Dark Room 165 Ludlow St. (Houston & Stanton Sts)
Lower East Side
212.353.0536
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Dark Room:
Indie rockers who very well may carry official hipster ID badges in place of driver’s licenses know this spot all too well. When you hear blind item, gossip page accounts of members from Interpol or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs partying in a “downtown bar,” it probably happened here. There’s a slight photo lab theme to this subterranean hotspot, as evidenced by red bulb-illuminated photo lamps and very dark walls. There is a bit of a suburban element here on weekends, but it seems to be on the decline as that crowd now has more predictable and sanitized nearby spots that still allow them to drive home and say they “partied on the Lower East Side.” (The “B&Ts” who really dig this spot are from Williamsburg and they’re more “downtown” than downtown itself these days.)
honestly really do not want to even give this place one star. I had been here before and had an ok time. So when it came planning my bday party, I thought that this place would be a good pick. I also have a friend who is friendly with the bouncers who let us know that they would make sure all my friends got past the door with ease. Everything was going pretty well until 3:30 when they closed the section of the bar where my table was. Being the bday girl, I had some friends watching over everyone's purses at the table, including mine. When they closed this section of the bar, I did not have my purse and asked the bouncer, who was keeping people out of the closed section, to see if my purse was over there. He possibly could have been the most rude person, I have run into in my 3 years of living in NYC. After asking being told I couldn't go over and look for my purse, I let him know that I would take care of it myself. As I began to walk away, for some reason, he felt the need to grab my arm and try and pull me back. Absolutely uncalled for. I have bruises on my from where he grabbed me. I pulled my arm away and walked outside to where the bouncers were standing by the entrance doors. Now I have met these bouncers once or twice before since they are friendly with one of my guy friends, I went outside to ask them to help me look for my purse, however no one was outside. Not only that but the doors to the bar were no locked and there was no way for me to get back in. I had no purse, no phone and all of my friends were inside. I waited for someone else to exit so that I could get back in the bar. As I walked back in, another bouncer grabbed me and said that I could not come in. What is with these bouncers who think they can just grab you? There was no reason for me not being able to return into the bar. I was not sloppy drunk or disrespectful whatsoever to these bouncers or the bartenders. I finally managed to get ahold of one of my friends who was inside and started to walk out the door of this horrible bar. I will never go back to this bar or recommend it to anyone. In all, I probably brought 30 people into this bar for my bday celebration. I truly wish I did not provide them with business that night and really wish that I never this bar a chance on what was supposed to be a special evening.
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