I have mixed feelings about it. I love Pasjoli and nearly every restaurant on that list.
Still I do not see the point of going to Pasjoli to have have Funke cook when I can just dine at Funke.
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I’ll risk taking one for the team lol…
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which date?
Funkeday
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I’m curious what Fox will come up with!
“I’m not a duck person”
“orders the duck”
I dont think he was a hater but shocked how many views it has
Not sure I can articulate why but I am very fond of the prix fixe format. I can’t think of any other restaurants in LA exclusively doing prix fixe (I’m sure there are at least a few others and that someone here can name them), so I hope it works out for them! Having been to Pajoli a few times…I thought the duck press was overrated. I think the duck at Charcoal is better. But I’m not opposed to giving the duck menu a try…
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I saw that the duck prix fixe menu only has profiteroles as a dessert option, not the basque cheesecake. However, I talked to Dave Beran at the LA Food Bowl event last night about it and he said that perhaps if you ask nicely, they will allow the dessert substitution. I also got a duck press sticker!
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Even before the switch to prix fixe menu, the cheesecake was not on the dessert menu for the main dining room. It was only on the bar menu. But they would still let you get it in the dining room if you asked. 
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Le Verte with both green and yellow chartreuse
Deviled eggs with duck skin
Estrella Damn Inedit & Burger
The Basque Cheesecake with Tresmontaine Rancillo Sec) great pairing
Also love that they add the 18%, tell you about it and don’t have an extra tip line. The burger was pretty great, will be back to try the tasting menu
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that looks great. what’s on top of the cheese in the burger?
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Whole grilled red onion. It’s a an odd construction but I really like it - just a guess but I think it’s 4 oz but it’s a good 1.5" thick (and narrow) so really nice patty to bun ratio.
The meat blend is ribeye, tenderloin and short rib iirc and with the bone marrow mayo is pretty beefy
I do like the deviled eggs but probably should have gone with the foie stuffed brioche. Was worried about stomach space so that was a fail on my part
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THAT is the correct and classy way to do it, IMHO.
That burger looks DREAMY.
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Very nice dinner at Pasjoli https://www.pasjoli.com/ - French restaurant in Santa Monica. They have recently changed to a prix fixe menu and have very well executed interpretation of classic dishes. Also, one of most relaxed and quietest restaurant I have been in a long time.
Canape - choux pastry filled with gruyere cheese, prosciutto, shaved black truffle
Salad - market lettuces, comte cheese, dijon vinaigrette
Foie brioche - duck & chicken liver mousse, shallot truffle jam
Beef tartare - capers, dijon, pommes gaufrettes
Steak - 6 oz hanger, sauce au poivre, fingerling potatoes, aioli
Burnt basque cheesecake - burnt on the outside, runny on the bottom to inside
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The separate duck prix fixe menu is great as well.
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Bistro Dinners are prepaid at $135 per person, not including an 18% service charge and taxes.
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Had a discussion last night with someone who works there - they decided not to keep two restaurants with similar concepts going, especially so close in proximity. So the new iteration will be a la carte.
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