Clear
Studio City, CA 91604
Phone: (818) 980-4811
04/11/2008 Posted by LAnightowl
When Clear first opened it was great, but I have tried it a few times and after giving it one final shot on their new night, I decided its worth going back for cheap drinks and good tunes. They aren't as good of a deal as Howl At The Moon's 3 for 1 drink special but both places have different vibes depending on what you are looking for. The bathroom situation is pretty bad. To start off with, what bar only has one bathroom for girls and guys. I went there and waited for 20 minutes to go to the bathroom and it wasn't even crowded. Guys were urinating in the sink. I finished college a long time ago, apparently those who took part in the design did not go to college. None the less, I could have just been at the bathroom at the wrong time. Its a diverse crowd. The bartenders aren't too friendly and seem very involved with themselves, not there costumers. Maybe they were just having off nights. It can be loud so I am sure its hard to have conversation with customers in general. Drink wait time is 5 to10 minutes. The music was good by the blond chick. She seems like she is having fun too. Apparently customers like to tip her with beers. Not a bad gig. It was kind of a let down to go on her equivalent of a flashback night to hear some modern hip hop. So she doesn't play what she advertises the whole time. DANCING: its not a dance club even though everybody tries to dance all the time in there. You can sway a bit, but its often too crowded to really dance. 15 minute bathroom wait 5-10 minute drink wait 2-30 minute door wait (its always hard to swallow any line in the valley) OTHER LOCAL OPTIONS: Fire Fly (much better crowd) or Sapphire (currently closed), and the all new BRIDGES and The Fifth isn't bad.
Pros: there is street parking
Cons: crowd, music, bathrooms, wait time for a drink, (BUDGET MINDED FOLKS... you pay to get in on weekends)
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