Chico

Great little gay bar in East L.A., love the chill atmosphere and the no drama attitude, we went last Friday and had a good time, it's a little small, but the better to get intimate with a hot cholo or thug ;)

The fact that Chico is in East Los is amazing. 4 stars based just on that.

Minus 1 star for the HORRIBLE music they played from 10 till 11 PM tonite. Ugh....hip hop....ugh....ugh....ugh....ugh....

Music got WAY, WAY, WAY better after 11 pm.

By the way, on Saturdays there is a cover charge of $3 after 10 PM.

Watch out when you enter. If you open the door with all your manliness like I did it will slam loud onto the bench behind it haha! Not the best entrance...oh well. I like the haunted house wall paper haha! I also like the faux fireplace WTF?
There is a long bar with some stools but by 10 they were all full. There are high and uncomfortable benches along the walls to sort of sit on.

This place is really cool for people watching more than anything. Mostly a cool, chill crowd. It seems to have a diverse crowd. There were thugs, alternative types, a Lady Gaga guy, paisas and a few that defy description (but not in a good way). We got to see a thug get picked up or vice versa. Poor Lady Gaga guy was alone all nite. Lots of fag hags. Just one sweaty guy dancing with his fag hag.... Some shirtless bartender approached me with a tray of drinks.... Were they free? Who knows. I declined. I guess they were trying to get the party started....

My BF and I left at 11:40 PM when we got the idea that no one was going to start up the dancing on the medium sized dance floor. I guess we were all too cool or too lame to get the party started this nite :( Feel bad for the guys that got the pool table out of the way - for nothing. We got to see a couple of hoochies dancing and that's it. They were hot enough to turn a gay man straight....

This place seems more like a house party than a club. Remember house parties, haha? People just standing around drinking and checking each other out and bad music playing....

GREAT place for locals....

4 stars for providing East Los boys a place to kiss ;)

I try to attend Chico at least twice a week,because the place even though small and quaint it has the best atmosphere! The bartenders are super hot and friendly! The drinks are really good and stiff. I totally recommend this place if you are looking for a cool and chill place to hang and have a good time with good people and music! Must go!