WHY Sweet potato fries, pulled-pork sandwiches and Memphis-style baby-back ribs. WHAT A partnership between chefs Leonard Cohen (Maple Drive, 72 Market St.) and Michael Rosen (Reign) along with the Gelsinger family (Gelsinger’s Meats) opened Zeke’s in 2002. It’s become a Montrose mainstay for its top-quality regional American barbecue and smokehouse cooking, as well as its [...]
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WHY You’ll be tempted to continue ordering tapas until you’re full, but save room for the churros with chocolate dipping sauce, one of the best desserts ever invented.; WHAT This Montrose hot spot (no, that’s not an oxymoron) has a huge menu of delicious, light small bites (bacon-wrapped dates, croquettes, mushrooms of many kinds, grilled [...]
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WHY Very good food, plus the tasty (but strong) margaritas and sangria. WHAT La Cabañita is a cheerful, crowded neighborhood café offering superb food. It’s expanded to nearly twice its original size, causing some old-timers to grouse about kitchen consistency, but we think it’s as wonderful as ever, especially the beans, the green mole, the [...]
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WHY Baby-back ribs to dream about: smoky, succulent, with a nice char and light crust, and they take out beautifully. Excellent brisket, too. WHAT Zeke’s is a multi-denominational shrine to the art of the barbecue, with chefs channeling some of the country’s most renowned pit masters and turning out Kansas City, Memphis, North Carolina and [...]
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WHY Burrata and wild arugula salad, seared scallops with chorizo and fingerling potatoes, the midweek prix-fixe menu and the Sunday-night burger bargain. WHAT Chef Nadav Bashan (Providence, Michael’s) and his wife, Romy, have created a welcoming, modern eatery serving exceptionally refined cuisine that’s at the level of the best restaurants in L.A.—yet it’s far from [...]
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