by Sharon C. on Being a downtown LA resident, I'm ashamed to even mention this club/venue to anyone visiting the city. I was static at first that they renovated such a historic and beautiful place and is walking distance from my loft. The issue is that they treated my brother horribly! He reserved bottle service for his birthday, drove 45 minutes away and they wouldn't even let him and his friends in because a couple of them had visible tattoos! Although they were dressed upscale, the club promoters and/or security was very rude and biased towards my brother and his friends (gents and ladies). The club hostess wasn't any help either, she even said that if the group leaves, the credit card will be charged for a holding fee! WTF??? Their customer service skills, if they had any, was a total joke! So I ended up calling Elevate and they accommodated our group by giving us their best table in the club and we had a blast!!! I support local bars, clubs and restaurants in my neighborhood but don't count my vote in for this place! If ExchangeLA doesn't want business, I'll gladly give it to someone else!!
by Jason R. on This is a great place to go out to dinner with a big group. Food is good, especially their peking duck, thats my favorite dish. Love that after all these years its still popular. Really like that its loud and dark, this is all part of the ambience here. The only thing I can complain about are the way the reservations work. You basically have a reservation to wait. So if you reservation is at 9 you probably won't be seated until 9:45pm. I think thats tactic they have to get you to spend $ at the bar. Other than that, never had a bad meal here.
by Horace Marchaland on If you're sober: - the crowd is an eyesore. - the drinks are not only expensive since they also CHARGE YOU FOR REDBULL/ROCKSTAR, they're extremely weak too. - decor looks horrendous - bathroom stalls end up being broken so only 1 works (the nasty one) - random drunk girls start to dance ON THE BAR - dj can't make up his mind on what musical era he'd like to play IF YOU'RE DRUNK: - crowd gets decent - suddenly your bill doesn't seem so bad AND they taste stronger! (score!) - the ugly decor doesn't bother you - dirty bathroom doesn't seem so bad since you need to pee so badly - you want to join the girls on top of the bar - music seems awesome! Conclusion: The only thing I can recommend is to come here with a group of friends (around 5) and get a table so you can split the bill, at the same, get totally shitfaced so you can forget you were ever here.
