Have you ever been in the mood to cruise the Hollywood Strip, then hit someplace fun & funky---but not in the mood for the funky attitude that often comes along with it? Well step to L’Scorpion, my friends! It’s a fave neighborhood Hollywood hang-out right in the heart of the strip! Very close to GEISHA HOUSE, but without the GEISHA HOUSE prices.

L’Scorpion (located at 6679 Hollywood Blvd., in between Cherokee and Las Palmas) is very easy to get to, and boasts the widest selection of tequilas ANYWHERE in Los Angeles. Helloooo! Over 160 different varieties! (That’s a whooole lotta hangovers for some people.) Now while they advertise “Eat First, Party Later,” there’s really so much more to it.

First of all, just entering L’Scorpion, you’re stepping into a whole other world. A world that sets you at ease from the stress of your daily regular life, and now it’s time to relaaaax. It’s a nice little cozy atmosphere, and---(gasp!)---there’s no cover! (Yaayyy!!) As soon as you walk in, there’s a long, narrow walkway that leads from the front door into the bar. (The bartender’s station is just as long and narrow.) And the walkway leads to a small set of stairs, which head up to Scorpion’s enviance-filled restaurant area with its nice round, comfy booths.

The walls opposite the bar are made of brick--with white gothic candles hanging off of them, and there are white gothic chandeliers hanging from the ceiling (all things Opera could’ve benefited from I’m sure). And what’s amazing to me is that---for a place that provides “a uniquely authentic taste of Mexico”---the décor makes me feel like I’ve stepped into the middle of an Anne Rice novel….Blood-red lighting. Smoky mirrors. The black walls behind the bartender’s station are architecturally designed to look like aging pillars from a castle, like something out of King Arthur’s court. And just like in Circle Bar, we find red candle-holders on all the tables. Which appear to be a reoccurring motif in bars like this. (What’s up with the color red everywhere?? Is this supposed to trigger some psychological signal within your brain?? What’s it supposed to do to you??)