Cerveteca Venice — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Stopped in for a beer and chips/guacamole while I waited for a haircut appt. across the street. Service took several minutes to acknowledge me, but not so long. Server never looked at me when I ordered nor when he dropped the electronic payment in front of me nor when he placed the drink down. Simply indifferent. Server then walked outside, talked with others, went through his wallet, then (10 min later) grabbed the chips bare handed tossed and shuffled them on a tray ( all bare handed), slopped guacamole and salsa into bowls and delivered. Not the only employee to work bare handed - both cooks- and handle...

First time visiting this location for take-out. Menu is full of staples for a Mexican restaurant, along with some LA classics, like the LA street dog. I had the carne asada bowl, and it came with a delicious grilled pepper. Their salsas are fire…literally lol It felt as though I had just sat down when the food was ready, staff was totally on it. Thank you! There's a cool bar inside, along with open air seating in front and back. There were spooky decorations for Halloween I can't wait to return this weekend to grab some grub & drinks...

I’m sorry to have to say this but the food was quite disappointing and I don’t know how they’re going to last at this rate. Tamales were dry (and small), nachos came with a clump of hardened cheese and the ground beef was unseasoned chunks barely broken up. The salsas were also terrible tasting which is tragic for a Mexican restaurant. We also got the tacos and wish I could say they were decent but they were not much better. The high prices was just insult to injury. We will not be...