House of Blues

01/04/09

Good Food, Good Vibe

by differentplaces

Restuarant - Read other reviews that knocked the food as mediocre and over priced. We ordered Flat Iron Steak Salad $13.95, Creole Shrimp on a bed of catfish and rice $16.95, and the Rib Eye $25.95 All really good and those prices didn't seem that bad. Beers were $6. Not cheap, but I've seen worse.

Perhaps HOB read some of the reviews because two other critiques were stories about cameras being banned and the problems that caused and not being able to utilize the Pass the Line benefit.

In regards to the camera issue, as soon as our driver stepped out of the car he was asked if he had a camera by the valet. A nice heads up. Don't take a camera. Cellphone with cameras are ok.. (Valet is $15, but saves the headache of searching for parking somewhere else. I heard it takes 30 minutes to clear out the cars. - We took a walk down the strip and came back to no wait. So be warned.)

As for the Pass the Line issue. Our host asked us if we had tickets to the show and told us to make sure our waiter signed the receipt. Then the first thing our waiter asked was if we had tickets and ensured we knew how to use the benefit.

(Pass the Line: If you eat dinner in the restuarant and have tickets to the show, you get to bypass the main general admission line, or after the doors open, you can go in the back way.)

The show - It was loud. But not abnormally so. We stood along the rail at the back bar for a portion of the show. Good view of the stage. Although there are pillars between the back bar and main floor, so if you're on the side and refuse to move, it's your own fault. We worked our way to the dance floor for the second and main band. No problem with views here.

Bar was efficient. A mixed drink with Grand Marinier was $11.50. Not cheap.

Atmosphere was very casual. Over 60% of the guys were in t-shirts. When I read HOB was all ages, I was still surprised to see a couple kids around 10 years old and quite a few high schoolers.

• Pros: Ambience, Food, Location
• Cons: $15 Parking, All Ages Venue

12/08/08

must see once

by grabtrees

this place is truly spectacular, the sound is pretty good, but definitely not the best in LA

10/25/08

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09/18/08

Sweeeeet Happy Hour

by AngelenoFoodie

Check out the review of this and many other happy hours at: happiest hours(dot)blog spot(dot)com - no spaces between words, but City Search won't allow it any other way. That is the best bargain we've seen to date in the HH quest. The apps are also cheap, but there are only five to choose from - fried artichoke hearts (OMG - so good!), fried catfish nuggets with sweet potato fries (yummy!), spinach and artichoke dip (not sampled), veggie or chicken quesadilla (not on this trip) and calamari tossed with olives and herbs (and - surprise! - it was fried!) I liked the calamari, but I do wish the menu had said it was also going to be breaded and fried. Still, it was good and had a nice Mediterranean zing. Portions were huge - nothing was finished between the two of us.

07/29/08

Great venue, but not cheap

by kiercemartin

As long as you're willing to spend some cash on drinks and parking then you'll do fine. The venue is really great and there's truly not a bad view in the house, but parking is a little tricky. I've had friends get towed trying to squeeze into street parking and I've also driven around forever looking for free parking. The truth is if you can muster the 15 for valet, it's probably not a bad idea. Otherwise as long as it's a good show, you won't have any complaints.

02/21/08

Fun concert venue

by ucla2006

Came here with a group of friends to see a concert and it was a great night. This is a great place to see live music because you are basically right up against the stage when you are out on the main floor and the atmosphere and crowd make it alot of fun. Be ready to spend some cash on drinks and parking and you will have a great time. I would definitely go back and recommend anyone to come here for concerts.

• Pros: Intimate venue for music
• Cons: Food, parking

01/14/08

I'll never go back.Not ever

by jennifer413

I don't even know where to start.I guess from the moment we got there.My husband and I went to see a concert.We had never been there before,so we followed other cars into what we thought was general parking but soon learned it was valet.They were very rude, rushed us out of the car then demanded $15.Then,when we went through security we were told no cameras at this venue.They told us to take it to our car.We went to ask the valet where the car was parked so we could put the camera away and they said"cars are parked 1 mile away.You can't get to them.You can check your camera in for $5."What a rip off.So then we had to back through the rudest security ever into the the bar area.We got a few drinks,which were not cheap and not filled to the top.My husband did not tip the bartender,but his friend did.She then told my husbands friend"you'r cool."Then said to my husband "you'r an asshole."Can you belive that shit.Later that night I was escorted out for standing too close to the light man.noone ever asked me to move,just escorted out.They told my husbad that he could go back in,but I could not.I did get loud and throw a little fit but I really didn't understand what I had done that was soo wrong.I meen there where people smoking marajuana in there.Throw them out.Anyways becaues I was loud and arguing with them, we both had to leave.I'll never ever go there again.

11/29/07

nice venue for live music

by famousblueraincoat

overall, i really like this venue. i do wish there were seated options b/c if you're not 6 foot tall or willing to get there the minute the doors open, then it's really hard to see the stage. but it's clean, safe and gets big name acts to its relatively small venue. security is always nice. full bar. restaurant for pretty good club food if you get hungry. good vibes.

• Pros: big name acts
• Cons: can't see stage if you are short

11/24/07

An OK dance club (for special events)

by jericsmall

I've been to the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip only a few times, and in all cases for special event gay dance nights. Generally, it was fun but it never ever quite achieved the perfect energy that all dance clubs need to have to survive long term. The bar setup is cool, but no one patronized the upstairs level, probably because looking down on the dance floor was nearly impossible. Seeing the off-floor crowd totally impossible. Alas, it's a decent club scene but nothing spectacular. Skip it next time they have an event.

11/03/07

THEFT

by skankinmat

soo I went to go see a band tonight with my friend. We were promptly told that cameras were not allowed at this venue ( lame and ridiculous considering people can bring phones that now take fair to excellent pictures that are close to camera quality) so we went back to the car that we had valet'd in the HOB lot to put the camera back. When we got to the car the windows were down and the car was unlocked, which we found curious considering it wasn't like that when we handed it over to the valet guy. Nevertheless we thought it might just normal procedure considering it was a private lot with valet people watching over it. My friend opened up the glove and put her camera in there underneath all the contents in there....Flash forward a couple hours..We get the car back from the valet to discover the camera is no longer in the glove compartment. We scour the car, pull over and look in every crevice and nook to discover it is nowhere to be found. We drive back to the lot the car was held at where we spent more than a hour deealing with the valet "supervisor/manager" who offered us no help at all other than filling out some forms which he said probably wouldn't really help getting reimbursement for the camera that was jacked. I asked the guy in charge how the relationship with HOB worked out...whether they were contracted out or if they were part of HOB to which he responded in a most disdainful and rude way, trying to deflect any responsibility he had towards the situation. To make a long story short....No one fessed up to the theft of the camera and the mention of the fact that they have no liability in these matters came up as well. How the f*ck do you not have liability if a car is parked in your private lot and managed by company personnel? Anyways can anyone give advice on how to proceed in this situation? It seems like a losing battle but that doesn't mean it isn't worth fighting on principle alone. Ok thanks for reading. feedback is appreciated

• Pros: venue dimensions
• Cons: thieves