Scarlett’s Bar and Lounge

This place has been closed for several months now, it appeared to be a buy the hostesses lots to drink at outrageous prices and they would sit on your lap, wink, wink.

First time visiting. The bartender was smoking a cigarette at the bar when I walked in. I scared her. The place stinks. Expensive drinks. I asked how much for beer ($ 7) and a shot of whiskey ($ 10). I walked out without ordering anything. Don’t bother.

If I could do 0 stars I would. $ 8 for a corona??? If you are not Asian, don’t bother. They don’t want you here

This is a dive bar The drinks seam like they were water down and the beer was warm, service was ok but not with a smile I dont think I will be coming back soon I try it and I dont like it my friend and I had a lot better.

To the unknowing person with an untrained eye, Scarlett’s might seem a little weird.
A previous review even said the Scarlett’s experience may even be «crack» like. Hold on! Before you go start selling your house and car for the Scarlett’s high let me tell you how it really is.
First of all, Scarlett’s is in the corner of small strip mall off of El Camino in Sunnyvale’s K-​town where Korean storefronts and signs line the street. However, a bright pink neon light glows Scarlett’s sign in English

I love the philanthropy, vibe, history, and personality of different bars and lounges. Sometimes, even more so than the alcohol. With that being said, as soon as my friend Clarence and I saw that neon sign, we immediately put our hunger pains aside during a guys night out and pulled the eff over, anxious to see what lies through those doors.
Inside, it’s very dark and leafy. Sort of looks like it may have previously been a tiki bar restaurant? There is a small bar with a few people but all the attention is centered around the live stage where there’s a 2 man Korean band. Nope, no Scarlett Johannson’s here.
Scarlett’s is a refuge for older Korean expats. They love the band’s Korean cover songs as the small crowd of people enthusiastically claps and sings along. At one point, some people from the audience came up on stage and did a duet with the band playing the background. That’s WHEN everyone was into it. Just like with the Japanese, karaōke to the Koreans isn’t just a word, it’s a way of life.
No one really spoke English at all but we still managed to point to the drink of choice while at the bar. A large Korean beer, Hite. It gets served to you in small glasses. They also have the very typical Asian liquors here (Hennesey, Remy, Crown) at typical high end Asian prices ($ 250 a bottle). Unfortunately, nothing they don’t have a tap.
They also do offer food, $ 35 and $ 50 plates of various squids, sea creatures, and mammal meats being stewed in spicy Korean broths. Item’s I haven’t seen at other Korean restaurants. No kalbi, no bulgogi, no shoes, no shirt, no service.
You won’t need a passport to get a Korean experience this legit, but I do recommend getting the large bottle of Hite beer. It’s perfect to share and completes your Seoulful experience.

Is this what it feels like to be on crack? If so, Scarlett’s should be the new poster child for a drug free america cause I’m scared shitless.
After a bout with 99 chicken, we decided to venture around K-​town and hit up a Korean bar at random. I’ve never been to a «Korean» bar in Santa Clara but I’ve been told they’re dirty dive bars that serve underaged clientele so my expectations were already set low. After I walked in I wasn’t quite sure if I set the bar low enough… or if I was on planet Earth.
The dark setting and layout reminded me of a strip club but the decorations certainly didn’t. You walk into an open area which is littered with fake flora, models of windmills, lawn gnomes, picket fences, the old-​school photos of waterfalls with backlighting, and much more that I couldn’t take in.
At this point I didn’t know if the food on the menu was the remains of their last customers so we decided to stick to the beer. $ 10 for Hite, and $ 7 for one Corona? We wanted to ask the waiter what the name of this fine establishment was and he had to consult his co-​workers. After some time, he came back with Charlotte’s (No, he did not have a fobby accent) which was inconsistent with the sign outside that beamed Scarlett’s. In any case, this confirmed that the trippy interior was definitely more for the amusement of its staff and their «extra-​curricular» activities than anything.
If you’ve got some free time on your hands feel free to check out this Museum of Wierd.