Goodbye FUBAR WeHo – Raunchy Gay Bar Officially Leaves West Hollywood After 24 Years

FUBAR WeHo has officially left the building. Owner Jay Krymis announced today that his raunchy gay bar in West Hollywood, known for hosting sexually-charged events like BFD Thursdays, Dick’s Den, and Adonis Lounge L.A., is gone after roughly 24 Years. The dive bar located at 7994 Santa Monica Boulevard never opened after the COVID-19 shutdown.

“Everything is gone,” said Krymis via an Instagram story on Monday, October 10th. “Everything is finally gone from this place at FUBAR. Or what used to be FUBAR. We did some light demo and we start the major demo tomorrow. I’m feeling a little sad right now. And also a little excited about the future and what we’re going to do here. I think you guys will love it. I’m also feeling super grateful. This opened–oh hell–twenty three, twenty four ago. It’s incredible. It’s had a really good run. Thanks to everybody that I met over the years, the customers and patrons that helped that place succeed. I made some friends, some for life… thank you to the community and West Hollywood. I’m just full of gratitude and I’m sad.”

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Krymis reminisced about stories he’s heard over the years of guys who met their spouses at FUBAR. He said he thought it was crazy because he didn’t think it was the most romantic place. He also reiterated that a different venue will be coming to the space and bringing a whole new kind of vibe.

Those who have passed the deserted bar these past two-plus years may not be surprise that the venue as we know it has been lost for good. The actual bar and pool table were removed years ago and replaced with rows of refrigerators along the walls.

We last checked in on the bar in June 2021. At the time, the space was being used as a packaging facility to distribute DRINX MYTH alcoholic beverages during the pandemic lockdown. The employee at the time predicted FUBAR would never open again, but she did not want to be quoted.

In December 2021, Krymis announced that he was opening a new gay bar in at 8737 Santa Monica Boulevard, by Hancock Avenue, the former home to the original Gym Sportsbar in WeHo. The new, yet to be named space has been on the verge of opening since this past June around WEHO PRIDE, however loopholes, inspections, and red tape continues to keep them closed over four months later.

“This new space is going to be a cool, fun, neighborhood bar,” he said of the new bar. “It’s going to be a chill gay, gay, gay bar. I want to it be a casual and super fun bar. It won’t be sports or down and dirty, which I love at FUBAR, but great cocktail at an affordable price kind of place. Nothing high falutin. I want to make it feel like it’s been there for a long time and make it cozy.”

“Say a prayer to the Gods of Bars and Nightclubs,” he said in his most recent Instagram story regarding the opening of the new bar. “I think we’ll be open up by Halloween, a couple of week away, so say a prayer for me on this new bar.”

Krymis told WEHO TIMES last December that he had signed a new lease for another 10 years at the FUBAR location and he had plans for the bar that he was not willing to discuss. He said at the time that he planned to bring it back, “FUBAR is coming back in the same old FUBAR spot, but it needs to be cleaned up a bit,” he said.

However, by June of 2022, he was already talking about bringing a different bar to the FUBAR space. He said the bar had its moment, but it was in dire need of upgrades and he didn’t think he could clean up the space and maintain the dirty edgy bar that we all know and loved.

The light demo is the final nail on coffin. FUBAR has been laid to rest. It becomes yet another gay bar that’s part of West Hollywood LGBTQ history.

What do you remember most about FUBAR WeHo?