Our first stop of the night was Beelman's Pub, a super cool and chill gastropub that had lots of crazy crap on the walls like album sleeves and a Wonka Golden Ticket. The bar served up house cocktails like Moscow Mules complete with copper cups so you know we had to have those. The Mules were excellent, light and effervescent with a ginger kick from the syrup instead of beer and a piece of it candied thrown in. Food was hit and miss, the meat and cheese board was uber fancy but not exactly overflowing with eats while the steak and fries were absolutely delicious. A jukebox offered up classic rock and pop albums including What's the Story? Morning Glory from OASIS. It must not have been turned on though as our songs never came on while others repeated so I'm guessing a radio or iPod was at work. Great spot though and we'll be back.
Walking to our next stop, we noticed a lot of people dressed in Santa outfits, must have been a theme party going on somewhere or some weird, downtown theme night like Dapper Day at Disneyland. We walked past Pershing Square where ice skating was set up and palm trees were glowing red, blue, yellow and green. Hidden away in a random building is Perch, billed as an intimate and non-pretentious lounge with a French bistro inspiration. Taking an elevator up to the 13th floor to transfer, we opted to take the stairs, bypassing the lounge and heading straight to the roof where you get a solid, 15th floor view of the city. You know I'm a sucker for drinks with a view but 15 floors? Come on, I'm used to being on the 30th. Being a little lower is nice though, you see more details around the city, the people on the ice skating, etc. It was time for another Moscow Mule but sans copper cup sadly. Very tasty though. It wasn't too crowded and there were fire pits every few feet but the breeze up there was still a touch chilly. Good times and I'll be sure to take any out of town visitors there to check out the view.
From there we walked around a bit, picking up supplies like Carl's Jr. and I couldn't help but be a little surprised at how rundown much of downtown looks. There were people out and about, young and old, doing well and not so much so it wasn't a safety issue per se, just a lot of old establishments never given an facelift or deep cleaning. I could only think of 1984's The Terminator when Kyle Reese (Ya know, The Biehn?) arrives and fights with bums and police on the grimy, gray streets of downtown that still look pretty much the same.
Cue the synth and Nike Vandals...
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