El Bar

What made this place appealing to me....  Is the bartender of AWESOMENESS...  "Laurie"!!!

Was a little surprised with this joint.  Pretty cool interiors but one would think they would serve some killer margaritas, micheladas and at least have some chips & salsa on the bar....but it is far from "El".  You can order some chips and guac but they are not worth it.  Some basic snack bar food but I guess you can also order from the pizza place next door.  

But never the less still a cool dive bar.  Strange that it has a doorman.  But they must get some transient traffic from the area as I know there are always panhandlers in the parking lot of this strip mall.

A little pricey on the drinks but the bartender was friendly and the drink wasn't bad.  Mixed crowd of studio workers and hipsters.  Eclectic music.  Tight parking lot shared by the other tenants so you might need to park on the street but it is well lit.

Was very quiet and mellow hang out place.  Good for a drink not sure if it gets any busier.  Just stopped in for a quick drink after work to destress.  Perfect for that.

Welcomed by a Doorman smoking a cigarette, and a crappy neon sign outside. Well at least the drinks will be cheap, I thought. We enter to a very dark room with a Matador theme and fun mixology cocktail list. Cute actually. The $10 cocktail I ordered pretty much just tasted of gin though, and my friend's vodka mojito (also off of the menu) was overly sweet. This place seems to be having an identity crisis.