WHY It’s one of best fine-dining seafood restaurants in the United States. Okay, maybe it is the best. WHAT Michael Cimarusti’s seafood dishes are constructed as carefully as paintings, and they’re as delicious to eat as they are to gaze upon. He’s been cooking in this serene and appropriately elegant space for so long and [...]
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WHY When you’re starving, celebrating and have $55 to blow on a single dinner, not counting drinks, tax and tip (or dessert, but you won’t have room for it anyway). WHAT Of Southern California’s several churrascarias, none has been more successful than this grand temple of meat, where spits of lamb, beef, pork and chicken [...]
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WHY When nothing will do but oysters Rockefeller, prime rib and a one-man band in a tux singing Bruce Springsteen’s Pink Cadillac. WHAT This landmark was founded in 1958, and inside, it remains 1958. The lobster is still being Thermidored, the bananas still flambéed, and the spinach salad still wilted. ‘Ah,’ you might be thinking, [...]
Type: Restaurant
Region: South Bay to South L.A.
Neighborhood: Pico Rivera
Features: Cocktails, Dinner, Essentially L.A., Kid Friendly, Live Music, Lunch, Private Room, Quiet, Romantic
Price Range: $17-$24, $34-up
Cuisine Type: American, Continental
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WHY Luxe food in a romantic setting, plus a swell private room for a dinner party. Excellent wine list. WHAT Hidden in strip mall, Derek’s is Pasadena’s swank secret. Irish-born Derek Dickenson knows what his upscale clientele craves for dinner, and he delivers the goods: seared foie gras with a kumquat marmalade; fresh oysters; beef [...]
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WHY Exemplary wine list; creative and confident cooking. WHAT This is certainly a contender for the title of Best Upscale Restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley. The patio’s the place for lunch; for dinner, the suavely modern dining rooms beckon. Standouts include the superb bouillabaisse and the grilled beef tenderloin. There’s usually a bread pudding [...]
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WHY Chef Akira Hirose, who trained with Joel Robuchon and has cooked at Citrus and L’Orangerie, brings his particular brand of culinary artistry to the French-Japanese restaurant that bears his name.;; WHAT Picture a townhouse on the Upper East side of Manhattan and you’ll have an idea of Maison Akira’s décor. Its quiet opulence—in the [...]
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WHY New York strip, spinach with caramelized sweet onions, well-mixed drinks, and, for those who save room, chocolate soufflé. WHAT The setting is retro-modern—rich mahogany, white linens, etched glass, Craftsman-influenced light fixtures—and the fare is reliable comfort food for the captains-of-industry set. Prime steak is a specialty, along with simple and carefully prepared sides (asparagus, [...]
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WHY A limited selection of impeccably fresh sushi prepared with warm rice. WHAT Kazunori Nozawa is one of the chefs who put Studio City’s Sushi Row on L.A.’s culinary map, thanks to his rigid standards for seafood—not to mention for customer behavior. You either tolerate his ‘my way or the highway’ approach or you’re offended [...]
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WHY Spectacular, if pricey, sushi. WHAT In addition to the familiar sushi and sashimi offerings, chef ‘Crazy Eddie’ Okamoto offers exotic and unusual seafood items imported from around the world. If you’re not on a budget, this is a great west Valley sushi option. 18663 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, 818.343.3470, sushiiki.com. L Tues.-Fri., D Tues.-Sun. MC, [...]
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WHY The omakase. WHAT Despite its unprepossessing location, Asanebo is a destination restaurant that serves top-quality sashimi, sushi and cooked specialties. It’s expensive, so ask for the prices of specials if they aren’t posted. Omakase starts at about $75 per person. WHO Loyal regulars, including some of L.A.’s top chefs, and visitors who want to [...]
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