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Best bar/club if you're single at 30 year old?
Any bar, clubs, recommendations please? West hollywood or near weho.
Thank you!
since you're in weho and trying to connect with people, i'd actually suggest going a bit east to the edison downtown on a weeknight. it's a speakeasy vibe, lots of conversation, and the crowd is mostly 28-35 professionals. you have to find the unmarked entrance but it's worth it, and it's easy to talk to strangers at the bar there
for staying in weho, try the bar at the london west hollywood on sunset. it's a hotel bar so it's chill, the bartenders are pros, and you get locals plus travelers who are actually open to chatting. drinks are $18-20 but the atmosphere is way less aggressive than the club spots
For weekday drinks in Weho at your age, I'd point you toward the stretch of bars on Sunset between La Cienega and San Vicente. The Den on Sunset is a good spot, it's a divey pool hall with a solid jukebox and the crowd is a mix of locals and industry people who actually talk to each other. Weeknights there are mellow, you can grab a table and play some pool while chatting people up, and a beer is like $7 which is rare in this neighborhood.
If you want something a little more social but still low key, try the bar at Connie and Ted's on Santa Monica. It's a seafood spot but the bar area gets a good after work crowd in their 30s, and the bartenders are friendly enough to introduce you to the regulars. The oysters are half off during happy hour too.
honestly for weeknight drinking in weho at 30, i'd skip the club scene and hit up the bars on santa monica blvd. the abbey is fine but it gets touristy and loud, try Mickys on santa monica instead - it's more chill, mixed crowd, and the bartenders actually remember you after a few visits
for talking to people without the club chaos, Bar Franca on la cienega is solid. good cocktails, dim lighting, and the crowd leans late 20s to mid 30s. my friend met his girlfriend there on a tuesday night
also don't sleep on The Hudson on santa monica - rooftop is good for warm nights and the crowd is pretty social without being too aggressive. drinks are a bit pricey like $16-18 but it's weho so whatever
How can I find mobile hot dog vendors for a private event?
honestly the SGV has a ton of licensed cart operators who mostly do private stuff now. look up "hot dog cart catering San Gabriel Valley" on Yelp and you'll get a handful that are fully permitted, which matters if your venue needs a health permit on file. expect around $400 to $700 for a few hours plus a per person minimum, usually 50 or so. the ones based in Alhambra and Rosemead tend to be cheaper than Pasadena because they're not paying that rent.
fwiw the county health dept keeps a public list of permitted mobile food operators, its searchable by city on the LA County Public Health site. filter for "pushcart" or "MFF" and you'll get vendors cleared for SGV zip codes, which saves you the headache of a venue asking for paperwork later. also worth checking with the Old Town Monrovia or Alhambra farmers market folks, the carts there are usually booked solid but they know who's free and they'll pass along names. just dont wait till the last week, good ones book out 2 to 3 weeks in teh summer.
You could try hitting up the folks who set up outside Home Depot or the DMV in El Monte on weekends, a lot of those carts are owner operated and they'll do private gigs if you ask. Just walk up and grab a card, they usually have one taped to the cart.