{"id":25376,"date":"2026-09-10T23:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T23:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/25376\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T23:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T23:31:11","slug":"review-the-holloway-serves-up-elevated-bar-food-in-echo-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/25376\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Holloway Serves Up Elevated Bar Food in Echo Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Mark, I don’t know what any of these dishes are,” my very Texan, very non-foodie mother said a few years ago while\u00a0looking over a menu. I’d dragged her to my friend’s new restaurant\u00a0and reassured her that she didn’t have to recognize a single thing on the menu: Anything she ordered would be worth it. It was, and she’s now been to a few Michelin restaurants because of it.<\/p>\n

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That’s a similar experience to what’s happening at the revived The Holloway, the Echo Park sports bar in the former Lonely Oyster space. The menu cover is a giant smiley face; inside, the offerings range from items like “chicken park sando” to “little gem wedge.” This time, you think you know exactly what you’re getting. Basic bar food, right? Yeah, not with chef Andrew Rodriguez in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

\"Little
\nPhotograph: Mark Peikert for Time Out LAThe Little Gem Wedge <\/p>\n

That chicken parm? Served on focaccia. The fries are dusted in Cool Ranch seasoning and the wedge salad\u00a0comes sprinkled with nutritional yeast and everything bagel seasoning instead of onions because, well, why not? The whole menu is heavy on taking the simplest, most generic bar food items (fries, sandwiches, nachos) and elevating them without getting hoity-toity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s an attitude that\u2019s always appreciated, but never more so than lately, when it feels as if restaurants are going out of their way to be precious and\/or expansive. Does L.A. need another three-digit tasting menu? No, but Angelenos need, nay deserve, the kind of magic that chef Andrew is performing in the Holloway kitchen to get that perfect crust on his fish and chips.<\/p>\n

That was one of the last menu items my friend, J., and I tried before we both tapped out. I\u2019d actually pushed my plate away a few minutes before to sprawl backward in the booth and catch my breath when he took one bite and rolled his eyes. \u201cNope, you have to,\u201d he ordered, so I gamely speared a chunk of the white fish and crust, swirled it in the homemade tartar sauce, and popped it in my mouth. No regrets other than that I was already so full I couldn\u2019t appreciate more of it.<\/p>\n

\"Fish
\nPhotograph: Mark Peikert for Time Out LAFish and chips <\/p>\n

The whole menu is a little like that, the dining equivalent of FOMO: You think you\u2019re OK skipping something like the nachos because you\u2019re an adult in the world; you\u2019ve had nachos before. But not like this, where the chips are dusted with \u201ccool ranch seasoning\u201d and paired with thick avocado slices, green onions and crema.<\/p>\n

Likewise, the chicken wings are unmissable. I have a fairly strict policy about eating chicken wings in public (read: I don\u2019t, because I have a beard and it\u2019s just a question of how badly I\u2019ll embarrass myself rather than if I will), but these looked so appetizing I had to indulge in a delicate nibble. The nibble turned into something a little more voracious because the wing boasts both tenderness and an outside crunch, thanks to a throw on the grill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Chicken
\nPhotograph: Mark Peikert for Time Out LAChicken wings <\/p>\n

One of the spot\u2019s selling points remains its relative proximity to Dodger Stadium, so consider this your go-to for pre- or post-game, where you can have a margarita with Dodger blood (blue cura\u00e7ao) and a chili dog that handily beats anything you\u2019d get in a stadium. And with NFL season kicking off this week, The Holloway hopes to be your destination for all sports-related viewings. You might come for the game, but you\u2019re going to end up staying to try just one more bite.<\/p>\n

Oh, and that chicken sando? It\u2019s off the menu, but they\u2019ll still make it if you ask nicely. You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n

The Holloway is located at 1320 Echo Park Avenue and is open Sunday\u2013Thursday, noon\u2013midnight, and Friday and Saturday, noon\u20132am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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