Glance Lobby Bar — Restaurant in Los Angeles

With two major concerts going on at Staples Center and Nokia Theater, you would figure that the managers would schedule more staff. Not the case.

I was very lucky to have found a booth seat considering the mayhem of the evening; yet, I sat in said booth for 20 minutes waiting for a server.

Proceeded to the bar to order drinks, but I suppose I should have worn the frilly costumes the 10-14 year olds who were going to the Katy Perry concert were wearing to have been noticed.

Note to bartenders: If I am standing in front of the bar, facing you - it's because I want a drink - not because I am marveling at your Brian Flanagan moves...

Pretty ok. My stay included $70 F&B credit and this was the only option open at 4pm. The place was packed and it was hard to find a seat. There was a birthday party taking up several tables including a table just for presents and there were a lot of guests here just hanging out, not eating or drinking adding to the problem. Eventually I found a seat at the bar, but this was probably the worst place to sit- people were ordering and reaching over me the entire time.

The food, drink and service were fantastic though. They really lifted this up from a 1- or 2- star experience.

They just need to manage the...

Full bar! This was a pleasant surprise as the service is fast and friendly, the food is actually good and plenty of cocktails to try! The chocolate old fashioned is a new favorite of mine! It was suggested by our awesome server Peter as I like chocolate and old fashioned but dreading the combination as usually two things I like don’t usually combine well, this was an exception.

Good place to meet work colleagues before going off to dinner. Casual enough if you’re staying at the hotel for leisure. Definitely a good meet up with...