Kind of like drinking at a bar in an airport or museum, this sterile, nicely lit bar is actually located within an arthouse multiplex, which itself is located within a shopping mall in West L.A. Difficult to describe the crowd because I've never seen more than ten people there. The architecture is very cool, the oak ceiling tapering to the floor on one end like an attic room, and the bar is supposedly a lounge for moviegoers, meaning you can just sit on a comfortable couch and watch sports on the big screen television while waiting for your movie to start and no one will bother you. The bartender we spoke with was both knowledgeable and friendly. As for drink selection, well, it's a wine bar, with a good list of bottled beers, including a full range of my favorite Unibroue ales, but nothing on draft. There's a fair selection of wine with an expansive price range; cheapest glass was $7, most expensive was $100, so, you know, whatever. I saw an appetizer menu as well, but no place for a kitchen, so I wouldn't risk it. Due to the fact that it's an attempt at an atmospheric lounge located within a multiplex that faces out onto escalators and a snack bar, this is possibly the worst bar in America to try to pick up women or socialize in any capacity, but if you absolutely have to get wasted before seeing an art film and you forgot to bring your flask, this will certainly do.
As an inauspicious beginning to this feature, we were unable to drink a second beer at this bar because it closes at 11 p.m. and the movie we intended to drink before and after, Errol Morris' documentary "Standard Operating Procedure," didn't get out until about 11:50. Incidentally, "Standard Operating Procedure" is absolutely the least enjoyable movie in the history of cinema to see with a light buzz.
- Simon B.
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