I am new to LA and I recently went to the Velvet Margarita for the first time a few months ago. I naively thought it was an upscale punk club, ha, anyways...I was really pleasantly surprised by this place. I loved the decor. The dead Elvis motif, the puppets, pinatas, it was such an eclectic mixture but it all meshed surprisely well. I expected the drinks to be a lot more expensive but they were actually reasonable. All of their specialty drinks are around $10 and the drinks are pretty stiff which is fantastic. I ordered a Pina Colada served in an actual coconut, again that new to LA thing, I was pretty excited about drinking out of a coconut, awwww the good life.
Long review, short....this place is awesome for atmosphere, service, drinks and is busy but not annoyingly so which all equals a great time.
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