Mohawk Bend, Echo Park’s new restaurant in a converted movie theater with an impressive 72 beer taps, is a great place for a drink and light meal. Appetizers and salads, as well as a nicely curated beer list, are the stars here, and the atmosphere is lively if a bit crowded. But where Mohawk Bend excels, it overreaches in other areas, especially when it comes to burgers and pizza.
Dining room at Mohawk Bend
...and behind the curtains, the back room
Mike & Chris scarf. From Chocosho.
Maven Collective: On Saturday, May 1, go to the final sample sale featuring Mike & Chris, b.son, Anzevino & Florence (current season!), Gram, Sneaky Steve and more. Everything will be priced from $5 to $50 with both cash and credit accepted.
Maven Collective sample sale
324 Flower St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Saturday May 1st 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
1642: This new Echo Park/HiFi (Historic Filipinotown) bar is holding a night of romance (or whatever floats your boat) with its Slow Dance on Saturday, May 1. Gypsy Tailwind and friends will be spinning soul, rock, country and folk starting at 9:00 p.m. Expect craft beers and boutique wines.
1642
1642 Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Whist at the Viceroy Santa Monica: The Viceroy’s restaurant, Whist, is introducing Savor Sundays starting this Sunday, May 2, with family-style prix fixe menus through June 20. This Sunday’s menu features butter lettuce wedges; buttermilk fried chicken with bacon cheddar biscuits, collard greens, grits, mashed potatoes and market slaw; and pecan pie with whisky caramel and vanilla ice cream.
1819 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90401
$27/per adult, $12/per child under 12
Sundays, May 2 to June 20, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Let’s get one thing straight: Allston Yacht Club is not in Allston, nor is it a yacht club. In true hipster fashion, the restaurant with the ironic name is in Echo Park, nowhere near a place where yachts can dock. The brainchild of two former entertainment types who hail from Allston, Mass., Charles Kelly and Bill DiDonna took over the old 15 space on Echo Park Avenue just above Sunset Boulevard and put together a menu of foods they like to eat.
Speaking of which, Kelly and DiDonna invited some food bloggers, including e*starla and nakedsushi, to try some of the food on the menu. Unfortunately for me (and nakedsushi), I attended a media dinner that happened to be on the same night as a private event that turned out to be much larger than the restaurant had anticipated. So my media table got kind of lost amid the chaos, i.e., we waited a LONG time in between courses.
Anyway, on to the food.
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