by zahra o. on I ate at Rosa Mexicano for lunch yesterday with a friend. what a waste of calories. I agree with the other reviewers, the guac is the only thing they have going for them and even that can stand to be better. We ordered the steak tacos and they were absolutely disgusting. The steak was...let's just say you might lose a tooth, the rice...YUCK, the beans...YUCK...I've had better food at Moe's. Save your hard earned money people. skip this one.
by Tricia Dasso on There are certain things at which I am good and certain things at which I am terrible. One of those things at which I am terrible is "having a chill night and a couple of beers to take it easy before a show". There we were in LA the night before a show. We were going to relax and have a couple of beers so we would all be fresh tomorrow. Phone rings "We have a table for you at the Green Door". "Um... whats the green door?". "Don't worry about it, tell your driver 1429 Ivar and text when you are outside". "sure. In other words, laid back chill night turned into 3 bottles of vodka and god knows how many shots. But I digress. Overall, I really liked the Green Door. When you are making a see-and-be-seen type Hollywood place it is easy to go cliche and put white curtains and chrome or brushed nickel or any random gaudy metal all over the place. Green Door had old and antique furniture and this old Hollywood vibe to it. Staff - I just said this a moment ago but it bares repeating: If you go to 3 nice places in LA there will be one where the staff will act as though serving you is an imposition and you are privileged to even be acknowledged much less get a drink. Green Door isn't that place. From our server to the bartenders everyone was cool and very real and it was a very pleasant experience. Crowd - I was also pleasantly surprised that the crowd was fairly normal-ish. Granted it is impossible to open any club without having bar skanks and douchebags show up but overall it was full of normal friendly-ish people. Everyone in our group had a great time and we'll most likely go back next time we play in LA.
by Maura Puzinski on I am an expert on Camp. Why? Because I am from Baltimore. There is a reason that John Waters films there. Hell, I've run into Mr Waters in Fell's Point and Tracy Turnblad's house in the movie Hairspray was literally a block away from where I went to grade school. (I'm talking about the ORIGINAL movie now, kiddies - not the musical... filmed in Canada?!! What an insult to Charm City... but I digress) I had no idea really what to expect from the Clermont. I'd heard some things, but was still pretty cloudy about it. So when I finally entered the place I was pretty shocked. Not in a bad way though. Shocked because I had never been to a place like that ever before. It's kind of like... if a Baltimore Club, and a John Waters movie made sweet, dirty love and had a baby... then that baby crawled into a basement and unexpectedly exploded... yup, you'd have the Clermont. After having written that sentence, I can see why some people do not and will not enjoy the Clermont. Some people think they have a sense of humor, but they are too timid to actually experience humor. And I'm not talking about going to a comedy club (which, for what they are, are awesome); I'm talking about finding humor in not only the mundane, but also the absurd, the extravagant, the visceral, and the dichotomy of reality and pseudo-fiction. Dig? The Clermont is an education in humor. I'm hesitant to actually write about the contents of the Clermont, simply because I don't want to spoil the surprise. I went on a Saturday night, prime time. Sufficed to say that there is an amazing mix of people there, and EVERYONE is there to have a blast. Music (DJ was spinning when I was there, and actually for an older white dude, could mix one song into another without throwing off the beat... impressive), dancing (guys, there are a good amount of attractive ladies there as customers), and the hilarious other things that I'll let you discover for yourself. I'm not one to label places "a must see at least once". But I guess I just did.
