Mountain Bar
Los Angeles, CA 90012-1712
Phone: (213) 625-7500
- Cross Street:
- Hill Street
- Hours:
- Tue-Sun 6:30pm-2am
Editorial Review for Mountain Bar – by Tara de Lis
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.
The Draw
The product of three longtime Chung King Road art-scene collaborators, Mountain Bar is a respite from cutthroat Hollywood guest lists and dress codes. The owners encourage more than drinking--they occasionally host creative forums for their core crowd of cronies and other independent thinkers. Scenesters are starting to creep in after the buzz generated by Brad Pitt's appearance at the grand opening, but the vibe remains unassuming.
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Insider Tips
ParkingGin 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 GoAvoid embarrassment: "G" is for gentleman, not girls. "L" is for ladies.
The ExtrasChinese restaurant Full House across the street serves until 2:45am every night.
User Reviews for Mountain Bar
07/03/2007 Posted 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
03/07/2007 Posted 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!
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