Fabled West Hollywood celebrity hang-out The Snakepit has been gutted by a Monday morning (26Mar12) blaze.
Fire ripped through the Melrose Avenue bar at just after 1am local time.
Once incorrectly believed to be owned by rocker Slash, the ale house has been a star-spotting destination for tourists for years.
Experts cleaning up the bar on Monday predict the bar will be closed for up to six months.