I CAN FLY TO DUBAI!

Most of you might have already heard or been to Petrossian since they are known for bringing a luxurious caviar experience to your table. However, I bet that not many people tried the Petrossian boutique at LAX, Tom Bradley International Terminal. What makes this Petrossian different from its other locations is the quickness of quality dining and the high quality champagne and vodka that can easily get you drunk right before your long trip to Europe or even further destinations.

Last week, I was traveling to Istanbul which is a 13 hour flight – I can already hear your sorrows for me-. Before the flight, I had a half an hour wait and that’s how I ended up at Petrossian. Petrossian is famous for it’s high quality caviar and fine selection of champagne throughout all of their locations. They also have other restaurant locations in New York, Los Angeles – West Hollywood and Las Vegas – Belaggio. In addition to restaurants they also have cafes and boutiques which are in New York, Los Angeles (West Hollywood and LAX), Paris, Brussels and Dubai. 

Even though I have already been to Petrossian West Hollywood, I think their LAX location is more convenient and relaxing. As soon as you pass the passport control, you can easily find the Petrossian boutique. With a friendly staff, tasty cocktails and high quality foods it offers, you can surely enjoy a comforting experience before your long trip. I had the Classic Smoked Salmon with caviar and a nice sparkling Rose. After the meal I continued with a special Petrossian cocktail which had dried caviar garnish on top. The drink was really nice except for the dried caviars in it.

Regardless, I think this is the best place in LAX international terminal. Even for one drink it’s surely a spot you need to check out. Just make sure not to miss your flight after having couple of delicious drinks and good time!

Petrossian

Going Out on Friday?

Planning on going to the same boring bar again?

For the last two months, I have been looking for a new and fun place that we can spend our Friday nights out and about in LA. After spending several nights around the Melrose and La Cienega area; everything started to feel boring and overly planned. So, I decided to have a casual night-out in West Hollywood; and I just so happened to stumble my way across ‘No Vacancy’  where there was a ridiculous line at the door. So after opting out of a one hour long waiting we decided to give shot to the speakeasy right around corer named ‘Dirty Laundry’!

Later I found out ‘Dirty Laundry’ has been around since 2013 and it is owned by the Houston brothers, who are master of the LA entertainment scene by owning other staple bars like ‘La Descarga’, (also!) ‘No Vacancy’, ’Pour Vous’ and ‘Harvard&Stone’. Just like their other places, Dirty Laundry has a very hidden and exciting entrance. Additionally it is right by ‘No Vacancy’ which makes you check out its line and be thankful that you are not going to be dealing with waiting in long lines on a Friday night . It might be hard to find the location since its entrance is in the lower level and there is no signs and obvious names pointed out.

At first, it was literally just like a dirty laundry due to the low ceilings, smallness of the main room and people overload.  The AC is obviously not enough. It took me 15 minutes to be able to breathe again.

However; the crowd, music and the proximity of people around you dancing away makes you feel very comfortable and forces you to be yourself. There is a live Dj playing mostly new electro, electro house, 80’s and funk jams. This is a place where everybody looses themselves to dance and they just groove with their own reality in the moment. It feels like none of these young Hollywood hipsters really care about what others are doing, wearing or talking. You can be just making out, drinking with your friends or dancing weirdly, and that’s totally the main concept.

The interior of the bar has a vintage style with a couple of different rooms but it is overly crowded on a Friday night. However, the drinks are definitely worth the wait! Even though LA has a number of talented bartenders, still, I haven’t yet drank any better Whiskey Sour than ‘7& Grand’ until I arrived to Dirty Laundry. The bartender really looked like he knew what he was doing and his Whiskey Sour was undoubtably one of the best I’ve ever had regardless of the number of people he was serving.

I can’t believe how a place I randomly walked into — even without knowing its name — ended up being one of the most energetic places I have let loose in for months. Definitely not for romantic dates, friendly discussions, or meeting with new mates. But a perfect place for free souls, best-friend dance-off’s, meeting with crazy people and actually a great observing platform for real Hollywood hipsters living on the edge. WILD!

Where?

1725 N Hudson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028 (Right near the ‘No Vacancy’)

What to wear?

‘No shiny shirts, baseball caps, tennis shoes or flip flops’ (Dirty Laundry)

I suggest everybody in LA to check out this place at least once preferably on a weekday (since weekends get pretty stuffy and crowded).

Houston Brothers

Dirty Laundry

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Whiskey Sour… Yummmmm

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Famous sign welcomes you

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Bar area