LAVO Los Angeles

"Lavo is an Italian clubstaurant on the Sunset Strip that hails from the mecca of clubstaurants, Las Vegas. But here’s the catch—in the desert, places like Lavo work because everyone’s on a debaucherous vacation and eating an expensive meal while dancing on a table is part of the gig. On the Sunset Strip, though, Lavo isn’t anything close to that fantasy. It’s just a big restaurant with forgettable pizza and pasta, decor straight out of a Home & Gardens catalog, and a crowd made up of tourists and locals who don’t know better. If you’re looking for a rowdy dinner in LA, do yourself a favor and head to one of these spots instead." - brant cox

"What It Is: Lavo is a massive Italian clubstaurant on the Sunset Strip that was recently gifted to us from the mecca of clubstaurants, Las Vegas. While the original version is located inside The Palazzo, complete with an outside terrace and a lounge area that gets wild in a hurry, this location sits on the ground floor of a fairly drab office building.  Verdict: In Vegas, places like Lavo work because everyone is on a debaucherous vacation and eating an expensive meal while dancing on a table is somewhat expected. On the Sunset Strip, Lavo isn’t anything close to a clubstaurant. It’s just a big boring restaurant with aggressively mediocre food, generic decor, and a crowd made up of duped tourists and locals who don’t know better." - brant cox

"Spread across multiple dining and drinking areas and some 250 seats, the jewel-toned Italianate destination Lavo Ristorante is draped in the kind of luxury that has made hits out of spots like Olivetta nearby. Think extra-tall dining space, glittering chandeliers, and a horseshoe bar wrapped in copper and gold. The masterpiece for the property, though, is the retractable roof over the primary dining area, which opens year-round to the sky. Venice locals Studio Collective even added accordion-style windows that breeze right out onto Sunset for near-wraparound airflow and views." - Farley Elliott

"This is another large space that’s filled with different dining sections that just keep on surprising you. The highlight is definitely the main dining room, where you can spot expensive cars driving bay on Sunset Boulevard during the warmer months. If Mother Wolf works as a hot date night spot, then Lavo is definitely the ideal girls’ night out vibe, with its breezy, tall ceiling, lush greenery, and memorable circular bar up front." - Farley Elliott

"Lavo is an Italian clubstaurant on the Sunset Strip that was gifted to us from the mecca of clubstaurants, Las Vegas. But here’s the catch—in the desert, places like Lavo work because everyone’s on a debaucherous vacation and eating an expensive meal while dancing on a table is somewhat expected. On the Sunset Strip, Lavo isn’t anything close to a clubstaurant. It’s just a big boring restaurant with aggressively mediocre food, generic decor, and a crowd made up of duped tourists and locals who don’t know better. If you’re looking for a rowdy dinner in LA—or eating anything close to passable pasta—do yourself a favor and head elsewhere." - Brant Cox