Gold Room — Restaurant in Los Angeles

It's been 2 years since I've been to this place. I come back after a dodger game, didn't drink or anything was just hungry and wanted to eat after a dodger game and all the 'apparent manager"/ owner was concerned about was my outfit. As a dodger fan, I feel like there's a routine people want their friends to experience as first timers. For, me it was the Gold Room, I wanted to take my girlfriend to experience LA's night life after a Dodger game. The owner was unreasonable after I had just passed security. Once my friends and I walked in and went to the bar for food and drinks. The "owner"/ "manager" instantly mentioned that I was cut off because I was sketchy and shaky. I was completely confused, I stood there and was checking myself cause I seriously didn't understand how I came off sketchy or shaky. Even my friends were confused. I felt like if there was something wrong with myself I would know. In addition, I would not have passed security to begin with of there was a problem. Yet, the manager felt other wise and refused to serve me food or drinks. It's not worth going to this location. Anticipate being criticized by your appearance after a dodger game. I was trying to comprehend why I was not being served after just walking into the bar and the appearent owner did not want to serve me or anyone associated with me. No, professionalism with management. Place was very dead. Management is unreasonable. Don't waste...

The hipster have cometh and taketh over.

Once upon a time this was the local "cantina," with sticky floors and vinyl booths where the working man could get a cold cerveza before heading home after a hard day's work.

The sticky floors remain but the working man has been replaced by mustache toating, skinny jean wearing 30 somethings posing as 20 somethings.

But, no matter how hard they try, the working man will not be pushed out of their local watering hole - they can take his rent control apartment but not his bar. Because this is the place he is made to feel special with a special.

The Gold Room's Special is a beer and shot (tequila). Although now a ubiquity in all downtown bars, I'm sure that if a bar historian did his research he would find that the beer and shot may have originated here. Well, The Gold Room could at least claim to have the least expensive beer and shot in town at $4/special.

Additionally and equally special is that you can order beef tacos or a cheese quesadilla - all...

They redid the gold room and ruined it. Trying to class the joint up ended up making it look cheap and tacky. No more shot and beer special, no more peanuts, no more TVs showing baseball, no more charming Mexican lady making tacos, just 7$ beers and expensive cocktails. When we asked about food, they told us Rico's across the street makes great tacos. Ok, can we bring them in (there's no food on the menu)? No, you may not. Sweet, we're going to Rico's and not coming back.

The essay on the back of the menu (terribly written, single long paragraph) asks to "give it a chance" which feels a little like they know they've ruined the old gold room and everything you used to love about it. Success, gentrification screws up another charming local watering hole. Bring back the shot as beer specials and the tacos and I'll consider returning. Until then, don't waste your time with the...