First Draft Taproom & Kitchen

1230 S Olive St, Los Angeles
(213) 536-5267

Recent Reviews

MrBodingles

The food comes out instantly and feels microwaved. Forced 20 percent gratuity and it suggests an additional tip when it's self serve and the food is terrible. Worst place I have eaten in California. Would not recommend to other tourists.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Henry van der Beek

This place is a rip off, $13.15 for a tiny glass of beer 2/3 full - I dread to think how much it would be if you filled a whole pitcher. The UI is terrible too, a bunch of numbers with no explanation of what they mean (there was def no 13 on there). And if you want your staff to get a living wage, increase your prices and pay them properly - don't just sneakily add 20% on the bill at checkout, which you're expecting in addition to a tip. No wonder it was empty.

Jess

Weekday visit during happy hourThe inside wasn’t full so the access to beer taps were readily accessible.This is the first time I go to a self tap servir and it was amazing!The selection was vast! The service was great got a lot of recommendations and they didn’t disappoint.The food service was great! Very tasty. Would love to come back again soon ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

clark duenas

Unfortunately the food we had was bad. Hamburger was like a mouth full of oil. Side salad was soaked in dressing. Fried zucchini was overly fried and tasteless. Hoping it was just pff that night and will give it another try.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Arnold Pena

Good place to spend time with friends. The staff was friendly welcoming.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Rachel Aguilar

Fun place to visit to pour your own beer/wine. I tried about seven different beers/seltzers/hard ciders and wine. Most of them were not good ? but I did find a favorite stout there called Milk stout that had a delicious peanut butter flavor. I like the idea of pouring your own stuff and then paying by the ounce. They on charge a 20% service tip automatically which I found a little odd since we serve ourselves everything and we didn't order any food. Overall it was a cool experience, something fun to try with a big group of people too since there's a lot of tables and seating available.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 3

J Mc

I mean c’mon they were hosting yappy hour and Rocky got to get doggie photos with Santa. Plus they have a pet menu, plenty of outdoor seating and the sliders were very tasty.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

mark montijo

Food was good but they charged my tab $44 over. 2 burgers and 2 pours of 42 oz was $130. They wouldnt help to fix it I'll never go back...

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Mojo M.

I went in with a buddy on a Thursday night 11/2. Burgers were okay. Do not get beer on the 2nd floor it sits in the lines too long and tastes terrible. All the pours have way too much foam. The biggest issue I had was they added a 2nd charge of $44 on top of the $90 tab. When I saw it the following day I thought it was just a place holder as some restaurants and bars do. After the weekend it didn't go away. When I called them, the girl on the phone told me there was nothing they could do. I will tell everyone my story and I will never, ever, go back again!!!

drew debock

Good beer selection and food is better than average but overpriced. Saying $15 for sliders is one thing but then it’s actually $18 because there’s a “living wage fee”. No. It is $18. Tell me the real price and don’t blame the cost of getting staff on any factor beyond management trying to artificially lower prices to entice customers.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Wally C.

It's a cool bar but if your ok paying over priced beer then this is the place for for you I went in for the first time today had two beers just to watch the Saints game. I was there for about an hour. I checked out and paid 24bucks not worth it I rather go somewhere else

Brooke C.

This place was awesome, and should 100% be packed on game days with the wide selection of beers on tap and the game showing on the large TVs. The wings were nice and crispy and the wait staff was super friendly and helpful. 10/10 please go here.

Jonathan L.

Hi it was a great pleasure to meet Carlos here at the first draft taproom and kitchen and he was very friendly and nice. I really recommend this bar and restaurant to anyone out in la trying to grab a drink and food. I'm definitely going to come back here and get a drink and a food. Most importantly I need CARLOS boss to give him a raise !

Jessica Long

This place is the best!! You can pour your own beer and the chef is amazing. It’s a chill vibe, and it’s just so easy. Great for watching sports! They now have lots of fun events too. We went to their Oktoberfest night where they had stein holding contest and a pretzel eating contest.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Karen P

Love that you can buy 2 oz of beer and try something else. Small menu, get the zucchini sticks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Zucchini Fries, Burger

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