BAR 107

06/26/2008 Posted by lakersguy

This bar is host to some of the more pathetic people in downtown. The homeless from skid row are always there. The karaoke night is the only thing worth going for, and even it stinks most of the time. I'm sure you could find meth here if you need it. Oh, and it smells bad all the time. Me and my friends will never return. Downtown has so many other, nice places to go.

Pros: 1 hot bartender

Cons: rest ugly

04/14/2008 Posted by sharonstoned

My girlfriends and I went out downtown and while being female and used to guys being perverts, we were totally sexually assaulted here. The bartenders are rude and shady with the bills and when this guy wouldn't leave my friend alone we tried to get the barbacks and door guys to help. I guess they knew the guy or didn't care because they seemed more interested in shining flashlights in our face and telling us to "clear the path" than trying to help. Not only will I never go back here but judging from the previous reviews, I'm certainly not alone. Treating people the way we were treated is not only gross, but when it's compared to so many other bars in LA, there seems no reason why this place should ever be visited, especially by ladies. And I try not to be judgmental but the amount of homeless peddlers here - inside and out - is disgusting.

04/06/2008 Posted by LAgear

what a waste of a what could be a cool space in downtown LA no reason to go here unless you want to be assaulted a very poor excuse for a gathering place for fellowship of man yeah sure this place might be "kick butt" if youre a local drunk loser sorry but ms. pac-man and bad booze just cant cover the stench of what 107 really is its highly likely if you do somehow stumble upon this den of decay you will see innocents, males and females, getting assaulted with no regard by bouncers or maybe a bouncer senselessly beating a man for being too drunk these are common occurances at 107 beware & stay away, there are infinite better places to go

04/06/2008 Posted by downtownjuliebrown

When you walk into 107 your first thoughts are positive due to the decor, but those thoughts quickly turn around when you go to order a drink. After getting the attention of the "holier-than-thou" bartenders your choices on draft consist of miller high life, the champagne of losers, and miller high life. If you're a liquor drinker then that won't matter much but it does set the tone for the quality of other aspects of this scene. The bathrooms are filthy to no end and what initially sells itself as a hole-in-the-wall is really just a trash haven, with occupants and staff to match. The owner seems to be a loud, irrational psycho and when you run a business that doesn't cater to those who spend money, you're an idiot. good luck. i wish you lots of success slanging "high life" to low-lifes.

Pros: decor

Cons: champagne of losers, losers

04/05/2008 Posted by mrgoodbar

I'm a local property owner in downtown, and this is by far the worst bar next to charlie o's. Shadiness abounds, and If you're not getting harassed with a flashlight by the bouncer, you are probably getting a disease from the lack of sanitation, or maybe even assaulted as someone mentioned below. Just because a bunch of "local" losers hang out with no cover charge and make fun of Hollywood doesn't mean they or the bar are cool. It means they are losing at life at a rapid pace. That block would be so much nicer if this poser filled blemish of a bar, and its "locals" were banished from downtown. I'm sure all the so called "locals" don't own property downtown, therefor they are anything but local, they are visitors of my neighborhood, and they should take their skank bar and get out. And for the comment before me, I dont know why accepting bike messengers matters, but if someone's career is to deliver letters on a bicycle then they lose at life too. Get an education, and a real job, and stop making my property value go down with your half-bum-reject "locals" and nonsense-filled-hole-in-the-wall. Real downtown locals have taste and swagger, 107 is more douche-y than a summer's eve.

Pros: open on sunday

Cons: everything else

03/25/2008 Posted by guyguy

After reading newer reviews of this spot, I have to point out that this is a downtown locals-based bar. The regulars make it fun, and that's who the owners care about. Most weekend "clubbers" are oblivious to the fact that 107 is one of the only bars downtown that doesn't turn away bike messengers based on yuppie generalizations. If you're cool, you're fine. If your a d0uchebag, the owners don't care what you think. (the bouncers used to point west and say "hollywood is that way" while pointing west for overdressed prospective patrons). Bottom line is, bar 107 is not a "club" concerned with making tons of money and attracting large crowds. At the end of the day, it's a well loved facet of the downtown community, not a hollywood transplant in downtown.

Pros: Rafa the disco dancing barback

Cons: weekend crowds who don't respect the neighborhood

03/25/2008 Posted by RDQA

Visited this bar with a local friend when on business from out of state. Bar was crowded due to St Patricks day. Bouncer at door was very rude. Don't care if its a crowded night or not, there is no excuse for this. We grabbed a brew and stood near the door so we could duck outside to smoke and saw 2 guys get assaulted by some punks from the bar. The bouncer did nothing to break it up until almost over. If this is typical of downtown bar service count me out. This really speaks poorly for the downtown LA area.

Cons: rude personnel and unsafe for customers

01/22/2008 Posted by halima08

I had heard nothing but great things about this bar, and was shocked at the rude service that was awaiting me. I got a flashlight in my eyes, rude bartenders and a dirty bathroom. I will admit that it was a crowded night, but I've been to plenty of crowded bars and this was by far one of the worst.

Pros: decor

Cons: service, and staff

01/21/2008 Posted by genericlmustudent

so i had heard a bit about this bar and went last night for a friends birthday. i was so excited because they had a ms. pac man console. so i head over to the corner to play and just as i am beating the high score on the game, i feel something brush against the inside of my upper thigh ( i was wearing a dress). i turn to look what was going on and some dude who works there was on the ground. now, to be fair he may have also been cleaning up but i'm not sure why i should have felt light brushing against my skin. in what was a completely instinctive reaction, i pushed the guy and yelled for him to stay away from me and walked over to my friends. I feel I should mention that i was COMPLETELY sober and hadn't had a drink in days! so i was very aware and alert of what was going on. the next thing i know i am being escorted out by the security only to be scolded by one of the owners (a fellow female, nevertheless). she goes on to tell me that i am kicked out for 'ASSAULTING' the guy. i explain what happened and was told that i shouldn't have reacted. that instead, i should have 'ASSESSED THE SITUATION BEFORE RESPONDING'. yeah, in the future when i think i am being felt up without permission i'll be sure to pole the audience for their thoughts and opinions. basically, i was the victim and was being told that i had been the one in the wrong. immediately after, i am getting dirty looks from some lame old hipster in a nasty ugly suit and when i ask him what his problem is he proceeds to call me 'honey' and tell me how wrong i was when he hadn't even heard my side of the story. he looked strung out but that is a different story. so my friends and i (about 20 people) promptly headed out and as much as i loved the ms. Pac-Man i won't solicit a location that let's their employees feel up women and then accuse the woman of being in the wrong.

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01/21/2008 Posted by Sabres01

This place used to be a very low key, neighborhood bar. As the success of the neighborhood has grown, so has this bar, but ownership has lost their minds in the process. The owner and the security have become overly agggressive- screaming at anyone who blocks an aisle while trying to order a drink ,aggressively shining flashlights in people's faces for the most minor of perceived transgressions (example: leaning on the back of a booth), and throwing people out of the bar for no reason at all (not me-- I just witnessed this occur). I realize that running a crowded bar is difficult but, at the same time, I am pretty sure that success can be had without employing Gestapo tactics. I am never going back.