On Winston street, a small
east/west street that connects you to either Main Street or Los Angeles Street,
about a block south of 4th street in the Historic Cores neighborhood
of DTLA, lies this bar/club called The Lash. The Lash shares a building with
lofts and another Beer/Wine bar which you might see before The Lash, so keep
your eyes open when you’re driving; or you could park your car at Joe’s Parking
garage on Spring Street and walk from there; after 4p.m. you pay $6 or$7
depending on the day of the week to leave your car in a parking lot for 12
hours; that’s not bad if you think about how long you’ll probably be there, so
just a suggestion that may help you; anyways, once you get to Lash, you’ll
notice that the entrance is on the side of the building, not where the other
bar is, you’ll see a big black gate and a bouncer sitting out front checking ID’s.
The Lash is this 90’s meets the 80’s
kind of place, it’s a chill, Cutting edge, chic, kind of vintage looking but somehow
smashes a night club from out of Scarface and a night club out of blade together,
sprinkled with a little bit Greenwich Village, a neighborhood in Manhattan, NY)
on top and you have The Lash. The crowd is really diverse so you see TONS of
different styles, speaking of which, there is no dress code so you really do
see TONS of different styles, the place has two sections, one in the front and
one in the back; The Scarface meets Blade concept I described is the
personality of the two sections of the place; the front bar looks like Tony
Montana should be doing a line, walking to the back, you get the feel like you’re
walking through a Metro Subway and pop out in a vampire club; it’s a Gemini’s
dream because most places have only one vibe and this place has two; It’s a not a bad thing, it’s actually really
interesting and I can say there’s nothing else like it in Los Angeles. The
drinks are a little on the expensive side, depends on what you order. I ordered
a Jack and Coke that was $9, and I’ve ordered a Jack and Coke for $5; however, the
place I got a mixed drink for $5 was in West Covina and it was all Jack and a
squirt of coke; giving that this is the city and the bartender was heavy on the
liquor I can’t complain, for $9 she gave me an honest drink unlike some places
in Hollywood, the beers are a normal $5-$6 dollars, and for shots, if I’m
correct were about $7? Don’t quote me on that, I didn’t order a shot I was just
observing their drink menu. For my smokers, this place has a smoking patio; you
can’t miss it because in order to get in, you walk through the designated
smoking section. The crowd from my experience was a little younger, between the
ages of 21-24, you saw some other people who were between the ages of 25-early
30’s, but that was on a Thursday night, so if you have a crowd selection of
choice, try the weekend were you’ll find a better mix of the crowd.
(The back section, where it looks like blade was filmed)
As
stated above The Lash is diverse and unique in crowd, décor, and location; for
those who get worried easily or aren’t use to Urban environments, the area does
look sketchy because it’s smashed between Main St and Los Angeles St, which sits
right on the borderline of gentrification; you’ll notice a huge difference
between Los Angeles St and Main St if you decided to explore and walk over a
block. If you’ve been to NY, this section of DTLA puts you in mind of part of
the Upper West side that meets Harlem; however the lofts and the trendy bar on
the side and the restaurant up the street gives it the Greenwich Village feel
or Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago. Overall, it’s not a bad place, it’s
different then most spots in Los Angeles, it’s not the typical scene you
usually see which can scare some people away but go with an open mind you’ll
have a good time; if not, there’s always the fall back place called Broadway Bar
on Broadway or The Falls on Spring, or DnO bar which is on Spring Street and
etc, however you’ll like Lash, I know you will. Thank you for stopping by “No
Title” the random blog, I hope this review some others have helped you; if you’re
done roaming around here, can you do me a favor and click on the one of the
green links as your way out? I would gladly appreciate it and thank you ahead
of time. Peace and have a good day. =)
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