Mohawk Bend Bar / Gastropub

Echo Park, Los Angeles –

Housed inside a refurbished hundred-year-old vaudeville theater, Mohawk Bend is a trendy Echo Park eatery with a small menu of sustainable cuisine and a massive selection of craft beer.

Once past the blindingly bright marquee out front, hops connoisseurs enter an enclosed patio, where sleek bamboo-topped tables, a low-set fire pit, and cozy couches give the joint a high-end feel that’s perhaps slightly offset by the collection of beer signs on the wall.

The main area inside bears little evidence of the building’s former life, save for the original brick and the high ceiling looming over the ever-present hipsters munching seasonal offerings like puffed potatoes and stuffed dates.

High-backed booths run down the center, providing perfect views of both the open kitchen and the bar on either side, while a giant communal table gets taken over by boisterous groups scarfing down organic pizza and working their way through the fifty-plus brews featured prominently on taps behind the bar.

Couples looking to escape the booming conversation that always pervades the main room can head straight to the enclosed atrium in back, where small tables make it easy to get intimate over mussels and Mediterranean vegan burgers, or just sample a few intricate house cocktails in the warm glow of a second grand fireplace.

A neighborhood hangout with an environmentally conscious edge, Mohawk Bend puts on a masterful display of fine food and drink – and all audiences are welcome to the show.