As one of Los Angeles’s oldest steakhouses, Colombo’s Italian Steakhouse & Jazz Club stays busy with regulars from across the Southland who reserve a table for cuts of steak, prime rib, chicken, seafood, and pastas served on white tablecloths in burgundy leather booths, surrounded by retro chandeliers and painted artwork from the 1950s and beyond. Colombo’s, which opened in 1954, is in the midst of a revival after HBO’s Barry and I Love LA shot key scenes at the Eagle Rock restaurant. It embodies its name with a stage that almost always features live music, a lengthy bar with multiple televisions turned onto a Dodger game during the MLB season, and a dining room that continues to fill up with generations of meat and strong drink lovers who settle in to appreciate Colombo’s time-capsuled retro charm, which radiates from every corner.
The dining room hasn’t been updated in decades, and that’s what makes Colombo’s Colombo’s. It’s not trying to compete with other Los Angeles steakhouses and remains firm in its identity. Casual dress is the way to go.
If sensitive to sound, request a table away from the stage. On Dodger gameday, it’s also loud — the bar fills up early.