Cha Cha Lounge

(323) 660-7595

2375 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039 34.0994 -118.2593

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Neighborhoods: Silver Lake, East LA

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Last updated 6.04.11

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Lounges, Bars & Pubs, Nightclubs, Bars & Clubs

Minimum Age:

21

What People Are Saying About Cha Cha Lounge

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In Short – Located in the old Le Bar space, this Polynesian-themed bar offers a lively hideaway for everyday drinking and special DJ events. The over-the-top club is divided between an enclosed lounge area of shiny-vinyl banquettes and its decadently kitsch bar with bamboo columns and straw-thatch roof. Like an erupted pinata, the ceiling features dangling fruit, sombreros and Carnival tchotchkes straight out of a Carmen Miranda movie. Lacquered walls with outdated newsprint and red spotlights make for easy conversation starters over goblet-sized tropical drinks.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “at first some really fun music- flashbacks of sorts from your favorite 80 movies and other fun feel good stuff.”
  2. “love the ambiance and the hipster chicks.”
  3. “Great atmosphere, great priced drinks, great bartenders, awesome music.”
drinks
75.0% positive
  1. “Inexpensive drinks, slow service.”
  2. “Pabst (the worst beer in the world) was $1.50 and mixed drinks were $7 which is cool.”
  3. “Next you'll order a drink.”
  4. “My new favorite bar.”
  5. “The few nice folks that work at this place just don't outweigh the lack of decency or the otherwise unemployable at the door and behind the bar.”
  6. “This bar is one of the best bars - owned by some of the most coolestest people.”
  7. “drink prices are reasonable and mixed drinks are strong.”
  8. “love this bar.”
  9. “Great atmosphere, great priced drinks, great bartenders, awesome music.”
  10. “Nope, the only reason it took everyone so long to get served is because the jerks behind the bar sucked at thier jobs.”
  11. “The cha cha used to be a cool little lesbian dive bar, now its a disneyland for the tragically hip and painfully unoriginal.”
  12. “Great bartenders, cool DJs, really excellent beer selection, beer pong in the back and whoa is that a fine assortment of metal european plac.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Great bartenders, cool DJs, really excellent beer selection, beer pong in the back and whoa is that a fine assortment of metal european plac.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “The best place in la”
  2. “The few nice folks that work at this place just don't outweigh the lack of decency or the otherwise unemployable at the door and behind the bar.”
service
27.269999980926514% positive
  1. “Great bartenders, cool DJs, really excellent beer selection, beer pong in the back and whoa is that a fine assortment of metal european plac.”
  2. “Unfortunately, you will find a line full of willing people out front on a Friday night.”
  3. “This bar is one of the best bars - owned by some of the most coolestest people.”
  4. “see others points on here about the slow service.”
  5. “Great atmosphere, great priced drinks, great bartenders, awesome music.”
  6. “The bartenders were really slow even though they were mostly pouring glasses of PBR.”
  7. “Horribly slow, pretentious bartenders”
  8. “our requests were met with rude responses and i swear it got louder - major turn-off!”
  9. “bad bartenders, ugly crowd and they still make you wait in line”
  10. “Inexpensive drinks, slow service.”
  11. “Most of the people in there were dressed in super-tight black outfits and it was really hard to distinguish which were men and which were women because to be quite honest, in the dark they kinda looked similar with their messy little haircuts.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “The price of Drinks won't harm your wallet and if you love PBR on tap, it's here.”
  2. “drink prices are reasonable and mixed drinks are strong.”
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. “Inexpensive drinks, slow service.”
  2. “Nope, the only reason it took everyone so long to get served is because the jerks behind the bar sucked at thier jobs.”
  3. “see others points on here about the slow service.”
  4. “Horribly slow, pretentious bartenders”
  5. “The bartenders were really slow even though they were mostly pouring glasses of PBR.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/25/11

Good music, strong drinks, hipsters!

by SaraRay

LOVE the Cha Cha! Yes, its full of hipsters, which can get kind of annoyingly judgy at times, but I don't really mind. What I love about the Cha Cha is the music... ALWAYS good song selections, anything from the 80s to underground and old-school hip hop, to dance-rock. The drinks are not expensive at all and even though the bartenders tend to have a no-nonsense attitude all the time [they expect you to know what to order as soon as they talk to you], it's not a bad experience, seeing as how the bar is incredibly busy all night long. Margarita Mondays are fun, the weekends can get a little packed [ show up early to avoid long lines].

I have a good, drunken time every time. Good times!!

1 Star Rating: Poor

12/14/09

Bad experience

by Kornaz

Went there last night (12/14/2009), forgot to tip the bartender. It wad an honest mistake, because i bought the drinks on the card. I was not sober either, but nor drunk. Went back to buy another drink - the bartender said in MY FACE that i forgot to tip him last time. I said I'm sorry, i will tip You DOUBLE this time. But NOOOO, he had to be a bitch and said get the F*** out. I said get the manager here . I was nice and calm. The bartender said "I am the manager". Then kicked us out. I will make sure his ass gets fired tomorrow. Just to clear things up - I've been there numerous times, and never been treated like that. F*** chacha - Red Lion is way better anyways when it comes to beer.

  • Pros: None
  • Cons: Everything
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/06/08

Love this place

by gilbertarenasfan

Have only gone twice and I find it amazing that the crowds are different. It's a fun bar to hang out with your friends in and let loose. The price of Drinks won't harm your wallet and if you love PBR on tap, it's here. They have a vending machine with 'Zines, tshirts, and just about every weird thing that you can think of. It takes some finesse to get serivce but its never really that long. All in all, its a fun place to hang out.

1 Star Rating: Poor

07/27/08

"we do what we like here"

by sharpstone

"we do what we like here" is what the door-hipster told me after I asked why a group of people were allowed in before my friend who was celebrating her birthday.

They are going for the 'Hipster studio 54' thing I guess. The only problem: non of the flare, excitement, thrills or wit.

When did hipsters change from being arty music kids, to wanna-be 1970s porn-coke moguls? Its like Zappa meets Bling Bling.

The cha cha used to be a cool little lesbian dive bar, now its a disneyland for the tragically hip and painfully unoriginal.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/18/08

The land of wanabbe struggling artist. The best place in la

by jfmsong

I love this bar. I see others points on here about the slow service. You have to keep in mind the people hired here don't know what there doing and openly admit they have no no training. The benefit of this is you drink is STRONG and cheap. I love the ambiance and the hipster chicks. Yes they are all very pretentious but I like it just the same you have to find the humor in all of it. Silver lake is the land of intenionaly,unintentional. In other words do your best to look like you put no time in your look all the while spending hours figuring it out. Look as if you are a struggling artist while tapping away on your Mac at the coffee shop. See the irony in all of this?

It is all very funny. Silver lake is my home and I love it.

  • Pros: Cheap strong Drinks
  • Cons: Lines on friday and slow service.....

The Details on Cha Cha Lounge

Place Categories:

  • great bartenders
  • cool place
  • favorite little lesbian dive bar
  • too bad music
  • messy little haircuts
  • slow service
  • worst beer
  • rude responses
  • cool fuseball games
  • nice folks
  • fails silver lake
  • order drink
  • bad ugly crowd
  • love ambiance
  • full line
  • dirty andrew w k
  • great atmosphere
  • best rocknroll bars
  • love hipster chicks
  • cool extras
  • bother t
  • love pbr
  • reasonable drink prices
  • sucked jerks
  • pretty cool dude
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