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Out and About: LA Sports Bars Edition

You don’t have to throw or go to a big Super Bowl bash to enjoy this weekends big game. With so many new sports bars opening up along with the tried and true favorites, this weeks Out and About has you covered. So hang up the apron and throw on your Rams gear as we list off the city’s best sports bar options for Super Bowl LIII!

Spire 73

Location: 900 Wilshire Blvd Fl 73, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Watch the LA Rams take on the Patriots 73 floors high at Spire 73, located in the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Beginning at 1 p.m. guest can dine on game-day themed bites like ‘L.A. Rams’ Chips and Salsa, ‘L.A. Rams’ green chili pork sliders and L.A. torta burger. And for you Angeleno’s rooting for the opposing team, they’ll have some Patriots option too! The entry cost is $50 and includes a three beer bucket and after party with a live DJ.

Prank

Location: 1100 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90015

L.A.’s first walk-up bar will be showing the game live on their big screen starting at 11 a.m.. Fans will also score big on deals with $3 to $5 cocktails during commercial breaks, chosen by Prank’s Wheel of Fun. There will also be group party games and Chef Ricardo’s Front Porch BBQ starting at 3 p.m.

Boomtown Brewery

Location: 700 Jackson St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Rams fans will be booming with cheer while they catch the game on Boomtown Brewery’s projection screen and all-day deals. Almost all of their beers will be discounted for the big day along with various food vendors like Republic Craft BBQ and S’moreology.

Hotel Shangri-La

Location: 1301 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Enjoy a poolside feast while rooting for your favorite team at Hotel Shanrgi-La. The game will be shown on their big screen and your $55 entree fee includes a BBQ combo platter with a beer bucket add-on for an additional $20.

Casita del Campo

Location: 1920 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Not really in the mood for game-day BBQ? Casita del Campo has you covered! They’ll be showing the game this Sunday while dishing out your favorite Mexican cuisine and handcrafted margaritas. No worries to brewsky drinkers, there’s a range of ice-cold beer to chose from too!

Baltaire

Location: 11647 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Talk about timing because the happy hour odds are in your favor this weekend. Baltaire’s newly rolled out Happy Hour menu will feature game day bites, beer and cocktails specials. Catch the game in the lounge and don’t miss out on door prizes!

Baldoria

Location: 243 San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

DTLA’s Baldoria will host a Super Bowl bingo party to shake up your game-routine this Sunday. Happy Hour is all night with prize giveaways and $2 shots every time either team scores a field goal, touchdown, or safety.

33 Taps

Location: 6263 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

If you’re a sports fan—so, you know, most of you—33 Taps is prime seating for watching your favorite game. Plenty of flat screen TVs are available to stare intently at while you choose from one of 33 beers on tap. If you’re feeling peckish, order one of the burgers with a side of their killer sweet potato fries. Watching the big game eastward? There’s also a 33 Taps in Silver Lake.

Baja Sharkeez

Location: 3600 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

This Southern California chain is all about the kitsch—and the flat-screen TVs. Watch the Sunday’s game from the collection of more than 60 TVs hanging around the Mexican beach-themed bar. Enjoy bar favorite frozen drinks, 22-ounce “schooner” cocktails, beer buckets, shot specials and more.

Barney’s Beanery

Location: 8447 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

The West Hollywood location is the original outpost of this mini-chain, but you can also find one in neighborhoods across L.A.: Pasadena, Westwood, Burbank, Santa Monica and Redondo Beach. You’ll find a crowd of sports bros and ladies all sidling up to the bar, enjoying one of 60 TVs (complete with sports packages galore), and imbibing in an array of beer choices. This sports staple is always a must on any sports bar list!

Blue Dog Beer Tavern

Location: 4524 Saugus Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

You don’t have to be enamoured with canines to appreciate the Blue Dog (although animal lovers may go gaga over the framed dog photos covering the wall). The Sherman Oaks sports bar is located in a 1940s-era bungalow that’s been stripped of the walls, leaving the framing exposed and allowing TVs to be visible from every seat. The beer list isn’t the largest in town, but it might be the best-edited, and come 10am, fans are fully decked out in their favorite team’s gear and all eyes are glued to the TVs.

Super Pup Sunday

Puppies take the field for Puppy Bowl XIV. Animal Planet Discovery Communications Inc DCL Photo Shoot PUPPY BOWL XIV credit: Damian Strohmeyer/Animal Planet

Location: 12005 Bluff Creek Dr, Playa Vista, CA 90094

For our furry friends, the Wallis Annenberg PetSpace is hosting Super Pup Sunday and it’s as cute as it sounds. Both the football game and Puppy bowl will be streamed in the Wag 1 viewing room will complimentary food and refreshments are provided. Dogs are of course welcome, just be sure to read their rules on visiting pets.