I've never rented the space nor have I ever seen it in use. I hear the LMU Board of Directors…read moreoccasionally meets there, but I've never seen anybody use it. I know it primarily because it is the halfway point on my evening run. I always stop and take a look at the view, which in my opinion is magnificent. In fact the Bird Nest is ALL about the view from the patio. You can see from Marina del Rey, to the West (see photo I posted) and Century City, to the East. The spot is truly inspiration point. The next time you are visiting the LMU campus be sure to take the time to visit the Bird Nest and soak in the view.

O Bird Nest. You'll always be the Bird's Nest to me. For some reason, either right before I…read moregraduated from LMU or right afterward, it became a big deal for people who worked for Student Center Facilities or whatever department to refer to this swingin' remnant of the '70s as Bird Nest rather than Bird's Nest. Whatever. This weird clubhouse-like structure will be familiar to anyone who grew up in the '70s or '80s in California. It seems that every place near a beach or a pool had some wooden building with dark windows, a loft, and a conversation pit. LMU's Bird's Nest, or Bird Nest, is no different. I attended many a campus event here, and all of them were disappointing. OK, that's not exactly true. Many of them were wonderful, but Bird's Nest never really lived up to its '70s hype. The loft was always kind of sad, and the conversation pit, while definitely not sad, just never did the best job of maintaining conversations. I will say, however, that it was cool that during pre-orientation my freshman year they had Dazed and Confused on loop here during a mixer. I didn't really watch the movie, and I actually really didn't enjoy this mixer, but this movie and the feelings I had were very appropriate. The Bird's Nest was much cooler when it had a swimming pool next to it. They took that out either in the late '90s or right around 2000. When I was at LMU, it was a tradition that you were thrown into a body of water on your birthday. Most people got thrown into the Foley Pond, which is scary because it's really really really shallow so if you struggled at all you were likely to get hurt. If you had a nice friends, they would throw you into the Bird's Nest's pool. I was one of the throwers once, and the lead thrower counted 2 twice, so I let go of the girl's arms while he held onto her legs. She wasn't injured, but I felt really bad.

Love this place. Have been here a few times and the bartenders are friendly. Had a private event at…read morethis location and service are always great!

I recently became a Moose Lodge member after coming a few times to play cornhole with friends. Love…read morethis spot! They have a great inexpensive bar, a pool table, darts, and the membership is inexpensive. If you're looking for a cool spot to hang with friends you should become a member! The staff here is awesome, but special shout out to Stephanie at the bar, she always makes sure everyone is taken care of. Glad I joined!

I am a proud member and have rented this Historic Building for events. The rental agent is so very…read morehelpful. I highly recommend this philanthropic organization!

We recently had our wedding reception at ESWC and we couldn't be happier! We dealt with a few of…read morethe women leading up to the event with different walk through and they were very accommodating. We were able to get in early the morning of the wedding and were able to get set up. I will definitely be using the ESWC again!

The proud bird was out go-to spot when my son was in elementary school and pre-school when he was…read morefascinated by aviation and airplanes. The food court bazaar format is great and the proud bird consolidated the ordering to a computer kiosk to order that way without humans which takes the charm and adds frustration at times. We live to love human beings over AI, Robots, Apps, Online, Internet, Computers and Technology. Humanity is lost when companies use Automation.

The food here is pretty good! They got a variety of options from fries, burgers, pizza, bbq…read moresandwiches, and even a bar for drinks. For first timers, you put your order at one of two available kiosks at the bar. There are no other areas to place your order which can be confusing if you expect to walk up to each unique kitchen to order individually. Their alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverage options are nice too. Not too expensive at all. I've been hearing some sub-par customer experiences by the bar staff but I never experienced it. They weren't rude but they also didn't do anything worth writing home about. The best thing about this place is the playground in the back. Perfect for toddlers and kids. You even get to see airplanes land! That's the main reason to come here.

We attended a John Digweed event there are were really impressed with the venue. Great sound and…read morevisuals. Plenty of room to move around and security was awesome. It's by the airport so you'll get that jet fuel smell out in the patio area unfortunately. The venue is far from DTLA but it was well worth the travel to see Digweed!

Great event space in LA with a great location. Lots of parking and very helpful and accommodating…read more Highly recommend.

What better place to have a book club meeting than at a brewery?! Haha…read more My girls and I absolutely loved common place; such a vibe with such good music and energy! There's plenty of seating and I can imagine during this time (World Cup season) this place gets so packed and fun in the best way. The service was great. We had a lot of questions about the drinks. We were recommended a flight if we were unsure which you can customize; I definitely recommend this if it's your first time so you can try a little bit of everything. They had a vendor selling tacos, burritos and other Mexican style items which were absolutely delicious and with the drinks it was a perfect combo! I'm not sure if they change that side vendor or if they are a semi permanent partner with them, but I love that they offer small businesses an opportunity to sell their foods. I was told that they used to be located in a different area or accessing brewery was through another area so pay attention to signs, especially for their nearby parking. Although we had no issues finding this space! To end our fabulous book club meeting, we of course, had to take our festivities to the Photo Booth. Such a fun and cute little touch too and already cute place. I loved it and I hope I can catch one of the World Cup games here!

I'd be honest, I wasnt fan of this place…read more Lack of parking, lack of varietals, lack of seating, no taster choices, 20 ounce pours for $15 with only 6 beer choices, and difficult to see the screen for FIFA. That said, I had a Michelada here, something I normally don't order. It wasn't the best, it wasn't the worst. Hence the 3 stars. We were here 30 minutes after this place opened and after circling around we were told to park next to the adjacent building. I did try my friend's beers here and after 15 minutes we left. We didnt want to wait in line again for the lack of choices.

Cherella and her team was awesome! I had a private film screening with a small party along a DJ…read more Cherella was very communicative. She was very supportive, provided everything we needed for the screening, our DJ, and checked in on me prior to event to make sure I had everything I need. On the day of the event, she double checked everything with us, and provided us a fridge for catering. Great location. I highly recommend her and her team as well as her venue!

Do not bother booking this Venue! The owner is so rude and unwilling to answer any of my questions…read more( via email ) so I could have information in writing . I was also told two different prices and she was so stubborn & sucked at communicating! As you can see I told her twice I was willing to tour or go on a phone call with her as part of the booking process she chose to ignore me twice and blamed me. ( she took over a week to answer and I had to email again for a faster response ) ALSO she states I was not willing to follow her onboarding process ( bullshit ) as you can see I clearly said I was ok with a phone call or tour . Look Cherella Nicholson, ( owner ) learn how to run a business, you don't need my business. Okay you don't need my money and I don't need to give you my money either! I will gladly take my event somewhere else and my hard earned money. She states she answered my questions * she did not, considering I never got the details I was looking for *