Oil Can Harry's (Closed Permanently)

It's been a while!

My first gay bar in LA almost 20 years ago. Nice souvenirs! Good ambiance. Maybe it has changed a bit... ;)

Saturday Night Fever

I've had alotta fun through the years here at OCH's. Even on NYE.

Country Western

I didn't get to go to the Sat. retro, but heard it would be great. The country western nights that I went to was lively. I went with a group that has been going for 30+ years. It's nice to see a place with longevity. It is a small place with limited parking. There was a $3 cover charge on the nights I went. Not really my kind of place, but I can see why others would like it.

An icon in the valley

Use to frequent here in the 80's and it was quite fun place, didn't like the low ceilings but music was quite good, crowds were pretty down to earth. Glad it has survived when it's so common for gay bars to come and go.

Fun Place

I have to say, this is a fun place to hang out. The décor has not changed since the first time I walked into this bar in the late 1970’s. The guys here are a very eclectic bunch, hot muscle dudes, young little twinks to guys older than Methuselah. And everyone is friendly and having a great time. Drinks are reasonably priced and the bartenders are friendly and fast. Please note: I am only reviewing “Saturday Retro Nights”. I’ve never been to “Country Western Nights”. I hear it’s great fun, but I’ve never experienced it for myself. Now, to the reason many people go to “Saturday Retro Nights” At OCH's, IT'S FOR THE MUSIC, I think the owners forgot this part. OCH’s built their “Saturday Retro Nights” with an awesome DJ, who knows 70’s, 80’s & 90’s music and knows how to blend and build the energy on the dance floor. I loved this DJ’s work. It truly was like being back at Studio One, The Probe, The Limelight or Studio 54. But then they changed that DJ and replaced him with someone who is absolutely horrible. I thought that maybe they were trying this DJ out for the night. So I came back a couple of times only to hear that he’s the regular DJ for “Saturday Retro Nights”. The owners clearly dropped the ball on this one. They have a great atmosphere, awesome bartenders, a friendly staff but absolutely no understanding of the importance of music. As I see it, the only problem with Oil Can Harry's is that the “Saturday Retro Night” DJ "SUCKS BIG TIME”. And the music was the biggest reason to go there. It use to be a five star place, but now I give OCH's three stars.