Good Late Night Bar/Restaurant for casual birthday celebration?

[Quincetessence]

I'm hoping to organize something for my birthday next saturday, and I was hoping y'all could give me some advice.

I'm looking for a nice bar/restaurant/pub that'll be open late, casual, relatively quiet (conversation great, loud music no), decently lit, and will accomodate up to 20ish people with no or minimal reservations. Ideally looking on the west side, but I'm open to the Long Beach area, downtown, or anything in between those three areas. I'm not particular about the type of food, (as I'm predicting usual bar fare), but something worth a chowhounder recommendation, and a decent selection of beers.

Thanks in advance!

[perk]

I'm going to second the Boho recommendation. It's in Hollywood...in the same block as the Arclight. They have something like 25 beers on tap--very interesting choices. I love their oysters sliders....very good pizzas and burgers....a nice carcuterie plate. and a fun vibe.

[Obessed]

I really like 8 Oz Burger for late night dinners...but it may be too loud for you on a Saturday night (weekday nights is not as loud). Perhaps Village Idiot or BoHo could accomodate your group.

[Servorg]

You might want to check out San Francisco Saloon on Pico just a bit west of Sawtelle. I think it will meet most (if not all) of your criteria.

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San Francisco Saloon Co
11501 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

[Quincetessence]

Wonderful! Thanks for the rec. I think I'll go ahead with that one.