by Brant Dresser on I personally think Beauty Bar is lame. A room and some nostalgic decor don't really do the trick for me, especially at these prices. They could easily take such better advantage of their sunken in seating area, but they have the place set up so awkwardly that no one goes there. Lots of mean bitches, jacked up prices....this place sucks.
by Ryan S. on What a great solid place to go eat lunch. They make their bread fresh and their soups are really tasty. I recommended the avocado veggie sandwich with extra carrots. I am not a vegetarian and love ma meats but this sandwich is delicious and filling.
by Lupe Said on If there was ever a place to impress your date, this is it! Nightlife was such an adventure for me and my GF and we had a blast! We went early, so we were first in line. The couple behind us in line had smuggled in a 6 pack of sierra nevada and passed me a bottle, thank you kind sir. So if your going early enough to wait in line, bring something to do, and by something "to do" i mean "booze to drink". Excellent way to pass the time while you get prepared for a night of bugs, lizards, and romance. Everyone in line was talking about making a straight shot to the planetarium for the show, my GF and I opted out. We didnt want to spend the evening sitting in a movie theater but we made a note to def check it out the next time. We made our way to the butterfly atrium which was awesome. You have to go thru this "depressurization" chamber thing before hand, and upon entering you feel like you've just been dropped into the amazon (minus heidi and spencer..) There's nothing like nursing a heineken and gawking at gecko's.. The aquatic area is also very cool, it's not on the level of the Monterrey bay aquarium but for not being an aquarium, the california academy of sciences sure as hell makes you think you just walked into one. I'm not sure if it was the heightened blood alcohol level or if those fish were actually really that cool, either way; we stared at them, they stared at us. everyone was happy! The living roof is awesome as well. Reminded me of some organic hippie star trek teleporter. It's sci fi meets wheat grass! I wasnt able to take a peek into the telescope. There was a huge line and i'm kind of put off on smashing my eye ball against something that everyone elses eye ball has been smashed again. Maybe if they had some purel on the scope i would have been more into it? The downside? The food was janky looking. It looks like wraps and salad kinda stuff, not exactly what i want to eat when i'm drinking but it was a valiant attempt at serving food in a museum setting and still keepin it classy'. I stuck with beer most of the evening, too many mixed drinks and i'd be trying to climb to the trex bones! Over all; my GF and I had a fantastic time here. Parking was simple, prices were reasonable, we got some great pictures, and we both had a blast. Too bad they don't have the nightlife events on the weekends, it would be a great place to go to get out of the usual weekend outing rut!
