I've been coming to LaLa's for over 10 years... and from what I understand, the place hasn't changed much since it opened 30+ years ago. To this day, it is still an old stand by that I always enjoy when I want to go out. It is smokey... grab a used beer can for an ashtray. Expect to talk to complete strangers when you go because it's often crowded with people begging for the use of someone else's table or chairs and it's not unheard of for someone to just join your group out of the blue. The Christmas decor is great but LaLa's at Christmas time is the very best... cold outside, X-mas music from the 40's on the juke... on the 23rd of December they throw a bar wide Christmas Party and give out prizes that LaLa's been shopping for all year round. Don't go expecting 5 star service or a hoity toity bar. What you'll find is low key, friendly folk who just want you to grab a drink, sit back and enjoy your night there. Our inside joke about LaLa's comes from a night when we were sitting back enjoying the fact that you never have blonde bimbos in hot pink glitter tops trying to get attention at LaLa's... just then a group of men came in, one wearing a hot pink glitter dress... That's LaLa's.
Pros: Waitstaff who remember you when you return, fantastic bloody mary, juke box of history smoking allowed,
Cons: Small bar, gets pretty crowded on a busy night.
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