Lock & Key
239 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles
(213) 389-5625
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Great bar staff. Super friendly and attentive. Saw the fight here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'll keep it short people, some nights are a hit or miss depending on the mission. The crowd is cool, the security is respectful, music played is usually hip hop all gen. Bartenders are very attentive. Over all good vibes parking depends
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Home sweet home 😂
Parking is not easy, ride share suggested.
No cover the times I went. Bag checks.
The space is reasonable. With cute key deco wall. Outside section for fresh air but gets crowded. Watch you step. The service is fine helpful friendly.
Roughly 20 dollar shots and drinks. Though I wonder if drinks are semi water down.
Been a few times DJ today hip hop and rnb.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
I visited this venue on July 12, 2025, around 12:10 AM PDT to meet my friends who were already seated at our table. As I arrived, one of my friends came out to greet me and assist in finding the table. However, I was stopped at the front entrance because I was wearing Hermes Oz mule loafers. While I understand that some venues have dress codes, I found it surprising since my shoes were clean, professional, and elegant. Additionally, I noticed other guests wearing open-back summer sandals, which made the enforcement feel inconsistent. I hope the management can clarify their dress code policies to ensure they are applied fairly and clearly to all guests as the front door lady was apparently being racist.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Nice hip place. Great drinks. Very loud live music, not the best for conversation
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
We had a really disappointing experience with the bartender. The place was nearly empty when we arrived, yet the bartender lady was rude. We ordered two drinks but were brought three without explanation and were irritated. When we asked for the tab, we were given a bill with no itemized breakdown, which felt shady especially considering the high prices. The drinks werent even good, so we just left it. won’t be returning.
How do you have a marble bathroom entrance with no paper towels the whole night
Do you like guys security guard VIK?
Please press ❤️ button
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went on a Saturday night around 10pm. The DJ was great and played classic early 2000s hip hop! The bartender was a bit slow and not very attentive. The drinks were strong but not tasteful. We were early enough to get a table with sitting room, but the crowd doesn’t really come in until 12:30am.
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I love that place is very good food and nice restaurants and very good waitresses to give this place 10 after 10
Best time ever. Great DJ. Friendly staff. Tasty food. You best come see for yourself 😎👍🏾👏🏽🤘🏽🥳.
Just Uber eats a margherita pizza and I definitely feel like this is a regular cheese with basil plus a side of pepper flakes and Parmesan. It could be me.
Food: 2
Recommended dishes: Margherita
The speakeasy place is next to a pizza front. The entrance is really cool with lots of door handles on the wall. Inside, it felt cozy and cool vibes. Very dim lighting. There's an outside patio that's really cool. I would recommend this place for date nights or group hangs. It'll be a fun night out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Bouncers really bring Lock & key down. Terrible service and rude to everyone in line. The venue is cute overall inside, a bit small. The 5’7 white bouncer guy with the sport clips haircut was on a power trip with this little clipboard telling me to leave after I had waited 45 min in the line. The tall chubby latino man was picking favors one sided of the line and ignored most people. If you want your night to be ruined before even entering the club then this is the place. Just go somewhere else honestly. 0/10 experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
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