Rick P.
Yelp
Chico is a gay bar, a gay latin bar with a few others mixed in. It opens at 8 last time I checked. They have a DJ some nights.
On Saturday they charged $3 at the door and $8 for two Mexican beers, take that West Hollywood!
We didn't get there until midnight, and it was dead-o. Magically, by one, the postage stamp sized dance floor was packed. What happened? An imperceptible slip from top-40 Power106 to top-40KIIS inspired tunes? The 10 minutes of $2 dirty water shots? The bartenders girlfriends arrived? (Answer: D, all of the above) Still, there couldn't be more that 80 people here on a busy night, and it wasn't that busy, so, say, 25 max dancing, but only for the last hour.
The crowd is 65-100 per cent male; ususally a few lesbianas latinas visible. The look is pelon, bald, augmented with a mustache when one becomes capable of growing one which could be 16 or 40, wifebeater or striped polo (who started that striped polo thing?), some white tennis shoes, a few extra pounds. Not a very dressy crowd. No cologne, a sure sign that none of these guys were born in Mexico. One queen arrived in a white fur edged parka out of MTV2 although it was certainly possible to cross the small parking lot in your t shirt, ready to dance. he lovingly placed the parka on the pool table and it wasn't disturbed. Most come with a partner or a couple of friends.
I don't think I'd go back on a Saturday. If you're not an Eastside latino and want to check out the scene, most of those folks will be at Arena on Saturday, which holds hundreds, if not 1000. They used to have strippers on Wed., but these may be moving with the Dj to Cobra (new name for the Rawhide in NoHo.)
Transport is easy from L.A. (It's closer in time and traffic than WeHo for me): Garfield Ave south off the 60 east. Right on Beverly. You'll see the sign in a strip mall on the left, across from the
Big A supermarket "carneceria!" "panaderia!". Parking within 40 yards of the door even on New Year's Eve. (I have had fun here on NYE!)
Consider the J & S drive through for your drunk taco needs. On the left, just before you get back to the 60. Its been open 24/7/365 since 1967.