Mama Lion

601 S Western Ave
Los Angeles CA 90005
(213) 377-5277
About Mama Lion

OUR STORY

 

In 1978, a night club and cabaret named Mama Lion first opened its doors at this very same location at the landmark corner of 6th and Western Avenue. It quickly became one of the areas hottest destinations, where some of LA’s finest came to dine, groove to live music, and dance the night away.

 

After a long and successful run, Mama Lion was later bought out and the space became home to a series of notable nightclubs in the 80s and 90s, including “Juliana’s” and “Sixth Avenue”. However, this storied space eventually fell into disrepair, becoming blighted and vacant for many years.

 

Nearly 40 years later, Mama Lion roared back to life after extensive construction and reimagining of the space in May 2017. The name of the venue was restored as an homage to the original venue and in recognition of the historical significance Mama Lion played in launching the local nightlife scene decades ago.

 

Our vision was to create a space that maintained many of the original elements of this historic 1926 building while seamlessly infusing contemporary design elements. The result is a truly unique and timeless space created by our award winning design team.

 

 

WE ARE

 

 

Centrally located in the Wilshire Center – Koreatown area, Mama Lion is a widely acclaimed restaurant, bar and lounge serving as one of the city’s premiere cultural destinations for dining, entertainment and nightlife. Mama Lion is a venue where food, drinks, music and art intersect to satisfy all of your senses.

 

We are open for business Tuesday-Saturday offering after work Happy Hour, cocktails, dinner and late night bites. Join us after dinner service as Mama Lion transitions into a supperclub featuring LA’s top DJ’s, live music shows and special events. Intimate yet spacious, Mama Lion is also an ideal venue for private and corporate events.

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Jan 17 2019
| by Quizmaster Salma Syed
|

Tonight's game at Mama Lion was crazy competitive! With only one prize awarded to the winning team, it was a battle throughout. Early on, Mama Lion's very own bartender Mitch, or should I say, Tipsy Bartender, gained a heavy lead after doubling successfully. It took several rounds for Drink Full and Descend to gain a comfortable lead over Mitch, but they ended the game on top.

 

Big shout out to Patatas Bravas as well - they finished in third place and fought til the very end. 2 Self-Aware Queens had a great start, but tapered off toward the end of the game, and The Filthy Stankers would've been contending for first place tonight were it not for a failed double in Round 2!

 

Thank you to everyone who made it out tonight. We hope to see you all again next week!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 11801 Drink Full and Descend 48 4 1.000
2 Tipsy Bartender 43 3 0.750
3 17572 Patatas Bravas 32 2 0.500
4 2 Self-Aware Queens 27 1 0.250
5 The Filthy Stankers 24 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Jan 10 2019
| by Quizmaster Salma Syed
|

Tonight's game was full of fun, friendly competition! We had two new teams (Dumblewhores and MB) join two groups of veteran Mama-Lion-trivia-goers (BoozeCats and The She Wees) for a game that ended with the top three teams all finishing with scores only off by a point from one another. Trivia night at Mama Lion is always a good time - we hope so see all of tonights' teams join us again next week!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 Dumblewhores 30 3 1.000
2 17088 BoozeCats 29 2 0.667
3 MB 28 1 0.333
4 The She Wees 13 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Thu Jan 3 2019
| by Quizmaster Salma Syed
|

WOW. What a great way to start off the year at Mama Lion! We had a whopping 5 teams come out to play tonight, and although Bean and Cheese had to leave early, the game got spicier and spicier as we neared the end. The remaining four teams stayed close, that is, until Round #6 when Lil Liz gained a huuuuge lead and carried it into the final round. Because all the teams were so evenly matched tonight, we ended up with a three-way tie for second place! Congrats to all the players - you won some big prizes tonight (courtesy of the ever-generous Mama Lion).

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 Lil Liz 39 4 1.000
2* 17088 Boozecats 33 1 0.500
2* Salma's Buds 33 1 0.500
2 17403 Team Fig 33 1 0.500
5 17404 Bean and Cheese 10 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker
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