Comments on: Not the Standard, Downtown LA http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/29/not-the-standard-downtown-la/ foodblogging los angeles Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:25:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kat http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/29/not-the-standard-downtown-la/#comment-28793 Kat Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:48:57 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/29/not-the-standard-downtown-la/#comment-28793 When I go to the Standard, I always park around the corner at the downtown library parking lot. It is open all night, you can pop in a credit card to pay, and I think the maximum is $8. It is only a block away. When I go to the Standard, I always park around the corner at the downtown library parking lot. It is open all night, you can pop in a credit card to pay, and I think the maximum is $8. It is only a block away.

]]> By: MaxMillion http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/29/not-the-standard-downtown-la/#comment-5958 MaxMillion Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:24:26 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/29/not-the-standard-downtown-la/#comment-5958 Well, it certainly is useful to know I haven't missed anything in their restaurant -- besides self-confessed poor food and service. wow. Well, it certainly is useful to know I haven’t missed anything in their restaurant — besides self-confessed poor food and service.

wow.

]]> By: Kristy http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/29/not-the-standard-downtown-la/#comment-5951 Kristy Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:42:22 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/29/not-the-standard-downtown-la/#comment-5951 Thanks for the tips Maxmillion! Yeah, I got the cover charge b/c our dinner was at around 8ish. Boo! Oh yes, watching "the sunset fade and the sparkly city light up" with some great music and delicious cocktails = fabulous! A must do in the city! ;) Thanks for the tips Maxmillion! Yeah, I got the cover charge b/c our dinner was at around 8ish. Boo! Oh yes, watching “the sunset fade and the sparkly city light up” with some great music and delicious cocktails = fabulous! A must do in the city! ;)

]]> By: MaxMillion http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/29/not-the-standard-downtown-la/#comment-5950 MaxMillion Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:09:37 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/29/not-the-standard-downtown-la/#comment-5950 The Standard Downtown rooftop is my all-time fave bar in LA -- they usually have a great DJ spinning -- but there are a few tips to enjoying this hella-chic venue to its fullest. 1 -- Best time to go is Spring/Summer. Yes, they have a big fireplace as well as heat lamps, but you're still on a rooftop, so bring a snuggly jacket. 2 -- Fight 101 S traffic sometime between 6-7pm in order to arrive downtown *before* they whack on the $20 admission charge (see below) Bonus -- you can then lounge around on the many-textured seating spots, listen to groovy music (or, as Kristy mentioned, watch a movie) sip your delicious cocktails and watch the sunset fade and the sparkly city light up. Gorgeous! Bear in mind, it costs $10 to valet park there, and the drinks and bar snacks are pretty spendy, so you won't see me also forking out $20 entry fee *per person* on top of all that. No way, José! FYI -- I just rang them -- that $20 cover charge only kicks in after 7pm on *Friday and Saturday* eves! Good to know! The Standard Downtown rooftop is my all-time fave bar in LA — they usually have a great DJ spinning — but there are a few tips to enjoying this hella-chic venue to its fullest.

1 — Best time to go is Spring/Summer. Yes, they have a big fireplace as well as heat lamps, but you’re still on a rooftop, so bring a snuggly jacket.

2 — Fight 101 S traffic sometime between 6-7pm in order to arrive downtown *before* they whack on the $20 admission charge (see below)

Bonus — you can then lounge around on the many-textured seating spots, listen to groovy music (or, as Kristy mentioned, watch a movie) sip your delicious cocktails and watch the sunset fade and the sparkly city light up. Gorgeous!

Bear in mind, it costs $10 to valet park there, and the drinks and bar snacks are pretty spendy, so you won’t see me also forking out $20 entry fee *per person* on top of all that. No way, José!

FYI — I just rang them — that $20 cover charge only kicks in after 7pm on *Friday and Saturday* eves! Good to know!

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