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1. The Casino Bar & Grill
For a long time I kept my thoughts about this place to myself because I like secrets, and I don't like tourists (even when I technically am one). It helps that this place is truly off the beaten path, where the major highway goes straight when you…More »
2. Taylor's Steakhouse
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 382-8449
Categories:
Lounges,
Steakhouses
Neighbourhood: Koreatown
I recently booked a reservation for 14 people for my husband's birthday dinner in one of Taylor's private rooms. Two days prior to the happening, two additional people needed to be factored into the festivities. I called Taylor's and they…More »
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9/12/2009
When you're reviewer No. 130-something, there isn't much new you can say.
Taylor's is Old-school.… Read more »
3. Jumbo's Clown Room
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 666-1187
Category:
Adult Entertainment
Neighbourhood: Hollywood
No trip to LA is complete without a visit to Jumbo's. Of the girlie exotic clubs I've frequented in the cities I've lived in or visited (most recently San Francisco, Las Vegas, Seattle) this is by far the standout. It helps that it isn't situated…More »
4. R Bar
Full of steak from Taylor's Steakhouse and in serious need of refreshment, four of us stumble up the block. My tour mistress, LMJ, suddenly stops and knocks on a random door.
*knock knock knock*
A small window in the door opens and someone peers out.
…More »
5. Mike's Elbow Room
Thank god for Mike's. A dark, sticky, unpretentious dive bar stuck in the middle of tourist tchotchke shopping madness. The bartendresses were incredibly friendly, the patrons didn't make us feel like the tourists we so obviously were, and the…More »
6. Cafe Bliss
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 365-1222
Categories:
Bars,
Karaoke,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Koreatown
Sometimes the only way to combat one hell of a work week is to scream into a microphone.
Normally I eschew all things karaoke related, but after weathering a particularly hairy day at the office and coming home to two equally flustered 9-to-5…More »
7. Granville Room
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1L3
Canada
(604) 633-0056
Categories:
Lounges,
Restaurants
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
We tucked into the Granville Room at around 5pm on a Thursday afternoon because we noticed the place from across the street - stylish brick exterior, understated and stylish signage (nice font!), dark/sleek/sexy interior, and well-positioned to…More »
8. The Dresden Restaurant
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 665-4294
Categories:
Lounges,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Griffith Park/Los Feliz
Other than the weird smell in the lobby area, I fell in love with this bar over a martini last night. It had been a long workday, I had missed the subway - twice - and holy lord did I need an unwinder.
It was just after happy hour and just before the…More »
9. The Shady Lady Saloon
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 231-9121
Categories:
American (New),
Bars
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Our quick visit to the Shady Lady at noon on a Sunday afternoon isn't the prime time to visit a 1920s upscale saloon....or is it?
That they serve lunch on the weekends is a huge plus, and the "bacon and eggs" (three deviled eggs with a tiny strip of…More »
10. Joshua Tree Saloon
This is such a kick-ass spot for nightlife in the desert. Personally, and I'm going out on a limb here, I like it better than a certain Pietown Honky Tonk. It's far more down to earth and lacks the pretentiousness that always seems to pervade that…More »
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12/28/2008
The other reviews of this place make me love it all the more. Horses outside the bar?… Read more »
11. Star Market & Liquor
My husband had always liked Star Market for some reason, and I could never quite figure out why. Nice booze selection aside, the place is a fluorescent-lit convenience store beside the highway. Isn't one just as good as another in a booze…More »
12. The Tavern
If you're going to eat one nice meal while in, or traveling through Abingdon, Virginia, this would be the spot to target. Right on Abingdon's historic Main Street, near the Martha Washington Inn, this gem of a tavern-slash-restaurant is the oldest…More »
13. Tony's Place
On a road trip through the Delta this weekend we stopped off in Walnut Grove and found ourselves pushing through the heavy wooden doors of Tony's because the "Tony's Cocktails" neon sign enticed us from the highway. Wish we could have seen it by…More »
14. Club Deluxe
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 552-6949
Categories:
Pizza,
Lounges,
Music Venues
Neighbourhood: Haight-Ashbury
If you're just looking for a place to sit down and have a drink with a friend, and you happen to see an open table or bar stool here, don't hesitate: grab it.
What you'll get will be great, stiff drinks poured by a charming bartender, some live…More »
15. Alaskan Hotel & Bar Inc
I somehow managed to research this one, single historic spot before embarking on a cruise through the inside passage. Luckily, my instincts were spot-on in making a beeline for this spot the minute I left the giant barge-o-people for the pretty town…More »
16. Pacifica Seafood Restaurant
Question: What do giant rocks, a naked girl in an AMPM parking lot, oysters from Hood Canal, and an around-the-world vodka flight have in common?
Answer: Me!
Over labor day weekend my husband and I hiked three separate peaks in Joshua Tree National…More »
17. Bar Keeper
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 669-1675
Categories:
Home Decor,
Beer, Wine & Spirits
Neighbourhood: Silver Lake
A gem of a resource for those of us with a penchant for all things cocktail, Bar Keeper bills itself as "a head shop for those who want to prepare and serve their cocktails with style." Bar Keeper has a terrific selection of new and vintage…More »
18. Uncle Vito's Slice of NY
It was hot today, and after spending an hour or two at the Dogs on Parade event petting post-racing-career greyhounds and watching border collies herd ducks around an obstacle course and into a little corral, GT and I needed a cold beer, stat.
Where…More »
19. Bootleggers Old Town Tavern & Grill
While on a work-related jaunt to Auburn to photograph a beautiful parcel with oak woodlands and wetlands that will likely be 75% less beautiful one year from now, my OH and I stopped in old town Auburn for lunch. While we drove past the cluster of…More »
20. The Distillery
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 443-8815
Categories:
Music Venues,
Karaoke,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Midtown
C'mon, Distillery. I love you, but can you please provide better service to the patrons at the bar? As in, notice we exist? I have to get up and get my own menus, I spend twenty minutes waving in vain at the waitstaff, and even when the bartender…More »
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12/12/2008
Five stars for the bartender who always knows what wine I want, and who skids bud lights down the… Read more »
21. The Far Bar
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 617-9990
Category:
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Little Tokyo
We were staying at Hotel Mikayo across the street from this little maroon-festooned alleyway that was blasting music at 5pm on a Sunday afternoon when we checked in. After a FANTASTIC lecture by Brian Eno in Long Beach, we hightailed back to the…More »
22. Cosmos
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 621-2227
You want vodka? You got two options: the $6-per-drink stoli or the pricier Grey Goose. And since the bar pickings are slim in Little Tokyo, nine times out of ten you'll find me in this long divey corridor filled with mostly Japanese-speaking…More »
23. Flame Club
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 442-9622
Category:
Dive Bars
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Midtown
Flame used to be more street punk than ghetto, but times have changed, and only a handful of weatherbeaten tattooed regulars bear witness. Even the jukebox is all new-fangled.
Question of the evening: does a 500 square foot dive bar really need…More »
24. Pinky's Bar and Grill
This place used to be called Verona Joe's. It sits adjacent a small RV and campground and marina. This makes it "the place to be" in Nicolaus on holiday weekends, and the river crowd that we experienced in Pinky's this Labor Day Weekend Sunday…More »
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8/29/2008 First to Review
What a find! Pinky's Bar and Grill is a mere twenty minute drive from downtown Sacramento, up I-5… Read more »
25. Simply Fondue
We stopped in Simply Fondue to meet some friends for drinks before heading to Uncle Yu's for dinner. Not very many bar stools, so the boys in our group graciously allowed me to sit and order while they all caught up on life, the universe, and…More »
26. Ace Hotel & Swim Club
After a second weekend stay at the Ace, I'm not budging on my three-star rating. Even with deep discounts that take the weekday room rates down to $85 per night, if you bring a pet it's another $20 and the resort fees and taxes add another $25-40 a…More »
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8/4/2009
The Ace Hotel experience as a paying guest was actually a lot less fun than when we came down the… Read more »
27. De Vere's Irish Pub
Four stars for the pub, because: it's a pub. Three stars for the pub vibe and ambiance. One star for the food.
I wanted to try De Vere's because a few yelpers had rated it highly (and one had gone so far as to boast that the best fish-n-chips…More »
28. Bar R15
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 930-9191
Categories:
Pool Halls,
Sports Bars
Neighbourhood: Downtown
I've visited R-15 for happy hour, off and on, since they opened. However, this evening's experience could break my stride. Usually I pick R-15 when an out-of-town, hard-working friend comes through Sacramento and we need some cheap but decent…More »
29. Malo
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 664-1011
Categories:
Mexican,
Bars,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhood: Silver Lake
The last several times I've visited Malo, the service has been terrible. During a recent Sunday brunch, when we were one of very few tables in the outdoor courtyard, I swear the waitstaff forgot we were present. We waited about 20 minutes for…More »
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8/23/2009
*brunch only review* Malo's Sunday brunch is decent-to-very-good, and the drinks specials are… Read more »
30. The Matador
This afternoon, while navigating the plethora of tourist tchotchke shops that surround the Santa Fe Plaza, my husband and I stumbled down a narrow set of stairs, following the faint sound of The Pixies and lured by the single red lightbulb, which, as…More »
31. Corazón - CLOSED
A nice spot for live music, but there was one minor snafu, and the way that Corazon handled it kind of irked me. FIrst, it was freezing-ass cold and about to snow last Sunday night, and some early birds had arrived at the crack of 7 pm, when Corazon…More »
32. Bar 107
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 625-7382
Categories:
Dive Bars,
Dance Clubs
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Two words for you: PHOTO BOOTH. Seriously, this joint could blow chunks and still get 4 stars for the photo booth alone, even if the back room in which the booth is situated does smell faintly of urine.
A few months ago, GT and I tucked into this…More »
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Yelping SinceJuly 2006
Things I Loveswap meets, cowboy boots, night sky ordinances, saloons, skeletons, architectural salvage, cocktail lounges, typewriters, pull-down wall maps, scientific diagrams, Thom Yorke, Tom Waits, the desert, sushi, swearing, ecstasy
Find Me Inthe medicine cabinet
My HometownRoanoke, VA
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...I'm perfecting my aim
Why You Should Read My Reviewsnostalgia
My Second Favourite Website The Last Great Book I ReadA Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan
My First Concertmay or may not have been a jam band
My Favourite MovieHovercraft reel-to-reels in Seattle; circa 1998
My Last Meal On Earthvodka mixed with holy water, oysters on the half shell
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I'm way past the point of no return
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