library alehouse on main st.

some of my co-workers and i were walking down main st in santa monica looking for a place for a lunch and one of them suggested a place about 3 blocks away from the studio called "library alehouse"

from the outside the place looks small and it's pretty easy to miss but the restaurant/bar goes in pretty deep and theres even a back patio area. as promised by the name of the place the decor was of a library. there was book shelf in the back and the place was lined with shelves with antique beer bottles and cans from all over the world. they even had those ladder on rails.

the architecture was pretty cool too. the front window, bar, and counters were made with real slabs of wood and none of that cheap particle board shit. they were all pieced together old school with scarf joints and finished with a nice coat of lacquer. the entire room had a homely feel but conversely a contemporary touch to it - both melded nicely together.

it's always fun to try different, out of the norm drinks. this was an Australian ginger ale.

the food was pretty good. i had the tri-tip-dip and the others got burgers and they looked pretty good too. they had some pretty good items on the menu too. i'm gonna have to go back and try the rest.