Before the show GeezBob and I had dinner at the relatively new "Liberty Grill" on Flower Street near the Staples Center. They serve upscale comfort food set amongst an Americana decorating scheme.

I'm not a very adventurous eater and lots of times when I go to a restaurant there's only one item on the menu I'd even consider ordering. Here, I had lots of options and settled on the meatloaf.

The food was good and the service was excellent.

Their business seems dependent on what's going on at the Staples Center and the Convention Center (both a block away). So that may be why the restaurant was so deserted at 7:15 on a Friday night, or it might be because -- like lots of downtown restaurants -- it's over priced.