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Pretty good news, it reopened with most of the original interior. But it no longer serves German food and it's called the Medusa Lounge.
From http://la.eater.com:
Confirmation just came in: The cleaner, spiffier but still odd Medusa Lounge, the once and only Lowenbrou Keller, reopened this week. It's been quiet---mostly friends and family to work out food and service kinks (still not completely erased)---but the vaulted ceilings, the fantasy, the Teutonic decor are very much intact. We don't have the full exact story yet, but the rumor goes something like this: The new owner, an artist, was a fan of the original Lowenbrou and knew owner George Eder, a former set designer who built the restaurant. There's something about a handshake and a promise to buy the restaurant whenever the Eders were ready to sell, and not to long ago, widow Renate Eder was ready. The menu has Asian and French influences now, no longer the homemade taste of schnitzel and sausages. Still, for all who lamented the possible loss of the Lowenbrou decor, cheers. Opens at 5pm daily, Sundays are dark. [3211 Beverly Blvd.]
From http://la.eater.com:
When the Lowenbrou Keller closed in September, fans of the teutonic bliss were worried that the decor, designed and built by George Eder, would be razed. Fear not, friends. The people who took over the space gave it a buff and a polish, restored it back to its glory, ranamed it Medusa Lounge and made a few changes. The menu isn't very German any more, although there are a few hints to its past (sausage plate, Spaten and other German beers on tap). It's mostly a mishmash of French, Italian, Californian and Japanese influences, and only served until 10pm. Michael Forsyth, the new GM, plans to do special nights (he feels something Goth is a natural fit for the room) with DJs, etc. Eventually, a new nightclub will be added, taking over some of the parking lot. But the original: It will remain the same.
It looks a lot less cluttured and it's too brightly lit, but if I didn't know what it looked like before I would be pretty thrilled with the decor as it is now.
[ Edited by: thejab 2008-02-06 17:19 ]
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