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Bite of The Day: Bussed a Move

March 20, 2008

Ara Shanlian Jr.

If you ever wondered about the chance to go drinking on your childhood school bus (who hasn’t), that moment has finally arrived.Restaurant and nightclub operator Dolce Group recently bought a used school bus, tricked it out, and launched a new party bus service to end all party bus services: The Short Bus. The yellow bugger is rentable by the hour, seats 16 and comes with everything you need for a good time: driver, bar, fridge, 40-inch flat panel television, CD & DVD player, satellite radio, surround sound system, and, of course, ever essential strobe lights (just in case you weren’t getting enough attention rolling down Sunset Blvd.).

To sweeten the ride, the Dolce Group will hook you up with VIP reservations at any of their restaurants, like Ketchup, Geisha House, Bella and Dolce, also guaranteeing your group access to Les Deux (if non-subtle entrances are more your thing).

Unlike real school buses, this one encourages you to BYOB, but you can also take advantage of The Short Bus’s concierge service which for an additional fee will grant practically any request. Which means if your bus party requires Tanqueray Tonics with Sloppy Joes & Tater Tots, served by, say, waitresses in skimpy school-girl uniforms, this is the bus to go to.

All this and no homework.

The Short Bus, 323-785-1653, theshortbusla.com