its right next to parking entrance but we missed it and ended up parking on the other side. we thought there was an entrance from the parking entrance but you have to walk through some doors to your right for Angler. it really is positioned weird.
Reminiscent of the quest to find the main entrance at Simbal in Little TokyoâŚ
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Iâve walked by there numerous times and that might be the most pedestrian-hostile block Iâve encountered outside of Las Vegas.
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The previous tenant, pf changâs china bistro, had a street entrance, but angler closed it off and makes you enter through the garage.
i guess theyâre expecting you to walk in through the parking lot rather than from the street which i donât think was a great idea
I donât think the mallâs management / owners expect people to walk in.
maybe a mistake in this age of uber. I would think they would want some sort of street presence like a sign. Food looks interesting enough to make the hassle worth it although I try to avoid that mall when at all possible.
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and we all know what happened to simbalâŚ
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That sure is a nice knife in the radicchio photo. 
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Only a misdemeanor 
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Beyond the âTwin Peaksâ vibe, then, maybe what I sense in the ether at Angler are questions: Will Los Angeles embrace an upscale seafood restaurant with a fugue-state design scheme? Is Skenesâ renown enough to fill seats? Will diners even be able to find the place? Priciness considered, Iâm cheering for Angler. But I do love a good mystery.
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Nice. A little too much rambling on about the space and the soundtrack but maybe thatâs because the menu is pretty small. No mention of how that chicken - or any of the meat (antelope, tartare or ribsteak, anyone?) tastes; I have yet to try any of those things myself but BAddy should have.
I know Iâm an outlier on this board, but space is important to me so I rather liked the description of the space in the review. Once I find a restaurant where I like both the space and the food, I will keep returning to that restaurant versus trying new restaurants where one or the other may not please me. If Iâm in a dive like my beloved Ethiopian restaurant I donât care about the space, but when Iâm spending more than $20 for a meal, I do. I know Iâm an outlier, but itâs my money and I want to spend it in a place where I like the feng shui.
Speaking of feng shui, I just canât get over the Beverly Center location â a dying mall. And they should at least have had a door to the street, particularly for Uber/Lyft dropoffs. We never drive to dinner anywhere anymore because we know we are going to be drinking and why take the risk? It doesnât take much alcohol to put you over the legal limit. I was coming home last month from an evening business meeting (where I had not been drinking) and I got stopped at a alcohol checkpoint they had set up on Santa Monica Blvd. near Barrington. Seemed a rather stupid place for an alcohol checkpoint as no nearby bars that I know of and 9:30 p.m. seemed a little early.
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The valet spot is right in front of the restaurant in the parking garage. So uber /lyft can easily get in and get out.
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Everyone complaining about the parking here probably hasnât been or didnât really make an effort. It is literally one of the best parking situations in LA, free valet with itâs own designated entrance.
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Agree.
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And thatâs one of the main reasons whyâŚ
I vomit in my mouth when I even have to drive by the place (the Beverly Center, not Angler).
Not food related, but the Beverly Center is an aesthetic sh*t hole and represents everything I hate about the city.
Back on topic: glad to the food seems to be good at this place, though. 
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Once youâre inside, the space is nice enough if youâre okay with a windowless dark room.
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feels a lot like being underwater - in a nice way, I find
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