Low Brow Lounge
1036 NW Hoyt StPortland, OR 97209
503/ 226.0200
Located in: Pearl District & near Northwest Portland
BarFly's Review of Low Brow Lounge
Something of a boutique dive bar with rotating art, back-lit wall of Jager bottles, corn dog & tater tots special and bartenders so perfectly surly they must be coached in unpleasantness, the Low Brow has a weirdly intricate design - the back room's elevated for no apparent reason with one booth resembling a palatial Elizabethan bed; of course, it's eternally so murky and smoke-filled, it's best appreciated by feel. That famed service and pitch black atmospherics and insanely loud garage punk attract a healthy rocker contingent and thankfully repels the actual area condo-pes while maintaining a small thirty-something micro klatch grabbing intimate tables in the bar room to yell reminiscences through the dark. $1 off drinks 5 -7 daily.
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Smoky, so so service, big portions, ok food quality, deep fried nirvana and STIFF ass drinks...the EPITOME of a dive bar! Seriously, have not been here in YEARS...has not changed a bit...same regulars. same "who gives a fuck" service...LOVE IT! Food is deep fried shit, but trans fat free (i "aksed") and pairs nicely with their stiff ass drinks. SO SMOKY! but, its SNORKland, right?
Third strike…. You are out!
So, I can remember the day when the Low Brow Lounge was “Keeping the Pearl Real”, after tonight I have had it. No shit, over the past month (3 times) I have been treated like shit there and will never go back. So, I know I have some obnoxious friends, but after a evening where most of us have been greeting a crowd in a non drinking environment (first Thursday), we (being 6 peep’s) where yelled at by a female owner for questioning if something (of all things food) had actually been delivered/charged to us. I feel bad for the servers because it was obviously under staffed. My question is; why take it off on patrons that have supported your business since the time you broke away from the “brothers”? At first my friends where harassed by her, but when I tried to pull her aside and ask her then explain the issue at hand, she at first said that some of us could stay but then changed her mind mid sentence and proceeded to kick the rest of us out.
So, I guess if you question your bill, you are automatically kicked out of the Brow. Again I must stress that the staff at the “Brow” was nothing but courteous, but this lady was a total….ya, I will leave that up to you. Warning: question your bill and you will get kicked out of the Low Brow!
Wow… I have been in pdx for 11 years and have never been treated the way I was treated tonight. I actually felt like I was in the Pearl and not Portland. In all honesty I hope that something changes and you (yes, you Low Brow) become what you used to be.
I call bullshit on Low Brow Lounge! If Its one of those things where you would like to cater to those people in the pearl then please let the rest of us know… I am sure that there is a bar on the other side of 405 that would appreciate the business….
Let Portland know… are you really catering to us, or just you rich neighbors?
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Prices are good, drinks are served promptly and honestly, it's just that it was a teensy weensy too dark and loud, but after a couple of stiff ones, who gives a s@#%$! right?
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One of my favorite places to drink. They pour a stiff drink, the prices are good and, as noted before, the tater tots are magically delicious! The interior is pretty dark, but then again that makes people look a lot better. The staff is very friendly and has fun with the patrons. This is a great place to meet before a show or spend the entire night.
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Oh yeah, Tokyo only has slick, glossy bars--nothing like the lowbrow. You need to either do a little exploring, learn to speak the language (if you can't), or pull yr head out of yr ass. The bar scene there is different, but there are hundreds, if not thousands of great places. Portland has lots of good bars, but it's a pretty small pond in comparison.
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Honestly I miss the "Brow"...Im living in Tokyo with its super trendy glossy bars....yuck!! Its fun when thats what you are looking for...but to hang out with friends, stiff drinks, nice bartenders that can actually hold a conversation about real stuff And always feeling welcome!! I tip my hat to the staff at the Brow...surrounded by so called hip trendy bars..makes them look better and better!!! Mike, Regan, Cap...Youz Guyz are the best. K~
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if you would like to hide, in a dimly lit corner, and have a low key chat with your loved one or your chinchilla, this place is perfecto for you - make sure to scoff at the pupsties (this is neo slang for pearl district yuppies) on your walk to this spectacular bar, to this blemish in the otherwise all-too-sterile and hip pearl. SERIOUSLY - THIS PLACE IS WONDERFUL.
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Lowbrow is very selective about it's clientelle, which is strange seeing as it's smack in the middle of the tolerant, Pearl Dist. U gotta be cornfed, straight arrow if you want to hang out at this unclassy dive.
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This is one of the best spots to ditch the trendy crowds that tend to overpopulate the downtown bars. Excellent late night food and drinks, friendly staff, and prime location to just let loose.
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