Now For Something Completely Different: Snow White's Bar

I made an quick reference to this unique establishment in an earlier post. The Snow White Cafe located at 6769 Hollywood Blvd, is "just steps from the intersection of Hollywood and Highland" in Los Angeles. But it's not necessarily a place you'd expect to find such a Disney icon. Yes, inside you'll see murals paying homage to the famous princess and other characters from the film, but if Snow White was to actually find herself wandering into this place, the atmosphere would probably invoke a response akin to what she experienced in the dark forest...that is, unless she was just interested in finding a spot to sit and watch the tourists. Sounds like the perfect place for this.

Customer comments and reviews from yelp.com:

The decor is absolutely insane. Like...If a[n] amusement park in Iowa was a total Disney rip-off and had a ride called "Black-Haired Beauty and Seven of Her Smaller Friends", this is what the inside of that ride would look like. Lindsay B.

Part alpine Disney nightmare, part fern bar.  I believe the owners were required to retain the Snow White name and decorative remnants by some historical conservation society or something. Linda R.

Snow White is a RELIABLE bar. What you bring to Snow White, Snow White will give back to you. Mandy L.

Cheap crappy food, but it's great if you want to sit and have a pint after a hard day of work. Kelli M.

In the classically cool words of one Mae West..."I used to be Snow White, but I drifted" Stephy S.

 

Photo credit Mike L. 

Rumor has it that the animators (and Walt, too) used to frequent the café, meeting there to brainstorm while having a light meal or a “cup of joe.” Supposedly, the mural was a gift given as a token of appreciation for the café’s hospitality to studio personnel.  Source: 2719 Hyperion

Mural paintings at Snow White Cafe via 2719 Hyperion blog. 

See the 2719 Hyperion blog post from September 18, 2007 with a great write-up and more mural images.

Also read the post from last month's Ghost Hunters of Urban Los Angeles meeting at the Cafe. Great "deets" on the Snow White murals and on the Cafe building itself.

See more images and comments at yelp.com, and read a review (of sorts) from a February 07, 2008 article in the Los Angeles Times.