by Holly B. on Best of Worst Dive Bar 2010 With a lot of mixed feelings I walked down here on Christmas Eve's Eve with Erin S, whose fondest Xmas wish was to finally have a drink here. We got a lot of nasty comments from some rough characters on the walk down in the TL and surprised looks when we entered the bar, and not the "so glad you came" look, more like "are you in the wrong place" looks. Never the less, the barkeep was friendly and the price was right- $6 for two nice cold Coors Original. We got a nice seat at the picture window but everyone looking in on us actually made us the main attraction of the day since we weren't exactly mixing in so well with the crowd that afternoon. Erin S asked what a "stink-eye" is- it's like an evil eye but with less evil and more attitude and judgment. We got plenty of those from the other side of the glass. We chatted with some Glide employees and made a couple new "friends" who eagerly cheered on the Xmas holiday with us before I had enough and dragged Erin S out. In the end, I would say I'm not scared of the place itself, in fact I had a nice time for awhile before we got too much attention, but I would recommend safety in numbers for people set on visiting the Best of the Worsts!
by Mr G. on I made a reservation online and they quickly called me to double-check -- I told them, "It's my birthday, we want to reserve a table." They replied on the phone: "No problem sir, we look forward to seeing you!" So we showed up on time, per our reservation and were told: "We're just waiting for a few tables to clear out, it should just be a minute or two." Ok, no problem. We were waiting for a few of our party to arrive. We cooled our heels and looked around the restaurant. It was pretty much the biggest douche-bag scene in Hollywood and there were at least 3 tables that could seat our party open. After 15 minutes, we inquired about our table and were told "once your party arrives we can seat everyone..." OK, but there are several tables available and, as I said in my reservation, it's my birthday -- do you think we could sit down and start spending money? "I'm sorry sir, but those tables are reserved for a 12-top party that was supposed to show up an hour ago..." After inquiring twice, I didn't bother arguing with them and just cancelled the reservation and went next door to Bar Marmot, which, by the way, was a much cooler scene. Long story short, I didn't have a chance to sample their food or drinks because despite putting a credit card down and responding to their call-back, they wouldn't honor the reservation I made. And, by the way, thanks for ruining my birthday. I won't be returning to this place any time soon.
