Entry No. 47 — the Los Angeles file — filed under: records

Walt's Bar

A tiny rockabilly-leaning dive in a former auto-parts shop, run by brothers Jeff and Brad Johnsen, who along with a friend draw from a combined collection of roughly 200 pinball machines to keep about ten on the floor at a time. The lineup mixes vintage electromechanical games with 1990s classics like Funhouse and Fish Tales, rotating every month or two; the EMs cost a quarter and the rest run about fifty cents. A 1976 Gottlieb Surf Champ, the machine that started the family obsession, is the sentimental fixture. Food is deliberately simple, mostly hot dogs and German pretzels, and Wednesday nights bring a pinball tournament.

The move: Split a hot dog and a couple of craft beers while feeding quarters into the antique electromechanical pinball machines.

📍 Before you go 21+ and small; games rotate, so a favorite machine may not be in that week. Wednesday 8pm tournament has a small buy-in.

• 📍 Eagle Rock
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Big night
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 4680 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23