Well, I feel Dumb...

Life in Los Angeles can be interesting, to say the least.  Today we are going to discuss "Dumb Starbucks", a coffee house..., er, art gallery that opened in Los Feliz on Saturday.  "(See their FAQ)

Dumb Starbuck's FAQ

Now, me?  Not really a fan of coffee, but Meghan?   Well, let's just say... gottahaveitgottahaveitgottahaveit...

So, since it is just a few miles away from the house, we headed over to see if they knew a Venti from a Frappacino.

The line was long when we got there, and rapidly went from "Can you believe this?" to "This is ridiculous!

Press arrived, (ABC7, Public Radio, KROQ), interviews were conducted, networking was done, dogs were walked, and coffee was served.

KABC 7 News guy

Dude with a nice camera... Press??

'Ketchup', who was in line just ahead of us.

Note I said served, not sold.  They were giving everything away for free.  Pastries, beverages, Dumb CD's.  Did not charge for a single thing.

The Dumb menu.

While waiting for our Dumb coffee, and pondering the meaning of all this, Meghan tripped upon what we feel MUST be the answer.  It IS LA, after all.

Movie tie in.

'Dumb and Dumber to' is coming out, and the helpful bartender at the 'Drawing Room' (bar next door) told us that they had been filming there every night for the last week or so.

Yeah, I think Meghan onto something.

After all was said and done, even for free, the coffee was terrible.  The 'Drawing Room', however, was excellent.  Exactly the sort of friendly, scruffy neighborhood bar that you'd want to have a drink or two in while watching a sporting event.  We met some great people, (the bartender makes his own Bloody Mary mix, served with pickled asparagus, and they are awesome!)  Had a good time, and participated in a quintessentially Los Angeles (non)event.  Like the bard said, it was, as usual, Much Ado About Nothing.

Yep, we were there!

We will be posting a follow up as soon as we have more info, but for now, we think the movie angle is the most likely explanation.

Update:  Monday, Feb 10.  - Nathan Fielder is the evil genius behind the Loa Angeles phenomenon known as Dumb Starbucks. “I’m proud to announce we’ll be opening our second Starbucks in Brooklyn, New York soon… "

At 5:50 pm, the LA county Department of Health shut Dumb Starbucks down for not having a health permit.

Dumb Starbucks, The Drawing Room, 1802 Hillhurst, Los Feliz