"At first plush, V DTLA’s perfectly-hued room feels like loads of other restaurants around the city, from the pastel pinks and greens to the lightly tufted furniture to the marble bar with its warm underlighting and brass accents. The bartenders themselves hide away under house plants, and the music thrums for corner to corner, just like at, say, Bavel or Nightshade in the Arts District. It’s all by design, too, as the operators pipe in smells and sounds meant to entice diners to linger longer, and to spend more money." - Farley Elliott