The Gold Room ~ Echo Park
1558 W. Sunset Blvd. ~ Echo Park, CA 90026 ~ 213-482-5259 (TACO Map)
The Gold Room is an attitude-free oasis of cantilevered-breasted waitresses, cheap drinks, hard men escaping the ball n’ chain (you see no women here except what the hipsters drag in), as well as banda blasting from the juke. Free food is often on the agenda as well, with free peanuts, popcorn, and sometimes even tacos being slung along with your Pacifico.
While all this sounds too good to be true, The Gold Room is actually a well-oiled machine with an interesting and innovative way to deal with gentrifcation. Everyone is welcome to dine, drink, and make good friends with the friendly regulars, but unwritten bar policy has it that only two small tables of punky invaders is allowed at a time. Sure enough, the second this policy is violated by some messy-haired too-cool-for-school guitar hero, every regular in the joint gets one free sock to the stomach of said interloper. It is a very nice, efficient system for keeping gentrification in check and The Gold Room in the hands of those who need it and love it.
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Julian Macassey wrote:
I stumbled on this bar on Sept 12, while looking for a beer in Echo Park. What a Gem. Bass, Guinness, and some othersrs on tap. Sierra Nevada in bottles. Great barmaids. They give you e you lots of peanuts to eat. A great place to hide. A great place for liasons. Comfy booths and a good bar to sit at.
Posted on 13-Sep-06 at 3:39 pm | Permalink
Taco News Round Up ~ January 25, 2007 » Taco wrote:
[...] Techno n Tacos Michigan’s latest hipster craze is to pack a bunch of young people in a room, listen to techno, and eat mass quantities of tacos. I’m more of a slow-jams guy myself but this is a trend I can get behind in a big way. LA hipster promoters, where is the ____ n tacos night? The Gold Room is the only place I know where free tacos are mixed with music and alcohol. Related Posts: [...]
Posted on 26-Jan-07 at 1:30 pm | Permalink
Elvis wrote:
The Gold Room is a treasure. This is the best place to chill with paisas and Hipsters while drinking cheap beer and overdosing on some Free yummy beef tacos!!! The peanuts are great too!This can’t be beat.
Posted on 25-Mar-07 at 5:29 pm | Permalink
Taco » Los Angeles News Roundup ~ June 18th, 2007 wrote:
[...] Average Drink in Los Angeles: $10.66 According to a new survey, LA has the most expensive drinks in the country behind Las Vegas (and who pays for drinks in Las Vegas?). Clearly, some people are going to the wrong places– our watering holes section will clue you in to places where $10.66 will give you a few beers and possibly free tacos. [...]
Posted on 18-Jun-07 at 10:47 am | Permalink
Frank'O wrote:
This is a nice little spot that is about five minutes from my house. I found it one day on my way back from College. I was looking for somewhere to unwind, and this was the spot for me… or anyone who likes Hot waitress’, strong mix drinks, and Cold Beer.
…Peace
Posted on 04-Aug-07 at 2:53 pm | Permalink
Jessica Healy wrote:
This is the best bar in the world! $1 tequila. But I kind of don’t want to write this cause everyone else is gonna find out… and yes, the waitresses are hot, the peanuts are free, and the hipster to local ratio is low enough to keep it real!
Posted on 29-Aug-08 at 4:28 am | Permalink