"Sometimes we want to sit alone at a bar with a drink in hand and be left alone with our thoughts, like Bill Murray in Lost In Translation if Scarjo never showed up. That sounds kind of dark, but not when you do it at Silver Lake's Ceviche Project. Here you're listening to a thrumming Latin playlist, eating sea bass tostadas, and watching chef Octavio (a legend who wears a white suit) make you a michelada. Of course, the showmanship is a nice touch, but so is the tongue-zapping salty mix that flavors your drink. There's a deep meatiness to it from Maggi seasoning, which makes the Clamato's tartness pop and the crisp Tecate shoot a shiver down your spine. Bill Murray's character could use one." - sylvio martins