Social Hollywood

(323) 462-5222

6525 W Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028 34.0981 -118.3321

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Neighborhoods: Hollywood, Central LA

Years in business

Established in 2005

Price:

$$$$

Last updated 12.05.09

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

People Watching, Late Night Dining, Date Spot, Group Dining

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Eclectic & International

What People Are Saying About Social Hollywood

Featured Review

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In Short – First debuted in the '20s as one of Tinsletown's original haunts, the renovated landmark features a contemporary American eatery, which is the latest venture from Asia de Cuba creator Jeffrey Chodorow. Draped in exquisite chandeliers and dressed in plush velvets, an adjoining bar garners the attention of Hollywood's current darlings. The renovated 20,000-plus square foot venue also includes a game room, screening room and plenty of event rental space.

Editor's Tips

Parking:
Weekends offer a packed valet--try for street parking along Sunset Boulevard if you arrive in the early evening.
When to Go:
Weeknights offer a kinder door policy and quieter scene versus the weekend's parade of socialites and scenesters.
Know Before You Go:
An additional upstairs bar is slated to convert into a membership-only lounge, with a screening room and private dining. In the meantime, parts of it are usually accessible to everyone.
ambiance
93.99999618530273% positive
  1. The bar area has also got cool decor with entire glass cabinets of chinese vases lining the entrance to the bar.
  2. The ambience and food were incredible.
  3. The bar is awesome and the decor is amazing - definitely a cool place to hang, but seriously, to have this kind of attitude in a place that hasn't even proven themselves to be any good is absurd.
  4. The food is definitely above average and the decor of the space is amazing but the management of the restaurant is evidently poor from the host to the waiters who are running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
  5. If you run around with a fun bunch, bring them to Social: The food is awesome and worth the price.
  6. The decor certainly is cool.
  7. The decor of every room is so beautiful, from the moroccan style dining room to the chic bar and green room.
  8. The surrounding tables were fun, not stuffy.
  9. Overall, the ambience was amazing - you could tell they spent a LOT of $$ on the remodel, the food was decent, but overpriced, and service was friendly, but too obtrusive.
  10. the ambiance is exquisite.
  11. The decor is really great and the service and food, could not be better.
  12. The service was amazing, the food delicious and the decor beautiful.
  13. Our waiter was extremely attentive and the restaurant had a nice ambience, however those are the only good things I can say about Social.
  14. went to Social Hollywood for a private event and was taken by the amazing service and ambiance.
  15. The decor and ambiance is stunning yet comfortable.
dessert
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. Skip the flavorless crab cake and the mediocre bisque.
  2. The Socially Decadent chocolate cake was terrible -- we barely ate it.
  3. The food was so incredible, the lobster bisque is the best I have ever had, the crab cake was so yummy, and the short ribs are to die for.
drinks
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. ordered wine by the glass and they would refill the same wine glass that I still had wine left in and then only fill it to the mid-way point and charge me for a full glass.
  2. The bar area has also got cool decor with entire glass cabinets of chinese vases lining the entrance to the bar.
  3. This space is amazing with such a cool morrocan vibe in the dining room and a hip trendy feel in the lounge/bar!
  4. Even my drink was bad- I ordered a mojto and it came with green globs falling down the outside of the glass.
  5. The food was great and the cocktails were to die for.
  6. We opted to order some apetizers at the bar which were very tasty.
  7. After we had dinner (the crabcakes were soooo good) we walked across the hall to the bar to continue the night.
  8. The drinks and wine were great and got our group in the right frame of mind.
  9. The decor of every room is so beautiful, from the moroccan style dining room to the chic bar and green room.
  10. am obsessed with their cocktail menu, and their tuna tartar (which I think you can only get in the bar) is amazing.
  11. Then 2 cocktails came and we had to wait another 5 minutes for the third- did not make for a good toast!
  12. love eating at Meson G, Dan Tanas and I have a new favorite restraunt that we can hang and drink for hours after without having to leave.
  13. We ordered two drinks, my votka soda was the weakest I've had in town and my wife's "Social Mojito" was good it cost $14 or $15.
  14. The bar is awesome and the decor is amazing - definitely a cool place to hang, but seriously, to have this kind of attitude in a place that hasn't even proven themselves to be any good is absurd.
food quality
59.730000495910645% positive
  1. Then 2 cocktails came and we had to wait another 5 minutes for the third- did not make for a good toast!
  2. The food was average, which for those kind of prices is unacceptable.
  3. Good service, but with over-priced, subpar food
  4. My bf got the filet(medium) and I got the chicken and both were incredibly dry and tasteless.
  5. The ambience and food were incredible.
  6. the food is RICH RICH RICH.
  7. Unfortunately the food is really bad.
  8. We opted to order some apetizers at the bar which were very tasty.
  9. The only edible thing was the pumpkin salad- everything else was terrible.
  10. The food and staff are equally good with the price tag being a bit lofty, but we are in LA, California, not Baton Rouge, LA - so it is well worth it.
  11. best service, amazing food, love it!
  12. Skip the flavorless crab cake and the mediocre bisque.
  13. what an awesome dish.
  14. The food was even pretty good down in the restaurant.
  15. All in all, if you don't care about food, or you are one of those LA types who won't eat anyway, then Social is great place.
  16. The food was fresh and the service was AMAZING!
  17. And so it went, dish after dish of nearly inedible food, left me embarassed that I had brought friends to this restaurant.
  18. The prices are high, making this terrible food all the more disgraceful.
  19. And whatever you do- DON'T order the salmon!
  20. The service was amazing, the food delicious and the decor beautiful.
  21. If you love good food with fantastic service.
  22. thursday. If you want awesome food and a hip place try Koi or Bella.
  23. The food is simply divine.
  24. The food is definitely above average and the decor of the space is amazing but the management of the restaurant is evidently poor from the host to the waiters who are running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
  25. The $44 filet was not a good cut of meat.
  26. The food is great, the look of the place is awesome and the music is just right!
  27. Terrible food!
  28. The food is amazing.
  29. The food was so incredible, the lobster bisque is the best I have ever had, the crab cake was so yummy, and the short ribs are to die for.
  30. on top of it all, the food wasn't good at all.
  31. The food was great and the cocktails were to die for.
  32. They can almost get away with mediocre food.
  33. The food was absolutely horrible.
  34. Clearly, the original chef is long gone and they have yet to replace him/her with anyone who can prepare a meal worthy of the stunning interior.
  35. The decor is really great and the service and food, could not be better.
  36. Overall, the ambience was amazing - you could tell they spent a LOT of $$ on the remodel, the food was decent, but overpriced, and service was friendly, but too obtrusive.
  37. If you run around with a fun bunch, bring them to Social: The food is awesome and worth the price.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. am obsessed with their cocktail menu, and their tuna tartar (which I think you can only get in the bar) is amazing.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. love dining in LA and Social is by far the best new place out there.
  2. All in all, if you don't care about food, or you are one of those LA types who won't eat anyway, then Social is great place.
  3. The food is great, the look of the place is awesome and the music is just right!
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. Very highly recommended and we will be back!
service
75.31000137329102% positive
  1. Gorgeous people, intelligent helpful staff, and one of the hippest spaces in town!
  2. Ultra friendly waiters and management.
  3. Pretty much all I saw was white people.
  4. The service was great, from the moment you walk in until the moment you leave.
  5. best service, amazing food, love it!
  6. It was not noisy and the attention to detail in the meals and service was excellent.
  7. The servers were good/knowledgeable at the restaurant, but the door men/bouncers were really rude to my fem friend who accompanied me.
  8. The staff is friendly and attentive.
  9. The service was amazing, the food delicious and the decor beautiful.
  10. The decor is really great and the service and food, could not be better.
  11. The girl across from me got a beautiful mojito on her first try, so maybe there are two bartenders and I was just unlucky.
  12. went to Social Hollywood for a private event and was taken by the amazing service and ambiance.
  13. We were a very large party, but everything came out at the same time, and the servers were very nice and attentive.
  14. Overall, the ambience was amazing - you could tell they spent a LOT of $$ on the remodel, the food was decent, but overpriced, and service was friendly, but too obtrusive.
  15. Our waiter was extremely attentive and the restaurant had a nice ambience, however those are the only good things I can say about Social.
  16. We have NEVER witnessed such rude customer service by a restaurant, let alone one where you just spent close to $1000.00 on dinner.
  17. Friendly but highly professional service.
  18. have to say that the service was very nice.
  19. Our waiter was very nice and knowledgable, but explained everything a little TOO much.
  20. The service was impeccable.
  21. The service was horrible.
  22. The food and staff are equally good with the price tag being a bit lofty, but we are in LA, California, not Baton Rouge, LA - so it is well worth it.
  23. the server was excellent, great service but abit lack of knowledge on
  24. The food was fresh and the service was AMAZING!
  25. Horrible customer service!
  26. The manager and event coordinator were not apologetic or remorseful for the awful experience.
  27. The service was also very good, the staff is uber attentive.
  28. have never been to an establishment of this caliber and price tag with such terrible service.
  29. If you love good food with fantastic service.
  30. Everyone that works there was extremely friendly and accomodating.
  31. Good service, but with over-priced, subpar food
  32. The food is definitely above average and the decor of the space is amazing but the management of the restaurant is evidently poor from the host to the waiters who are running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
value
32.5% positive
  1. If you run around with a fun bunch, bring them to Social: The food is awesome and worth the price.
  2. have never been to an establishment of this caliber and price tag with such terrible service.
  3. Dinner was pricey, and unless they get their act together, this restaurant will certainly close within the year.
  4. The prices are high, making this terrible food all the more disgraceful.
  5. Second, for being less-than-packed, this place was fairly pricey with little apparent justification.
  6. The food and staff are equally good with the price tag being a bit lofty, but we are in LA, California, not Baton Rouge, LA - so it is well worth it.
  7. The food was average, which for those kind of prices is unacceptable.
  8. Overall, the ambience was amazing - you could tell they spent a LOT of $$ on the remodel, the food was decent, but overpriced, and service was friendly, but too obtrusive.
wait time
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. Then 2 cocktails came and we had to wait another 5 minutes for the third- did not make for a good toast!
  2. The smoke alarm went off for a good 20 minutes non-stop, very annoying.
  3. Clearly, the original chef is long gone and they have yet to replace him/her with anyone who can prepare a meal worthy of the stunning interior.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/17/10

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5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/07/09

GET ON THE GUESTLIST!

by DREAM TEAM ENTERTAINMENT

TO GET ON THE GUESTLIST FOR SOCIAL ON FRIDAY NIGHTS SEND NAME PLUS NUMBER OF GUESTS TO 310-927-8370 OR DREAMTEAMLA@GMAILCOM TO RECEIVE A GUESTLIST CONFIRMATION! OR VISIT THEDREAMTEAMLACOM TO SIGN UP FOR THE GUESTLIST AND TO VIEW OUR WEEKLY EVENTS IN HOLLYWOOD!

  • Pros: FREE ADMISSION! NO WAITING IN LINE!
  • Cons: NONE
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/04/09

Guest List Anywhere in Hollywood

by LouEhlersIsGarbage

Guestlist: derek@axessentertainment (dot) com

Social is one of the hottest venues in town. Weekend nights at Social are absolutely not to miss.

To get on the guestlist here or anywhere else in Hollywood on any given night of the week. Please e-mail derek@axessentertainment (dot) com. And don't forget to search our site on google for Hollywood most exclusive nightlife forum.

  • Pros: Great venue
  • Cons: Difficult to get in
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/04/09

AVOID THIS PLACE

by CC834

I'm never going back here again. I've never had such a bad experience at a club in my LIFE. WOW.. we thought we'd have a great night but man was I wrong. First of all the staff is EXTREMELY rude. They act like this place is the hottest thing to ever happen to the Sunset strip. Meanwhile, its the worst club I've ever been to in Hollywood. If you want to sip on watered down drinks, pay $20 for parking, get assaulted by bouncers just to dance to outdated lame music with fugly cougars then this is your scene. Otherwise go to another club where they DESERVE your business. I give this place a few months tops to change ownership because whatever they're doing now isn't going to help them survive.

  • Pros: interior decoration
  • Cons: Everything from service to drinks to music to people
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/03/09

Social Friday Night Guest List

by JJim83

Social in Hollywood is one of the most upscale clubs in Hollywood, two DJ's spin the best in hip hop, trance and top 40 all night long in two rooms. There are two full bars and a huge dance floor upstairs. This place is one of the hottest up and coming venues in Hollywood, you are guaranteed to have a great time. The guest list is free for girls until 11 o'clock and ten dollars for guys until ten thirty. Email me at jorgejimenez83@gmail to get on the guest list this and every Friday night. Vip bottle service reservations specials. Special Celebrity apearences and some of the most attractive people you will see any where in LA .

  • Pros: Great atmosphere, excellent location

The Details on Social Hollywood

Place Categories:

  • amazing good food
  • amazing best service
  • terrible food
  • great new place
  • amazing decor
  • attentive staff
  • horrible customer service
  • very nice waiter
  • cool new restaurant
  • incredible ambience
  • beautiful space
  • amazing ambiance
  • beautiful crabcake
  • very nice servers
  • beautiful social mojito
  • bad drink
  • good feeling
  • worth price
  • perfect everything
  • excellent attention
  • beautiful overdone
  • very tasty bar
  • fairly pricey place
  • good nonstop
  • beautiful venue
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