You will meet and talk to the people next to you. If you don't like them, you move on a little bit down the bar and meet someone else. The interaction adds so much to the experience. On that simple premise, Bick and company built the foundation for Lola South Beach. The place is essentially a large black box with a long, horseshoe-shaped bar that runs the entire length of the room.
Ambient light is provided largely by ubiquitous white candles on black cast iron candelabras.
The latest works of South Beach's best artists often adorns the walls. A pool table occupies a corner by the rest rooms. There is a certain Gothic-Bohemian charm to the place. There is a collective energy that is contagious. The latter is provided by Randy Walker, an Elvis impersonator hand-picked by Bick to provide a good portion of Lola's current quirkiness quotient.