Blind Barber - Los Angeles, California

Stevie

Real nice space with a clean barber shop and speakeasy bar in the back that host local djs. Definitely recommend this place for all the music lovers. Clean and fun experience and the drinks are tasty!

Rodrigo “funning”

A nice lounge/bar behind a barber shop with a very chill vibe & solid DJ.

It felt like a speakeasy and when you walk in past the barber shop, it feels like a neighborhood bar where everybody just wants to have a good time with drinks.

I’d definitely come back here again, but I’m old so it might be a while.

Shanalei Alvarado

The Pomelo Anderson was one of the BEST tasting cocktails I had this night. The drink itself was so fruity and refreshing, very tasty. The coarse salt on the rim was a great touch.

They were also playing good r&b, and everyone was just vibing. Super fun bar.

Tyler French

They don't accept cash so in order to sneak in their automatic gratuity AND service fee hidden charges onto your bill without informing you.

Plenty of other dive bars around that don't have scummy business practices.

Haley Winn

My female friend was violently pushed into a wall by a male patron. She left bleeding and staff didn’t even kick out the man who pushed her. Not safe for anyone but ESPECIALLY women as if you get assaulted here staff won’t care or do anything to protect you. Will never be returning.

edit: the man VOLUNTARILY left the bar after staff said if we agreed to all “get along” they would let us all back in, including a very physically violent person!!! They do not take safety seriously. The Blind Barber speakeasy is not willing to take any accountability or help patrons who are assaulted by other patrons. I have never seen a venue with such callous and appalling “security” and cannot believe the way they handled this situation.

Jules

Bought 3 beers and the bartender asked me “how come you didn’t tip?” lol what a joke. I’m not suppose to tip and it’s not mandatory. I was going to give cash tip until he felt entitled for a tip when I pressed “no tip” on my card. Tipping culture is getting outta hand

Madison Trafton

Overpriced drinks. Mojito has no seltzer. BIG nono. Music is ok. Space is small. Lots of men. Boo. Men have no sense of awareness. Long bathroom line. Good light fixtures.

A B

Slimy secret charges on every drink!

The bar sneaks 18% gratuity plus extra service fees onto every bill. They won't tell you about these extra fees until after your card is swiped, and you have to look closely at the bill to even notice it. Then they have the gall to ask for additional tip on the receipt. It's such a slimy move you will feel taken advantage of.

It's not even about the money, which is roughly how much I'd tip anyway; it's about feeling swindled in a situation where I had no agency.

Also, just a side note: There are no physical menus, just QR codes. When I asked for a printed menu because I didn't have my phone with me, the bartender was weirdly dismissive and was unwilling to provide any alternate solutions. When I asked him what his favorite drink on the menu is, he said he didn't know.

All in all, between the sneaky charges and the lame QR code menus, it was a pretty dehumanizing experience. Other than that, the ambiance of the place is nice.