The Happy Ending is the perfect place for your bachelor party to grab a bite to eat on the way to the strip club. more ›

Hermosa Beach is one lucky town. Not only do they have the beautiful beach and the ocean breezes, but they have lucked out in the restaurant department. They are home to not one, but three New Orleans-inspired eateries: Ragin Cajun, New Orleans, and Café Boogaloo are all within two blocks of each other. This week, to gear up for the big Bayou Festival in Long Beach, I am going to cover all three restaurants.... more ›

Around 6pm yesterday I found myself craving a post-work beer, but there was a problem…I was on the Westside, far from my normal Silver Lake stomping ground. Fortunately, fate was looking out for me. While walking toward the Landmark to catch a film, I happened upon the Bourbon Street Shrimp Company. To be honest, I’ve never heard of it, but with patio doors facing the street I could hear diners digging into their Cajun inspired food. The sign advertising “3 dollar drafts until 8” was all the convincing I needed to step inside. more ›

LAist is on a road trip to protest nuclear proliferation, and to celebrate beer drinking, which is why we're in New Orleans. On Bourbon Street. Drinking. Unlike Los Angeles, it's legal to drink beer on the streets here as long as it's not in a glass container. You can also smoke in the bars. This is probably the America the founders had hoped for in regards to freedom. Even though LAist doesn't smoke, we... more ›