Chill atmosphere and good music. The foosball table and photo booth was great ! ^___^ Drinks, good music and people. How can you go wrong? read more

Cha Cha Lounge - Lounges Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Top Ten Reasons Why This Place Rocks 10. They carry SPARKS 9. You kinda feel like you're at an indoor beach 8. You can get blackout drunk for under $20 7. The bathroom doors open up "saloon style" 6. Their vending machine carries Pocky, Cigarettes, and an eclectic variety of goodies 5. They have a photo booth to capture your drunken adventures 4. It only cost $2.50 for a glass of you favorite hipster beer (PBR) 3. Drunken Foosball is AWESOME 2. Its Across the street from Red Lion Tavern 1. After you get drunk you can drive to Fletcher and Larga for the best tacos EVER **In no way does Yelp, Cha Cha Lounge, or Michael C endorse drunk driving** read more

I've heard a lot of good things about this place. Everybody likes it, it's trendy, it's cool. Everybody has a picture with their friends, their ex, their best friend from out of town and their room mate from the $2 Cha Cha photo booth. It's kitschy and cluttered with trinkets and stimulating decor. Red lighting - Everyone looks good under red lights (fact)! Sure, it's loud and crowded - That's because there are HUMANS in here, because people LIKE to BE here. But you know what? Everyone was nice. Even when we were pushing through each other to get the bar, giggles and smiles were exchanged. The bartenders were friendly and as attentive as they could be. The DJ at one point had some good ones spinning: Morrissey and The Smiths, The Cure, Joy Division, some good and familiar tunes. Best part: $2.50 pints of Pabst. Can't go wrong! I think the next time I'm looking to get the job done on the dime, I'll consider the Cha Cha. Maybe even grab some German style vegan sausage and potato pancakes from the Red Lion Tavern across the way and come over here to finish the night off, eh? read more

After eating a hearty German meal at Red Lion Tavern, my friends and I headed to Cha Cha Lounge for drinks. The real party started and ended here. With my drank and two step on, a hoard of 20+ friends, and an awesome DJ, it was one of my favorite birthday parties. Not only were the drinks cheap, there was no cover, no line (at 10PM), and plenty of places to lounge. My group took over four tables at the front of the lounge before the night ended. Everyone seemed to have fun and after seeing the photos, I don't think anyone left sober. My only gripe was the small women's bathroom. Cheers to good times at Cha Cha Lounge! I'm not sure how I would have liked this place if I came in a small group or on a date, but with a large group of friends, I was in good company. read more

If your a hipster, scenester or something else in between, than this is the place you want to be seen. For everyone else, you'll be heading out the door within the first 5 minutes of your visit. Too many patrons trying so painfully hard not to "fit in" with the mainstream (be it via wardrobe, choice of brew and/ or mannerisms). If a sociologist (or anyone in particular) wishes to observe the attempted "counter culturism" that has plagued the Northeast-Central region of Los Angeles over the last couple years (thanks in-part to adolescent bourgeoisie adults attempting to pass themselves as working class civilians) then grab your best flannel shirt and sunglasses (no lens required) and head on down to the Cha Cha Lounge. Aside from the patrons, drink "specials" aren't really anything new. The reason I award this place an additional star is because it is within the vicinity of the Red Lion Tavern and Silver Lake Wine. My condolences go to the staff, the fact that they have to deal with this form of clientele on a nightly basis is astonishing. Kudos! read more

My boyfriend conveniently lives a mile down the street from the Cha Cha Lounge. I decided to break his cycle of taking bong rips and giggling about the latest conquest on StarCraft by replacing it with a local watering hole. Thus, I was presented with this gem as a result. Not your typical trashy dive bar at all! I really love their tongue-in-cheek decor: lots of sombreros permanently fixated on the ceilings, streamers, "Happy Fucking Birthday" banner near the foosball tables, and red-light through out that could be mistaken for an invitation to strip. Maybe that's what they should add: a stripper pole (owner's take note). Drunk bitches on a pole would be hilarious! Also, this place is pretty spacious, people would have more than enough room to dance if they wanted to. I think most nights they have an iPod as the DJ, but on other days they have someone DJing live. I guess we just have good timing coz we've come in during their happy hour. PBR's were $2 - It's a shitty beer mainly guzzled down by your local hipsters because it's cheap, but I won't complain coz at least I got a good buzz. Not about to break my bank at a dive bar/lounge, know what I mean? All I know is foosball is free on Tuesday nights, and $2 margaritas/PBRs are served to your hearts content. I don't recall any other beers they have on tap coz my eyes automatically fixated on their cheapest drink so lol sorry. Pro-tip: it's almost mandatory to take pictures in the photobooth, so go ahead & invest $2 on it. You can attempt to piece together your 'wtf' moments that night at the Cha Cha via your photographic proof. SS or it didn't happen right? Waiting for the pictures to process will probably take longer than 5 minutes, but you can keep yourself occupied by picking out some random item in the vending machine right next to the booth. My boyfriend got some Alf stickers and trading cards. Neato! Ooh and also they have black light in the bathroom, just thought I should add that in. read more

Minus one star for Jorge. Plus a gazillion stars for everyone else. I'm sure this review won't make any sense tomorrow (er . . .later today). Okay. So, agoraphobe that I am, Ti and Tim nevertheless managed to drag my shy arse out of the house and out to Silverlake for a little UYE action. Boy am I glad they did. This place is everything it is cracked up to be. Tim and I arrived in time for $2.50 cocktails and $2.00 beer ($3.50 margarita was excellent as well, although I have had stronger). There were some wonderful foosball players present. Ti, naturally, schooled everyone. The wonderful Tim and I more than held our own against Jorge and Manali (Jorge, is it hard to play foosball with those furry gloves on?) It definitely got more crowded as the evening progressed, and we noted a significant number of "emo" style hipsters in attendance. Parking, as warned, was awful but that is the boon of arriving early and sneaking into a spot in the back lot. Bottom line(s)? 1) If you have a chance, go to a Yelp event -- they are awesome! 2) Cha Cha is FABULOUS 3) Jorge is a weasel!dolphin 4) Roman taught me some questionable Russian 5) I might have drunk too much? ------------------------------------------ Edit: I am amused and horrified to realize that I am actually a better writer when slightly drunk and entirely exhausted . . .hmmm. I think this bodes well for my career as an alcoholic essayist! read more

If I could give this place ZERO stars, I would! After last night, I'm better off brown bagging it outside of 7-11! Drove out there from the South Bay and it was not worth it! Don't get me wrong, it's a cool chill spot, but the rude a$$ bartenders are the reason I will not go back! I was asking to close my tab and I'm such an inconsiderate person for interrupting their conversation! One of the bartenders told me to wait til they were done! Really?! Should I serve my own drink also? And the award for best customer service skills goes to...Cha Cha Lounge's Bartenders: NOT!! read more

Cha Cha Cha Cha CHAAAAAAAA!!! This place is definitely your local dive bar with a mixture of decor from 4th of July, Day of the Dead, Halloween, Cinco de Mayo, and some other holidays. A good way to put is that they put the decorations up for a holiday and never took it down and it accumulated to what it is now. This place has fooseball tables, but it seems so dark and red that you can barely see anything and they also have a arcade table in the corner that has around 18 classic games like Pac Man, Frogger, etc. They play a very odd selection of music. Not quite sure what it is :) read more

Anyone who says "hipster" about this place is just using the term loosely. Went there tonight, it's been awhile, and I was disappointed. No shit there are fights that break out at closing. The place is filled with thugs and less desirable ladies. Felt like I was in TJ, not because of the decor, but just because of the feeling that at any point a fight would break out lawlessly. I liked how it was 5 years ago. All styles of people and a decent vibe. Now its a macho -dirty fest. read more

I always have a blast when I cruise through here!! Drinks are cheap, music is pretty rad. They have a foosball table which I'll win you at and a photo booth at $2 a pop. There's this vending machine with odd stuff, I've never purchased anything from it cause I'm too busy using my dollars for the photo booth. They have sex lights in this joint. It's like a hint of red when you walk in. The Mexican fiesta decor makes you feel like you're in TJ, all you need are those dudes with the whistles ready to shake your head. Last time I went some guy called my sex on the beach: sooo 80's So I ask you, what's the drink of today? Your Homegirl, Violy read more

Donde estan mis maracas?! Yo necesito para mi bailar por la Cha Cha. (really bad spanish for your FACE!) If you know me, I think I can speak spanish fluently when I'm drunk. Sure, I took 4 years, but I've been out of high school for 8 years so I'm slightly out of practice. Where am I going with this, you ask? The point of my telling you that is because I began my review speaking spanish because I'm still drunk from my night out with the Yelpers at the Cha Cha Lounge. I felt like I was in a twilight zone when the bartender said "$4.00" for our first round of drinks. Wait a sec! TWO drinks for $4.00? In LA? Well spank me and call me Suzie! They get more expensive after 9, right? Not really. $6.00 for the same round! Granted I had a PBR and my gal pal Jessica had well vodka soda, but hello! Those are LBC prices in an LA bar. Shock and amazement. Decor? Can you say Mexican meets Tiki meets Heaven meets Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders? I can. Can I ever! Half of this place is covered in decopage that puts Martha Stewart to shame. And nothing says "Get drunk people!" like sombreros on the ceiling. But don't get drunk and get the desire to take one down and wear it. You'll end up crying like me and having to work through an overwhelming sense of disappointment. Free postcards? Nice. Foosball? I scream with excitement (really). Photobooth? Yes! Estoy baracha. read more

Cha Cha Lounge - Nice table. Chicle? - Lounges Near Me - Los Angeles, California

When you lay with dogs, you'll get fleas. In this case, if you have a bar in Silver lake, you're going to get hipsters. But let's face it, things could get a lost worse than getting some hipster trash that you need to brush off your shoulder. This, my friends, is a kitsch bar by the very book and well, what's not to love about it? I love the Day of the dead style its got going. So much that I'll brave through hipsters to get myself a stiff and cheap mixed drink and chaser. What can I say, I'm a drunk. It's best that you blend in with your element, so perhaps it's nice to wear one of my threadless shirts while here.. Oh wait, I have a lot of threadless shirts.. Have I become what I hate? Oh man, It's like turning into a zombie. You're freaked out when you realized you've been bitten and are slowly urging for the craving of brains, but after a while you just sort of roll with it and lunge at the nearest person to chew on their brains.... Yes, I suppose I am becoming hipster.. or at least share some hipster trends as well as the comfy and ironic clothing. But hey, if it means I have to be a hipster to be in Cha cha lounge, then perhaps I'll carry this costume of being ironically unironic for a bit more. The drinks are cheap, the scene is chill and if you get here early enough, seating in this small-ish bar isn't too much of a problem. Cha Cha Lounge, you're A-okay in my book! read more

This has been one of my many bar bookmarks for a while. With reviews from my radtastic friends Kat A and Bong E. I really wanted to try this place out. After having dinner at Cha Cha Cha for my birthday. We were all sitting around the table trying to decide on what bar to hit up. The night was young and we all wanted to get into some trouble. For a moment we were at a complete lost, usually what happens when eight OC people are in LA. That's when I remember that Cha Cha Lounge was not to far away, from where we were. To our cars we went! First on the scene was Laura and half our entourage who were lucky to be able to score a spot at the front of the ever-growing line. Parking is hard to come by people; we were able to find a spot behind the lounge in the nearby neighborhood. Word of warning the street is super narrow so be extra careful when driving down it. Security was cool; I would not want to mess with them. They could probably pick me up and fling me back to OC without a blink of an eye! Entering into the lounge, I was in awe of the red lighting! Now if you know me I am a sucker for lounges that are dimly lit, have fuzzy walls, candles, random sh*t everywhere, good tunes (has to be old school hip-hop), great drink specials, and a photo booth. This bar was all that and then some! It took us a little while to get use to our surrounding and the bar. And with luck, a table opened for us. We swooped in and took it! Our group was pretty large only half of us were able to sit down. DJ spin a beat (no not his actual name), was actually pretty good. Even though he was running off ITunes and Serato. He could at least transition a song without a delay! How can I describe the whimsical surroundings, TJ on acid came to my mind right away. I do have to give this place its total props on keeping it crisp and cool in there. The air was blowing at a high rate of speed throughout the night! So no stuffiness at all! The cocktail server came around often to take drink orders. And ladies a word to the wise..... don't wait till the last moment to use the restroom if you do you will be in line for awhile as they only have a one stall/one door restroom. And from what I hear it is not the most cleanest of places either! I think I could possibly fall in love with this lounge; Cha Cha made half of my birthday dream come true! read more

Everybody hates a hipster.... but here's some advice for you- they're kind of like rattlesnakes out in the wilderness... if you do not pay attention to it it will not harass you. Let the hipsters roam freely. This place is cool. Went here on a Tuesday night, got completely hammered. Cheap drinks. Cool music. *FOOZEBALL* The only thing that's gross about this place is the bathroom. read more

My go-to neighborhood bar. Frida Kahlo threw up all over the walls and blindfolded sex-kittens in bondage smacked Robert Rodriguez around with a piñata stick while Dali put Vicente Fernandez in the photo booth and distorted the image, then they took a shot of tequila together and watched Lucha Libre until Zapata came in on a donkey followed by a mariachi band of calaveras. That is what it feels like every time I go to ChaCha. I never dress up. I know I will only ever spend $4 on a beer and I will meet a bizillion poor drunken souls at the foozeball machine just waiting to get beat (cause it does require strategy, and I am the SH*T ladies and gentlemen!)! The vibe is always mellow and friendly, the music almost always sucks but it never bothers me. Everyone is always so much younger than me, but i never go to pick up guys or meet people, i just go cause it's fun and so close to my house, and sooooo cheap. It's definitely my neighborhood bar but kicked up a bunch of notches. Sure hipsters ARE everywhere, but it's in Silverlake! What do you expect. Hipsters are everywhere in that neighborhood by default, it has nothing to do with that bar. If you don't want to be around hipsters then go to a different neighborhood. I hate when other yelpers complain about hipsters but then they come to silver lake or los feliz. If you don't like the hipster vibe, then move to Santa Monica or frickin' Altadena. Chacha is on Glendale and Silver Lake Blvd.- that should be a BIG hint as to what you will find inside! Sometimes there's a line to get in but it moves quickly. If you have a parking fairy like me, you'll always find street parking, otherwise it may take you a little while but nothing too stressful. Definitely a fun night on the town! read more

I am shocked, disappointed, and horribly mad at myself for forgetting to review this joint earlier. Since moving to LA, it has been one of my favorite standbys, albeit far. And for that, Cha Cha Lounge, I salute you. Let's rake in the WINS from this bar, shall we? 1. cheap drinks. sigh. so cheap. so pleased. 2. completely red-lit. fun fact: EVERYONE looks a) tanner b) prettier in red lights. 3. photobooth and foosball table and funky vending machine. what can i say- i'm a child 4. no pretension -- minus the hipster kind; and that I can handle 5. mexican-trashy themed. how delightful! Helpful tips, but by NO means negatives, 'cause gosh i love this place so much: 1. parking is a bitch. welcome to silver lake. permit parking all around. be careful! 2. get there too late on the weekend and you'll have to wait on a line- and NO ONE likes that read more

How is it possible that I have been going to the Cha Cha since it opened and am now only sitting to pen this review? I remember back when it was LeBar, but that's not relevant anymore, is it? Cheap beer, yes. Cute girls, yes. Cute guys, sometimes. Photo booth, hell yes. Crazy awesome vending machine, that sells anything you could ever want to remember the night? and tampons?.... YES! I like to arrive early, usually after dinner and a few drinks at the Red Lion. I grab a table near the back, start racking up a tab and people watch into the late night. I can be found near the back, close to the photo booth, Foosball table, and the DJ. I like to think of it as the heart of the bar. The best part of this bar is actually when they kick you out, and just when you think its time to go home, what stands before you? A nice buzz that was pretty decently priced, and TACOS!!! Yup it is almost as if Bacchus the god of drinking put taco heaven right in front of you, tacos now and then we continue the party!! It's terribly cliche I know but, there are only so few Friday nights someone my age can handle. I am packing them in before its really time to settle down. Some people you meet here are pretty interesting, especially if you smoke. You are kind of forced into an alley/driveway, which can get pretty packed. read more

All the necessities a dive bar needs: -PHOTOBOOTH -Cheap booze -Foozeballzzz -Lotsa neighborhood/street parking -Gus' LunchBox Truck parked out front with the best carne asada fries out of San Diego (need to write a separate review on that) -PHOTOBOOTH (THAT WORKS) -Lots of seating in the red booths for those that like to sit -DJ's spinning VINYL with a massive VINYL collection behind them -Music, IT'S GREAT, REALLY IT IS (no sarcasm) -Cool bouncers, bartenders, VIBES Love it. read more

Other reviewers describe this place's theme as Tiki/Mexican and Cha Cha is quite successful at being both. I went on a Saturday night with some girlfriends and it looked like a Mexican fiesta exploded on the walls - pinatas, Dia de los Muertos paraphernalia, etc. My girls and I found the decor eclectic like everyone else. I was in love with it and thought the overwhelming theme worked. We liked that the drinks were strong strong strong and cheap. YES. A cranberry vodka sets you back a measly $6. After about 2 drinks, I felt like a rockstar. Love it. Sidebar - don't order their lemon drop shots. I don't know what the heck they put in those drinks but those shots were nasty. The music was hip hop. They played some old school classics and jams that take you back. Loved it. Motley crew of people. You can literally just people watch if you wanted to. We were lucky to snag a table and saw some older women who have seen better days, wannabe dance troupers, many bearded guys, tramp stamp hoochies, and lots of couch dancers. It was quite an experience. It was like they took 100 of the most random people in LA and dropped them in this bar. You can also wear whatever you want here since hipster grunge appears to be the dress code. Lots of flannel action. I really liked it. It had everything - great music, stiff drinks, less expensive tabs, unique decor, come as you are vibe. If you're with friends, it's a good time and everyone looked like they were having fun. Word to the wise - if you want something to eat after, the taco truck outside is good but get there before the crowd or you'll be waiting forever and a day. read more

You know, LA is a very funny place. Having been born and raised here, over the course of the past three decades I've seen a lot of people enter and leave my hometown. The locals who have their long-standing cliques, and who know where to go and where not to go (and who stay as far away from the Hollywood crowd as possible). The people from small towns (that includes Orange County) who come out thinking they're going to end up in Hollywood, but end up doing a couple of gigs as extras and then spending the rest of their time making lattes at Starbucks. And then there are the people who somehow crack their ways into Hollywood, usually as low-level assistants, and who end up purchasing said lattes on their boss' behalf. The funny thing about the whole Hollywood crowd is that there are two parts to that distinction: those who accept that they are a part of Hollywood, and those who rebel against it. And, in this rebellion, they become even more obsessive with maintaining that image of being the non-conformist Hollywood rebel and eventually become even more Hollywood than those who just accept their miserly existences and move on with their lives... or at least on down the Strip... with a name-badge that reads "Hi, my name is Hollywood Joe, and I will grovel and suck-up to get a production or voice-over job, and I know persons X Y and Z so I think that we have a lot in common so can I come work for you please please please?" The rebels, I've found, are called "hipsters." And where do hipsters hang? Silver Lake. Why? Because it isn't Hollywood, but it's pretty darn close. And what is one of the bars that truly epitomizes the non-Hollywood Hollywood hipster ideal? Cha Cha Lounge. Unless occasion calls, I'm not the one who's going to dress in costume to go out. Tshirt, jeans and flip-flops... pretty standard fare for the Ryman. And isn't the idea of the rebel... er, hipster... that they don't confine themselves to the status quo? Well, whenever I walk into Cha Cha (or any other Silver Lake bar), I get funny looks... for not refusing to conform to the hipster ideal. Why, because I value comfort and I already have a girlfriend so it's not like I'm going out looking to impress? Is it that I don't shop at Hot Topic like all of them? It's funny, but the more these hipsters try to disavow themselves from all things Hollywood, the deeper in they sink to Hollywood's tar pits of conformity. Other than that, I do like the bar itself. It's relatively dark, and it's usually easy to find a table where you and your group can chill and peoplewatch. The drinks are the going rate of any other bar in LA. They usually play some pretty good music. And they have foosball tables and a photobooth. A photobooth? That's right, a photobooth. Oh, one word of advice though... stay away from the stalls in the bathroom, because you never know what you're going to walk in on... last time it was a trio of girls... oh wait, no, one of those actually isn't a girl, adam's apple is too big. So I'm giving 3 stars. 1 star for the crowd, 2 stars for the bar itself, 4 stars for the foosball and photobooth. There's no cover, which is a bonus (I refuse to pay a cover), and there are always streetdog carts just down the street (score!). read more

Cheap booze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you come on a Tuesday, you'll probably see me there beating everyone at foosball. Feel free to buy me a PBR. Just sayin. UPDATE: Beating everyone except Mike and his crew. They're pretty much the best foosball players on Earth. They might not be human...they're Foosborgs sent from the future to eliminate us all. Feel free to challenge them to foosball and still buy me a PBR. read more

I'm all for theme bars, assuming they stick to a theme. No quite sure what Cha Cha is going for. Although the name and the sombreros make me think they're trying for "Mexican kitsch," I'm totally flummoxed by the tiki style bar mixed with nautical fish netting. And then who knows about all the "objects d'arts" which is just a fancy way of saying "artistically placed junk." And don't even try telling me they're "attempting to embrace the eclectic eastside esprit," because I might just have to punch you. More likely, they started with a theme and got tired, or else just never bothered to completely remodel after they took over from Le Bar. Decor issues aside, the bartenders are fairly friendly and efficient, and the crowd seemed pretty cool. Affordable drinks with a nice healthy pour. I was there on a Friday night, and it's a good thing I got there at around 10pm, because by 10:30 there was a line at the door because the place was at capacity. Loud and packed, so if that's not your thing, get there early. read more

3.5 When I was walking up to the Red Lion, I noticed this place mainly for the lack of signage and wondered what it was. After we were done with the Red Lion, we headed over here. I hadn't intended to drink any more but I saw the place had Blood Marys which I felt was in order after a couple beers. But when I asked for one, the bartender said they didn't make those. So I said, "what's that other bartender making down there then?" He sheepishly said, "a Bloody Mary." Damn straight! It may have been dark in there but I know what happens when someone starts making a Bloody Mary (which they made in the most interesting fashion). Tall glass of ice squeeze of lemon pour in some Worcester sauce shake in pepper and celery salt vodka (Seagram's is their well) Bloody Mary mix a couple of olives a few marinated green beans a grind of fresh pepper It was incredibly tasty and spicy. And only $6.50. There's a side table with big water dispensers and stacks of plastic cups. The ladies' room is only one stall. I think I startled someone as I tried to follow them into the restroom. She was pulling it close and I tried to pull it open. Ooops. The decor is an eclectic mix of black velvet paintings (including kittens and naked ladies) and sombreros. Because of the clever use of mirrors, the place looked and felt huge. I didn't explore the photo booth which was almost camouflaged with straw thatching. Fun! I'll be back for more of those Bloodies! read more

A year and a half ago I canceled my internet connection at home, because I was using it like I used to use TV--pointlessly flipping through, like, 5 or 6 websites just to waste time and procrastinate. (I don't do TV either any more). So, in the mornings, I go to Silver Lake Coffee to get my web fix. Because I fell in love recently (it is not going well) and have as a consequence become obsessed with checking my e-mail, and I have no data package for my phone, either I spend $2/megabyte to check email on my phone or $1.50-2.50 for Pissed Brewed Right at the Cha Cha. Clearly a no brainer! Of course I generally wind up drinking, like, five of those--so I am in fact spending like $10 to check my fucking e-mail... The bar smells funny, like something between a fart and a dead animal, but who gives a shit? I like looking at the other patrons, because they come in different colors and shapes, and they are all pretty. So there you have it: Love + free wi-fi = alcoholism. Cha cha cha! read more

Right in the heart of hipster town USA is this watering hole. Before it was Cha Cha lounge this used to be O bar. I've been here a few times and this place is solid. Sure it can be a pain trying to grab a table or really talk to anyone since it gets crazy crowded, but they make stiff drinks and the prices are right. Do not come to this place if you want to have a drink and engage in thought-provoking conversations. Tis not thee place. This place has some of the most unusual clientele. You have the artsy fartsy types and you have the shadey types that looked like they were just released from prison or look like they are about to be sent to jail. I was here one night and there was this scary looking guy wearing a plain t-shirt that had "gun owner" printed in the front. It doesn't take that much street smarts to know to stay the EFF away from that guy. I mean seriously. Where does one even go to purchase attire like that? The Décor is hard to explain. Think Island's Burger. Now think skid row. Combine those two. There you go. Grundgy Island's Burger Décor. Great place to chill but Red Lion Tavern across the street gets my vote every time. Since I feel Red Lion is a 4 I can't justify giving Cha Cha the same rating. I just can't. 3.5 Stars. read more

(pre pandemic) I love this bar but I have had way too many violent encounters here for it to be normal! Witnessed an unprovoked fight that sent one friend to the ER, and another time I drove past the bar and someone in line to enter the bar threw a glass handle of vodka at me! My car was damaged so I pulled over to see who threw it. Nobody in line admitted to doing it and the security guard at Cha Cha said it wasn't his issue. Would be 5 stars if the patrons weren't so violent. beware read more

$2 drafts of PBR. Period. I've heard so many great things about Cha Cha thanks to my friend Chris S. And since I was actually in LA for a change, the boy and I decided to check it out. Andy the bartender is rad, and wasted no time getting me my beer. The crowd is mixed, which can sometimes be annoying at places, but this bar is just big enough that if the bar itself is crowded, you can just move to a comfy booth. I would hope that this would be my local bar if I lived in the area. It's dark, not too loud, full of good people, and good drink. What more could a girl want? read more

Who walks away from the Cha Cha Lounge without an awesome story? No one. "There was a dude in the bathroom with a broken nose and blood was leaking down his face. He stared at me the whole time I washed my hands." "The floor was so sticky it removed my shoes as I walked." "The gave me a Stella for the same price as a PBR. Score!" "I complimented that girl's dress and she got offended that I didn't notice that it was, in fact, a onesie that she was wearing." "Someone puked in the photo-booth." "I met a girl who had a boyfriend and she still gave me her number." "Jesus, their Bloody Mary is like 85% booze. I was stumbling after a few." It's like a freight train of PBR colliding with an Urban Outfitters. See ya there! read more

Where hipsters can flip their hair and order PBR from the draft simultaneously! I kid. I kid. Maybe not. This place is teaming with hipster folk at all hours who are very intently shoveling there hair into messy perfection but it is a kick ass bar none the less. No cover. A photo booth. Decent amount of tables. Shit! That is the holy trinity right there, and that doesn't even take into consideration the vending machine loaded with crap for your drunken spending pleasure. Mixed drinks are good but the quality declines steadily as the place gets busier. The beer taps on the other hand, are always safe bet to dispense crisp fresh brew. Park in the BOA down the street. They never tow and there is almost always 1 or 2 spots lingering. read more

I still have absolutely no idea where this place is located (somewhere on Glendale Blvd!) and yet that is a good thing. One should always keep one's self on her toes, on the look out for fun times hidden here and there across LA! So my first experience here was super fun... It was my 31st birthday and I'd only been in LA two months. My two best friends from Brooklyn had flown out to get me settled in to my new town and Cha Cha lounge is where we ended the official birthday night. It must have been close to 2am because all I remember is chugging a couple icy cold beers and taking 1 fantastically crapy photo booth picture with my friends that I still enjoy looking at from time to time. I also remember consuming a really delicious quesadilla at the taco truck out front. In fact a year after making friends with some total strangers at said taco truck I got a phone call and an awesome gig costuming a tv pilot! Ahhh the beauty of networking in LA. Long story short- just weeks ago on the 4th of July me, my brother and a friend needed to pass the time. The consensus was Silverlake where we went from bar to bar not quite finding our spot. Nearing the end of the night (again) my brother's friend says she really really wants to go to Cha Cha lounge... something about old memories and I yelled YES in my semi drunken state and my brother drove us there. What a good brother! The thing is, every time I've been I've had an absolute blast. It's always the end of the night... so everyone's a bit more plastered, the taco truck really is that good (well my drunk self thinks so) and the people there (patrons and bar tenders) are awesomely friendly. On my last visit upon walking in the door a random guy buys us each a beer and walks away. When the beers come he cheers us from across the room with a big smile and a raised glass... I mean strangers buying you beers and then asking for nothing in return?? Yup, I like this place! read more

love this bar! Happy hour Monday - Friday 5:00-9:00PM if you come during the week or when it isn't super crowded, it's a super cool bar to come and chill with friends. They also have a cool vintage photo booth for $3, it's a must to take some shots when you drop in! read more

Much has already been said....considering I am like the 80th reviwer of this place, so I will just list a few things that made me smile about Cha Cha. 1. The photo booth...who doesn't love photo booth pics? 2. The vending machine with the funkiest oddities like pins and a WONDERBREAD sandwich holder. 3. The delightfully tacky but colorful and unique decor 4. The decent prices 5. The hot bartenders 6. The young hipster/hippie crowd (I kinda felt like I was in That 70's Show, but I LIKED it!) 7. The fact that you can bar hop across the street to Red Lion Tavern 8. The plethora of seating available 9. I would like the foosball table if I liked foosball, but I don't really 10. The fact that it's possible to find parking. Just a cool place to hang out, and a great place to meet fun people with a lot of stlye. read more

Blah Blah Blah. Its a cute place. I like the decor, and there's a lot of booths and tables....still dosent seem to be able to seat everyone. I've only gone one Tuesdays for cheap beer, so I've never seen this huge line I keep reading about, but I believe it. The crowd is more mixed then I expected. And I dont know if I would say hipster, or "prestigious LA band dudes with very interesting pants." I myself had a tragic experience here. I was coming out of the bathroom (located in the back), strutted through the whole bar, up to my friends table (party of 7) and said "anyone want anything from the bar?" My friend looks at me, horrified, pointing at my crotch. I look down. Yeah, I had my dress, tucked into my (very light grey) tights. IN THE FRONT, not the back, which is way worse. Needless to say, I didnt talk to anyone with the exception of the company I arrived with, for the remainder of the evening. read more

I don't even know why people bother to review this place, which is ironic figuring I'm writing this review. What I mean is that this place is completely a matter of taste, not taste in a sense of things that the drinks are particularly good or that if I licked the walls on this place it would taste like chocolate (since they don't serve food here), but taste as your preference for a social outing. This is definitely as spot for a social outing with friends, if I saw a person sitting alone at the booth here, that would be one of the saddest things I would have seen in my life (another being: a morbidly obese individual eating alone at an all you can eat buffet). This is not a spot to get a drink by yourself or read a book because when it gets busy it really gets busy. The crowd is all types, but mainly hipsters because the venue is such a shitty/confusing place. When I say confusing I mean confusing, I don't know if they meant the themes to clash on purpose to attract more hipsters or someone just has no idea what they wanted to so they threw a bunch of stuff together. Let me give an example, this place is supposedly a ti-ki bar, so it has the Hawaiian straw bar, but it has grungy Mexican style art work on the walls while it was blaring loud rock music. There's way more contradictions in this place (which is why it got an extra star from me actually) but with the overly music the crowded bar and the confusing venue made me feel like one of those movies where the character got himself into a situation where he was in over his head. But not that over my head because the crowd wasn't dangerous just a bunch of dirty hipsters and the only thing keeping me from leaving was the drink I just paid for and my Asian cheapness. I guess this place can be fun to get yourself into a drunken mess in with decent drink prices and energy here and there's the Red Lion across the street to wind down at with German beers afterwards, but probably just a drunken mess and definitely not any other substances because being on drugs in this place sounds like the stuff of nightmares. You do not want to start hallucinating the day of the dead poster on the wall coming to life as a hardcore rocker coming to get you in Hawaii. read more

Love this place, love the taco truck, love the employees. I was first brought here a whiiiile back, and I just started going again. It's super hipster and you'll feel like there are 20 people trying to figure out who you are by staring as long as they can until you look at them, then they hide their face. So, needless to say - it can be pretty awkward if you're not with a bigger group of 3+ people. Honestly, hipster bar. I gave it 4 stars because every time I go I have a somewhat decent time. The floors are sticky, the bathroom always has a line on popular days and it's really not a good place to go and meet random people - very cliq-ish. So, bring friends. read more

Happy hour here is from 5-9p Monday through Friday. It meant my Tom Collins and Mark's Jack and Coke were $9.50 together. Sweet. After happy hour well drinks were just $6. This place got packed around 10p and they could have charged more with all the hipsters milling about so I appreciate not gouging customers. Their Bloody Mary was seriously delicious too, but a little warm, as were all my drinks, which is why I have to knock a star off. The photo booth still works and takes pretty good color photos, but overall you can tell this place was new when I first went because the bathroom was devoid of the millions of stupid scribbles and notes that cover the walls now and it wasn't nearly as packed. I'll be back though, they don't pour weak and I still love the ridiculous decor. read more

I love Cha Cha. Minus the hipsters. I just ignore them. Mmhmmm. But oh man! I just realized I do frequent a lot of hipster joints. Does this make me a hipster? Man, I shop at Target, TJ MAXX, Marshall's...and the clearance rack and thrift stores (it's aaaall I can afford), but I don't go for anything over like 10 dollars ever if that's the case. I thought you had to be RICH to be a hipster. You know the 200 dollar jean look that's all dirty and ripped up that looks like you just robbed a homeless person or SOMETHING look. And my lil' wallet does not agree with the hipster status. And I don't even OWN any straw hats. REGARDLESS...Cha Cha has three of my favorite things: Booths, red lights, and strange randomness hanging from the ceiling, tacked up on the walls, thrown everywhere. Oh, it's lovely. Really, it is. But I need to go early to avoid the lame line that accumulates after ten. Seriously? Plus, I like snagging those booths. I think there's a special with PBR. Really cheap-o PBR. $1.50 before nine and then $2.50 after nine. Something like that. If you like PBR. read more

Cha Cha Lounge is more like a 3.5, but alas, I can't give half stars. Like the other reviewers, I have some mixed feelings about this place. Pros: Super cheap drinks. $11.50 for a huge margarita on the rocks and a good sized cranberry vodka. There was ample seating and no cover. There was also a really random vending machine that sold pens, pocky, cigarettes and other miscellaneous stuff. Cons: I definitely wasn't digging the music and there was only one bathroom for the ladies, causing the lines get ridiculously long. Overall, it's not a bad bar, but the crowd is too hipster for this pop loving weho girl. Though the lure of cheap drinks might bring me back. read more

Oh Cha Cha Lounge. Your happy hour till 9 is way too enticing. Of the three times I've been here, twice I have had to leave my car parked on the street in favor of a cab because I can't resist $2 PBRs, $2.50 well drinks, and $5 dirty gin martinis. Walking into Cha Cha Lounge, no matter what time it is, feels like walking into a grown-ups only attraction at Disneyland at 1 in the morning. There is not one spot on the wall that hasn't been decorated to fit the "dia de los muertos" theme running rampant on the walls, tables, bar, and everywhere in between. The bar is dark, very dark, with red lights everywhere to make you feel like you're drunk before you've even sipped on your first alcoholic beverage. Needless to say, its awesome. If you get there early (which I suggest because of said happy hour) its usually not very crowded at all so you can grab a table and start your descend into the drunken abyss. It will get crowded, and you can betcha there'll be hipsters galore, but its going to be a good time! They have a $10 minimum on cards, which can go a long way during happy hour! Adn when you inevitably get your drink on too much to drive, the parking on the street is overnight (as long as you pick up your car by 8 the next day). read more