RAGE Restaurant & Bar (Closed Permanently)

fun

Always cool and fun music

For 1st Timers and 18+

Nearly every gay young college boy I went to school with swear their 1st time at a gay bar was at Rage. It's seems like a trend in LA, and nearly so for young gay guys just under 21 cause they actually do allow 18+ kiddos admission (on some nights that is). I went on Latino night then and so obviously there were alot of Latino gay men, but I did see a gay pornstar dancing in the middle of the dance floor or on the stage (attention whore). It seems WeHo is never in storage of gay pornstars appearing in these gay clubs of LA that no one really baits an eye. Music was ok and if u just found a make-out buddy on the dance floor, u can bring him/her to the dark corners near the bathroom for some instant quickies for all u 1st timers. Teenagers!

Always have a blast here!

This place is a blast! It's got a great layout, plenty of space and seating, great music, and a lighting system that's very reminiscent of a rave (and I've been to many LA raves haha). The outdoor patio has nice ambience and the lights on the trees add to the mood. The bar area inside is chill and spacious. There's some nice lounge seating near the bar too. Upstairs is where the real lounge is at! Plenty of comfy couches and it overlooks the dancefloor below so it's a nice escape from the crowd, but not the music, which I love. There's a smaller bar and dancefloor upstairs too that caters more to hip/hop and rap music. The main dancefloor is awesome and easily one of the best in WeHo. Drinks can be pricey and aren't as good as your other places in the area. I definitely recommend Fridays since it's always bumpin and there are plenty of cute guys roaming around. Never have had a bad time here!

Never felt so... old...

As when I cracked my back trying to climb onstage. Plus, the wristband marking my 21+ status. But where else would play Selena Gomez?

Great Location, Good Space, but mostly goes to waste

Rage has one of the best locations and layouts for clubs in WeHo, but unfortunately it is kind of lost among other clubs for many reasons. It's biggest downfalls are promotion and management. Don't get me wrong, the staff is great for the most part, haven't ever had a real problem with the staff. But let's start with the good. Great layout, patio and front bar with dancefloor in back. 2nd level has nice lounge space and another bar and small dancefloor. Good light and sound system, good stage. Tuesday has The Dreamgirls Revue, WeHo's premiere drag show. Friday has 18+ Gameboi geared at an Asian crowd. Seems that their best nights are the 18+ nights. That should tell you something, the kids go there because there aren't many options, those with experience know better! So what's wrong with the place? First off, it hasn't had any true updates to the place in at least 10 years. They really need a remodel. The owner micromanages the place way too much. Cameras on the bartenders, not just for cash purposes, but to watch how much they pour. He also watches the front cashier like a hawk to make sure people aren't getting in free. They are crazy with their cover charges. They will start a new night, and 10 people could be in the bar and they charge $8. Or like Wed nights for Fuego (latin), they stopped charging for over a year, and it wasn't all that busy anymore, but they started charging $8 again and didn't give you anything more! For a cover charge, I want open bar, drink specials, gogo boys (and not the same few you have used for 5 years now), a special performance, SOMETHING! The drinks historically have been overpriced, weak, and smaller than other WeHo bars. Then about a year ago they switched to the acrylic glasses, EVEN SMALLER! You get way more for your money at other bars in walking distance. On 18+ nights, 21+ still pay the same cover, yet we are paying the bills with our drinking! One of the biggest wastes is the upstairs. Such a great space, and so great to look down on the dancefloor and stage and have a place to chill. But it's hardly ever open! It really doesn't take much effort to have it open. Even if the upstairs bars isn't open, secure the booze, and let people spread out, have a space to chill, security and bar backs only need to walk through every so often to make sure things are cool and pick up glasses. Great space, wasted! It really is too bad, this club has so much potential if they would lighten up the purse strings a little, invest a little more in decor and promotions, they would realize they could make a lot more money and be busy all week instead of 2 or 3 nights.