Pijja Palace

A former foot clinic inside the Comfort Inn on Sunset in Silver Lake now holds this Indian sports bar, its tables painted pastel under more than a dozen flatscreen TVs. The kitchen pairs sports-bar staples with an Indian pantry: dosa-battered onion rings, chili-dusted okra fries, a trio of wings, and pastas finished in tomato masala or roasted eggplant sabzi, plus build-your-own pizza in Indian sauces. Sixteen draft beers and cocktails named Cricket and Chana Dal round out the bar. Reservations released a week ahead at midnight vanish within seconds, leaving a walk-in seat at opening as the only other way in.