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10 Reasons I Love Spring St Bar

  1. It’s my neighborhood bar, do you have one? You should. It’s the closest. Invade and make it yours. Two beers, three times a week or more is appropriate. (I’ve fallen behind since I moved to my new pad)
  2. The staff is small and consistent. They work hard, know their shit and know you too. 
  3. There are only two door people, they know you too
  4. The food is simple and delicious, comes out on time, and complements the beer
  5. There is low/no music so talking to friends is easy
  6. When there are communal things on TV, it’s on there - sports etc. 
  7. Outdoor seating allows you to people watch in our kick ass small town… and smoke (whoops, now anymore)
  8. So many selections of beer, so little time (thoughtfully picked and regularly changed up)
  9. Always packed means always fun… yes I mean always. 
  10. They have a full bar for all your friends that don’t drink beer, simple smart liquor picks. 

 

 

The Falls Possibly a Failure?

It hurts me to write headlines line that. I’m the consummate Downtowner. I want every business down here to succeed, and The Falls is no exception. However, I can’t help feel, every time I’m having a beer at Spring St., that it’s a piece of Hollywood transplanted to our happy little small town. A Hollywood club in the middle of our picket fence community just doesn’t seem to make sense. In fact, it’s a bit odd. Dress codes and lists confuse my little DTLA mind. Not to mention that the bar staff is rude. Just uniformly typical Hollywood rude. No one’s in the bar, but you’ll-still-have-to-wait-till-I’m-done-chatting-with-the-one-other-person-in-here kinda rude. 

 

But wait you say, “Isn’t Exchange LA just a bigger douchier version of The Falls, like right next door?” No, I would respond to you. Exchange is dark most nights, focusing on only private events until they launch more local centric and huge name DJ events open later in the year. Smart. I digress…

 

How can we support our local bar The Falls? I mean it is just the right size for DTLA. It’s got some really awesome design elements, and from local artists even. And after all, we are all over at Spring St. way too much (feels a mental slap across the face from Spring St. GM Michael). I think the only logic thing we can do is hope management puts in some really great new staffers, and then take the place over. Anything is fun with all your friends, and with the size of this place I think you and 7 friends could set this Hollywood bar straight, and back on the path of being one of us. The successful small town lounge I’m sure it really wants to be.