Paragon Bar & Grill

Great place! Hidden gem in the valley. Über friendly, strong drinks, great service and lots of tvs for sports. Great place to hangout. I highly recommend this place.

Paragon, I think I’m your biggest fan. Still lovin’ the staff who always makes us feel as comfortable as we do in our own living room, still lovin’ Friday night karaōke with KJ, still lovin’ that menu full of quality and those dang tasty drinks! Thank you, Alan, you’ve built an awesome home-​away-​from-​home for so many, and we truly appreciate. Cheers, mates.

Had a fly in my wife’s drink. Had two different waitresses come take our order and the order was still wrong. Took about 20 min to get drinks for the table. After the fly incident we decided to just do finger foods. Had the vibe they didn’t want a group of black people coming in to their establishment.

Our favorite bar! We seriously come at least twice a month. Crispy calamari and Brussel Sprouts are the best ever! Must try! Variety of beers available that are all amazing and they’re known for the delicious Mai Tais. Saturday nights are always a good time and Friday’s are karaōke. Come by and try it out! We had my boyfriends 24^th bday here and they we’re so accommodating. Amazing place and they have the Dodger games on!!!

First time in. 5 stars! Service was great. Food was great & the drinks were delish! Will definitely be back! «Not your grandma’s gimlet» was so good! Highly recommended!

Went there for my first time with my husband and friends and didn’t really like it. The waitress was horrible, the service was really slow, the drinks weren’t that great, and the energy of the staff wasn’t very high. I would’ve given it a1 if the manager/​owner didn’t stop by the table periodically to check on us. He was very nice.

Not sure about the bad reviews below, I think you can’t please everyone! I have been coming here since it opened and have always enjoyed it! I have eaten practically everything on the menu at one time or another and have never been disappointed, and by the way when they have their specials they are incredible!
The owner is amazing and the girls are great! I would definitely recommend!

I’d gotten an Entertainment 2016 coupon book… and thought I’d take my neighbor out with one of the two-​for-​one coupons… for a day-after-Mother’s-Day-lunch. When we walked in, the place was completely EMPTY… which should’ve given me some indication that it WASN’T going to be great. I can walk into almost ANY Denny’s at about ANY time of the day or night… and there’s at least a few tables filled with customers… so that should have been a «red flag» for starters.
The blond female bartender/​server was very polite and friendly. I asked her about a couple of items on the menu, and she recommended the «Prime Melt», which she said was very good and quite popular. It was supposed to be slices of prime rib, with caramelized onions, some type of melted cheese… which I asked to leave off… and au jus. It was priced at $ 13.50 for the sandwich. When it arrived at our table, I lifted the top half of the French roll, to look at the meat, and it looked GROSS! Each thin slice was LACED WITH LARGE STRIPS OF TRANSLUCENT FAT! I was very tempted to simply send it back… but because our server had disappeared somewhere… I proceeded to use my knife to cut off the strips of fat. When our server returned to our table, she asked us how everything was. I flat-​out TOLD her, «The meat was very fatty… so I had to trim off the fat myself.» Obviously that didn’t do too much, because she said something like, «Okay» and just walked away! I was almost stunned!
When our server returned again, I showed her how much FAT I’d cut off the sandwich… which was a LOT… considering the fact that there were only about THREE to FOUR thin slices of (what was supposed to be) «prime rib»! She asked if she could take my plate to the back to show them. When I finished the potato chips… which actually were okay… I handed her my plate. She came back with the check… which charged me the full price of $ 13.50 for the LESS-​THAN-​DECENT «Prime Melt» sandwich… and took off the $ 7.00 (for the melted cheese sandwich my neighbor ordered) with the coupon. What they SHOULD’VE done was deduct MY poor-excuse-for-a-sandwich…and just charge me for my neighbor’s sandwich and soda instead!
Needless to say, I will NEVER, EVER go back there again… and I will continue to share my very negative experience with everyone I know… or at least everyone I know in Southern California! For the same price (or LESS), I could’ve gotten a wonderful thick brisket of beef sandwich… piled high with delicious LEAN sliced beef… at Canter’s, Weiler’s, or Jerry’s Deli, and saved myself the disappointment and the WORK (of trimming off all that disgusting greasy FAT). I’ll certainly know better next time!!!

This place is very close to where I live, but the food seems like I’m by the beach. Very good food and atmosphere, laid back.

First time at Paragon and I was really impressed. We ordered the Brussels sprouts, Sweet chili Wings, Garlic Chicken Pasta and Fresh Doughnuts.
The Brussels sprouts and wings were ok, nothing really special. The fresh doughnuts were also ok but the Garlic Chicken Pasta was out of this world delicious! Literally so impressed with how great this pasta was.
I asked the bartender Jessica if they had any spicy jalapeño drinks on the menu and she told me they didn’t but she made me a drink that wasn’t on the menu, habanero margarita and it was so great!
I really loved this place because of the pasta and the habanero margarita!

This was a pre amazing escape room dinner for my 49^th birthday. It was really good. I had the prime dip and my husband had a hamburger. Both were tasty. I recommend this place for a nice casual, delicious dinner.

This place is great! I’ve been here a couple of times with a with a large group and small group of work friends. It’s not fancy, but that’s what’s great about it. Feel like your just hanging out at a friend’s house. It’s the perfect place to have a drink and appetizers after a stressful day at work. Food is delicious and drinks are tasty with the perfect alcohol ratio, not weak by any means but not so strong that you can barely drink it.

This place looked cool on Unilocal so we decided to try it out.
We came in, got seated, and got menus right away.
We asked one of the waitresses for water when she asked us what we wanted to drink and they never got to us. The owner got to us and asked us if we were ready to order drinks.
I then had a French toast drink and it was meh. Boyfriend had a 23oz Lagunitas.
We ordered their grilled chicken club burger and their sourdough bacon cheeseburger and some truffle fries.
Everything was so disappointing. I could’ve made better burgers at home! No flavor in the meat whatsoever. I get that truffle is expensive but geez I’m paying extra for truffle fries but there was hardly any truffle on them!
The ambience wasn’t that extraordinary but it had lots of TV’S and the color scheme was of a lounge-​type purple and neon lights at the bar. They also have karaōke nights.
The service was very friendly and we were checked up on frequently.
Honestly we won’t come back for anything else but beer.

I came here on a Friday evening with friend. She ordered a moscow mule. They apparently used rancid lime juice or something off, that gave the drink a, «chemical» like taste. She asked for the drink to be remade, the veteran bar tender insisted the taste was due to the copper cup. He came to us, and said he had been bar tending for 30 years, sort of a macho spiel, like I made your drink right, you kids don’t know what the f, you’re talking about attitude. He went as far as tasting the drink, then agreeing that it was off, remade the drink. Most establishments at this point, would comp the drink. Not this place.
NEVER EVER EVER, get the pizza here. I ordered their BBQ flatbread. Let me tell you. For starters, it just doesn’t taste very good. 2 slices in, I just felt like tossing it. However, I don’t believe in wasting food, so I reluctantly took the leftovers home.
That night, I couldn’t sleep. I was tossing and turning. It turns out, something was off in the pizza, (I think cheese or chicken, but most likely it was the cheese), it gave me the runs all morning. I felt like shit. It wasn’t the stomach flu, but the pizza did give me diarrhea — the kind that borders food poisoning. I was really pissed.
The bill was $ 30ish bucks for 2 drinks and 1 flatbread. Paying that much for food that makes you sick. Never again. Save your money. Don’t come here. This place needs a visit from the health inspector.
BTW, That pizza was tossed, first thing in the morning. That was about the only thing that did make me feel good.

First time here and it was great! I had the delicious meatloaf sandwich. The meat was juicy and the toasted sourdough was thick and crispy, a perfect compliment to the meat and sauce. Yum! Homemade chips finished up the plate. My boss had a burger and he loved it. Tea was fine and service was good. This place is definitely on my return list.

As a neighbor around the corner, me and my husband have been going to Paragon since day one. We like the vibe, the food and the people who work there. Everything has been pretty consistant over these last two years and we haven’t been disappointed. Alan, the owner, is always circulating the bar making sure all is up to snuff. And in the crazy world of here and then gone restaurants/​bars, Paragon is celebrating their two year anniversary this month. Congrats Alan!
Carol (and Jamie)

Let me start off by saying that it took me YEARS (literally) to notice this little joint.
It is literally in the corner of a dead end. So you won’t see it unless you’re on a red light and just wondering around. lol. At least that’s how I saw it :)
Now, on a random Friday my beloved and myself were sitting around and figured we wanted a to go out to a new local spot. I said «hmmmm what about that random little spot on Louise?!?». As always, he agreed: p (GIRL POWER!) lol.
We park on the side (plenty of parking spaces by the way), and make outlet way to the venue. Now, we were here on a Friday around 6:00 pm and there were more bar tenders than actual clientele. In a way that meant fast service. But it also meant. «Is it not good? Is that why no one comes ?». We looked passed that and decided to order.
We ordered a nut brown on tap to drink and for our meals we went with spicy and sweet pork wings, garlic chicken pasta, and bbq chicken flatbread. Let me tell you. They were THE BOMB!!!
The pork wings were just little bite sized pork «wings». Absolutely delicious!
The garlic chicken pasta was just that. Also very scrumptious!
And last but not least, the bbq chicken flatbread. Also to die for!
We of course shared and we were both very impressed. Talk about not judging a book by its cover.
We would totally come back. Maybe there will be a different ambiance :)

This place definitely deserves an update as we come here at least once a week. The menu is solid and the prices are completely fair for what you get. I usually frequent the Cesar salad, which they put a veggie patty on for me, and the fish special — which is only available on weekends and is usually salmon, some variety would be nice. We’ve come in for brunch and they have a super yummy variety, I like the veggie patty with salad, egg and avocado, as well as super yummy bloody Mary’s. A win win really.
We often take friends here, order delivery, pick up… you get the picture. Good food at solid prices, a good beer selection, decent wines, and a laid back atmosphere.

Paragon is a nice little bar & grill in my hood. It is very close and we enjoy stopping in every now & then. The crispy Brussels Sprouts are very good. This is one thing that the kitchen has mastered. Everything else is hit or miss. On this night we ordered the hummus and I asked what brand hummus they used and I was told that it’s a house made hummus. I was either served an old batch that had dried out or they just don’t make a very good hummus. No trace of Olive Oil so it was just a very dense paste. I know it’s not a Mediterranean spot, but if you are going to have it on your menu make sure its a good variation.
The people are great and the vibe is laid back. We will continue to come back and I hope that the kitchen improves. Until then The Springbok is still the undisputed local spot in the area!

Non alcohol /​bar related review…
Been here two times, both during lunch with my team of co-​workers so no booze involved.
(+) Burgers are pretty damn good. Pleasantly surprised by not only the large size but the great taste. Nicely toasted big bun with a burger patty that still stuck out beyond the bun in a few areas. Try the BBQ & Blue burger! I don’t like blue cheese so I subbed it for aged white cheddar.
(+) Bar presentation is nice. Shelves filled with bottles and handles with the lights looks great. Hopefully no LA earthquake will bring all that down.
(+) Menu variety is better than I would have thought for this type of place, a lot of options beyond what you may expect in terms of bar food… it is a bar & grill after all.
(+) Service was great but there’s not much of a lunch crowd, at least the couple of times I’ve been here. They did handle our large party very well and were diligent with refills. If it was packed with a lot of folks at the bar too, not sure if table service would be that good.
(-) The were very few chips served on the side with the burgers, which was okay mostly because they were not tasty and mostly burnt. Really wish they gave fries instead or offered that as a free option.