The Rack is Stacked with Fun in Woodland Hills, CA

The Rack is stacked - get it? Thanks. Anyhow…The Rack is a pool hall / bar / restaurant located at 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd #2160 Woodland Hills, CA. Unlike ONE Sunset, even though The Rack has many faces, it is pretty good at each, with the restaurant section clearly segmented away from the pool hall / bar section. It is pretty much whatever you want it to be, whenever you need - restaurant by day, sports bar for NFL / NCAA games, or a pool hall / bar for some fun nightlife. The Rack: Pool Hall / Sports Bar / Restaurant This is a fun spot in an otherwise dead part of the San Fernando... [Read more of this review]

Backstage Bar - Culver City, CA

Backstage is a dive bar, which hosts a slightly older crowd, located across the street from Sony studios at 10400 Culver Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232. You will find that everyone there is in their late 20s to late 30s. Definitely easy to pick up a random horny soul, as most the girls and guys are pretty DTF. My buddy Nick has been at this bar several times, and he labels it a “meat market”. I include Nick’s explanation for those wondering: Backstage is a meat market. You know how you go to the meat market and you can pick any piece of meat you want? Well, if I want to fuck... [Read more of this review]

House of Billiards - Sherman Oaks, CA

House of Billiards is a sexy 18 and over pool hall, located at 14662 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. Years back, the pool hall went through a short period where it was 21 and over, but I guess that idea was not too successful, so they reverted back to 18 and over. They have 20 pool tables, and just about all 20 were taken the entire time we were there from 11 p.m. to about 1 a.m., on a Saturday night. In addition to the billiards, they have some pinball machines (which rarely see any love), and old school table-top arcade games near the bar area. Part of the bar area is a bevy of TVs,... [Read more of this review]

Les Deux - Hollywood, CA

Les Deux is a bar / club located at 1638 N Las Palmas Ave Hollywood, CA 90028. Let me start by saying this was not an easy place to find. It is about five buildings south of Hollywood boulevard, on the west side of the Las Palmas, but the entrance is inside of their parking lot. To be sure, it is a strange setup, but I am no longer mystified by the unique (often times mind-boggling) quirks of bars and clubs in Hollywood. Along for this wild ride were BehindtheHype.com’s very own Casey Cupcakes and Fierce Pussy. I guess if you are going to go to a Hollywood bar on a Monday night, what... [Read more of this review]

Springbok Images

Our last time out to Springbok, after I picked up my new digital camera, meant that I could actually take some pictures of the bar “in action” if you will. It would have been more crowded, but we went on a pretty windy night, which in Los Angeles means no one leaves the house, and if they do, they are not going somewhere with outside seating. If you want more information about the bar, please see my review. First up is an exterior shot of the side of the building. Nothing really interesting about this, but you will just have to deal: The Magical Outside of Springbok As I mentioned... [Read more of this review]

Springbok Bar & Grill: Van Nuys, CA

This little gem is located at *16153 Victory Blvd Van Nuys, CA 91406.  Springbok is a really chill bar to have a solid evening of drinks and grub.  Personally, I’ve never had the food there, but my friends who have eaten there all say it is delicious.  The theme of the bar is more on the sports bar side of things, coming from South African owners, but it’s far from a straight-up sports bar. On a typical weekend night, they will have some shitty live band play some shitty cover songs…but after a few drinks in, you are singing along, and don’t even notice the quality (or... [Read more of this review]