Went to the Galen Center for a volleyball game, USC vs Fort Valley State. Very nice experience…read more Getting in was smooth, security was organized, and the staff were friendly. The building itself is clean, modern, and a good place to watch a game. Volleyball match was fun and the atmosphere was good without being too hectic. Overall, a solid venue for college sports. I am giving the Galen Center 4 stars.

Had a wonderful experience there. It seems like every seat in the house is a good seat and they…read morewere comfortable. The food was reasonable. I was surprised that they had chili cheese Fritos that was a bonus right there. I will definitely be back to watch juju and the lady Trojan's ball. my only complaint is they ran out of a lot of stuff. I waited in two lines for nachos and when I got to the counter, they were out they should've let everybody know in line that they were out so you didn't have to wait in a long line to get disappointed once you got to the check stand.

My family and I attended our first LA Sparks women's basketball game at the Crypto.com Arena in…read moreDTLA (formerly known as Staples Center). It also happened to be opening night, AND the Sparks were celebrating 30 years of women's basketball representing Los Angeles. Our tickets were gifted to us by 1sttix.org, an organization that arranges for donors to purchase tickets to various events and then generously donates them to first responders. Back to Crypto.com arena. We were able to park within mere yards of the main entrance on Figueroa Street. The parking cost was $35.00, which was ok with me. Entering the arena left me in awe as this arena is HUGE!! One of the largest arenas I have ever visited. There was so much positive energy simply walking to our seats, with Sparks fans purchasing Sparks merchandise, food, and beverages, great R&B music blaring over the overhead speakers, and, most importantly, fans simply enjoying themselves. We located our seats and had a GREAT and FUN time from the moment we walked into the arena until we left. The Sparks management team truly does things right, as fans throughout the arena were treated to great music, exciting performances by various entertainers, and, of course, great women's basketball, as my family and I are true fans of women's sports, period. The Sparks lost their home opener to the defending WNBA champions, Las Vegas Aces, but even in defeat, the Sparks played hard, never gave up, and proved that women's basketball is AWESOME!!

There is not a better entertainment value to be found in LA... The Sparks are the best team in the…read moreWNBA. The fans are awesome. The DJ is fun. And if you go once, you're hooked for life. Go. Go now. Don't wait. Thank me later. You'll enjoy this woman-positive experience. Go watch 'em work.

Coming recently to LA, we happen to see the Pelicans play when we were back in NOLA and thought it…read moremay be fun to randomly go watch them play with the Clippers! Took a second to navigate the seats and where they were; each section had unique areas to grab food and drink, almost in a club ticket sort of experience but lower within the stadium.

After all those years, Clippers are doing so awesome!…read more Been going to games for over a decades even when they used to suck. Every year they are doing better and better! Great games, super fun to watch. Love the players on the team.

My friend has season tickets with an awesome view of the goal so it was SUPER FUN tonight watching…read moreThe Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Islanders 5-1 at the Honda Center!!!!! I often accompany her to Ducks games and today was the first time this season. We sit near a mother (90-something) and son (60-something) who are there every game. The son has a huge bellowing voice to yell "Let's Go Ducks!!" No doubt the players can hear him from the ice rink. The Honda Center is full of adrenaline and pep and it's entertaining to watch people as much as it is to watch the game! The new parking structure is really nice! I didn't understand why my friend insisted on parking backwards but then it totally made sense as we left just now because it's much easier to join the line of departing cars if you're driving forward. ALSO, if someone kind makes room for you in the line. Thank you, kind person! Back to the Honda Center--we got some chicken tenders and curly fries for $15 for dinner because we were hungry after work. (Usually we just get Dole whip soft serve pineapple (yum))! Generous portions of real chicken meat in three huge tenders which were well cooked and seasoned, on a mountain of curly fries--very satisfying! You grab your own condiments to go, so I got ranch and ketchup. The Ducks played very well and it was fun sitting next to a 5-year-old boy and his dad--the boy was enraptured with the game, shouting things like "Ducks, do better!" To which his dad replied, "well, we ARE winning". I went to my first Ducks game back in 1996, 30 years ago when Paul Kariya was playing. It's still a super fun team to watch live!! I'm sure we'll be back!

I just love the Ducks and going to Ducks games. My family has been committed season ticket holders…read morefor over 20 years. It's a fun time to go with family, friends, date, etc. great food, fun entertainment around the arena, and fun team. The Ducks are back in the playoffs this year which has really brought an energetic vibe (no OC Vibe intended lol) back to OC sports. Let's Go Ducks!

Went to a Los Angeles Kings game last Saturday at Crypto.com Arena to watch Anže Kopitar, number…read more11. Been watching him since his rookie days, so it felt right to go see him after 20 seasons and now retiring. But being there honestly confirmed why I stepped away from sports entertainment. The place felt **disgusting**. Everywhere you look--ads pushing **poison** food, **poison** alcohol, nonstop consumption. I get it, it's business... but let's be real, there's already enough money coming in from tickets, merch, and everything else. At some point it just feels like greedy lobbying for products that are straight up harming people. What really hit me was how normalized it all is. You see people struggling to move, clearly dealing with health issues, but still being fed the same junk inside. That's not community--that's a cycle. And it felt **gross** being part of it. They talk about fan appreciation, they salute veterans, but outside those walls we all know there are real issues people are dealing with every day. It starts to feel like distraction more than appreciation. What are we teaching kids in that space? That enjoyment means drinking, getting drunk, and loading up on junk while watching sports? That's not culture--that's programming the next generation to repeat the same cycles of alcoholism? Maybe I've just changed, but that environment doesn't align with me anymore. That might've been my last time stepping into that arena. Anyone else feel this shift, or is it just me?

GOOD MERCH DEALS & INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT but... I'm very disappointed with this franchise. I came…read moreduring the Vegas Golden Knights vs. LA Kings match-up and these morons played the World Series game on the Jumbotron WHILE the hockey game was playing! I've lost a lot of respect for this organization, how dare they disrespect the players (on BOTH teams) like that?! I was completely distracted and upset, I couldn't even hear the calls being made because the dumb crowd kept yelling at the stuff happening on the Jumbotron. These aren't real fans, "you want baseball? Then leave!" I seriously felt like walking out. I'm going to be very hesitant coming here now... I will say they have great 50% off deals for merch. Fans of all lifestyles can walk-in to any of the stores and find something that meets their budget. Also, they have great promotions for free games.

This place is a treat! It's a AYCE buffet with great service and good selection…read more The view from the place overlooks the front of Crypto stadium toward the Micrososft/ Xbox plaza. We arrived at 10:30, which seems like the first reservation you can make, which means the doors were closed to the stadium. You go through a small corridor and up an escalator to get there. When first arriving inside the place reminds me of an upscale hotel restaurant with a view, and the hostess were pleasant and friendly. My son and I walked around to check out the different buffet items, and were impressed with the selection. Our servers were prompt, polite, and considerate. They had a variety of premium items (fresh sushi, charcuterie), to every day things like, hot dogs and popcorn. They also have alcoholic drinks which were prompt and well balanced (not too much mixer, not too much booze (I ordered a bloody mary)). They also had cool things like a poached egg station, which was really good. Lastly, for deserts, the offered a plastic to go cup, to take the various M&M's, etc. to go, which we took advantage of. Overall, you'll spend at least $50 per person when you eat around the stadium, eating here gives you a great feel, value, and experience. I highly recommend this place at least 1-10x. And, they have a crazy clean bathroom which is a nice bonus. Go Clippers!

This place is the newest private club located within the Staples Center. The space that they were…read moreable to procure within the lounge section is actually spacious and fantastic. The club consists of a ton of food, lots of space to sit, mingling areas, private restrooms and of course two full service bars. This place has the potential to be a 5 star establishment once they work the kinks out and get past the initial learning curve associated with how to operate. The reservation system is still difficult to manage for those of us who bought passes. The overall process to get in and signage is still a work in progress and of course the food menu and full bar is also in need of further detail. Overall, this place is a great perk for the select few owners, but there is still quite a bit of room for improvement, which I am looking forward too... Pros- Private-members only Private restrooms Great food Two full bars Fantastic LA Live views Exclusivity Mingling zones No lines, no waiting Cons- Still a lot of kinks to workout Very expensive

Yes, they do have a lot of great beer. And if I had been drinking, I would have loved to have…read moreordered something on tap. They had a great variety which is why I appreciate counters like this, it is not just your typical cheap gross stuff with no flavor, they had a great craft selection. Unfortunately I did not get a drink. We were here for the pretzels. We got the iconic Mickey pretzel with the cheese sauce. Funny, in all of the years (decades) I have been visiting Disney, this is the first time I have ever tried their symbolic pretzel. It was worth the hype. It was really good! It was soft and chewy, the right amount of salt, and the cheese was your traditional plastic goodness. I will need to fit in more Mickey pretzels into my food play list in the future. If you are interested in other flavors, they also had a sweet and a spicy option, probably perfect to go with a good beer.

5 stars for a Beer Truck? Yep, when it's at a Disney Park!!! It's a matter of supply and demand ;)…read moreI came here recently and had a few beers, I was dumbfounded that I couldn't find it on yelp...but then I realized it was under The Karl Strauss Beer Truck! It had 60 or so reviews, now I didn't like the yelp title because it doesn't say anywhere that it's The Karl Strauss Beer Truck, it says Pacific Wharf Distribution! They just sell Karl Strauss beers. I added a new business for Pacific Wharf Distribution because that's what it should be called! Who knows how long Karl Strauss will have a deal with Disney or when a new California brewery will get that deal! I'm all about trying to make Yelp better! Ok, that's me venting! Since I added the business, I felt like I needed to add a review! If you reviewed The Karl Strauss Beer Truck, please come review Pacific Wharf Distribution too!! This is one of the more convenient places to buy beer in California Adventure because all they sell is beer and pretzels, it's not a sit down type place and they serve quickly. There is usually a line, but they have lots of taps and get you in and out quickly. I usually go for the Tower 10 IPA since it has the most alcohol for the price and considering you're at Disneyland, you really need to get the most bang for your buck! It's close to Cars land too, so you can grab a brew while waiting in that unbelievably long Cars line!!! I like that they offer lots of the Karl Strauss beers and even have a tap for the seasonal, which is currently the Fullsuit Belgian Brown Ale. MY GO-TO: Tower 10 IPA and a pretzel with mustard!

Love this event! The last one was at the California Science Center. This event was inside the…read morestudio lot at LA Center Studios. 80 different vendors and 160 different options for beer, hard cider, and seltzers. You can enjoy the brands you're familiar with and find some new options also! Food trucks were organized for the event and there were three times as many truck options compared to the last event at the science center (limited truck space at the science center, I get it!) Had a blast. Make sure you make your own pretzel necklace next time and don't feel left out like me

First time at the LA Beer Fest and definitely not my last. The only hassle here was parking since…read moreit was limited and the lot was $15 but other than that everything was well organized and the venue was huge. There were tons of beer vendors but also wine, seltzer and some non-alcoholic beverages. Lots of food trucks to choose from and activities such as axe throwing. Will definitely be back!