Speakeasy

This has become one of my favorite places in LB, both for food and for drinks. Great beers on taps and awesome food.

Impressed!  The beer selection was on point and so was the food. Tried the fried avocado, tuna tartare, guacamole with crab "salad" (it's on the menu under the salad subgroup but it's not a salad), Portobello mushroom crab thing all winners.  Seating was a little tight our party of 6 had to work it out at the bar.

After hours at the beach, me and my friends were starving. While it looks good as soon as you get in- dark brown wood furniture, TVs, a cozy looking bar, tables, and a friendly staff- the food doesn't really measure up.

I admit I was a tad impatient at how long the food was taking to cook, about 25 minutes maybe, and there seemed to be only one waiter handling the tables, the service was friendly, water glasses were refilled quickly. One annoying thing- they got my fries wrong and it's one of the reasons why I hate when waiters don't have a pad of paper in front of them! They forget things; it's only natural and human!

As for the food itself, I wasn't a fan of the avocado fries. They were breaded and fried, but it was bland, no taste in the bread crumbs, and the creamy texture of the avocado didn't seem to go well with the whole fried aspect. Like, I expected crunchy when something is fried, even if I know that avocado isn't crunchy- just a mental thing. But that's a personal preference. It looked like it was cooked well, so no complaints really.

I go chicken taco bites. I think it was overpriced for one thing, at $13. It comes out looking like two long pieces of garlic bread- except it has a layer of sour cream, chicken, cheese, and pico de gallo (in that exact order). It sounded good in the description, but because of the sour cream being on the bread itself, instead of on the side, the bread became soggy and the texture/consistency of each bite was a bit icky. And as I mentioned earlier, I originally ordered their french fries as opposed to sweet potato straws, but I got the latter, and wasn't happy. Since they were so thin, it was easy to burn them, and the subtle sweet flavor was quickly overpowered. I didn't tell them about the mistake, since it would take longer to give me a new batch of fries, and me and my friends had to head home at a certain time.

The menu had a lot of choices, and I'm sure if I ordered something else, like wings and a burger or something, I would have enjoyed it a lot better. But it was kind of loud, even though it wasn't crowded. There were two large groups, and another smaller group at the end, and they were all very loud, probably one too many drinks. Since it was an early dinner, at 5ish PM, I wasn't really in the mood to deal with drunken yelling or comments. It's not a vibe I personally want after a long relaxing beach day and thus won't be coming back here.