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5.0 (10 reviews)
Closed • 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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Gladis R.

My boyfriend and I came to this pop-up festival and it was AMAZING! The theme centered on mental health issues and the injustices surrounding underrepresented communities. First, we walked through the art gallery, which displayed such powerful images and art pieces depicting different aspects of mental health. My favorite part of the exhibit was the 30+ powerful phrases that decorated one of the walls. Phrases like "No one is Illegal" "This Generation ain't using inside voices" and "youth to empower". I was left in awe with the plethora of empowering statements! It was such a cool part of the exhibit. Next, we joined the screen printing workshop, where we had the chance to do several screen prints of powerful statements and images! Everyone was so welcoming and nice, and the prints came out sooooo nice!! We were happy to take some free souvenirs home! Lastly, we entered the art lab that was beautifully decorated with comfy chairs, a photo booth and an art and crafts table. It was so nice to sit down and recharge after an empowering experience in the art gallery. We spent the rest of the afternoon painting and drawing! I'm so glad we came to this event because it was really meaningful and it promoted a powerful message about mental health and normalizing it in our communities. I am looking forward to the next event

Eneka C.

I came for the art and it did not disappoint. Such an array of mediums. I spent about an hour here, having the gallery all to myself Saturday at opening. Staff was very friendly, stopping to inform me of other happenings. Admission was free, as was the street parking. Mental health is more than the absence of a mental disorder. I love that this was put together and that it was extended for additional time.

Arely S.

This exhibition is an amazing demonstration of art and social awareness coming together. The various artworks throughout the showroom depict the impact that social factors have on individual lives.

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Beautiful pop-up exhibition with wonderful, inspiring artwork and really wonderful people acting as docents. Enjoyed it thoroughly!

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Little Akihabara

4.5(6 reviews)
0.8 mi•Little Tokyo, Downtown

Don't get me wrong! It's a great place for merch and has had a lot of great pop ups recently! The…read morestaff is usually amazing and super efficient. The reason why I'm giving it a 3 out of 5 is because of a bad experience today with the door person. We came in today, July 19th around the afternoon, about 3-4 PM. I understand their bag policy, it sucks but what can you do. We were very compliant with the doorman, but he seemed to have an attitude. Listen man, I get that it's hot and you may be having a day, but that doesn't mean you get to be rude. We went in, and immediately he needed to take our bags. We complied cause it's policy, and I politely told him "oh I have a small bag!" As in to tell him we have another bag to give him. He took it the wrong way and said "trust me I don't want to take it more than you do" under his breath. Buddy, I can hear you. I didn't even say it in a rude way, I'm just informing you that there was another bag. Whatever, we handed all our bags over, one of which was a bag carrying some merchandise (mainly some posters we purchased from another event we came from) mind you, there was 4 posters from a limited time event in there, worth $65. He asked "what's in the bag" all judgmental, like buddy, I get you need to know so you know where to place it on the shelf, but there is such a thing as asking in a nicer way like "is there anything delicate in here" or such. I told him it was some posters I had got. So. TELL ME WHY THIS GUY PUT THE BAG WITH THE POSTERS LAYING FLAT DOWN FIRST AND THEN PROCEEDED TO PUT OUR HEAVY BACKPACK AND OUR SMALLER BAG ON TOP OF IT. BUDDY. YOU ARE USING A METAL RACK SHELF, AND PUTTING HEAVY ITEMS ON TOP OF PAPER. SOME OF IT WAS EVEN ON THE EDGE SO YOU'RE ACTIVELY CREASING AND BENDING MY BELONGINGS. Anyone should know if you have anything fragile like posters, you would put it on top of the other bags so they do not get folded or creased or get and indents. I quickly told him if he can put the bag with the posters on top because I don't want them to get creased or bent. He doesn't say anything and just quickly does it, but he made a face. Buddy, if you don't like your job or can't do it well enough to know common sense like not putting delicates under heavy items, quit and go find something else, and leave your attitude at the OUTSIDE the door. I went home after this, and saw that all of four of my posters were creased in the same spot, coincidentally the same spot that was bent over the edge of the shelf. I don't care if they're posters and they can be replaced, not everyone has the luxury to replace broke items, especially not limited ones, I spent my hard earned money on it for it to be permanently ruined by some boy who doesn't care about other people's belongings despite being entrusted to handle them. Anyways, come for the merch! But maybe leave your valuables someplace where you know they'll be safe from damage.

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Kinokuniya

Kinokuniya

4.4(401 reviews)
0.8 mi•Little Tokyo, Downtown
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This Kinokuniya is located by little Tokyo. I have no idea what it's like during the weekdays, but…read morethe weekends are packed full of people. Luckily, because of its large size, you don't feel too overwhelmed. They have an assortment of books, collectibles, arts & crafts, stationery and gift items. It's a really fun place to be in whether you're into anime, comics, reading or even journaling. It's your one stop place to shop. Definitely fun to roam around with friends, or even by yourself. It's clean, has plenty of air conditioning, and has a lot of things to view. Items at Kinokuniya can be a tad bit pricier, but it's understandable. I only wished that they had more fountain pens. Other than that, pretty cool bookstore to check out if you're in the area.

Kinokuniya is a Japanese bookstore chain founded in 1927 and this overseas location in Little Tokyo…read morewas temporarily closed in July 2025. The store used to be located on the 2nd floor of the Weller Court Shopping Center just above Marukai Market, but the bookstore recently reopened in a new space just across from the Weller Court Shopping Center in June 2026. The new space is twice as large as the previous space and this is currently the second largest Kinokuniya store in the United States. [Parking]: Aiso Parking Garage is across the street from the bookstore, but unfortunately it is now $1 per hour for the first two hours and $5 for each additional hour with a daily maximum of $18. $6 flat rate after 5 PM. [Selection]: The bookstore combines books, stationery, and gifts all in one place. There is a permanent corner for Studio Ghibli items with two giant plushies - Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service and Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro. The bookstore has an incredible S-tier art book selection with sample books available for visitors to flip through those pages. There is also a section of the bookstore for a pop-up exhibit and the July exhibit corner was showcasing special commemorative illustrations and comments from Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. [Conclusion]: Look some of the books they sell here will be a bit more expensive than just buying them online, but the quality of the selection here is absolutely top-notch. This is one of those bookstores where anime enthusiasts can wander around for more than an hour and browse through English/Japanese manga, magazines, and anime merchandise.

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PetPop

4.3(4 reviews)
0.4 mi•Arts District, Downtown

When I first found out this pop up was happening, I was super excited... until I found out that…read moredogs were not allowed to this PET themed pop-up. I do not know what happened, but now pets are allowed and so as soon as I found out, my dog and I got our tickets and went!! This pop up is located in the arts district, so parking can be tight. It says on their website that they have limited parking available, but I have no idea where that is located and completely forgot about it and so we parked in the parking lot just across the street. It was $6 until 6pm, but my dog and I were only at the pop up for a little over an hour. PetPop was really easy to find and not far from the freeway exit. If you are bringing your furbaby, I would HIGHLY suggest buying your tickets online before coming. The reason is, they allow only 5 dogs per time slot. Honestly, I love this idea. It makes it less stressful on both your furbabies and for humans as more dogs means more unpredictable and conflict. When my boy and I went, there was only one other dog during the time slot. They started us off at different ends of the first room to avoid any issues. We never bumped heads during the experience and it felt like my dog and I had the place to ourselves. Of course, we also went during the first time slot on a weekday, so I am not sure how busy this place gets. Although my dog and I had fun, this pop up is on the price side. People tickets are $28 and dog tickets are $10, so for just my dog and me, it was $38 for about an hour of entertainment. They also have happy hour pricing during the weekday from 3-6pm. It is $25 for people, but I think dog tickets are the same price. To me, I would rather pay the $3 more and avoid that time slot as it will put in the midst of rush hour. The staff was super friendly and helped to take pictures also. When I went, NBC was there shooting a special on the pop up. I was hoping they would take to people there too, but they didn't. Also, the main girl filming was super unfriendly. I smiled and her and she was had b#%*$-face on and snottily looked at me and walked right past me!! Whatever, I have no idea who she is and my dog probably weighs more than her! Anyways, I digress. Back to the experience. The rooms and backdrops were really cute. All the spaces in between are large and there is plenty of room to pose and take pictures. I would suggest taking your time and taking lots of different and fun pictures! I think there are about 10 different scenes to take photos. My regret is not bringing my Nikon! I took all my photos on my cell phone, but you bet the next pop up I go to, I will bring my Nikon! My dog's favorite experience was the giant pool filled with bounce balls!! I will have to recreate something like that in our backyard for him! At the end, there is a little gift shop area with some cute merchandise. I sure got some items! There is also a doggy adoption area and today they had the cutest litter of pups!!! I wish I had time for another puppy right now. Maybe when my pup gets a bit older. There are also some games for people to play. There are water bowls spread around and some pee pads in various locations also. I love how things and places are becoming more dog-friendly now! If your pup loves to go out with you and is well behaved, I highly recommend going to this! I would say this is more fun with your dog, but I saw some people going sans dog. This is only here in town for another month. Catch it before it leaves!! My dog and I had a great time and an glad we got to experience this!

I was thrilled to learn of an pet-themed event that allowed me to bring my own dogs! It's hard to…read morefind pet-friendly events, and I quickly bought tickets on-line. This popup is designed for animals lovers to take photos with their pets. You don't have to bring a pet to have a good time - you could just take photos of your friends and yourself. On the weekends, rescue dogs from local rescue groups are available on-site. My husband and I brought two small dogs with us to photograph. Parking was tough, but we managed to find free public parking on the street adjacent to Guerilla Tacos. Once we check in at the front desk, an employee guided is around the popup event and told is about each of the displays that we could take photos or videos as we pleased. The staff limits the amount of people and animals allowed at any given time, so it is best to pre-purchase tickets! The backgrounds and displays were cute! They had hamster wheels, pools of balls, fish bowls, and so much more. My dogs look super cute in their photographs, and I truly enjoyed the experience. It took me a little over an hour to walk through the displays and capture the photos I wanted. For safety reasons, dogs have to be leashed, and I did my best hiding the leashes in the photos! The entrance fee was somewhat expensive when you consider that your pet also has to pay for admission, but this is a unique experience that all animal lovers will appreciate! Totally worth it!

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Grand Central Market

4.2(3.3k reviews)
1.2 mi•Downtown
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If you love food halls and can't make your mind up on what to eat,, this is the spot for you. This…read moreplace was packed on a Sunday afternoon. There's just so many options to choose from; coffee, wine bars, Agua Fresca, tacos, pizza, donuts, pasta, Thai food, sushi, empanadas, you name it, everything is here. There is indoor and outdoor seating more of communal seating, which gives you that whole food hall vibe. There's a parking lot right next-door and a parking structure attached to the market. The parking structure is pretty small so just keep that in mind when you're looking for parking there but it's very convenient, Overall, I really like the vibe of this market and love to come here when I can't make up my mind on what to eat. The options are endless.

There is something for everyone here- whether you have dietary restrictions or not. I was able to…read moreenjoy ceviche at one stand and a mango sorbet at another, while my boyfriend grabbed fresh hot donuts. There are a number of Mexican food stands, produce stands, coffee, ice cream, bbq, Chinese, sushi, etc. there is even a bazaar downstairs. There is seating available at most stands or at sections for eating indoor or outdoor under umbrellas. Parking in the building can take a while to find a spot- but there is parking across the street in a paid lot also. Verdict: Fantastic! Everyone should come here at least once.

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Strawberry

Strawberry

5.0(9 reviews)
3.5 mi•Echo Park

Everything just complements each other SO well!! The strawberries were sweet, chocolate was fresh +…read moremelted to the perfect texture, and the crunch was such a delicious touch!! I would highly recommend checking them out because this is probably one of the best I've had so far. Not to mention, the owner was super welcoming & engaging with everyone on line!

This is my first time trying these dubai chocolate pistachio strawberry cups and I would say…read morethey're a good sweet treat. However the flavor combination in my general opinion to this type of food is missed as you don't really taste all the flavors together well I mostly just taste the chocolate. However for this place the strawberries they chose and cut look and smell incredible. They were juicy. They even use gel ice packs to keep it fresh and I like that they keep it in a zip lock bag so that it doesn't directly touch the strawberries. The kataifi they use is amazing. The texture its absolute crispy crunchy perfection. Their proportions were very fair with the amount of chocolate, pistachio and knafee they put. I was able to coat the strawberries no problem. Parking here is good street or private lot. I would advise them to invest and get a bigger melting pot, we waited awhile when they had their long line for their free sample day. That was understandable though since there was a long line of people and only one person was working at a time. I know it's to help advertise them but for future business I would advise like an assembly line so that the process could go by faster if they have a line. Overall yummy and pleased. Also very cool how they are on uber eats and door dash. Also from what i've seen around fair prices

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Strawberry - Strawberry in 3D hologram as well

Strawberry in 3D hologram as well

Strawberry - The strawberry Dubai chocolate is amazing I think because of the freshly picked strawberries. Delicious

The strawberry Dubai chocolate is amazing I think because of the freshly picked strawberries. Delicious

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Quirk

5.0(50 reviews)
1.3 mi•Downtown
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If I could give more than 5 stars I would for the People's Free Boutique by Quirk. I was looking…read morefor a place to donate for all of those affected by the LA fires. That's when I found Melynda and Quirk. What Melynda has done is not only absolute genius, but shows what an enormous heart this woman has, her incredible kindness and fantastic talent! I was in the entertainment business for 17 years, with the majority of that time working in the costume department. I was extremely grateful for having a good career but had to leave to take care of my special needs son. I've worked as a private stylist whenever the time permitted but that was becoming less and less. When the fires happened I wanted desperately to do something, get involved, help. By doing something I really knew how to do. I considered trying to put together some kind of free store but absolutely knew I would not be able to devote the time needed. When I found out what Melynda was doing I was absolutely thrilled! Contacted her immediately and told her I had a garage full of beautiful things that I wanted to donate. We immediately exchanged numbers, with Melynda giving me her private cell immediately. With the help of my husband we got to work! When we got to the first location there were a fantastic group of folks loading box after box into a U-Haul. They were loading in from the donations that had been delivered or shipped to Quirk to move to their next location which was much larger. Our first trip we were delivering rolling racks, clothing, and boxes of supplies. That's when I met Melynda! We gave each other a big hug like we'd been friends our whole lives. I told her I was so incredibly grateful for what she was doing! She just smiled and said she wanted to do her best to help. She didn't hesitate to start helping load boxes and managing to do it all while being fashionably dressed!!! Impressive in itself!! When I went around the corner on the 2nd floor towards her shop the amount of rolling racks, racks of shoes, racks of every kind of supplies lined up all the way down the hall on both sides. There were boxes and boxes, bags and bags. Melynda was at this point back near her shop. A young woman, of normal size was trying on different outfits that had been put together for her. Not only did everything fit, it was stylish and fun and with each outfit you could tell whatever this lovely woman had been through for a brief moment all that seemed gone and she was shopping and enjoying herself. As well as getting advice from someone who knew her fashion! Finding new and flattering outfits she might not have put together on her own. She seemed so completely happy and it was something that really has stayed with me to this day. Melynda's shop was full of great clothes for women that had been donated and the shop across the hall was filled with men's. Everything was on hangers, had been sorted by size and quality checked, I know because I immediately started helping! I actually was sent to the next floor, where I saw again the massive amount of donations!!! It was so well organized. This floor was where everything was being sorted and sized, it was just amazing! After the years of experience of going through costume houses, loading and transporting rolling racks full of clothing, setting up wardrobe trailers, it was absolutely obvious to me how much work was required to get all of this done! When I was sorting, I came across a beautiful vintage piece and put it aside. Later I showed it to Melynda, thinking she might actually want it for her store. She immediately recognized the vintage designer, knew it was valuable and said it would make someone truly happy. Not thinking twice about keeping it! And that's how I was immediately in 100 percent! The following Sunday we were delivering another load but now to the new space. It was huge! Very well organized, and buzzing! Families with smiles on their faces leaving with bags of clothing! Full of thanks. And a children's area had been created with clothing, toys, books, diapers, formula, even items for special needs kids!! I know this is a long review but honestly, I could go on!!! Melynda has put her own shop on hold for months so that she can focus on this nonprofit. She is in the midst of trying to get the space longer so more people can benefit. Melynda is one of a kind, truly. I am so grateful for someone like her and a huge shoutout to all of the volunteers who are helping to make this happen!!! If you are a victim of the fires, this place is a treasure! Please support Melynda in anyway you can! Donate! Volunteer! Stop by her vintage shop! Let her help bring out the happiness in you that something as simple as an outfit, a sharp eye for fashion, and a smile can only do!!!! All my very best to Melynda and hopefully I can continue being a small part of this amazing project!!!!

5 stars for what they are doing for the community but not for my personal experience. They were…read morelisted on the wildfire Google sheet / website as one of the few places still accepting donations, so I brought all my unworn clothes over. The address on the website and online is not the correct one, so had to get back in my car and find new parking closer to the new location. Then I get inside and they said donations are by appointment only. 30 minute drive and a lot of parking hassle with nothing to show for it. Would be nice if they updated their donation status and location on the Google sheet. Annoying for me but glad they are helping those in need. The new location is in the photo.

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