Best place to grab a quick bite and drink before heading to The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood for an evening screening. Food is solid (I always get the angel hair pasta) and they have a happy hour menu! I actually found this place while on a haunted Hollywood tour when my family was in town. I can't recall anything about the supposed haunting, but I always like the vibe of this place. There is a back patio too though I've never scoped that out.
Matt Hanks
Great experience. I had a little too much to drink but lucky for me the driving crooner car service was nearby to get me home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
fallout prop guy
Fun drinks strong 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Capriana C.
Extremely disappointed with my experience with security. My friend was refused entry because security said there's a dress code, "no gym attire". We looked up beforehand if there's a dress code. Nowhere does it say there is. They told us we could go around the block to buy jeans. We did walk around the block but there were no shops open. I was wearing a skirt and a cutout shirt, where I wear sometimes to go to the gym. I've been to this club before and have had a wonderful time. I went inside the business for 5 minutes to see a hardly packed room with the DJ not even wearing a shirt. There were also GoGo dancers that night that were wearing less than gym attire. My friend is in the LGBTQ community which I hate to contemplate the reason of refusal of entry. If it's not homophobic, their rules are misogynist and definitely made me feel uncomfortable walking in with a short skirt. Please update your rules so our time isn't wasted.
Jo S.
Always wanted to try Boardner's since it's such a Hollywood institution! I am not the bar hopping type, but I like to find cool bars for a drink with friends here and there. Boardner's been around since 1942, many stars stopped by here for a drink, old Hollywood era stars like Errol Flynn, Ed Wood, Robert Mitchum (we sat in a booth under his signed photo, how cool!), Charles Bukowski, etc. They even shot a few scenes here for "Ed Wood", Tim Burton's movie, inside at the bar and outside. So we were early birds here (it opens at 5 pm) for my husband's birthday, eager to try their HH. It goes from 5pm to 8 pm. For beers, you save if you get bottled beer, we got a couple of Dos Equis on tap. Food is $7, so we tried their Nachos with carnitas, nice, fresh, smaller side, but full of flavor and ingredients (avocado, cheese, jalapenos, beans, sour cream, nice salsa), BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders (you get 2 and fries, which is a pretty good deal)- decent, the sauce was a tad sweet for me, but birthday boy liked it. We enjoyed a lot their street tacos, got the asada, nicely cooked steak, fresh ingredients. Great HH hour! Very nice service, the bartender couldn't be more welcoming and helpful, great staff in general. Water from the house (they have jugs with water and lemon on the side), clean restroom, they also have a nice outdoor area where they had some musicians playing. I loved their atmosphere, darkly lit, nice booths, old school Hollywood decor. They were playing decent music, 80's tunes. Don't love the TV-s here, it takes away from the mysterious vibe. The regulars are cool. They happened to have somebody who gathered a lot of people for their birthday and it was getting a tad too crowded, had to push and shove to get some attention that I needed to get out of my booth and use the restroom. So inconsiderate folks who ignored other patrons. That was the worst part, but it's just a thing of timing. I would come here again, enjoy the atmosphere, the food and the legends smiling from the wall. We need to preserve places like this around!
BigDaddyBD BordelloOfDecadence
Bar Sinister! Iconic LA fun the you can wear your Black Leather, Latex and Dark eye makeup out to! Oh, our bartender was awesome!Parking: Take Lyft. Don't Drink and Drive!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Irene Macias
It gets tots packed but good
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Astrid Friedrich
Friendly ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jimmy English
Great bar in Hollywood for Bosch fans!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Julia A.
Came here at Feb 7 around 8 pm. The bartenders working this night were very welcoming and accommodating. The bathroom was clean.
Best Mac n cheese in town! (Add peas, highly recommend). The cheese comes all crisped and melty. Yummm
Steve Garrity
A must for any trip to L.A! Great atmosphere, friendly staff, good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Glenn Milligan
Thirs is an incredible place for lovers of Goth Music. Takes you back to the mid 80
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mr McScotty
Great bar! kind of like the slightly sleazier & rougher around the edges sister bar to Musso & Franks which is across the road. Both have great appeal M&F is like posh Hollywood & boardners is like a more down to earth bar but you should definitely visit both if in the area. Our server here was very friendly & thoroughly enjoyed my visit here, will definitely have a beer here next time I’m in town.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
kayla Atkinson (Kayla)
Old hole in the wall feel in the heart of Hollywood, always love to visit when I’m in So Ca. Great atmosphere and good food. Wish I could get their mac and cheese where I live.
Best place to grab a quick bite and drink before heading to The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood for an evening screening. Food is solid (I always get the angel hair pasta) and they have a happy hour menu! I actually found this place while on a haunted Hollywood tour when my family was in town. I can't recall anything about the supposed haunting, but I always like the vibe of this place. There is a back patio too though I've never scoped that out.
Great experience. I had a little too much to drink but lucky for me the driving crooner car service was nearby to get me home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fun drinks strong 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Extremely disappointed with my experience with security. My friend was refused entry because security said there's a dress code, "no gym attire". We looked up beforehand if there's a dress code. Nowhere does it say there is. They told us we could go around the block to buy jeans. We did walk around the block but there were no shops open. I was wearing a skirt and a cutout shirt, where I wear sometimes to go to the gym. I've been to this club before and have had a wonderful time. I went inside the business for 5 minutes to see a hardly packed room with the DJ not even wearing a shirt. There were also GoGo dancers that night that were wearing less than gym attire. My friend is in the LGBTQ community which I hate to contemplate the reason of refusal of entry. If it's not homophobic, their rules are misogynist and definitely made me feel uncomfortable walking in with a short skirt. Please update your rules so our time isn't wasted.
Always wanted to try Boardner's since it's such a Hollywood institution! I am not the bar hopping type, but I like to find cool bars for a drink with friends here and there. Boardner's been around since 1942, many stars stopped by here for a drink, old Hollywood era stars like Errol Flynn, Ed Wood, Robert Mitchum (we sat in a booth under his signed photo, how cool!), Charles Bukowski, etc. They even shot a few scenes here for "Ed Wood", Tim Burton's movie, inside at the bar and outside. So we were early birds here (it opens at 5 pm) for my husband's birthday, eager to try their HH. It goes from 5pm to 8 pm. For beers, you save if you get bottled beer, we got a couple of Dos Equis on tap. Food is $7, so we tried their Nachos with carnitas, nice, fresh, smaller side, but full of flavor and ingredients (avocado, cheese, jalapenos, beans, sour cream, nice salsa), BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders (you get 2 and fries, which is a pretty good deal)- decent, the sauce was a tad sweet for me, but birthday boy liked it. We enjoyed a lot their street tacos, got the asada, nicely cooked steak, fresh ingredients. Great HH hour! Very nice service, the bartender couldn't be more welcoming and helpful, great staff in general. Water from the house (they have jugs with water and lemon on the side), clean restroom, they also have a nice outdoor area where they had some musicians playing. I loved their atmosphere, darkly lit, nice booths, old school Hollywood decor. They were playing decent music, 80's tunes. Don't love the TV-s here, it takes away from the mysterious vibe. The regulars are cool. They happened to have somebody who gathered a lot of people for their birthday and it was getting a tad too crowded, had to push and shove to get some attention that I needed to get out of my booth and use the restroom. So inconsiderate folks who ignored other patrons. That was the worst part, but it's just a thing of timing. I would come here again, enjoy the atmosphere, the food and the legends smiling from the wall. We need to preserve places like this around!
Bar Sinister! Iconic LA fun the you can wear your Black Leather, Latex and Dark eye makeup out to! Oh, our bartender was awesome!Parking: Take Lyft. Don't Drink and Drive!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
It gets tots packed but good
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Friendly ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great bar in Hollywood for Bosch fans!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Came here at Feb 7 around 8 pm. The bartenders working this night were very welcoming and accommodating. The bathroom was clean.
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Best Mac n cheese in town! (Add peas, highly recommend). The cheese comes all crisped and melty. Yummm
A must for any trip to L.A! Great atmosphere, friendly staff, good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thirs is an incredible place for lovers of Goth Music. Takes you back to the mid 80
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great bar! kind of like the slightly sleazier & rougher around the edges sister bar to Musso & Franks which is across the road. Both have great appeal M&F is like posh Hollywood & boardners is like a more down to earth bar but you should definitely visit both if in the area. Our server here was very friendly & thoroughly enjoyed my visit here, will definitely have a beer here next time I’m in town.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Old hole in the wall feel in the heart of Hollywood, always love to visit when I’m in So Ca. Great atmosphere and good food. Wish I could get their mac and cheese where I live.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mac & Cheese