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4.0 of 5 stars.
I give it 4 stars for the bands that I have discovered through Beauty Bar. Generally there's a decent cover price. Drinks can be expensive but the bar-staff are a friendly lot and it usually has a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wow. Can everyone stop hating on Beauty Bar for like 38 seconds? I mean damn. Sorry this was your "undiscovered little dive place" and now that more than 10 people know about it you hate it, but...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place was actually pretty cool. I was in town for a conference and Shutterstock hosted an open bar party here. The decor was fun, went with the theme and the music was great. Being from the House...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
...good place to go at the end of the night to kick some jams & forget about all the other idiots you met earlier
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This used to be one of my favorite bars when I first moved to Austin. A cute little bar with glitter on the walls that offers manicures? Check!However, since going there a few more times recently,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
an 8 dollar cover beauty bar? really? you snobby, overpriced hipster assholes. and dont give me that 'its for the touring band' crap. that touring band played in my living room last month. ill go...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this cutesy, kitschy bar! It's SO much bigger than the SF one - big enough to have live bands! Woop!Probably my favourite bar out of the drinking establishments I went to in Austin. Cheap...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Is there a dance floor? Frightfully skinny boys I can crush with my butt cheeks? Pretty cheap mixed drinks? Occasionally scary armpit smells? Pigeon-toe standing girls who intentionally fussed dirt...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have seen some really rad shows at Beauty bar. T-Bird and the Breaks played there not all that long ago. They have a full band with back up singers and everything plus! this early 60's rock vibe...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
"we're wasting most our lives living in a hipster paradise...." Neal speaks the truth.I don't fit in here.I'm not a size 0.I can't stand around in heels for hours, smoking a cigarette and sipping on...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
we're wasting most our lives living in a hipster paradise....
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great music in the back, fun DJ in the middle room, casual patio out front. Yeah, I liked this place and probably my favorite bar out of the places I visited in Austin.
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's all in the details. Watch as pairs enter into the bathroom together only to venture out a few minutes later a bit more energized. Watch as people sit on the patio with a few others around the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Beauty Bar is a hot mess ... but is surprisingly accessible. The clusters of scenekids and white people don't really impede my beeline to the bar for a quickie Lone Star, nor do they take very long...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm giving Beauty Bar 4 stars only because they have a bad ass dance floor...and good people watching patio. I find myself primarily doing shots of Three Olives grape vodka to mask the vomit and doo...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yep, covered in hipsters, but I don't mind that. There's a trick to liking Beauty, you see.Trick is- drink somewhere else first. Go to Creekside or Side Bar or, hell, pre-party at home. Get niiiice...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is hands down my favorite bar during my stint in Austin. Here's what I enjoyed.1. The decor was rediculously vintage and awesome2. Coctail list was mysterious yet playful.3. DJ spun the likes...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite places in Austin. Cheers to: cheap beer, the zero-visibility smoking "area" that is almost bigger than the bar, the hot girls that visit, the people who take time to dress...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As much as I would like to send Beauty Bar a bill for my knee-surgery-to-come from all the dancing I do there, I love the place too much and would hate to contribute to yet another business going...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I danced to Kris Kross will make you Jump Jump next to a bear, rabbit, bunny, koala, lion, tiger, probably a few more bears.And to answer your question - No. I was not on drugs. Hey, I don't try and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
On my vacation to Austin awhile back I managed to pull off one of the most epic bar crawls ever with a great group of friends. This spot was a must-visit on my list. Maybe it was just a bad...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
this place cracks me up its way to cool for school a hippsters delight , the bar and the service sucks and they charge cover, but somtimes they have good live shows and the Dj's are pretty good.
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
People at this bar (and in Austin, generally) seem to try too hard. I'm honestly not trying to be rude, but this bar attracts all the kids that Urban Outfitters and American Apparel threw up on. I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
im biased as my friends work there, but the place rocks
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Beauty Bar is a cool place to catch some really awesome local venues if your a music lover like myself. Best photo booth in town. Awesome decor. Definitely, a great bar to start off your night as long...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went there for the first time on a Friday night. I won't be back anytime soon, if ever...I got charged a $3 cover while other friends who arrived before me either didn't get charged, got charged $1...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know if this is just a fluke. But last Friday and Saturday night when I was there (yeah I know I'm pathetic) it was way too loud inside and the music was awful. I was trying to have a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love that Austin is a casual enough city such that this place can be lambasted as a den of skinny-jeaned "H-Words." The first time I went to Beauty Bar (returning from out of town with my...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This Saturday started out with Christmas shopping and errand running and one thing led to another... yadda yadda yadda I ended up dancing my a$$ off at 2 in the morning at Beauty Bar. My only regret...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was here Saturday night for a friends birthday bash. I parked in a lot on 8th and Neches and had to walk to Beauty Bar. It's been a while but the vibe and the energy walking down Red River was...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There are a lot of hipsters here. Get over it. Why are you so annoyed by them? Yes, they think they are really cool and you disagree. No need to get all aggro. Maybe they have good taste in some...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place, but not as good as the other BB. Ok it's well known to be be a hipster spot but it's where you can find good DJ and a good ambiance if you like weird and artsy people.
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eh...I'm not sure. I was told that this place was really cool on a Friday when there are DJs playing. But, alas on the Friday that I found myself in the ATX, there were some bands playing instead....
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Don't come here unless you somehow enjoy wallowing in the dregs of humanity. Maybe you needed to score coke from some palestine scarf sporting, fedora wearing FUCK HEAD. That's the only excuse I could...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know if I can find the words to properly describe this amazing-ass establishment. Basically, it's like this. If you're looking for a leisurely evening of "catching up" with friends, or to act...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Every time I go to Beauty Bar I think to myself "Why the fuck did I go to Beauty Bar?".
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
You know the old Chris Rock bit where he talked about people who aren't old, but are decidedly "too old to be in the club"? Um, yeah.The abundance of portly graduate students and other struggling...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I gave this place anything other than four stars, I'd be lying. After my weekend in Austin, I visited this place Thursday ... Friday ... Saturday. Yes, I like variety, but I also like consistency....
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Around the corner from Red River, B-Bar brings pink drinks, eternally busted (but still potentially useful) photo booth, jammin tunes, mixed sweaty dancing crowd inside, giant disco ball, extra-sweaty...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I walked into my hotel room in Austin today to find a room of old friends and family members all sitting in a circle. Uh oh. I've seen this before. What's that show called? Intervention? I darted back...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to see shows on the weekend. Tighten Up Wednesdays are the best mid-week activity downtown. Blah blah hipsters blah blah.
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
maybe you were malled by a hipster when you were just a little baybee and that's why you have such a negative connotation of hipsters. But my mom told me to never judge a book by its cover....no...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Once again my reviews immediately follow and immediately contradict Neal's :)It's one of the few bars in Austin with great dance music - so many people dress up that it's fun to go just for eye candy,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Screw this place. Screw the hipsters and the crowded bar, uber-attitude, and silly salon theme. Screw the skinny jeans, the american apparel low cut v-necks, and striped shirts. Screw the throwback...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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Popular nightspot with lots of energy! Lots of pretty people, great drinks, friendly staff make for a wonderful experience! Highly recommend to anyone looking for a cool spot to hang out!
citysearch.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yes the cocktails can be expensive, yes it can take forever to get a drink on Friday and Saturday nights, yes it's hot as balls in there! But honest to goodness I LOVE this place!!! I've been to the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Oh God, I hate this place. Granted, I'm 30 - far too old for this kind of place. But I would still hate it if I were a 20-something.I went here with a group of friends from out-of-town. They wanted to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a chain, right?I've honestly had nothing but pleasant experiences at the Beauty Bar. My instinct naturally would be to cringe at a place called "The Beauty Bar" for God's sake, but against my...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The Beauty Bar? Who named this? Based on what evidence?? The patrons here look like they live on Doritos and Count Chocula. I AIN'T WANT to see boys and girls wearing nut-crushers and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Hipster Central!!!If you want to see Hipsters in their native environment, Beauty Bar is the place to go. Apparently the ironic T-shirt 70s look is out, and the 80s are in, because I noticed several...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A lot of people seem to complain that they just aren't "hip" enough for Beauty Bar--their skinny jeans just aren't skinny enough, their ironic t-shirts not quite ironic enough, and hair just a tad too...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome. Let's write crappy reviews about clubs that arent our scene! How fun. Beauty Bar is one of the few places that dj's are seen as an actual performance and not some lame sideshow. If your'e not...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Being here tonight made me throw up on my soul.I wanted to call my credit card in stolen, so as to erase any record of my presence, but I just couldn't leave the little guy behind.That kind of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have never seen so many walking, talking Beards in my life. The beats were real crowd-pleasers, and you'll meet your match on the floor, ready to break-dance-fight. Unless you're willing to full-out...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If it were possible to make a paper mache contraption of a subculture, Beauty Bar is what would happen if you took a bat to a hipster/emo pinata and let fly. Afloat on a sea of ironic 'staches and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
People dancing, loud music, alcohol. Twas just another bar. Not my scene.Oh and here's a tip... if you're gonna have "free" water, don't put it only in the roped-off VIP section.Audrey Hepburn's...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I went to this place was during SXSW to catch some bands. The staff at Beauty Bar was not too friendly to outsiders/ non-regulars then and the experience was the same when I went on a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Paying a cover charge to get into a bar in Austin where the main attraction seems to be glitter is ludicrous. And frankly, the glitter isn't all that special.They did play decent music, and the crowd...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Fuck this place with their 20 buck minimum and the hipster assholes that drink here. YOOOOOOOOO you can't afford it! Yeah this place makes me feel uncomfortable. Went to a hip hop show here and the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm giving this one 5 stars just to fly in the face of the haters. Beyond that, I love the owners like family. The LBC lookin' out, J & C. Miss you guys.
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So shoot me, I like the Beauty Bar. Why wouldn't I duh? Fun glittery pink walls, a sunken living room like my grandma used to have, DJ's (sometimes celebrity DJ's ssshhhh) and bands, cute beauty...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I had been sober and friends weren't already here waiting for me, I probably would have walked right out. I'm not into the dancing scene, but after a few drinks I've been known to do a mean back...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is overrated and who charges a $2 cover? It's very hip - sheek but the only fun thing is looking at the artsy people but that got old like in 2 minutes.I wouldn't go back unless I had to...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hmmmm, I am by no means a hipster or ever one to see and be seen, but I have had a lot of fun the small handful of times I've gone here whether for a live show, SXSW party, or DJ and dancing. My first...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Beauty bar backlash seems to run deep around here, but I think this is a fun place if you don't take things too seriously. If the way people in a bar are dressed makes you insecure, you're going to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Woah! Bad vibes via Yelp! The other reviewers seem to collectively hate this place. I love it.I admit, first impression is not impressive. I kind of thought, what's the big deal? Mediocre. Nothing to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am shocked that I am actually admitting to even going here but it wasn't that bad. FIRST, let me preface everything with, I WENT ON A MONDAY NIGHT, when I would assume that most of the pretentious...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
A 37 year old man walks into a bar.A 37 year old man walks out of a bar.Too hipster. Young crowd. Not my scene even when I was 25. Different strokes.
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
When you order a cosmo, it should not be dark red. It's a freakin' splash of cranberry, not a vodka cranberry in a martini glass. And would some please train someone who works there how to work the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You know, after reading the reviews here, i was really set to hate this place. Strangely though, I didn't.The drinks were...wow. They were pouring them strong the night i went. I swear to you, my...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I haveta say I don't hate it: it seems to be standard M.O. to slag the Beauty Bar, and the place certainly it has its flaws. Some of the patrons are full of themselves, the bar service can be slow,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
No. Just no. Well, if you like stuck up, wanna be New Yorker's who give a judgemental glare as you walk past, then yes. Otherwise, just say no to Beauty Bar.
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I hate to break it to you, Beauty Bar, but you are not in fact cooler than me. Valiant effort though! Sorry you couldn't pull it off... PS- I have also been on a night when there was supposed to be...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is the perfect place for you if you are more into being seen and being aloof than meeting quality people and being yourself. This is the total scenester hangout in Austin. I have tried to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have lots of fun here when I am in the mood for dancing and have lots of energy. If I am looking for a nice, relaxing night out, I steer away from this place.I really want to give this place 3.5...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The Good: :: good bartenders. very nice and friendly :: good bands and good dj's :: disco ball :: outside area for standing or sittingThe Bad: :: there's no bad here. there's just.....The Ugly:...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
PINK.....but, my friends love it, the vibe is pretty cool, the DJ's are usually kickin' it, the people watching is great. i wouldn't come here alone, and for me that's saying something, but I'd hang...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ya know, initially I didn't like this place at all. It has, however, grown on me a little. Maybe just because it's in the neighborhood of bars I really enjoy hanging out at, maybe because I caught it...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place would be a lot better if it weren't for all the WANNA BE hipsters getting in the way of REAL hipsters on the dance floor!! Jk :)I can't go here until i've already had a few drinks...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place has become my favorite nightclub in Austin, if not solely because of Car Stereo (Wars).If Beauty Bar has realized anything, its that good music attracts a good crowd. They have some pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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this must have been warehouse district type that requests madonna, shakira and the like. the night this CLUELESS WOMAN speaks of is dj mel's SWOLL party. this party focuses on miami bass, baltimore club....
citysearch.com - user review - 05/26/2007
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Whenever I go downtown I somehow always end up at this bar. The music is just as good to listen to as it is to dance to, a good mix of hip hop, indie and 80s. If you dont have the typical 9-5 job to be at on...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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I took a big group of friends here last night, none of whom had ever been before. Much to my disappointment this was not the same bar I had been to a few months earlier. From the minute we walked in the only...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Right.The masses of desperate-to-be-liked-rockstar/hipsters make me throw up in my mouth a little bit. The over-priced and campy boutique cocktails are yummy, if a little girlie. The service is...slow...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
vomit.sorry, but i couldn't take the endless sea of people bouncing around and wearing clothes they bought at forever 21.
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Is it wrong that the best part of the Beauty Bar is the patio out front, where you're not even really in the club, you're just legally drinking on the sidewalk?
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2007
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This bar is soooo fun. They always have good music and I personally like going somewhere where very few sorority girls and frat boys dare to venture. Sure, you wait a while to get a drink, but I have never...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/04/2007
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I had a great time at this club. It has a crazy, weird aesthetic with glittery walls and neopolitan paint which took a minute to get used to, but I had a blast. It has this raucous, anyhting goes kinda vibe...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The crowd at Beauty Bar makes me feel like I'm not cool.They do host pretty cool events, though, and frequently big acts booked at Stubbs will come do little secret after-shows here...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Although the picture I took with friends, sitting in the beauty shop chairs against the back wall, is the coolest of cool, this bar just doesn't do it for me. I get why its hip. Well sorta. It might...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2006
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I do like this bar but it needs to be more consistent. I go here all the time and have been to several Beauty Bars and my only complaint would be to play the same type music on certain nights instead of...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
YES... Martinis and Manicures! I have frequented many other Beauty Bar locations so finding the fairly green location here in Austin caused some skipping. Although I do agree that it's a haven for...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The DJ was spinning that What A Fool Believes by the Doobie Brothers, which is a GREAT song I might add. And I go up and ask him if he's heard of Self. And told him he should check out their cover of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is Disneyland for Austin's hipsters. EVERYBODY is dressed up like they're in a rock band - even on Wednesday night. It makes me wonder if anybody here has a real job...Maybe I'm sounding...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2006
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I was really excited about this bar when it first opened. It seemed like it would be different, hip, and fun. I'm a Side Bar regular, so I decided to make the long trek across the street to try it out. I was...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/26/2006
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So, you want to go somewhere to see and be seen, fine, this is your place. The DJ's are cool, the decor is cool but the bartenders are complete a**holes. Case in point, me and my friends go to the Bloc Party...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/15/2006
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Hi Timothy and other readers: We appreciate your input and want to let you know that the bouncer that was verbally abusive to you and your friends is no longer working at the Beauty Bar. We hope you will come...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/07/2006
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My friends and I had a horrible experience with the bouncer at this bar. Not only did he believe my friend's valid Texas ID was fake, he began to swear at her and became verbally abusive. He threatened to keep...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/31/2006
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I was walking to Red 7 for a show and I saw this bar, which at first sight looked like a funky beauty parlor. After the show I went there to check it out and I loved it. I'm actually having my birthday party...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/15/2006
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