At least for a while. For how long? Frankly, who knows. The social media note, posted last night, says simply: We have every intention of reopening sometime next year, when it makes more sense to do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Celebrated Poltergeist chef Diego Argoti stands next to an arcade token machine in Button Mash in 2023. On Sept. 29, both ...

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Tijuana-style taco operation Tacos 1986 just opened its sixth location — this time within Echo Park bar-arcade Button Mash, beginning a new chapter for both businesses. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles ...

There’s no shortage of restaurants in our fair city offering up great Vietnamese food and frosty pints of beer. Button Mash in Echo Park is upping the ante with an arcade of old school video games.

After furloughing the majority of its 33 employees, Echo Park's Button Mash has teamed with video game collectible company iam8bit to raise funds by offering a range of memorabilia, cookbooks, ...

The state of Echo Park’s dining scene could be viewed as dispiriting. A few years ago, it seemed as if the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood would attract restaurants with ambition to match the newly ...

One of L.A.’s best arcade bars is running short on lives and it needs our help. Button Mash is an Echo Park institution that’s just as beloved for its creative bar bites and beer selection as it is ...