The Rainbow is one of my favorite places in town. It is an amazing hub of metal culture, and has been as long as I've been going there. The food is some of the best in town, and the chicken soup will cure anything. Most of my early 20's was spent there after a show. The service is always amazing and it's the quintessential high-end dive bar. Memorabilia covers the walls, but not in a removed hard rock way, in a lived experience-of-the-bar/scene kind of way. I will always love the Bo.

Rainbow Bar and Grill had all the hype and the food was good too. I highly recommend going in and walking through time. For rock n roll enthusiasts - this is your place. The service is friendly and attentive. The staff will come over but they aren't overly in your face. It's casual and the vibe is of course all themed with music from decades ago. It was a eventful and memorable experience.

I have been to the Rainbow at least a thousand times. Maybe 2000. I used to live about a mile from it. I went there every night except, Christmas, Thanksgiving and Mother's Day. The owner Mario liked me, he used to let me eat at the chefs table in the kitchen. One night I had Harry Dean Staton eating next to me. I've seen 80% of rock stars there. Van Helen hung out there along with Motley Cru. Jack Nicholson... I saw John Beluochi a day before he died, with his face passed out on a table. The pizza was excellent...

If you're looking for a place with character and history this is your place. Great hang and a great scene

Very icon hit on Sunset Strip. This spot has a rich history of Rock n Roll and is a great hang out spot pre/post going to The Roxy next door. Never know who you're going to bump into.

I have dinner often here and consider it my home base. The girls who work there are all fine, the security is hella cool, and the owner is bad ass. Makes the rest of the food around the Strip irrelevant.

A pilgrimage to the Rainbow is a must for every rock and roll fan. Great music, great food & drinks, excellent service.

Though its hey-day may have been the 1970s and 1980s, the Rainbow is still alive and kicking. And serving drinks and food. Booths are comfy and lighting was rather low, but it works. My friend raved about the pizza so we ordered that, and it was good. But -- and I acknowledge this is a strange "but"-- I found it was over-laden with mozz. Like it was five times more cheese than crust. Yeah I know, that's a lousy complaint because, as a cheese lover, I ask myself... how can anyone criticise too much cheese? But for the first time, I think I experienced such a thing. Anyway, one slice filled me up and I felt like a lead balloon. If you can hack the cheese, you'll love the pizza. Everyone who's been here has to have a story (or two, or ten) about the wild bizarre weird or kool sightings and encounters. Even I recall, some high skinny goth guy accosted us the minute we walked in the entrance, propositioning me "will you be my girlfriend?"... That was in the aughts decade. Man I wish I could track down the review I wrote about this place on the origunol soshul meedeya site, ya know, where the smiling guy Tom was everyone's friend by default. But I can't find it. So this review will have to do.

Epic night. Our Tom Keifer Band (Cinderella) concert ended at the Saban Theater, and the buzz in the front foyer was that everyone was going to the Rainbow, so, off we went! We explored the place inside and out. For those not familiar with, "The Bow," it has a well-earned reputation for hosting many rock icons over the years. You will see that Lemmy from Motörhead's presence is still very felt with a lounge, shrine, and statue dedicated to him. The inside has lots of music paraphernalia, photos, and other interesting things to draw the eye, including the rock patrons, who were all very nice. There are three floors inside, with the top floor having live music on the night we were here. We even found our way into the crow's nest, which is a little wooden room at the top, about the size of a sauna, we got the history from a rando who was holed up there. Then there is an outdoor patio and a covered patio with a bar dubbed Lemmy's Lounge which is where we sat for a spell. Drinks were good, the bartender was friendly, and it was overall just a fun and chill spot to have some drinks. They also serve food; we got a big cheese pizza to end the night. Don't expect it to be fast, any pizza will take about 20 minutes. Overall, I'd recommend stopping in for a drink at the Rainbow, especially if you are a rock fan! The characters you will meet are beyond reproach, it was an epic night.

We had to check out the Rainbow Bar while in LA! We are both fans of hard rock/metal and this spot has a reputation of hosting many rock icons over the years. You will see that Lemmy from Motörhead's presence is still very felt with a lounge, shrine, and statue dedicated to him. The inside has lots of music paraphernalia, photos, and other interesting things to draw the eye. We enjoyed looking at the display of photos and recognizing many rock artists that attended the Rainbow Bar. There are three floors inside, with the top floor having live music at times. Then there is an outdoor patio and a covered patio with a bar dubbed Lemmy's Lounge which is where we sat. Drinks were good, the bartender was friendly, and it was overall just a fun and chill spot to have some drinks. They also served food (another group got pizza which looked good), but we were just having some drinks before setting off the explore again so didn't partake this time. Overall, I'd recommend stopping in for a drink at the Rainbow, especially if you are a rock fan!