The Skinny Bar and Lounge

Should that be your goal for the evening; or something that just ends up happening.\r \r The SKINnY brings a comfortable atmosphere, friendly patrons and an amazing staff of bartenders. Surrounded by the works of artists flickering in the light of the candlelight bar, drinks are poured with a friendly introduction. Frequent DJs spin tunes on the upper deck, clients sing along; no one is a stranger herer. With a pool table upstairs, comfortable lounge benches and a bar that, when your drunk, seems to stretch all the way to the restrooms; this rock and roll bar offers a lot more than meets the eye. more

Should that be your goal for the evening; or something that just ends up happening. The SKINnY brings a comfortable atmosphere, friendly patrons and an amazing staff of bartenders. Surrounded by the works of artists flickering in the light of the candlelight bar, drinks are poured with a friendly introduction. Frequent DJs spin tunes on the upper deck, clients sing along; no one is a stranger herer. With a pool table upstairs, comfortable lounge benches and a bar that, when your drunk, seems to stretch all the way to the restrooms; this rock and roll bar offers a lot more than meets the eye. more

My Girlfriend's friend had a Birthday Party here Friday and everyone had a great time. The Birthday girl was running late due to the ridiculous weather and the Owners let her push the open bar time up to accomodate her. The DJ played every type of music and everything went as planned. I reccommend this place for anyone looking to plan a night for themselves or someone else. Pros: Intimate setting and reasonable prices more

My Girlfriend's friend had a Birthday Party here Friday and everyone had a great time. The Birthday girl was running late due to the ridiculous weather and the Owners let her push the open bar time up to accomodate her. The DJ played every type of music and everything went as planned. I reccommend this place for anyone looking to plan a night for themselves or someone else. Pros: Intimate setting and reasonable prices more

I know I can pop into this bar any night of the week and be greeted with big smiles from the bartenders and owners, this is ol school service where being a repeat customer means you become a friend. No lame bar minimum, bottle service upsell, no private room nonsense, bathroom attendants ... its a LES equal opportunity - make it work - good times - artist supporting - better than average cocktails - easy going kinda venue. Just the other night I was there with friends as house sent a round of shots to everyone at the bar just because ... this the kind of thing that can still happen at an owner operated business. \r \r So next time you and your crew are on Orchard st ... step up to The Skinny, just be sure to kick the glam curbside. more

I know I can pop into this bar any night of the week and be greeted with big smiles from the bartenders and owners, this is ol school service where being a repeat customer means you become a friend. No lame bar minimum, bottle service upsell, no private room nonsense, bathroom attendants ... its a LES equal opportunity - make it work - good times - artist supporting - better than average cocktails - easy going kinda venue. Just the other night I was there with friends as house sent a round of shots to everyone at the bar just because ... this the kind of thing that can still happen at an owner operated business. So next time you and your crew are on Orchard st ... step up to The Skinny, just be sure to kick the glam curbside. more

I had a party there last Saturday and the everyone had a great time. The staff was friendly, the drinks werent crazy expense, and the music was awesome. The bathroom lines were long but it was Saturday and the place was packed, which was why it was fun. I would definitely party there again. more

My friends and I had a party this past sat and it was more than we expected. although the bar was small and extremely busy, the staff and music made up for it ten fold. Could not have had more fun. I would like to thank everyone at the SKINNY for making our night a night to remember!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more

I booked to have the birthday party of me and a friend because of all of the stellar reviews on this site. It's a very crowded bar, which is what I expected, but they did not deliver what was promised to us. We were told we had the mezzanine of the bar to ourselves, but little later (after I already brought up our guests) they said the upstairs was for a different birthday party and that we were downstairs. The downstairs area shouldn't even be for private parties. It's right near the bathrooms, so everyone waiting for the bathroom pushed crowded out our guests. Many of the friends I was looking forward to seeing left once they saw how crazy it was. This was really upsetting because we didn't invite our guests to have them come all that way and feel forced to leave! I found myself having to call my guests the next day to apologize for the atmosphere. The party that got the mezzanine instead of us were mostly in the crowd downstairs anyways, so I'm not sure why we were forced downstairs when we had more guests than they did. Unfortunately I couldn't demand the upstairs because the person who booked the room for us wasn't there that night so we didn't know what to do. Our guests were supposed to get $1 off drink specials but it was so confusing that many of our guests did not get the deal because no one knew who was with what party.\r During our party, something in the bathroom caught on fire, tempers were flaring with people waiting in line for the bathroom, and we were left in the pitch black because none of the lights were working in that area. Also, we had to keep telling people who were not from our party to leave.\r The only reason I am giving this place a 1.5 and not lower is because our waitress was very nice and she worked hard to get our drinks to us quickly despite the billions of orders she was juggling. I spent most of the night making sure my guests were happy rather than having any fun myself. Pros: fast drink service considering how busy it was Cons: did not deliver what was promised to us more

A friend of mine and I were having a joing birthday party at this place and (supposedly) reserved the upstairs private room/balcony for our party. When we got there they had given our reservation to someone else and moved our party area to the back downstairs, which is by the bathrooms. All night there was a long bathroom line running through our party... As if it wasn't already crowded enough, this pretty much ruined the atmosphere. \r \r Also, at some point, I think the bathroom caught on fire... but it was extinguished... and it stunk for the rest of the night.\r \r And one of the bouncers yelling at one of my friends to stop dancing/calm down... even though he was just dancing (he wasn't out of control).\r \r Also, the name is pretty accurate. It's hard to stand ANYWHERE in this place without ALWAYS being someone else's way, which is annoying when you're just trying to drink your drink and talk to a friend. At one point, a friend and i discovered that the best place to not be in anyone's way was to huddle under the stairs.\r \r The waitress and bar staff were pretty friendly and good otherwise, but I would not recommend this place for any kind of get-together. Pros: cheap Cons: crowded more

My friends and I had a party this past sat and it was more than we expected. although the bar was small and extremely busy, the staff and music made up for it ten fold. Could not have had more fun. I would like to thank everyone at the SKINNY for making our night a night to remember!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more

I booked to have the birthday party of me and a friend because of all of the stellar reviews on this site. It's a very crowded bar, which is what I expected, but they did not deliver what was promised to us. We were told we had the mezzanine of the bar to ourselves, but little later (after I already brought up our guests) they said the upstairs was for a different birthday party and that we were downstairs. The downstairs area shouldn't even be for private parties. It's right near the bathrooms, so everyone waiting for the bathroom pushed crowded out our guests. Many of the friends I was looking forward to seeing left once they saw how crazy it was. This was really upsetting because we didn't invite our guests to have them come all that way and feel forced to leave! I found myself having to call my guests the next day to apologize for the atmosphere. The party that got the mezzanine instead of us were mostly in the crowd downstairs anyways, so I'm not sure why we were forced downstairs when we had more guests than they did. Unfortunately I couldn't demand the upstairs because the person who booked the room for us wasn't there that night so we didn't know what to do. Our guests were supposed to get $1 off drink specials but it was so confusing that many of our guests did not get the deal because no one knew who was with what party. During our party, something in the bathroom caught on fire, tempers were flaring with people waiting in line for the bathroom, and we were left in the pitch black because none of the lights were working in that area. Also, we had to keep telling people who were not from our party to leave. The only reason I am giving this place a 1.5 and not lower is because our waitress was very nice and she worked hard to get our drinks to us quickly despite the billions of orders she was juggling. I spent most of the night making sure my guests were happy rather than having any fun myself. Pros: fast drink service considering how busy it was Cons: did not deliver what was promised to us more

I had a party there last Saturday and the everyone had a great time. The staff was friendly, the drinks werent crazy expense, and the music was awesome. The bathroom lines were long but it was Saturday and the place was packed, which was why it was fun. I would definitely party there again. more

A friend of mine and I were having a joing birthday party at this place and (supposedly) reserved the upstairs private room/balcony for our party. When we got there they had given our reservation to someone else and moved our party area to the back downstairs, which is by the bathrooms. All night there was a long bathroom line running through our party... As if it wasn't already crowded enough, this pretty much ruined the atmosphere. Also, at some point, I think the bathroom caught on fire... but it was extinguished... and it stunk for the rest of the night. And one of the bouncers yelling at one of my friends to stop dancing/calm down... even though he was just dancing (he wasn't out of control). Also, the name is pretty accurate. It's hard to stand ANYWHERE in this place without ALWAYS being someone else's way, which is annoying when you're just trying to drink your drink and talk to a friend. At one point, a friend and i discovered that the best place to not be in anyone's way was to huddle under the stairs. The waitress and bar staff were pretty friendly and good otherwise, but I would not recommend this place for any kind of get-together. Pros: cheap Cons: crowded more

I had never heard of this place, but decided to have my bday party there this past weekend. One of my most favorite parties ever!!!! The bartenders/owner/manager were accomodating and made the party so much fun. Drinks were cheap, music consisted of some of my favs, & I absolutely loved the different areas of the bar where you could hang out. My friends are crazy (and very hard to please) and they all really enjoyed themselves. They even asked me if we could all go there again sooner than later. Will definitely be back and would definitely throw another party here. Pros: Great atmosphere, Friendly People, Dancing, Good Strong Cheap Drinks :) more

I had never heard of this place, but decided to have my bday party there this past weekend. One of my most favorite parties ever!!!! The bartenders/owner/manager were accomodating and made the party so much fun. Drinks were cheap, music consisted of some of my favs, & I absolutely loved the different areas of the bar where you could hang out. My friends are crazy (and very hard to please) and they all really enjoyed themselves. They even asked me if we could all go there again sooner than later. Will definitely be back and would definitely throw another party here. Pros: Great atmosphere, Friendly People, Dancing, Good Strong Cheap Drinks :) more

Had my birthday party here this past Saturday night. It was great. All my friends had a lot of fun. I reserved the mezzanine upstairs and the staff was curtious enough to put a bouncer at the bottom of the stairs making sure everyone who went up was part of my party. The music was solid and the atmosphere was very chill. The bartenders who were very good (quick and friendly) started my drink special a half hour earlier then was necessary, so i was sure to stay late and pay for drinks aftwerwards to return the favor. The only down side to this location is the bathrooms, the line grows long as both single bathrooms are unisex. All in all the place is great for a party, and I will be returning to hang with smaller groups. Pros: Great staff, good drinks, goodtimes Cons: Bathrooms more

Had my birthday party here this past Saturday night. It was great. All my friends had a lot of fun. I reserved the mezzanine upstairs and the staff was curtious enough to put a bouncer at the bottom of the stairs making sure everyone who went up was part of my party. The music was solid and the atmosphere was very chill. The bartenders who were very good (quick and friendly) started my drink special a half hour earlier then was necessary, so i was sure to stay late and pay for drinks aftwerwards to return the favor. The only down side to this location is the bathrooms, the line grows long as both single bathrooms are unisex. All in all the place is great for a party, and I will be returning to hang with smaller groups. Pros: Great staff, good drinks, goodtimes Cons: Bathrooms more

\r My girlfriend and I came here on a Wednesday around 10. There was a DJ playing decent music and the place started to gradually fill up. Drinks are affordable, $4 for a Bud Light Bottle and we got a buyback on our 4th round. Staff is friendly overall. Not the killer type of place that some of the reviews indicate, but a good place to hang out. \r more

My girlfriend and I came here on a Wednesday around 10. There was a DJ playing decent music and the place started to gradually fill up. Drinks are affordable, $4 for a Bud Light Bottle and we got a buyback on our 4th round. Staff is friendly overall. Not the killer type of place that some of the reviews indicate, but a good place to hang out. more