Fox Sports Sky Box

Times Square in a box

Address: 1111 S. Figueroa Blvd. [ map ]

Cross Street: At Chick Hearn Ct.

Neighborhood: Downtown

Phone: (213) 742-7345

Hours: Opens two hours before Staples Center events begin

Type: Burgers, Pizza, Bar Food, Bars, Lounges, Sports Bars

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Cost: free

Features: Bar, Nightlife Scene, Historic, Must-See

Parking: Lot

Tips: There's a better and slightly less expensive drink selection than inside the arena, so it's a good place for non-Premier/Suite level seat-holders to get mixed drinks before the game.

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Tucked between the Fox Sports broadcast booth and Staples Center's Star Plaza entrance, Fox Sports Sky Box is a crowded sports bar whose most utilitarian purpose is as a pre-game meeting point. Because of that, it escapes the themed-restaurant clich by the skin of its teeth.

Those who can get over the dishes named after annoying announcers like Terry Bradshaw meet here for a beer or decent sit-down dinner before a game at Staples Center. The menu is typical bar food—fried potato skins, buffalo wings, burgers and fries with a tostada and some pasta thrown in—but offers easily a better meal than what would be strung together in Staples' non-Premier Level concourses. But don't expect a moment's peace: Fox Sports Sky Box is crowded and noisy, and tables are surrounded by TVs and sports tickers. Which is heaven for its intended audience, we suppose.

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Fox Sports Sky Box

Tucked between the Fox Sports broadcast booth and Staples Center's Star Plaza entrance, Fox Sports Sky Box is a crowded sports bar whose most utilitarian purpose is as a pre-game meeting point. Because of that, it escapes the themed-restaurant clich by the skin of its teeth.