 |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
ZAGAT
SURVEY:
Los Angeles Nightlife
"Just seeing
an old guy hustle the ladies on the
dance floor in his head-to-toe white
outfit is worth the trip" to
this "slice of Buena Vista Social
Club" in Hollywood; "don't
forget to ask for a mojito" to
wash down that "fab, authentic
Cubano cuisine", then "sit
back and enjoy the great show"
— or, "if you like salsa",
"shake what yo mama gave ya"
to the "esxcellent" live
music amid "lots of Latin cleavage";
just "make a reservation, or
you won't get in." |
| |
BUZZ:
The Talk Of Los Angeles
"There
isn't a Supper Club in L.A. with more
old-world style than El Floridita."
As far as I'm concerned there's only
one substitute for sex, and that's
dancing. El Floridita is a little
Havana cantina in Hollywood. There
may be many hot spots for dancing
in our urban sprawl, but there's no
place with more old-world style than
El Floridita. |
|
LOS
ANGELES TIMES, CALENDAR
Mario
Lopez talks about El Floridita.
On Friday night I'll get some friends
together and go to a great place in
Hollywood, El Floridita. It's got
some nice Cuban food, and then it
turns into this hotspot with a live
band and salsa music. I like the garlic
chicken smothered in onions, and after
dinner, with the sangria flowing and
some great mojitos, the place really
gets going. I usually just like to
listen, but I'll dance too if I feel
like it. I really haven't been out
too much since "Dancing With
The Stars" has been on, so no
one really has asked me to get up
and show what I can do, but I've been
known to shake a leg or two there.
|
|
LATIN
BEAT MAGAZINE:
New World Afro-Cuban Cabaret Theatre
El Floridita
is the name of the restaurant in Havana,
Cuba that Ernest Hemmingway made famous
(a.k.a. La Bodeguita del Medio in
Havana). El Floridita Supper Club
in Hollywood is the place where the
new world and afro-cuban heritage
come together. |
|
ABC7.COM:
Top 7 Places for Social Dancing
El
Floridita comes in at #1!
First, for real salsa dancing, check
out El Floridita
in Hollywood. It will feel like you're
going to a Cuban house to meet your
family, your aunts. It's a place where
everyone knows each other or just
want to know each other. After getting
your salsa groove on, cool off with
a mojito and other typical Cuban dishes.
|
|
LOS
ANGELES TIMES:
The Blossoming of El Floridita
There are
several things you can can count on
at El Floridita in Hollywood. El Floridita
is relatively new in town — about
7 months old — a labor of love and
the hard work of its owner, Armando
Castro, a former banker, who decided
to change career at midlife. We had
several things I would try again and
again. Much of the Cuban fare on the
lunch menu is great Havana vendor
food. The bread itself, made for the
restaurant, is served at the table
and it is good. |
|
|
|
 |
| |
|
|
| |
|
| |
| |
EL FLORIDITA RESTAURANT
Dining Room and Bar
1253 N. Vine St., Hollywood, CA 90038 — (323) 871-8612, fax (323) 871-0968
Hours: Monday-Friday, Lunch 11 am - 4 pm | Dinner 4 - 10 pm
Entertainment: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
|
|
|
|
