MainRo
Restaurant · Hollywood ·
French, Japanese, and Vietnamese fusion dishes with Vegas-style shows
French, Japanese, and Vietnamese fusion dishes with Vegas-style shows
"A night inside MainRo is like hanging out on the set of The Voice, if it were filmed inside a spaceship rocketing towards galaxies unknown. In other words, it’s complete chaos from the moment you walk in. If you’re in the market for an over-the-top clubstaurant experience, though, MainRo is the best show in town. You’ll see trapeze artists, aerial acts, and girls coming down from the ceiling belting out Adele songs. Servers will dance on tables to ABBA and Cher hits, and you’ll eat overpriced sushi rolls and random finger food like wagyu-stuffed gyozas that kind of taste like Big Macs. The food isn’t great, but it also isn’t so bad that it distracts from the pandemonium—which is why you’re here anyway." - nikko duren, brant cox, sylvio martins
"What It Is: Replacing the old Beso space on Hollywood Blvd., MainRo opened in August 2022, making it not just the newest clubstaurant on this guide, but one of the newest places to dance and get weird in the city. There isn’t a theme to MainRo, per se, unless you count over-the-top, unmitigated fun as a theme—which you should. Verdict: A night here is like hanging out on the set of The Voice, if The Voice were filmed inside a spaceship rocketing towards unknown galaxies. It’s complete chaos from the moment you walk in, and yet the place makes you feel like you're at the center of a party. You’ll see Vegas-style showgirls, aerial acts, and other performers coming down from the ceiling belting out Adele. Servers will dance on tables to ABBA and Cher hits, and you’ll eat overpriced sushi rolls and random finger food like wagyu-stuffed gyoza that kind of taste like Big Macs. The food isn’t great, but it’s not so bad that it distracts from the pandemonium, which is why you’re here anyway." - brant cox
"A night inside MainRo is like hanging out on the set of The Voice, if The Voice were filmed inside a galactic spaceship rocketing towards galaxies unknown. In other words, it’s complete chaos from the moment you walk in, but if you’re in the market for an over-the-top clubstaurant experience, MainRo is the best show in town. You’ll see Vegas-style showgirls, aerial acts, and other performers coming down from the ceiling belting out Adele songs. Servers will dance on tables to ABBA and Cher hits, and you’ll eat overpriced sushi rolls and random finger food like wagyu-stuffed gyoza that kind of taste like Big Macs. The food isn’t great, but it also isn’t so bad that it distracts from the pandemonium—which is why you’re here anyway." - Brant Cox
"Opening on the corner of Ivar and Hollywood Boulevard, this 7,500-square-foot supper club is the first Los Angeles venture by hospitality magnate Romain Zago and blends dining, cocktails, and theatrical entertainment in a throwback clubstaurant format updated with modern tech. The space features velvet booths, touch-sensitive electronic dining tables, 16 triangle-shaped chandeliers with moving digital screens, and reflective wall paneling, while the menu mixes French, Japanese, and Vietnamese flavors with items like crispy rice caviar, creamy rock shrimp, pan-seared Chilean sea bass, hamachi with jalapeño, truffle wagyu bites, Colorado rack of lamb, hot stone wagyu, and a day-aged 36-oz. bone-in tomahawk steak. Service runs Thursday through Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., with two dinner seatings (6:30–8:30 p.m.) before live music, performances, and DJs begin." - Mona Holmes
"A new supper club from Romain Zago of Mynt Miami, scheduled to open on February 24 with a full dinner menu and cocktails; it has already taken reservations and held sneak-preview openings. The venue is positioned as a celebrity-friendly nightlife spot, featuring dramatic lighting and Egyptian-themed décor, and occupies a high-profile former space once partly owned by Eva Longoria." - Matthew Kang
