Bar Figueroa

The Ride-Along Report: First Takes From Last Night’s Dinner

"What It Is: The pool bar at Hotel Figueroa Downtown Perfect For: Day Drinking The Hotel Figueroa downtown recently completed a massive renovation, and its new Spanish colonial/Medieval chic aesthetic is pretty great. That said, we recently checked out their newest pool bar, Rick’s, and it’s much less impressive. Due to its ground floor location, your only real view is of the neighboring Residence Inn, the drinks are pretty pricey, and the crowd is mostly scattered out-of-towners who are looking to get as drunk as possible before walking over to LA Live next door. The Verdict: Unless you’re staying at the hotel, you don’t need to come here." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, brett keating