I really wanted to like this place. It's close to my job and I'm a total metalhead. Maybe if I hadn't just come from my job (dressed as a professional) the bartender, Denise, wouldn't have ignored me for 10 minutes (in a half empty bar).
Whatever the reason was for her being the least helpful bartender I've ever encountered (by the way, how in the mother fuck does she have a job in this industry?! There are plenty of competent bartenders and waitresses in Los Angeles that give a shit about customer service). Anyways, I was forced to go to the opposite end of the bar to ask the other brunette bartender for a drink. After about 5 minutes of standing in front of her (and after she obsessively finished cleaning her glass) she finally made eye contact with me and I was able to order my glass of wine. Yea, I know, I'm drinking wine at a rock bar. Don't care. She gives me my wine in a champagne flute. WTF?!
I should have left 20 minutes ago, fuck my life. Drink my champagne flute wine and it's time to get the hell out of there. Go to close my tab. THEY GAVE MY DEBIT CARD TO SOME DRUNK GUY! Now I have to find time in my busy schedule to go get another debit card. Thanks Loaded, you guys suck!
I love laid back fun bars with great music, and used to go here years ago when it was called Tiny's. Â I'm a fan of it's new incarnation as well. Â We've been here about three times since it switched over, and had fun every time. Â First of all, the bartenders are beautiful (just a bonus of course) and they make the best Bloody Mary I have ever had. Â Yeah, I said that. Â As a girl who loves her cocktails AND making the recovery as painless as possible, I wish I had a picture of the work of art I consumed here. Â It had a bacon strip garnish if that tells you anything! Â Plus they have tater tots on the menu. Â TATER TOTS!!! Â If that doesn't sound like the perfect bar to you, well, the W is right up the street babycakes.
Review Source:The sign means what it says: Loaded.
This bar was loaded with people, and the drinks were loaded with booze. Â The intention is for you to get loaded.
Which is exactly what I was looking for.
The bartenders are (handsome) and attentive, not putting up with any bullshit, and not playing favorites. Â
It's loud, it's raucaus, and it's definitely hollywood.
I have been to this bar quite a bit. Â Its one of my pre-game places before I hit the clubs.
Denise is a colorful bartender. Â She's not a great bartender, but she understands people. Â She[s half therapist / half drink slinger. "Whiskey Chase" is another bartender there. Â She's very corporate, but fits in nicely. Â She comes off as fake to me, but she does a good job of upselling and pushing for higher end choices. Â Good job.
Lee, the manager is a seasoned veteran in the bar business. Â He is stern, but fair. Â Loves to golf...haha
This is a dive bar. Â Don't expect much.
Its easy to make new friends here.
The bathrooms are disgusting. Â Bring purel with you.
The neighborhood is shady to say the least. Â The city is finally getting the bums off the corner of Hollywood and cahuenga.
Needless to say it was an awful experience. It was out last stop on our way home. We order two beers and decided we would have one more before last call. Once they announced closing there were still over 20 people sitting at the bar, then this bouncer (JD perhaps..?) comes to our table to escort is out. We were two girls finishing our beers and out of the 20 people surrounding the bar he chose to kick us out when we were the closest to the door? Won't be back. Owners should be concerned about his anger problems.
Review Source:Loaded bar is LOADED with tons of PBR and tatted up punk rockers and biker folk. Â True! Â I definitely was the odd one out but nonetheless everyone was friendly.
Definitely not your typical posh upscale LA bar. Â Very casual with fun rock and roll posters on the walls and you better play some good music at the jukebox (is that even what people call it nowadays? a jukebox?) or ELSE. Â You won't be hearing any bubble pop Justin Bieber Ke$ha Nicki Minaj music playing here. Â There's a sign on the wall. Â Employees were nice and quick with the service. Â Be prepared to pay $7.50 for a PBR!! Â Shocker!
Not much else to say about this place except the fact that I had an interesting night so come check it out for yourself!
WHYYYY did i pay $30 for 4 PBRs???? Â
I grew up in a a small podunk town and PBRs are like $2!! Â Damn LA hipsters trying too hard!! Â I ended up here after I followed my friend to a Deftones Fanclub Get together? Say What???? Yeah, totally random!
Anyways, the bar itself was cool and I loved the decorations and the bartenders were super nice. Â The crowd was pretty mixed. Pre-party clubbers, hipsters, punks, and randoms (where I fell into). Â
Not sure if I'd come back or not??????? TBA....... dun Dun DUN......
Happy Hour: $6 for two beers? And a plate of HUGE chicken tenders for $7? Sold!!
Not as seedy as it portends, but not the best beers on tap. It says something that their best offering was Shock Top. Still, the barmaid was awesome and very friendly, the beers were cold, and the chicken tenders were super tasty and came with ranch and buffalo wing sauce. If in the area again, I'd totally come back!
I want to give this place 3 stars, simply for the fact that they are trying very hard to not be the typical hollywood spot. But after several visits, I'm barely able to give 2 stars and here is why-
- The crowd. Literally the most Tattoo'ed, prisoner looking crowd I've ever seen. 3 of my 3 last visits there have been fights. Its a very uncomfortable atmosphere. You are constantly looking over your shoulder as the music is blasting, to make sure nobody is going to pick pocket your wallet, or sucker punch you in the back of the head. Security is a major issue at this bar, its not for lack of security, but its lack of security reading the crowd, or removing problem people BEFORE they become a problem. Fights at bars happen. Fights happening all the time means your management isn't doing their job. Too crazy for 90% of bar patrons.
- The Venue. Dirty. Dark. Did I mention dirty? I'm not a fan of fruit flies buzzing around tap handles, and my beer. Yet I see them every time I walk into Loaded. I feel like nobody really cares about the visual impact of the bar. The sign out front is half burned out, the carpet looks like a road map of previous vomit, spills, and something growing. Its disgusting.
- The Staff. Here's a saving grace for me, which might be different than some of the other yelp reviews you've read. I have had nothing but great service from the staff at Loaded, even when its packed, I haven't had to wait for more than 5 minutes for anything. So Kudos for that.
- Prices. Slightly competitive. $5 Beers are great, but not when you can get $3 beers next door, and all over Hollywood Blvd. at competing venues.
The bottom line, this is a trashy dive bar. Loud music, rowdy crowd, colorful guests. It can be a great time, but it might help you to take 6 months of professional boxing training if you want to go have a beer and stay safe. Too many fights and altercations, too many shady locals and regulars, and nothing amazing enough to make this worth the headache. If you are young, and full of energy, this might be the venue for you. If you are expecting anything more than a "roadhouse" experience, I'd go somewhere else.
The perfect place to pick up that tatted biker boy  (or his poser twin)
Dark ambiance, sweet ass punk rock posters, and rock n roll vibe
Prepare to sit around and stare at the hot dudes who are too timid to hit on you until they throw back 3 shots of Jack.....
And if you are an attractive girl, your odds are even better. Theres a lot of hags and burned out women who hang there.....
Found this place out on a Hollywood Blvd. bar crawl the other evening at the last-call hour, and was pleasantly surprised. Living in the neighborhood, my lady and I had just to take a stroll to some of these places I'd driven by before, but never wandered in.
I'll admit at first, we just passed the place by--starting at the Tavern on Hollywood, which seemed ok--since on the outside, it just looked kind of like an Irish/wannabe-Dillon's type place where you'd get the kinda bro-ish second-hand crowd from there or Big Wang's. But when I came back, for last call, I was got something different than I would've expected from the outside, and enjoyed it.
The bar itself is small, the male bartender was kinda gruff (to his defense, I'm sure no bartending job's all sunshine & roses), the female bartender was pleasantly buxom (hey, my GF was the one to bring it to my attention), draft beer selection was small, but I got a Stella and I believe Shocktop and they were both $5... not bad. What was even more surprising was that they have a fridge full of Tallboys (PBR, Budweiser--which even its founder Adolphus Busch didn't drink, and you shouldn't either--High Life, etc): regardless of which domestic ale you like, big cans at a bar are always endearingly no-pretense to me for some strange reason (and hey, if you're dealing with a crowded rock bar, the less potentially drunken A-holes holding breakable glass, the better I figure...).
For decor, there's scuzzy lockers in the back hall to the bathroom (nice touch), big B&W photo prints of Sid Vicious, riot squads waiting outside of a Black Flag show, etc, and ye old stripper pole: saw 2 different girls gyrating on it, and apparently they didn't work there, which if I WAS single I probably would've enjoyed more.
I didn't have time to scan the whole jukebox, but was instantly impressed: practically every Social D album, which always gets my approval.
I was initially torn between giving this joint 3- or 4-stars, but didn't know if l felt it was necessary for the doorman to bellow out at everyone that they had just 5 minutes to finish all their drinks at the end of the night... as a result, we even ended up giving one of our pints away-- to a nice guy from Atlanta who'd struck up a conversation with me at the bar-- simply because I wasn't in the mood to chug 1.5 beers in a hurry and wanted to have some room leftover for some Juicy Burger action after. And yes, a bigger draft beer selection would've been nice: if you're already selling Bud Light in a can, then there's no reason you should waste another tap on the stuff. Â
But for an overall first impression, I'll likely come back.
My most visited watering hole! Almost always a friend already waiting at the bar to have a beer with day or night. Most of the customers are really cool Hollywood locals. the bartenders are pretty, witty, and always on point. Great music selection on the jukebox and great prices on the booze. The new food menu is delicious and there is now a patio out front that you can drink and smoke on! Overall this place kicks ass.
Review Source:Although the jukebox has a limited playlist I still love to chill here. There always something to play too  Its very small but theres a jukebox and beer is pretty cheap. About 5-7 dollars. All other drinks like long islands are decent. I always like to put something on the jukebox and watch the crowds reaction to it. Lol cool small patio in the front. At this moment I dont think they have a sign up so dont miss it when you drive by!!
Review Source:The jukebox is excellent. Â I happen to like Denise, unlike some of the other reviewers. Â However, some of the regulars in this bar are straight out of prison literally, and sorry, I don't like having my possessions stolen. Â So, more so than any other bar in Hollywood, be extremely careful with whom you socialize with in this bar. Â Scary patrons. Â Will never step foot in this bar again. Â The evil ones in this place can victimize each other. Â There are other rock n roll bars in this town with nicer patrons than this place. Â Adios.
Review Source:My friend sees this ad on Craigslist about being an extra in movies. Â Being that I'm not doing anything, I volunteer to go with. Â
Good Lord it was a shit show. Â There was the Thai Bro Ho who was coked out of her mind, the dude whose body odor was so bad it made me tear up, and, the best part, the fact that it was all just a scam to get people to pay for head shots.
So after leaving this harrowing experience, we needed a drink something awful. Â
Right next door, there was a place called Loaded, and damned if that's not what we got
They were playing punk, they were divey but clean.
They had Sailor Jerry.
Hell yes.
We ordered two Jerry Diets, the pour was so crazy heavy I couldn't finish my drink for fear I'd get a DUI, and how  much did they charge us? A whopping $8.  I shit you not.
Apparently, they have a two for one deal at happy hour. Â
Child, if that doesn't get you to visit this place, nothing will. Â I know next time I'm in Hollyweird, I'm getting Loaded again.
Denise has got to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Â She has a horrible attitude, is slower than molasses, and is NOT a good barmaid. Â I watched her belittle her doorman? Â Her doorman!! Â The poor asshole who is supposed to save her if something went bad. Â She talks you out of anything if its not a straight shot or a beer. Â She's shitty to the late night crowd because she can't deal with the regulars. Â I hate this chick. Â There has got to be some better B Cups you can fill the bar with. Â This is bullshit. Â Why does she have a job? Â With the amount of available bartenders in L.A.???? Â This chick should be stripping and nothing more. Â I will not be back if she is behind the bar and I recommend you leave if she is.
Review Source:In a neighborhood crowded with posh and douchey clubs, Loaded is there for people who prefer music with guitars instead of just electronic beats. The interior displays black and white photographs of rock stars in various states of consciousness, and the back wall is lined with Marshall amps, all in a sleek modern atmosphere that Kurt Cobain himself would have probably puked at. Here you can find the various Rock n' Roll clones decked out with tattoos and died black hair that strayed away from the Rainbow Room in the search of a cheaper beer in a place that amplifies recordings of people screaming, so they dont have to (because they cannot) talk to each other.
So if you didnt catch what I said, beers are cheap(er than a lot of other places at around $5/pint), but it is so loud in there that you may as well not go with anyone because the only chance you'll have to speak to them is between songs.
I *really* wanted to like Loaded. Having recently moved from Brooklyn, I've been spoiled by incredible metal bars like Saint Vitus in Greenpoint and Duffs in Williamsburg... not to mention a plethora of other great rock bars. Since so much great rock/metal has come out of LA, my expectations were pretty high.
I've only been to Loaded twice, but so far I'm really disappointed. The biggest offense is how bland the music is -- Foo Fighters, Aerosmith? What the fuck? The occasional Pantera song doesn't cut it. Is this is a Starbucks? There's a million amazing metal bands out there, and so far I've yet to find a bar in LA that gives the big middle finger to anyone who doesn't approve of metal be cranked loud and proud.
I wasnt to fond of this bar when I first went to be honest. Its really grown on me and it slowly became my go to spot.
I fit right in with the tattoos and bad attitudes, its not for everyone.
The bartenders are always awesome and there is always awesome music playing.
They always supply me with whiskey, so, what else can i ask for really?
Maybe i'm just a bitter old hag, but this bar made me hate Hollywood. It's right on Hollywood Blvd, so you know it's going to be douchey and bad and dirty.
Although, there was a happy hour drink deal where any top-shelf liquor drink was like $3. After sitting at a stool for an hour having to listen to the White Stripes while slutty chicks wearing pink rhinestone cowboy hats came (literally) dancing in woo-ing, that's when I knew I had to get the fuck out of there immediately.
Great bar to come to If you are poor and have no standards. It's a bunch of hipsters and whack jobs in leather vests; jeez, sounds like every trader joes I've ever been into. Â
The drinks are dirt cheep and the ambiance makes it feel like you are in a demonic high school hallway; which is romantic.
This a great place to bring a girl if you really dislike her and like PBR. The two times I've been here the bartender has been drunk-which wouldn't bother me if she could still close out my tab within the hour.
Only go If here you have low funds and a girlfriend who prefers chicks in corduroy.
This place is meh....ok. I personally would only come here in a group, but that's just me.
Pros: Cheap drinks. The music. The decor.
Cons: Single stall bathrooms. the bartender can be a douche. There's definitely some discrimination at the door.
It's in a decent location, walking distance to other bars. So, on a bar hop night, I'd include it in my route. It's something different than the norm and different is always good.. I do want to come here again and give them another shot  to see if my opinion might change.
Dark and intimidating from the outside but rock n roll inside!
Here's the score out of 5.
Parking: sucks! no points at all. It's Hollywood so read the signs and don't be afraid to haggle with the parking lot attendants.
Service: 4 points, doorman was cool as hell. He thank me for showing up and remembered my name 2 hours after.
Decor: 5 points for the rock n roll decor and the dark side.
Drinks: 5 points for the cheap drinks and the cool bar tenders.
The scene is all rock and all Hollywood.
Great music, really cool people and the staff is professional.
I'll be back soon and give you an in depth review.
See you there Yelpers!
Sometimes the Foo Fighters aren't on the radio enough. Â Other times, there just aren't enough Marshall stacks at Ozzfest. Â That's where Loaded comes in. Â A true rock and roll feel bar in the heart of Hollywood? Â What's this, my drink costs only $5? Â
Upon entering Loaded I was greeted with a bunch of happy guys and girls drinking tall cans of PBR. Â That's when I knew I was home. Â I immediately ripped apart my $90 shirt (yes, the one with the ornamental letters) and put on that one sweater I own that looks like it's straight from that Spin Doctors music video.
A wall of Loaded-branded speakers at the end of the bar remind you that it's time to rock. Â This is the place you'd hang out with Jack Black and have a small speaking role in a romantic comedy that has a Metacritic of 81. Â
I had to leave Loaded after I made the mistake of grabbing a vodka tonic instead of the tall can of PBR.  The cocktail came in a long skinny glass.  The juxtaposition of me standing there with a long skinny glass of  liquor in the coolest rock bar around was too painful for me. Â
I wolfed the drink down and quickly left in shame. Â Til next time, Loaded.
If you want a good bar with a cool vibe go someone else. My friends and I were mistreated and talked down to by the owner.
We were talk, laughing, drinking...you know bar stuff. Then The owner basically said, "I dont want niggas in here." Not those exact words but the N word was used and the sentiment was the same.
Im sure there are people that might find this loud, dark, aggressive, obnoxious place enjoyable. But I was no impressed.
" I can't have a bunch of NIGGAS shouting at the top of their lungs in this bar"
This is what the bartender/owner, who is black, said to me and my group of black and Filipino friends after we had already spent well over 50 bucks at the bar. After being told this, we immediately left and will NEVER come back!!!
Apparently we were laughing and talking too loud for the bartender/owner's liking. Â I found it ironic that we were accused of being too LOUD given the bar's atmosphere; it's not a Starbucks! It's a dive bar that plays nothing but LOUD punk rock music.
I believe that me and my college educated, well dressed friends were mistreated because we are not the bar's typical white, punk rocker customer. Â
Even before we entered the bar, the white bouncer jokingly said "You know I can't let this many black people in here". Truth in jest!!!
If you happen not to be the white punk rocker type, I would STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE IN FEAR OF BEING MISTREATED!!!
I have been coming to this place since it opened and would just like to confirm my opinion of this place as being so awesome! Additionally they now have a permanent Frysmith kitchen. Frysmith is a truck that specializes in fries drenched in yummy thick gravy (poutine) and kimchi and pork (meh).  Their shots($3) and calls ($4)  are super cheap for the late night happy hour(8-10 pm). The jukebox  has a great selection and you can watch all of the skate/surf/snowboard clips you care to.They will even put on the Lakers if you ask very politely. Service here always rocks!!
They still have 2fer1beers from 12-7pm. Well the 2nd beer is a $1 but still a great deal.
Strolled here on xmas day after being to Burgundy...
This is a nice place with decent music... Cheap drinks and is a dive... SO I LOVE IT!...Located spank_bahm in the middle of Hollywood Blvd...
To me this place is a gem because god knows how LA/ Hollywood is lacking a place and flavor of good old Rock N Roll...
Can't really write too many details about the place because I was somewhat tipsy at arrival and definitely drunk as a sailor when we left...
Came here at about 10pm on a Thursday night. Â Found parking easily on the street but I don't know if that was just luck or it just wasn't that busy in the area that night.
The bar was great. Â Very rock & roll-ish so I kind of felt out of place being asian and kind of dressed up. Â BUT the people here are great!! Everyone was super nice and this random guy even offered to buy us all Irish car bombs!! Thursdays are Tequila shots & Tecate for like $3 which didn't seem that bad.
Seems like they have good happy hour deals. Â Music is not to my liking, but if you are into rock then this is the place for you. Â Don't be afraid tho if you forgot to put on ur tight black jeans & band shirt bc the ppl are chill, bartenders are cool, and the overall atmosphere is awesome. Â Had a great time.
Dude. At the risk of sounding like an asshole-I got loaded at Loaded. Seriously trashed. For cheap. This is a great local bar, whether you are Nikki Sixx, a onetime roadie for Motley Crue or a Nikki Sixx impersonator wandering over from Hollywood & Highland. Drinks are insanely cheap, the selection of whiskey and bourbon is inventive and solid (everyone has Bulleit these days, but for $5? Love.) and the staff is friendly if a little distracted at times.
Their Tuesday pizza deal is insane, though the smell of it made bf want to hurl before he ingested those four whiskey-cokes, so order at your own risk. The only other things you need to know is that every day from 11am to 7pm drinks are buy one get one for $1 (why are you still reading-get your ass down there now), the music is rad and loud as hell, and that the wallpaper featuring naked Mad Men-era women formed out of various graphic patterns made me want to cry with joy.
While I would normally fear that like Tiny's KO before it this place will fail, especially when opening at 11am, thanks to being owned by the peeps who've made a fortune off of Big Wangs I, II and III, I have faith that they'll give this place the time to establish itself with the local runaway kids who pretty much live on Hollywood Blvd., shoe polish hair dyers and locals alike.
I may not live that close to Loaded but this place could be my local bar to have a few pints / shots to relax and listen to some kick ass punk music. Â The place has that rock club vibe with elevated black leather seats, metal stage lighting, faux amp walls that doubles as the kitchen window, old punk rock concert images on the wall and 2 lcd tvs showing skate boarding stunts.
From 11am - 7pm all drinks are 2 for $1 more (beer runs about $3.50 - $5 per pint / bottle). On the night i stopped by, it was whiskey Wednesday (all call shots $3 7pm to close - by call (all whiskey that sells for $5).
The food is pretty good as well. I ordered the cheeseburger ($4) + bacon ($1) but unfortunately the fryer wasn't working yet so no tater tots or fries. The burger arrived in a brown bag that you'll just tear open and scarf it down with a pint.
Metered parking on Hollywood is $2 for 1hr max but on Cahuenga the limit is 2hrs or you can try a parking lot.
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