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Ravine Club gets full liquor license near Dodger Stadium

Ravine Club gets full liquor license near Dodger Stadium

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TV writer Hank Chilton's sports bar has its state liquor license and is preparing to open at the former Button Mash space in Echo Park

October 14th, 2026: ABC issues type 47 license to The Ravine Club

Overview

Updated 5 days ago

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) issued The Ravine Club a type 47 license on Oct. 14, 2026. Type 47 is the full liquor permit for restaurants, covering beer, wine and spirits served with food, and the state lookup lists it as active.

The license is one approval for the sports bar at 1391 W. Sunset Blvd., the former Button Mash space in Echo Park. It does not show that every other permit is in place, and no opening date has been announced. Eater LA reported in August that the team was targeting fall 2026, and job listings updated Oct. 13 still describe a fall opening.

Why it matters

If the license clears, sports fans gain a full-bar option steps from Dodger Stadium, where sit-down bars are few.

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Key Indicators

20+
TV screens planned
The bar plans more than 20 screens, including a 145-inch video wall, to show games and other sports.
145
Inch video wall
The venue's centerpiece display for game-day viewing.
Type 47
Liquor license issued
Full on-sale general eating place license. ABC issued it Oct. 14, 2026, and lists it as active.

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People Involved

Hank Chilton
Hank Chilton
Co-owner and founder; television writer and producer
Leading the Ravine Club's development. The ABC issued the club's type 47 license Oct. 14, 2026; no opening date announced.
 Alex Soto
Alex Soto
Co-founder; founder of Dodgers fan group Pantone 294
Co-founding the Ravine Club
 Hugo Sanchez
Hugo Sanchez
Chef overseeing the menu; owner of Brown Soul Brewing
Will serve as the Ravine Club's chef

Organizations Involved

The Ravine Club
The Ravine Club
Sports bar and restaurant
Pre-opening. Type 47 liquor license issued by the ABC (listed active); no opening date announced.

Dodgers-focused sports bar and restaurant planned for 1391 W Sunset Blvd in Echo Park.
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
State licensing agency
Issued the Ravine Club's type 47 license on Oct. 14, 2026.

California agency that issues licenses for selling and serving alcohol at restaurants and bars.

Timeline

September 2024 October 2026

7 events Latest: October 14th, 2026 · 3 weeks ago
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  1. ABC issues type 47 license to The Ravine Club

    Latest Regulatory

    The California ABC issued the type 47 on-sale general license (beer, wine and spirits with food), file 673701. The state lookup lists it as active.

  2. Kitchen manager job listing updated

    Hiring

    A Ravine Club kitchen manager listing, updated Oct. 13, seeks an opening team and describes a neighborhood sports bar with a full kitchen.

  3. Liquor license application appears on state list

    Regulatory

    The Ravine Club's type 47 application first appeared on California ABC's licensing reports, listed as applied for. The record gives no filing date; Sept. 17 is the day it was first read.

  4. Echo Park Rising appearance planned

    Event

    The Ravine Club is slated to serve food and host parking-lot sets at the community music festival.

  5. Chef and consultants named

    Announcement

    Eater LA reports the fall 2026 target, chef Hugo Sanchez, and operations consultants Taylor Parsons and David Rosoff.

  6. Ravine Club announced

    Announcement

    Hank Chilton posts on LinkedIn that he is opening a sports bar near Dodger Stadium and seeking investors.

  7. Button Mash closes after nine years

    Closure

    Arcade bar Button Mash and its restaurant Poltergeist close permanently in Echo Park, vacating 1391 W Sunset Blvd.

Scenarios

1

Ravine Club opens with full liquor service by spring 2027

Likely Resolves by Q1 2027

Discussed by: Eater LA; What Now Los Angeles

With the license issued, the restaurant opens to customers. Chef Hugo Sanchez's menu and the 20-plus screens go live in time for the Dodgers' 2027 season.

3

Project stalls; Sunset space returns to market

Unlikely Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: Minority view; risk case

Investor funding falls short and the project is shelved. The 1391 W Sunset Blvd space gets relisted for lease, repeating the pattern after Button Mash closed.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

2015 – September 2024

Button Mash (2015–2024)

Button Mash, an arcade bar with a kitchen called Poltergeist run by chef Diego Argoti, anchored 1391 W Sunset Blvd for nine years. It paired vintage arcade games with a full restaurant, drawing Echo Park locals and visitors before closing in September 2024.

Then

The corner went quiet as the space sat vacant through late 2024 and 2025.

Now

The vacancy created the opening for the Ravine Club, which is now building out the same address.

Why this matters now

The Ravine Club inherits the exact storefront Button Mash occupied for nine years. Whether a sports-focused concept can hold the same foot traffic tests the neighborhood's appetite for a different kind of hangout.

2008 – 2010

LA Live and downtown's stadium-adjacent revival (2008)

LA Live, an entertainment complex built next to the Staples Center, brought restaurants, bars, and theaters to a downtown Los Angeles corner that had little foot traffic. It showed that development anchored to a major sports arena could draw crowds far beyond game nights.

Then

Staples Center-adjacent blocks filled with dining and nightlife that stayed busy on event days.

Now

The model proved stadium-adjacent hospitality can succeed when timed to a venue's event calendar.

Why this matters now

The Ravine Club bets the same logic applies to Sunset Boulevard's edge of Echo Park, a short walk from Dodger Stadium's gates. It needs the stadium's 81 home games plus steady neighborhood traffic to sustain the bar.

Sources

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California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control What Now Los Angeles Eater LA The Ravine Club Jobcase California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control