655794 Tue Sep 29 11:34:21 -0700 2009 5 2 Los Angeles Area 0 5067237 Hi! I am looking for a place to celebrate my upcoming birthday. It needs to be affordable, quiet enough to have a conversation, and somewhere on the east side of LA (downtown, los feliz, silverlake, pasadena, etc.) I've seen similar posts on the board, but they seem to focus on westside bars, which are too far of drive for me! Other than that, I'm just looking for a good place to hang out with friends. Thanks so much! Tue Sep 29 11:34:21 -0700 2009 263666 recentfoodie 1 5067725 Try Magnolia in Pasadena. http://magnoliaonlake.com/ Tue Sep 29 14:43:06 -0700 2009 5067237 11583 ipsedixit 1 5067881 Rent the private room at the Griffin in Atwater Village. Or go early enough that it won't be so loud. Tue Sep 29 16:26:10 -0700 2009 5067237 10811 Das Ubergeek 1 5068063 Edendale Grill on Rowena in Silverlake has a good bar and indoor and outdoor seating. Tue Sep 29 18:06:00 -0700 2009 5067237 29238 Stassage 1 5068256 I personally wouldn't go as far afield as Pasadena for a drinkery. Edendale Grill is nice, if a little narrow and staid. I'm a big fan of Good Luck Bar on Hillhurst. Get there a little early to score a cozy corner couch situation. I think they open at 8, but it doesn't start to get loud and crowded until 10:30-11. Tue Sep 29 19:36:35 -0700 2009 5067237 54511 jesstifer 1 5068417 quiet bar? hmm that sounds like an oxymoron...I'd say downtown - golden gopher or broadway bar...lucky baldwins in pas (really this is a beer place). Also, I think I was able to have a conversation at York in Highland Park Tue Sep 29 20:47:18 -0700 2009 5067237 262621 peppermonkey