Norwood Bar & Lounge — Restaurant in Los Angeles

eally one of the valleys best kept secrets when it comes to drinks and food!

Went here for Cinco de Mayo with some friends and wasn't disappointed for a min.

The bar itself is small but what it lacks and size it makes up in delicious food. Outside they have a taco bar/ stand where they cook up tacos fresh and fast. I ordered 3 shrimp tacos and was amazed. One of the best street tacos I ever had. The shrimp were fried but easily broke free of its fried shell in the taco. It was topped with a spicy sauce and for it being a "mild" taco it sure did pack a punch leaving a tingle upon my lips. So beware of the spicy unless you can truly handle it. Its also topped with tasty cojita cheese....yummmmmm! They are a bit on the pricey side coming in at $4 a taco but they have deals on Tue. They also have lobster tacos, steak, chicken and fish. Everything your little heart desires.

On the inside the bar contains some really spectacular drinks. I had a cucumber margarita on the rocks and also a strawberry shortcake. Both were equally tasty. The cucumber margarita has a punch as the rim contained Tajin seasoning. Soooo yummy. And the strawberry shortcake was pure dessert, very hard to believe it was an alcoholic beverage. Both drinks were about $8 which isn't that bad for the quality craftsmen ship.

Great place to pregame or post game. Great for taco Tuesdays and just a chill night with friends. They offer both live music and a DJ so either way you can boogie woogie in your own space.

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I actually fell for the hype and visited @norwoodbar today based off of @leyzaolao @chiquisoficial @geraldgamble @hairbyvanessasanchez reviews. Was sad to realize it isn't all that its portrayed to be. When we pulled into the place I thought we had taken a wrong turn, my first impression was immediately dive bar/hole in the wall. Took a chance and decided to give it a try, hence I had driven all the way from San Diego County to check this place out. For starters their chef called in sick today, or so I was told... was super disappointed!! My husband and I had not had anything to eat since we had planned to eat at this overly advertised place. We got over that after we had the pleasure of carrying on a conversation with Rodrigo, their bartender and best asset at this place in my opinion. He was super sweet and kind and apologized for not being able to serve us any food as I had mentioned to him that the only reason we were in town was to check the place out. He was very apologetic and offered their 2nd restaurant at @lolasbajatacos. We decided to opt out since he said they were in the process of acquiring their alcohol license. We had a few drinks as we sat next to a regular who was obviously hung over and had not showered, she smelled like booty. Rodrigo suggested we drive down the street and visit the mall where we could grab a bite and drink. We did. Very...

Norwood is a divey bar that offers delicious Micheladas and a great selection of craft beer. It's a great spot to catch a game or enjoy some music on some nights. However, just recently the tables turned. Me and a few of my friends decided to check out Norwood because it's always a great spot to be. They had a DJ with good vibes up until after ordering several drinks. I go to order a water and get a bottled water... $2 per bottle... really? I found it kind of strange when my friend ordered from the other bartender and got just a free cup of water which is what I was looking for. Never ever unless specifically ordering a bottled water have I been charged for water! I told the lovely bartender why are you charging me since I just wanted a cup of water? She said it's because of management. Ok, I understand but why is the other bartender not charging? We order plenty of drinks and I find this to be absurd. At least get on the same page and charge everyone for water or simply don't charge at all. So because of this unnecessary drama, security I guess was bored and asked us what the issue was. We are definitely not troublemakers and we were just looking for a local dive bar where we could enjoy a few...