New Things Tuesday: Trivia @ Kiez Küche & Beer Garden

Tuesday was a surprisingly busy day on the new things front. Things kicked off with trivia at Kiez Küche & Beer Garden (New Thing #24) in Highland Park. It’s a nice spot and I had some schnitzel which was fine. I can’t say that this is a destination eatery but if you’re looking for some easy trivia, this place has it. We only missed like a handful of questions and took first place.

After trivia, I decided to bop around town on a solo mission. One thing I learned is that, on Tuesdays, Highland Park bars tend to close at midnight. I stopped in a Johnny’s - Cocktails and Hi-Fi (New Thing #25) which was fine. A bunch of people drinking alone, which was a little odd for a nice spot but hey, I was adding to that vibe so I can’t say anything. Maybe on a busier night it is more social but it struck me as a date place or somewhere to go to catch up with friends.

After that, I went to a questionable new thing - I headed west and went to The High Low (New Thing #26). which is the new version of The Griffin. I’d been to The Griffin before but I’m still counting it as new. I really liked the set-up. It’s a cool bar and they fixed it up nicely and then off in a side room they had karaoke. The karaoke wasn’t that intrusive to the main bar so it was kind of the best of both worlds.

Finally, I decided to check out The Gentleman’s Club (New Thing #27), which was kind of dumb because how busy did I expect a strip club to be on a random Tuesday night. I was the only guy in the place but the ladies were nice and I found someone to fall in love with since I’m an easy mark so that was fun. I was surprised to find that this place also served beer after 2am which appears to be a trend for Glendale strip clubs.