The Good Luck Bar
Your fortune will be looking up after a visit to the Good Luck bar, a long time staple of Sunset Junction nightlife. The Good Luck is a red cacophony of Chinese artifacts and paper lanterns (fitting as red is the color of luck in Chinese culture). The bar opens up to opium den-like-lounge where hipsters, artists, and locals of all ages gather around low wooden tables. Carved dragon covered ceilings and red and black velour wallpaper reflect the candlelight creating a glowing atmosphere — or wait, is that the cocktails doing their magic?
Ask for Ricardo, an older Chinese bartender with a half-toothed grin who makes jokes about loving Lucy too. Ricardo will guide you through the ‘fu-fu’ cocktail menu giving recommends on what to try and what to avoid based on your tastes. Order the Bruce Lee inspired cocktail, ‘Fist of Fury’ or the ‘Good Luck’ house special, a frothy blend of amaretto, Midori, milk and fruit juice served with a plastic dragon stir stick. If you want double your trouble via double shots, order your drink Siamese twin style. Traditionalists can opt for a mug of Chinese herb whiskey called Ng Ka Py. Beware, if you don’t like crowds and long waits for drinks, avoid going on weekends.
Open daily till 2 a.m.
1514 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 666-3524

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