Mal's Bar — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Forget cat cafes, it's time for BARK Bars! If you enjoy having drinks and giving doggos belly rubs, this is a good place to be on a Friday night. On busy nights there can can be 3-5 dogs lounging in this bar.

This is my favorite local bar - I live close by and have a dog - we like to come here on weeknights for a nightcap or happy hour.

The ambiance is very cozy - a warm fire place with leather couches, red walls and dim lighting. A jukebox that allows you to queue music from your phone.

The staff are friendly and are ""local-oriented"" - meaning they like to establish relationships with the regulars. If you aren't a regular and come to this bar you may notice a ""change in demeanor"" when they service you - perhaps they are more concise and serious - this doesn't mean they don't like you - you are a new customer and typically that calls for more formal behavior. I think that some can read into this behavior-change as perhaps the bartender being judgmental or rude. On busy nights you may need to be prepared to wait for service - and the bartenders really appreciate it when you bring empty glasses to the front! The rosehound and margaritas are quality drinks Love this place and the bartender...

GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!! MUST READ!! Only reason why this is one star is because I can’t do a zero star review. First of all, they never checked my id. I’m young (and yes legally allowed to drink) and everywhere else they check my id to make sure I’m of legal age to drink. But here they did not bother. Next, bartenders are kinda jerks. Bartender told me to come forward and I told him I wasn’t ready to order. He just rolled his eyes at me. I ended up ordering from another bartender. This bartender ended up up-charging us and seemed like he was in a bad mood. $8 beers on their menu boards, but the price he charged us didn’t add up. Lastly, my beer had random tiny pieces of something in my beer. I was here to celebrate my birthday and yeah we left ASAP. Unless you come here regularly, I’d recommend you choose...

My first time here! I came to République for dinner to celebrate my late birthday with my girlfriend. We ordered a few dishes but I wasn't blown away by the food. The atmosphere was romantic with the lights dimmed but the tables are pretty close together. We had reservations and we were seating pretty quickly.

We ordered...

Octopus salad: I honestly really liked this salad! It was very refreshing. The dressing was citrusy and the octopus was cooked just right. This salad reminded me of a Vietnamese salad that my mom makes!

Brussels sprouts: It wasn't the best plate of brussels sprouts that I've had but it still was good. I tend to like my brussels sprouts more on the crispy side but this dish was more on the soft side than crispy. I wasn't a big fan of the egg in my...