2019 Michelin Los Angeles Bib Gourmands

[robert]

Based on what I had at Bavel, they’re way short of the consistency required to get a star.

Bavel - Arts District

[IMG_20190507_221834437~2] Made the reservation before the Restaurant of the Year award. Hummus was excellent. Pitas good. Excellent value. Mushrooms were meh. Seems like a good concept, maybe execution was off. Worse than any robata mushrooms I’ve had. Malawach, a dish I love and order whenever I see it, was just wrong. Hard fail. Tzatziki was fabulous. Egg was meh. WTF with the tiny servings of zhoug? [IMG_20190507_222808079] Licorice bonbon was great though would have been better not…