Are you looking for a dark room to hang out in with an extensive/expensive beer menu and a lot of people bumping into you? Then man-oh-man have I found the place for you. It’s called The Otheroom, in Venice.

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Now I know this article already reeks of pessimist sarcasm, but I’m here to assure you that the place wasn’t as bad as it seems right now. It’s one of the few bars in LA where you can actually sit, music to the ears of every stiletto-wearing fashionista, right? And walking around in the dark, candle lit venue was pretty sexy, I’ll admit it. Oh, and there was easy street parking and valet…you’re not believing it, are you? Not to mention the lack of the usual LA creepers (Thank GOD). Yup, I spent two hours in this place without a random guy grabbing my arm, hips or ass.

It all sounds too good to be true, except when I made my way to the bar for a drink. $9.00 for what looked like half a pint of beer? Not cool. On the bright side, at least it was tasty,  and it’s not like I was on a mission to get hammered. But if for some reason I was, boy would I be poor and regretting it.

Truth be told, I didn’t care about spending the $9.00, I’ve paid more for many a ridiculous cocktail. It’s just that when I traded in my VISA for the drinks, I thought they’d be served in a big glass…not a glorified brandy glass…

Get the picture?

Admittedly, I experienced a little disappointment at this point, but at least the beer and wine menu was legitimate and well-stocked with the Belgians (my personal favorites). The Otheroom is fun, the crowd is young, but it’s also small and crowded. Just try making your way to the bar without accidentally touching someone in an offensive way, it’s nearly impossible. The DJ wasn’t spinning a collection of your typical bar tunes which was a good thing because I kind of want to barf a little bit in my mouth whenever that stupid “I love college” song comes on.

The music and noise level in The Otheroom was loud, which I happen to be very thankful for,  considering someone walked up to ask me a question in the middle of an extremely atypical bar conversation. Luckily the drones of indie music and loud people yelling covered it up, preventing an extremely awkward situation for everyone involved.

Awkward.

But hey, check it out for yourself, I officially give The Otheroom my reccomendation.