after drinks everyone usually hits up the local chinese restaurant, either Full House or Won Cok. Overall, a nice dive bar to chill out and listen to good tunes!
- Pros: Music, location in Chinatown, very chill bar
- Cons: hard to find at first, a little outdated
03/07/07
You can dance for inspiration, get in the groove at the Mountain Bar!!!!
by comemeetif
this is place is oh so nice and the upstairs is a dark 70's lounge that makes you feel oh so..... Instituto Fazcionsita will present Chow NAsty from San Francisco and Shell Shag from Brooklyn on March 25th, a Sunday. Come for some good shows, some awesome DJs that will keep you in the boogying mood. This isn't another hipster twister, ok maybe it, but hey no one else does is like IF. Free booze for the first hour, cant beat that. Check our myspace for the latest from Instituto Fazcionista on everything. Web site launch party coming on APril 2nd, stay tuned!
- Pros: Good looking people, beautiful ambiance, music will not let you stop dancing
- Cons: only one toilet, who cares!
01/18/07
All about the Eastside!
by nativelagirl
Yes people, life exists east of the 405, and -gasp- there is a nightlife in downtown LA! Make an escape to Chinatown, where you will find this fun bar and chill people. This spot pulls in an ethnically diverse eastside-artsy-fartsy crowd, ranging from hipsters to underground hip hop-heads and everything in between. The music is good and there is some dance space, but it's still more of a "hang out" kind of bar. Drinks are reasonable and well made. There are only one or two other small bars in walking distance, so don't expect to hop around too much. Also, you won't see the bar from the street - walk down the brick pathway/shopping alley that is perpendicular to Broadway and Hill St. to find your way there. There are a few parking lots close by and they don't cost much, however if you scope out Broadway/Hill you might find free street parking.
- Pros: Good vibe, cool crowd, nice escape from the Hollywood fluff.
- Cons: Free street parking fills quickly, hard to find for newbies
The Details on Mountain
Parking:
Gin Ling Way is a fictitious street inside the Chinatown gates and cross street Bamboo Lane is an alleyway. Park on either Hill or Broadway and walk in.
Know Before You Go:
Avoid embarrassment: "G" is for gentleman, not girls. "L" is for ladies.
The Extras:
Chinese restaurant Full House across the street serves until 2:45am every night.
Category:
Minimum Age:
21
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