[LSVIXEN] Bar Review: Snagging a Street-Style Sugar Rush at "Lola's" (4/5)

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Bar Review: Snagging a Street-Style Sugar Rush at "Lola's" (4/5)

 

(Located in Vespucci. Photocred: Jenna Song)

 

Rating: 💋💋💋💋
 

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Life in Los Santos is very similar to the experience of a Sour Patch kid (or the infinitely superior Warheads that can remove a layer of skin from your tongue if you eat too many. Don't ask how I know that.) It starts out sour and then it sometimes ends up sweet. It was a chilly winter day when we had our brief allowance of snow from the weather gods when I saw a beacon in Vespucci. No, it wasn't a skinhead bar. No, it wasn't a skate shop. Alas it would be a sweet surprise in it's own unique way. 

I entered from the winter chill into Lolas and life was sweet.
 

 

Ho-ly shit. Decorated to perfection, on brand, ON BRAND, ON. BRAND. 🛹

 

 

(The space is maximalist street-style with a candy coating. Photocred: Jenna Song )

 

 

First off, we're in Vespucci. A former cultural powerhouse for street style, skateboarding culture, and the laid back art scene. Sure it's seen better days, but Loia's reminds of what those better days actually look like. It's a maximalist street style that's raw, authentic, and most importantly playful. The mixture of a candy shop and street-style is so bonkers to me in the best way possible. Let's be very real here, it's a fucking risk to theme your place out with a unique style, it's high risk and high reward but also majorly bad consequences if the theme is too abstract or not executed well enough. 

 

High risk. High reward. This is me rewarding whoever designed Lola's because it is sickening in the best way. You can sit on a toxic waste container and suck on a lollypop while sipping a cocktail and isn't that what Los Santos is all about. Aww.
 

 

ARCADE! ARCADE! And plenty of varied seating for all KINDS OF GROUPS! 🤖

 

 

(FUN CORNERS! COZY CORNERS! YES! Photocred: Jenna Song)

 

So once you walked in and got visually stunned, the practicality of the place begins to shine. The line moves fast, the drinks are made to order (and we'll get those in our final section) and there is no shortage of things to do! I am a fucking nerd, babes, let me let that cat out of the bag. When I saw the Arcade I made a noise that was unnatural and extremely born from excitement. Me and Jenna played Tekken and I WON which I will partially credit to Lolas bar for giving me the atmosphere and the sugar rush I needed to reign victorious over a difficult opponent. 

 

The seating is super ideal ranging from sit-along benches along the center-piece, two seater high-tops for dates, and of course the huddly spaces for groups of nerds. Each booth has it's own candy machine of course. I wouldn't expect anything less.
 

 

 And now.... for the SUGAAAAR-RUSSSSSH! 🍨

 

(Lola worked the day we went and served up signature cocktails! Photocred: Jenna Song)

 

Now we get to the menu of signature cocktails. This will not be a surprise at all to anyone but the signature cocktails are sweet and sugary. There's a Bubblegum Pina Colada, there's one with an entire chocolate bar in it! This is basically a dream if you have a sweet-tooth, and I absolutely do.

BUT, Oh... no... is that a but, yes it is a but. As much as I ADORE sweets, there is such thing as too much of a good thing. The only area preventing me from giving this a final kiss is for the signature cocktails to expand a little to include some other flavor profiles. They can still be dessert-y, for example, an Espresso Martini with Dark Chocolate Mocha elements would be a sort of bitter, refined sweetness. Perhaps a Salted Caramel and Baileys moment might also deepen some of these really cool flavor concoctions. Again, this is not a problem by any stretch of the imagination. This is an area where really cool exploration and growth can happen and I know it's possible because of the excellence this spot is hitting in all other areas. 

 

 ALL IN ALL

 

The Vixen's a tricky sort babes. When you impress me, my bar rises to meet what I'm seeing. I am so happy to see a place in Vespucci beach of all places meet my standards in so many areas. Could it use a small expansion to the signature cocktails menu? Sure, whatever. Is it a fucking fun place to go and have a unique drink and kick your friends ass in an arcade game? Fuck yes.

Finally, any place that replaces a former skinhead storefront is a place that I am happy to provide my money towards.

Good work Lola, sweet place!

XOXO, 

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Edited January 9 by Al-Malikah
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Username: Lolamento
Comment: Thank you guys for stopping by my bar and understand totally what I wanted to express with it.. "You can sit on a toxic waste container and suck on a lollipop while sipping a cocktails.. and isn't that what Los Santos is all about..?" You nailed it! Hope seeing you again ♥