El Bar!!!!

Last night I met some friends at El Bar.
I like it.

El Bar took over the space, when Casting Office changed locations.
Its a nice bar, yes it is in a strip mall... but the whole strip mall received a face lift about a year ago, and the bar is quite snazzy.
The inside is dark, and has textured booths along one wall, while the other has a long bar with a boars head above it. Not a huge fan of the boar, but it adds to the atmosphere I guess.

They have wonderful signature drinks.

I tried their Mojito and it was tasty. I tried a friends Lychee Martini, and was shocked by how yummy it was. Drinks are average Los Angeles prices, about $8-$11 depending. They have a menu for the restaurant next door, so you can have food delivered to you. We didn't get the opportunity to order much, as we didn't know but they were hosting a party for the premiere of the new TV show Glee, and it was blaring...we left shortly after the episode started airing. We tried to stay and tough it out... but we kept getting looks when we had to shout at the person sitting next to us in order to have a conversation.

I will go back, and own the bar. Its one of the nicer, more upscale bars in the valley... yet it doesnt seem to have the attitude of the normal "swanky Hollywood bar."