A look at the food and atmosphere at Laurel Hardware.
Laurel Hardware has late hours and creative mixed drinks. From left, the Exuberance, made with Peiligroso tequila, elderflower and grapefruit; the Shadrach, made with chipotle smoked extra old rum; and the Reserve, with hibiscus water and Woodford Reserve bourbon. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The bar at Laurel Hardware in West Hollywood. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Laurel Hardware is in a former hardware store on Santa Monica Boulevard in WeHo. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Laurel Hardware offers shared plates, thick burgers, crisp pizzas and more in its front dining room. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Chef Mario Alberto, recently of the neo-Peruvian restaurant Chimu, creates a scallop dish garnished with romanesco cauliflower. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
