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| - We were trying to find parking for First Friday and found this lot across the street that the owner of Lady Sylvia was guarding. He told he'd let us park there for free (and not be towed) if we visited his bar, The Lady Silvia, for a couple of drinks. We figured, why the hell not?
There's no sign outside to indicate that there's a bar here at all, making it low-key, old-style hipster, and almost "exclusive." We had a pleasant surprise after walking through the doors. There's a short hallway leading to the bar. To the left of the hallway, there's the bathrooms (and they're clean too!) and to the right, there's an large-room art gallery. Definitely got us in the mood for First Friday! Kind of lends to the character of the place.
Inside this lady, my date and I felt certainly under-dressed. Everyone was done up with club dresses and suits. Low lighting and a loud band, this place was lively with a hint of intimacy. There's a small bar and then there's a large lounge area with fancy plush chairs and tables. The walls are adorned with shelves full of books and some TVs playing an old black-and-white movie that nobody can hear. It all lends to the atmosphere of this place. Initially, I thought this place was swanky and cool. It certainly is. It's a hidden gem that I can imagine only a few people would know about. On the other hand, it's a bit gimmicky. I do like that it's nonsmoking though.
The drinks were definitely pricey! Rivaling strip prices even. Luckily, we were there during their Happy Hour (7 days/week, 5p-8p & Reverse Happy Hours: Tues-Wed-Thurs 11p-1a according to their site). $3 beers and reduced well drinks. I got a Moscow Mule and it tasted delicious for the first few sips and then I got an overpoweringly weird slam of ginger. Just ginger. Needed to mix it more. Their appletini was delicious. Their Cherry Collins was nicely crafted. Felt fancy.
A caveat though: my date and I were definitely the youngest people there. Everyone there was late twenties and up. Nothing wrong with that...just not really our scene yet. Would have been been nice to have a good mixture of ages instead. Kind of awkward. We got quite a few stares from people around us. I came here again with a group of girlfriends for their PUSH Thursdays event and needless to say, we were still the youngest there. You might not be bothered by that and still have a great time!
The gambling machines at the bar made no sense. Kind of a WTF were they thinking putting this in. I mean, you've got the perfect original, speakeasy atmosphere going on and the well-dressed crowd, and you're going to have awkward thing at my seat at the bar? Hell, you could go to some Vons or a CVS to gamble. And it's much closer to home. Save that for the strip.
This is definitely a fun place for friends to come hang out at, maybe not to meet people though. People mainly kept to themselves like a clique out of the few times I went. Owner and service is awesome. Liked the fact that the restroom is clean too. It's a great, fun bar downtown with a nice concept. Worth a visit if you're in the area.
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