I'm very disappointed to hear that MJs has decided to drop Karaoke on Sunday nights. Â Mario is one of the best karaoke hosts in the business (fair, personable, great selection of songs) and the sound system at MJs makes doing karaoke there a dream come true for folks who love to sing. Â MJs has always done this with karaoke nights -- try it for a while with little to no promotion or incentives to build the karaoke audience -- then dump it because they're disappointed with the turn-out. Â I've never seen a poster in the restrooms for karaoke, never seen a banner out front letting people know karaoke is happening, never seen them try drink specials, etc. to get more people to attend. Â It takes time to build up a karaoke following at a bar and they never seem to make a real effort -- despite the fact that everyone who attends the karaoke night has a wonderful time. Â Sad.
Review Source:My disappointed visit on June 18th 2013. I used to go to MJ's a few years ago and it was the place to be on Tuesday nights, it was pack, lots of gogo boys, great music and shirtless bartenders. I'm sorry guys, but what happened? I know you can bring back what it used to be. I talked to at least 10 guys that night and 90% of the guys said the same thing. They were just there because it was the closes place to be and not because they really wanted to be. I requested the fog machine to bring people in the mood to dance and DJ Stalker Channing couldn't find the promoter, one hour later I asked again and She said the fog machine was broken (My personal opinion was that she didn't want to deal with that problem anymore) Anyways, I'll give it another try in a few months to see if those bartender are shirtless, great music, lights and the fog machine of course. Don't let me down MJ's.
Review Source:This place is pretty laid back. Â I love the industrial feel of the bar, the bar is in the center of the establishment which I really like. Â That allows for patrons to get a beer at almost any angle if one side is busy. Â There is a pool table in the back- granted it is not up to pool tournament quality, but I love bars with pool tables. Â Pool tables allows great synergy between patrons with positive competition in a relaxed environment.
One reason why this bar rocks is the bartenders. Â After drinking a few beers, ordered two cokes in a row to sober up and the bartender didn't even charge me. Â That is the key reason why this bar pushes to the 5 star level-- responsible ownership that trickles down to the staff. Â
You can park @ Trader Joes during the week with no parking fee. Â Beers are about $4 which is a bargain for the bar scene in LA, but you will need to pay a $8-10 cover so be ready for that.
Don't buy mixed drinks at this bar...weak, weak, weak. Here for the Super Bowl 2013 and the mixed drinks, as always, are NEVER decent. You'll never catch a buzz at this place. Stick to beer.
Don't try to post anything on their Facebook, either. They will never answer it and if it is negative, they'll just delete it.
If it were not for the fact there are only 2 gay bars left in the Silverlake area, this place would already be history. It needs to be.
This place is dead, dead, dead...
Cover Charge on a Thursday really?
The covers are a bit excessive, the drinks are weak, the bartenders are not cute or particularly friendly. Most of the gogo boys are boring. The music is repetitive and too top 40s. Lots of Valley trash girls are starting to flock here...
Too bad, because this place used to be really fun. They need new promotoers or a new manager.
It irks me that I keep coming back to MJ's. Â The ridiculous cover (in this part of town? Â At a gay bar? Â Are you kidding?) is only the beginning. Â The drink prices are inconsistent and the bartenders aren't too attentive. Â It's none too clean. Â The gogo boys are kind of boring.
Now for why I keep coming back: there's nothing quite like it. Â Oh, and I like how quiet it is...what with so few clientele.
This is my third visit to this place and it was okay. Â I don't really have anything bad to say about it, but I also don't have anything fantastic to say about it...it's just sort of there. Â The bartenders can be a bit obnoxious depending on who you deal with and the clientele is really anyone...there is no real specific "type" there, which is good thing, I guess. Â The music and ambiance does change depending on which evening you go out. Â I was here on a Thursday night and it had an "Arabian Nights" theme, which actually had some great Middle Eastern music, something pretty unique and something you probably won't hear at too many other spots - I really liked it. Â It was a an $8 cover, which was not great, but I guess it keeps out the riff-raff.
Review Source:I love trying anything once...
This was my first time ever at a gay bar... and BOY did I have fun!!!
I thought gay bars were for both types, male and female but I believe this one was strictly a gay male bar.
If you're wondering how I ended up here, well it's simple. I had other plans to go out, but the show I was gonna go see ended up getting sold out so I looked for other events around the area. I stumbled upon "SHOWGIRLS" in Drag and decided, what the hay, it sounds like fun! If you get the chance to see it, I really recomment it. I've never seen a drag show in person figured it would be fun and yes it was! My friend and I were the only girls there at the beginning, little by little we saw other girls trickling in but mainly it was all male.
After the show was over and a few drinks, we hit the dance floor. Which maybe from TV I had the wrong perception but I always thought gay males would be dancing from the moment they walked through the door, but everyone was just standing around talking. I like to think that my friend and I really got things going because shortly after we hit the dance floor people finally started dancing.
I don't remember what time it was when they announced Club Whore... The dragtastic ladies put on a great perfomance tribute show to the late Whitney Houston. Awesome!!
Anyways... The 5 stars come from:
1. The bartenders: Super nice and sweet
2. The music; I believe DJ Jewel - amazing mix of music!
3. The staff: As nice and sweet as the bartenders
4. The setup: TV screens and decor are super sexy
5. The bathrooms. They're unisex and both males and females can go in at the same time. Lol - which probably didn't bother the guys when I walked in cuz they figured - gay bar, she must be a lesbian - but I'm not and I enjoyed seeing the men pee in front of me. haha!
For it being my first time at a gay bar I gave it 5 stars.
So don't take my word for it you might find it boring as heck but at least check it out and give it a shot.
Shout out to Tom the best bartender serving me Pussy Foots!
My absolutely favorite neighborhood bar to come and unwind at. I first started coming to this bar for happy hour on Friday nights and didn't know anyone. Everyone is so friendly (patrons and employees) that I couldn't stop coming back. The happy hour crowd are mostly regulars and all very sweet and relaxed. Francisco, whose a bartender, was the reason I came back the second time, he's so sweet and if it's quiet will talk to you and make you feel comfortable to be out and about.
I've been here a couple times in the night, it definitely gets busy, but full of fun. Lots of men and good music!!
Love love love this place!!
This place is action packed. Â
Live drag show, Huge Dance Floor, 2 bars (indoor and outdoor) Dancers, There is a jacuzzi outside for some of the dancer shows- wowza. Â
The contrast of the total gentleman at the coat check to the slutty vibe everywhere else is strangely endearing. Â There was a table by the bathrooms that sold underwear that was so sexy and cool I wished I had the right parts for it! Â There were crazy drink specials for people who stripped down to their skivvies and finally a 'who is the sexiest dancer in their undies' contest! Â You probably aren't going the meet your [gay] Mr. Right but there are tons of Mr. Right-nows and the co-ed bathrooms are stocked with free condoms. Â This place is fun. Not classy but a good time.
Did I mention the drinks were poured generously?
One caveat was a few of the brothers on the dance floor were smelling pretty rank. Â Dance next to someone with more deodorant!
OMG this place is raunch.
So sleazy. I kind of felt like i was in a very bad porno. Where does the delivery guy come in. or was he already there? well not many people were there anyways. Seriously, porn on the screens? TOO MUCH.
There was this guy with a segway. OMG if he ran ove rmy foot one more time i would have cut him.
Gogos dance strange here too. Well the ones i saw that night.
I needed a bath after.
A few trips to MJ's over the years have brought me joy - and sadness. Â
Plus: Â There's no shortage of hot, ex-porn star bartenders.
Minus: Â Too much cigarette smoke on the back patio. Â Find one night a week to go smoke free.
Plus: Â Generously poured cocktails.
Minus: Â Go-go dancers who don't *dance.* Â Or move, really. Â Or...do anything but shake their three-cockring-wearing business around in a good pair of underwear.
Plus: Â Clean bathrooms!
Minus: Â Shots from the dude in the hottub...it just doesn't feel right to me.
With *all* the pluses and minuses (not just the ones mentioned here), I gotta say that I have more good feelings for MJ's than bad, and usually manage to have a good time. Â
Another evening trip to Silverlake likely means a return trip here. Â Ya hear?
Ugh ... usually the worst nights of my life include a visit to MJ's. On my most recent trip, they had a problem with the cash register printer, and had to use another one... then experienced another problem with that computer and moved on to a third? AnywayzzZzzz.... I watched them swipe my card about 20 times (issues with the reader?) and they assured me only one charge went through...
Ughhhhhhh, 3 charges and 72 hours later and I'm STILL waiting for them to drop off! Fuck my life, I guess, and thanks for ruining my weekend!
:((((((((((((
In the last three years since I first reviewed this place, it's really fallen off. The staff is still plenty friendly, but that's about all I really dig about MJ's anymore. On my visit last Friday, everything was just kinda "meh."
I tried getting drinks from three different bartenders there, and each one was ridiculously watered down. (And yes they still take plastic, but that's really not so unique anymore, and one bartender putting my card in his mouth for several minutes while he rang up other patrons was, um, gross.) The prices may be lower than in WeHo, but anyone who's used to getting a drink in a gay bar will know there's something seriously amiss going on.
Even the go-go boys--in an inflatable kiddie pool and a mock shower, no less, really didn't do much to make a luke-warm evening go much past tepid. It just came off rather cheesy and gimmicky.
Doubt I'll go back. Indeed... meh.
My friend's gay guy friend was coming back into LA from Hawaii after recently celebrating his 40th birthday and he decided to stop over for the evening before driving home to Santa Barbara. Â His plan for the Saturday night? Â Gay bars.
Of course we being straight would have loved to have gone to a place where we had a chance to mingle with our own kind but let me tell you after coming here it makes me sad that we don't have this sort of place for heterosexuals.
Fast forward an hour into the experience and my friend and I were in the middle of the dance floor with flashing strobe lights, covered from head to toe with bubbles from the bubble machine and jumping up and down to a re-mix of "Born This Way" by Lady Gage mixed with Madonna's "Express Yourself". Â I was wearing my new jacket I had scored at the Goodwill for ten bucks that was denim with fur on the collar and end sleeves and I kept getting compliments all night from guys saying it was hot and was it going to bite them, mrrroow! Â Of course with wall to wall people and bubbles I had to take advantage of the free coat check to keep it from getting soaked beforehand. Â
They have all male go-go dancers dancing in their underwear up on the platforms all around the room. Â You can touch their bodies for a couple of dollars if you are into washboard abs and rock solid pecs (these guys have amazing bodies but they also know it and are pretty cocky no pun intended). Â For straight ladies this is worth the experience and a lot of the male dancers are straight anyway. Â
There is an outdoor patio in the back that has a hot tub and tables and chairs.
Being a male gay club there are no female bathrooms so if you are female and come here you will have to use the men's restroom. Â
The energy of this place is so carefree and fun; this is what I was saying about how too bad there isn't a place with such carefree fun like this for straight people. Â It seems like perhaps sometimes we take ourselves way too seriously.
The reason why I deduct a star is because if you order a bottle of beer you don't get your full bottle-- they pour it up into a plastic cup so you miss the whole amount. Â Also their mixed drinks are really small. Â
Be aware that on popular nights this place can have a long wait. Â Though a male gay bar its energy makes it fun for everyone.
The first time I wanted to go to MJs I was in line for almost 45 minutes, got to the front of the line, and the club was shut down. Thank you fire department, so of course I was still curious to what was inside this MJs.
6 months later, I decided to return, on a Tuesday nonetheless. Â I figured, this place cannot serious be poppin' on a Tuesday right? Â I'm sure it'll be chill, half packed, and with semi-average-looking gay-guys (definitely not gay guys at The Abbey/bartenders at Fiesta Cantina hot) but I'm sure it would be chill for a non-WEHO venue.
Well was I taken aback when this place was all that and a bag of chips. Â
go-go dancers: Â Â A- attractive but on the skinnier side
drinks: strong strong, bar outside, bar inside
bonus: Â free shot, possibly free porn/t-shirts, hot body contest Â
bonus bonus: Â go-go dancers in tighty whities in both a hot tub and clear shower, actually showering... i know, i know. Â you can only
imagine
Overall, very impressive
The club to go to and have a very good time, when you need a break from WEHO gay clubs, that is.
Came here on a "Fresh Meat Friday" night at friend's request to celebrate his birthday, it was pride weekend so WeHo would have been too crazy!
Small venue but it made up for it with everything else that was going on. Parking is $4 at the Trader Joe's lot next door, cover is $10 but apparently you can get in free if you are on their list via facebook, myspace or other various promos. When walking into the place I was surprised at the number of go-gos they have, maybe 8-9 guys was wondering if they normally have that many dancers or it was just because of pride weekend. The super nice bartender Chris mixed up tasty drinks, helping our b-day boy on his path to inebriation. =) The drinks were around $9-10 and a couple times during the night they were hawking $2 Jäger shots for a duration of 2-3 songs.
Our group was first to hit the dance floor, but by the end of the night the floor was packed like fudge. I like the multicolored lighting but thought that the fog machine and lasers were a overkill. I don't know why people don't automatically mob the dance floor because there you are surrounded by go-gos which makes for easier gawking! On the screens some hardcore pr0n was being played advertising a hookup site. =O
The outside patio is very chill, a great place to rest your feet from dancing on one of the stools and catch some fresh air. Since it's smaller than other clubs it promotes an environment where you can actually have a conversation. Also the general clientèle seem to be mature and laid back than the clubs in Weho. But at one point in the night my female presence was questioned by a dancing leather-vested dude. =T Whatever you can have your club, I don't like the scene that much anyways... house parties are way better!
Don't be confused by the bathrooms, yep they are unisex! A friend reported that some scandalous stuff seemed to go down in the bathrooms... a go-go and another guy sharing the same stall?! Hey-oh!
By the end of the night our b-day boy was drunk and was almost kicked out since he wouldn't stop grabbing the @$$es of the contestants in the Hot @$$ contest! x_X It took half our group to pull him away from the stage. Though he doesn't admit any wrong doing and conveniently doesn't remember certain parts, he had a good time and would go here again... I just won't be going with him. =p
David Harness was in town from SF. I had to go see him. He is one of my top 10 dj's. The music was great, of course.
The venue is nice. Larger than I expected. I did not  visit the bar because I live so close - we showed up saucy.
The people - out of control. Those men are heated and wild.
The restrooms are unisex, and yes, there is urine on the floor.
Security was  nice. They let me in to grab my friends. Apparently, I had left my ID at  the last party we went to. This was 3 of 5 events last night. Yes, we're weekend warriors.
I've avoided MJs for a long time because I always thought it was a raunchy gay bar. I now realize it's because the friend that always invites me wishes it was actually raunchy!
It's actually very nice, clean, large front bar, lots of go-go dancers (I've never seen that many before gathered in one gay before), a decently sized back patio full of people smoking cloves with a smaller bar out back.
The crowd for "Meat Fridays" was mixed and mostly nice. I got drinks from the older bartender who called me "hon" but the younger tatted one called me "ma'am" after telling me to keep his area clear. Um, okay.
Music is the usual top 40 dance stuff. I didn't like how tiny the dance floor was but it puts you right in the middle of all the dancers.
There wasn't supposed to be cover but they charged $10 for "the show" Ongina was hosting. Unfortunately, it wasn't much of a show and I felt vaguely ripped off. Then again, they did have cocktail specials all night so it made up for it.
I'd probably come again since I think it's way cleaner than Akbar but Akbar has a better dance floor.
You're in danger of losing another star, MJs. Â Came here last Tuesday and saw two huge lines (which I later heard were staged to make it look busy. Â How gay is that?)
I went up to the line monitor to ask a question and the jerk gave me attitude like some puffed up princess.  Let me remind you that you are a LINE MONITOR AT A GAY BAR, not the fricken Pontifical Swiss Guard.  <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSwiss_Guard&s=b3fb10f212aacc64670c1d50324e413c7beb2446d96794f693c34992348d2ff3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/…</a>.
and let me ALSO remind you that you made out with me last year on New Years when you were totally wasted. Â So don't get all high and mighty on me, missy.
We went to this place last night and it SUCKED -
The go-go boys were so gross and only concerned with each other and their hair and make up for that matter and their little panties.. I wouldn't even call them briefs - I wouldn't even give them a penny.. they need to learn how to dance - The music was FAIR if that.They had the nerve to charge $7 at the door.. My guy and I left literally after 10 minutes and I was so wanting to ask for my money back but the "support my community vibe" kicked in.. .
I was at MJ's in the past and there seemed to be much more masculine MEN not BOYS back then, not sure if they got new owners or not but if they did.. the place went DOWNHILL. It appears that West Hollywood has made its way to the east side (i think I puked in my mouth a little). The ONLY good thing about that night was Gage who was the hottest guy in the bar that night!!
Now this is only my opinion which that is why this website was made. Some people may like this and if so, rock it out.
I've been meaning to check it out for a while, so since I had some very jetlagged houseguests staying with me tonight, and they were wiped out by 10pm, I thought it a good opportunity to duck out for an hour and grab a nightcap at a new venue.
It was a cliche gay bar, but in a fun way. Smoke machines, metallic industrial interior design, strobe lights, disco lighting. I liked it. I was in the mood for just that tonight. There were four gogo dancers there tonight, every one of them hot. That's rare. Four-for-four. Strong, MJ's, strong. One of them did a little dance routine in the shower stall out back and that reminded me of Raidd in Paris, my favorite gay bar EVER, which is just all kinds of fond memories.
Drinks were reasonable, cover of $7 was a bit of a bummer ,and parking was easy. So overall... a winner...
I have to be honest, I remember little about Mj's I do recall it being:
1. Fun-bartenders were hilarious and super sweet.
2. HOT- As in the guy dancing in skivvies for the nightly entertainment
3.Flirty - few girls  there but still ; )
4. great booze presentation. I love the bar in the main room, I tried some spiced rum there that is either made or imported by the owner, it's all a haze now, but it was the best damned spiced rum I've ever tried, def. not Capt Morgan (eww) Â Wish I knew how to get a bottle!
Ugh.
Do. Not. Want.
This place manages to incorporate every single gay stereotype I've been busting my ass to avoid: from the prissy and  tweaked out circuit queens to the overly aggressive "macho" types and the innevitable closet cases.
The interior looks like the set of a German bukkake porn flick: horrible metals, chains, multi-colored lighting, fog machines. The list of offenses goes on and on. Â It's an assault on all the senses--not stimulative, rather, it's more of a knife-to-your-neck-drop-your-panties-childhood-Âlost kind of attack. Â Nasty
I did, however, enjoy the smoking patio. Â It's a fairly large lot in the back of this bar with its own mobile bar. Â I'm not sure if it was the cloud of clove cigarettes and Marlboro Ultra Lights, but it's a breeding ground for all sorts of delicious perversions. Â I always manage to walk away with a couple of numbers or at least a good reacharound or two.
Also, regarding the strippers: Ewwwww.
I haven't seen fake bulges like that since gym class in Middle School. Â Seriously. Â Straight men pride themselves in being able to spot a fake rack, I enjoy the same smug feeling of superiority at being able to tell who's stuffing the rolled up laundry money into their Aussie Bum panties. Â I'm almost tempted to award them an extra star for the iconic '70s mustachioed stripper with the chest hair. Â Hot, yes, but too greasy.
Tip to the pervy:
Parking's a breeze if you park in Trader Joe's lot. Â Also, if you *must* choose this place, don't let the long line outside fool you. Â There's no one inside.
I haven't been here in a long time, but I've gone on Tues. which I think is supposed to be the better night. This time I went on a Fri which wasn't great. Cover charge $7 BEFORE 10pm? Aren't these places supposed to try and encourage people to come earlier?
The crowd was so-so, some lookers here and there. This is probably the most "weho" out of all the Silverake bars so if you're looking for the stereotypical Silverlake persona then you won't find it here.
Drinks were weak... pretty sad. The Eagle and Faultline are much better choices, but if you're a pretty boy who wants to have the 'Disney'-ified experience of a Silverlake bar, then come on in.
We were already a little woozy from drinks elsewhere when we went looking for some slutty trouble. And did we find it? Yes. Yes we did. MJ's makes the metamorphosis to "Rim Job" on Tuesday nights and, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised when I was propositioned for one while in the bathroom. (Maybe if the dude didn't preface it with "Hey, white boy" he would have gotten a little further.)
There's nothing but meat in here. Wall to wall dudes. Amidst the fog machines I was able to make out one, or possibly one and a half females, not counting the one we were with. But I did, however, see a few Mexican wrestlers in full regalia and a drunk, shirtless midget (who was a total diva.)
Stiff-ass drinks though. Served in plastic root beer mugs. I don't know either, but I was down.
I like to think of MJ's of a little bit of WeHo in Silverlake. Â I'm not a big fan of the WeHo crowd but that's where most my boys live and they usually are a little more terrified to go to the Eagle with me, so MJ's is are compromise. Â Booze and hot go-go boys (bring your $1s). Â Everyone leaves happy.
We tend to go on Tuesdays for Rim Job (yes, you read that right). Â Get there early. Â The line gets a little crazy sometimes. Â And have some cash on hand for cover.
If you do not want the weho attitude and fierce anthem music on Saturday nights head to MJs!
The drinks have gotten weaker now that Victor isn't there but still are pretty strong... music is just as fierce as ever.. and the crowd is friendly and you can actually talk to someone without them thinking something is wrong with you haha
Definitely not a S&P club.. (stand & pose)..
yes its more a hairy daddy bar than others but the music makes the night
Rafael M is usually the DJ and has been around DJing it seems forever!
What happened to the days when gay bars all had names that you'd actually be embarrassed to repeat when your family and/or friends asked you "So where are you headed tonight?" uh, "The Manhole, Mom". Â I digress but seriously, where's the fun in the name MJ's.
I like this bar though.  I get some free drinks on a  regular basis, two patios for us smokers, a pool table and occasionally pretty decent music (why every club in LA insist on playing Prince, I'll never know). Â
A friend of mine said he picked up "something" Â by tipping a stripper on a Tuesday. While that is highly unlikely, it's a good idea to always wash your hands after appreciating the entertainment.
Decent gay bar in Silverlake. The music they play is eclectic (Stacey Q to Guns N Roses to Gwen Stefani); the DJ knows how to mix it up. The dancefloor is tiny but air-conditioned. Drinks are priced fairly. The crowd is large, but not a single good looking attendees. The go-go boys on the other hand...
They have a nice little patio with a fully stocked bar.
Generalization: people can be audacious here. Some guy dared Jairo to show off his goods. Jairo's belt was undone by the time I caught up with him in the patio, just in time for the unzipping of his pants I'm sure! I had to keep an eye out on him the whole night (esp. since I went on Sunday and it was Latino night, and even though Jairo is from Spain, oversexed taco queens wouldn't know the difference). BUT ANYWAY, I wouldn't want Yelpers to be bogged down with my bitter relationship dissonance.
Why don't I have anything remarkable to say? Usually with bars, you don't go for the experience. You go to get drunk. But if you're impatient and want your drinks immediately, don't go here. Not a place to really sit down and talk. More for singles who like to mingle (and want to dare people's boyfriends to take off their pants).
Daaaaaaa Bears!
Yes, that is what you will find here. Bears. :)
What you also would have found a few years ago was me and a few friends on Rock Cock Tuesday or whatever the hell is it was called trying to haul our drunk friend out of this place as "they" proceeded to um, urr, uh, service the go go dancer in the open shower with all the bubbles as about 200 people looked on in shock.
Geez, i can't take my friends anywhere!
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