Darling - weho

Burger is $26 or $28, I forget. But very limited, wouldn’t bank on getting one if you’re not one of the first 50 or so guests.

I think this kinda depends on what youre looking for. You can do a burger and a beer for like $50, or go with friends and try a lot, which i paid about $150 for. Personally can foresee this being one of my favorite restaurants in LA if they find a groove (not necessarily a given, the monthly menu change thing seems pretty ambitious) and figure out the service and pacing. I’ll definitely go back to see what they do with ingredients I love. I can definitely see this being a bar I make regular trips for fpr a burger and a cocktail, I don’t know many bars doing truly seasonal at this level.

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I’m excited this restaurant is fully flipping the menu every month (if they stick to what they’ve been saying)

Nothing I tried felt worth coming back for :frowning: everything was good-ish but didn’t really have much that intrigued me. Obviously the “omg LA produce!” storyline but…I preferred my meal at Baby Bistro for half the price that felt like a better iteration of the same mostly genre-less (IE: can’t pin down a specific cuisine) great usage of local ingredients and seasonality.

Another instance of “I wish this didn’t open in Weho might it have been a more accessible price point for what they’re making” restaurant. I love Sean Brock - back in the day the tasting menu at McCrady’s was exceptional, I’d had many great meals at husk during his time, and my meal at Audrey was fantastic last time (never got to try June) but this felt…lacking in a lot of areas for me (service aside) or a real point of view other than “records are cool” (they are!)

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burger was 27 when i went

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Well, that’s great because you can still get this one. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Tomatoes would have been great if they hadn’t been insanely oversalted. Tasted like they’d been seasoned ahead and then finished as if they were previously unsalted. Some of the nectarines were good, some underripe and hard.

Bread was nice. Jimmy Nardello jam was great.

Pork belly was excellent, good three ways: plain, with lime and avocado, and with fig.

I was getting full so finished with the burger. I told the bartender who was serving me I felt kind of lame for ordering the least Sean-Brocky thing on the menu, to which he replied, well, as he grills it he turns it 12 times, brushing it with aminos each time …. Exceptional patty, juicy and rare but still with some crust. Perfect bun. If your ideal burger has sauteed onions, ketchup, cheese, and a relatively high meat-to-bun ratio, this is a must-try.

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If anyone goes now that it’s October I’d love to know if they walk the walk on monthly menu overhauls

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Warrior: I think I liked the restaurant more than board consensus. All the dishes were good. Not great, not a Michelin star contender, but I liked it. Around Manuela level.

Peony: Nice neighborhood restaurant.

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Per my post on the Brentwood thread I agree with your comments. We went light. Really enoyed the Dashi jelly on the oysters, the tuna tartare was very good and my wife loved the Scallop dish. I tried a carrot with the sauce and it was delish. Was afraid of the noise level as we sat in the HiFi room but it was totally manageable. Very pretty space.

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food was generally good, but not memorable. Even give proximity to our house, I see no reason to return. it was not very busy on a Friday night. I would be surprised if it were to survive.

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I’ve had no desire to go back and everyone I’ve spoken to at work about it has hated it. A real waste of having Brock out here…

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