410 Boyd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
If you go somewhere 3 times in 2 days it means you like it…
I've have never really thought to ask myself if a place would actually want publicity or not but today is that day...when you come across something special you want it to remain special. There's a new bar in downtown that is very special called the Escondite or "The Hideout"...
I had a meeting 1p and decided to have it there because I'd been craving a burger, had heard by word of mouth that they were great and had been told that the place would just suit me...well it did. Big wooden dimly lit booths with a nice long dark stained wooden bar. Simple...old school, clean. Brian, one of the owners was the first to say hello and took us out to the patio...I was immediately made to feel at home by his biker with a heart of gold disposition and I knew right away that I would be spending a fair amount of time here...The burger selections are creative and you can get any burger with beef, chicken or veggie patty...While I love burgers I really love veggie burgers too. Win win win...Brian also owns Bar 107 and says never “planned to be in the bar business”…that he just enjoyed throwing big parties at his house every night several years back when he waited tables at the Palms. One thing led to another and now he has two of best establishments in the city. 107 doesn’t do food but Brian has been know to pull his truck up out front and grill burgers for the customers…
The Escondite has awesome burgers with perfect glazed buns. I didn't ask but I wonder if they were made in house. I recommend the Captain Kangaroo which is a burger with a fried egg and hash browns on it…I had that at lunch (we split it)…I had another meeting scheduled for 6P the same day so I naturally arranged to have it at 410 Boyd…on the patio at a picnic table with an awesome view of the downtown cityscape. Again…we split a burger…this time the “Slim Pickins” with cheddar cheese, bacon, red onion, BBQ sauce & Special Crunch. I like the idea of special crunch…sounds like crumbled onion rings or something. I had a great cocktail after and it was once again a success…The next day same thing…another 1P meeting. The three of us sat at the bar. I had the “Joyce Brothers” with grilled chicken, she got the Gavin Macleod and he got Italian Roast Beef Sando...delicious. Lots of good conversation again with Brian and he brought us out a dessert tester…
The food is just bad ass. The fries are fresh cut and the quality selection of beer is ice cold. Parking is easy. I've met awesome people every time I've been there...
As Brian puts it…when it gets too busy over there in OZ come down here to the field of Poppies…I’m in.
As Brian puts it…when it gets too busy over there in OZ come down here to the field of Poppies…I’m in.
THE ESCONDITE (The Hideout) - www.theescondite.com
410 Boyd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
