Angler - Beverly Center

From Eater earlier this week

Angler

Location: 8500 Beverly Boulevard, Beverly Grove

Major Players: Paul Chung, Saison Hospitality

The Situation: Far more than just a reopening, this is an all-new Angler courtesy of Saison Hospitality Culinary Director, chef Paul Chung. While the address and the name remain the same, the cozy-cool Beverly Center ground floor space itself has been reimagined under the design direction of Built, Inc. and with a new (and still sustainably-sourced) seafood-forward menu fueled by lots of smoke and fire. Chung is pulling in LA, SF, and Korean influences to the redone menu, while cocktails and wine will also have a whole new dedicated focus. Expect big things from this one.

Projected Opening: February 2023

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hmmm, some of the Angler classics are gone like the Angler potato, radicchio salad w/ XO sauce, and banana pancake with caviar…
i’m not sure about the new menu but i will eventually give it a try.

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https://anglerla.com/menu/

Sounds…fine? Nothing jumping out as terribly exciting.

Not a ambitious as before but seems like good food if executed well. Will check it out.

ā€œPlease note that a 20% service charge will be added to each checkā€

UMMMMMM

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I am good with that, but not going to pay any tips on top of that, even if they add the tip line to receipt.
In fact, if I just pay in cash, there will be no credit card receipt with the tip line to consider :slight_smile:

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I’m fine with that as long as there is no tip line. If there is I will leave it empty 100% of the time but also fuck that.

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Lol what.

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Weren’t those Angler classics?

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You want Angler classic, come to SF.

Free bread, too?

Awfully softball piece for a restaurant that flopped and is attempting a reboot.

Distinct changes have been made in the dining room as well, starting with a new entrance that opens out onto La Cienega Boulevard.

Why the fuck didn’t they do that in the first place?

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noooo!! those were the absolute best items

this is one place I will wait to hear the reception first before trying, if I even do. that 20% service charge already puts me in a bad mood…

when someone goes plz take a picture of the menu and see if they add extra tip writing language like Animal does…

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Makes some sense, two very labor intensive dishes that are hard to charge a lot for. Which is a shame because they’re so good. Looks like they brought over the oysters and collar from the SF one though. I’m curious if they kept the tanks for live seafood. You can’t see them in any of the photo angles.

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Wonder if the splash zone is being sacrificed for the La Cienega entrance…

the pr photos show a bluish tint reflecting off the chairs facing the would be tanks, so I think they’re still there.

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Inspector Porky on the case!

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Looks like they are still creating simple sounding but highly refined dishes

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