How Rainy Days and Rooftop Bars Can Still Go Together
After a weekend of drizzle in addition to COVID restrictions, the worry of what outdoor dining could look like in the coming months is real. Having a rooftop bar in Los Angeles isn’t much of a gamble, since it rains about 5 times a year, but when those 5 days a year of rain come, a rooftop bar is the last place you would think to post up while you wait for the rain to pass. It wasn’t until recently that we learned how you can still have a sweet rooftop bar and a rainy day.
EP/LP, on the corner of La Cienega and Melrose Ave, has three levels to it: the first level is just a hostess stand, the second is a restaurant called EP, and the third is the rooftop bar LP on one side and the Melrose Rooftop Theater on the other. On clear nights at LP, the rooftop feels likes you are in complete open air, one would never assume their brilliance in creating a roof that was ready to be deployed at the sight of any sprinkles! With a plentiful amount of heaters located throughout the rooftop, it ended up being a cozy and warm respite from the rainy walk.
Happy hour runs from Monday through Friday with dishes like $5 waffle fries and an $8 burger and beer, wine, and featured cocktails ranging from $6-$10. So now you know, if on one of the very few days it rains in Los Angeles, you were planning on going to LP rooftop bar, you can still go and have just as great of an experience up there.