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| Live music at White Trash |
U-Bahn: Rosa-Luxemburg-
Platz
Opening times: Mon -
Sun 6pm - late
Admission: 2 € -5 €
Website: whitetrashfastfood.com
This
well renowned restaurant and bar is actually a great live music venue and not a
cheap version of MacDonald’s like its name suggests. Located on Schӧnhauser
Alle the venue is instantly recognisable by the large dragon statues that sit
either side of the entrance. Walk inside and you may be overwhelmed. The decor
is an odd combination of an American dinner and an oriental temple. Posters of old
horror films and vintage pinball machines sit beside golden Buddha statues and
exotic fish tanks. There is even a palm tree and a glowing puff-a-fish suspended
in a cage above a table.
During the weeknights a DJ plays anything from electro to
good old fashioned rock n roll from the decks at the side of the bar. On the
weekends, however, the restaurant is transformed at night into a raucous live
music club. The tables are removed from the bar area and the audience jostle upon
the small, makeshift dance floor. They have come to see local indie, rock and
punk bands churn out riffs from the Marshall amps set up on the low stage. The
entrance fee varies depending on the night, usually it is around 2€ to 5€. As
the venue still doubles as a restaurant the atmosphere can be slightly unusual,
with families still eating at the back while the bands begin to play. Still
they take their live music very seriously here and their excellent sound system
can rival any other rock venue.
It is definitely worth arriving early so you can try one of
their whole hearty American dishes. The place is very dark and you may need to
use the candle stuck in the becks bottle upon your table to decipher the menu. The
octopus burger is highly recommended as is the King Elvis Supreme Burger, which
they promise, ‘Eat this tonight and fart like a king tomorrow’.
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