You could probably get them delivered. They deliver to DTLA through UberEats.
Just had a big meal Saturday evening also was in in January and gotta say still firing on all cylinders. Nectarine salad was my favorite this visit, nectarines were perfect.
Rib Cap was tasty as well.
I think this may be my favorite place in L.A. at the moment.
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Had a last minute date night to try the open faced sausage sandwich yesterday.
Munak Ranch heirloom tomatoes, burrata, fresh herbs, & ‘tellicherry’ black pepper
Only item from the night I wouldn’t order again. I like less acidic heirloom tomatoes and these were very tomato-y. Nothing against RC, just a taste preference.
Weiser Farms zucchini bread, marinated summer squash, ricotta, & pinenuts
Comforting, great textures.
open face sandwich of andouille sausage, ‘jimmy nardello’ peppers, & ‘sungold’ tomatoes
Too spicy for the wife, but perfect for me. They served it on top of their parker house rolls.
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Andy’s Orchard ‘candy cot’ apricot cake, whey caramel, & whipped crème fraîche
Highly recommend for dessert, not too sweet.
Lots of cocktails
One of my favorite cocktails (that I cannot make at home) is the strawberry clarified punch they’ve been serving the last few years. Justin, the bar manager, was also testing out a couple iterations of a cherry cocktail (vanilla, mint, black pepper, rum). Looking forward to it being added to the menu.
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That strawberry clarified punch (not pictured) packs a wallop. I tasted more orange and caramel - more berry character from the Everyone Cries at Rudy mezcal strawberry cocktail pictured here. Both great. A 2023 Les Beaux Regards sancerre provided robust examples of those salinity/minerality notes you hear about so often - wonderful!
The quinoa and pistachio plasma elements were the strongest parts of the beets and berries dish. Perhaps they were supposed to provide balance to the assertive beet/raspberry combo. But we wound up enjoying these supporting components much more in terms of texture and depth of flavor.
Beets followed by killer parker house rolls (not pictured).
Cool bounce to the sourdough spaghetti alla chitarra though I don’t think the veg sofrito was especially interesting. Some spice, some flavor but a little bland. $40 is steep. Love the cherry tomatoes in there. I would’ve appreciated a saltier counterpoint component in this, like anchovy.
Finished with the duck breast + cherry chamoy + cherries. I’ve been going hard on Roast Duck by Pa Ord recently, so this didn’t really stand a chance. Cherry notes themselves are surprisingly muted, but meat-wise this is a good substitute for a steak. You get the full flavor of the duck on its own, so the accoutrements aren’t particularly necessary. Decent crisp on the skin. Those individual cherries were flabby.
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You missed the duck sandwich by a day, which I think is their winning duck dish. Sorry for the crappy, dark picture.
Parker house roll, duck leg gravy, poached plums, chermoula, and duck skin
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Started with a Domaine Mann Gewürztraminer “L’oiseau Astral Super Dry” ($75) which despite the name was not crazy dry the way Alsatian wines sometimes are. Lovely, fruity, aromatic.
Beets and berries great as usual. The crunchy kasha was a nice addition. So many ingredients that they didn’t mention the crucial avocado on the menu.
Great melon but the lardo was too cold and that made it chewy.
Endive, blue cheese, and dates was unexpected but worked great together.
Nectarines, cucumber, dried olive, and feta was also unexpected but really good. Jeremy Fox is one of the best at this kind of thing.
Fabulous Riesling, good value at $110 which is about twice retail in Germany. Last bottle, sorry.
I had four or five of caprese variations in the past week and this was second only to Leopardo’s.
Excellent duck confit. Deep flavor.
The trout was insanely good, with a rich French-seeming sauce, delicate and subtle despite the sauerkraut and dill. The somm said the chef has her buy good Riesling for the sauce.
Needed some bread ($4) to sop up every drop of that sauce.
I neglected to photograph the plum cake or coconut rice pudding.
Great meal, great wines, excellent service. Is there a better place to enjoy the glories of the Santa Monica farmers market?
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We LOVED that dish, too. I didn’t think about getting more bread. I just took a fork and spoon and ate the sauce “full force.” 
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Went back tonight now that they have the andouille sausage bar special every night (~10 available per day per their insta).
It was empty, which meant we got to chat a lot with the bartenders. They have some fun new cocktails on the menu that are worth trying, favorite was a bourbon and mango-based cocktail served on a BFR. Hope they start getting some more action during the week, they deserve it!
Elijah just got promoted to Chef de Cuisine, excited to see what specials he comes up with. Got some insider information that tomorrow’s Tuesday Supper main will be steak, which means that Wednesday might have steak sandwiches 
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another very sold dinner. highlights were the peaches, gnocchi with corn, truffle potatoes, trout, and beef with jimmy nardellos.
review and power rankings forthcoming @TheCookie @CiaoBob @chewchow @LouisianaMouth?
parker house rolls, cultured butter, honey, & bee pollen
the garden of little gems, date vinaigrette, avocado, & white cheddar
‘silver logan’ peaches, ‘japanese’ cucumbers, drake’s feta, dried olive, & oregano
beets & berries…anson mills kasha, quinoa, ‘watermelon’ radish, & pistachio
weiser farms ‘arava’ melon, bay scallops, peruvian black mint, & cashew
farmers cheese gnocchi with dwelley’s ‘brentwood’ corn, & pickled ‘hungarian’ peppers
transparentsea prawns with ‘sungold’ tomatoes, malibu sea fennel, & saffron
crispy weiser farms ‘carola’ potatoes with truffled cheese fonduta
poached mt. lassen trout, sauerkraut, dill, riesling, & smoked trout roe
heritage pork chop scallopine, ‘elegant lady’ peaches, & salsa verde
liberty duck breast, ‘black splendor’ plums, & ‘padron’ pepper chermoula
prime brandt sirloin cap, zuckerman farms ‘jimmy nardello’ peppers, & bone marrow jus
coconut rice pudding with wong farms ‘valencia pride’ mangoes
chocolate cremeaux, toasted marshmallow, andy’s orchard cherries, & hazelnut
‘elegant lady’ peach cake, whey caramel, & whipped crème fraîche
malibu honeycomb ice cream
‘arava’ melon sorbet
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Damn! Jealous you got to try so many things on the menu. Wife and I only get a few dishes at a time and she’s not as adventurous as me. Were the prawns as good as they look? Beautiful dish.
Did y’all have any of the new cocktails on the menu?
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Hi @PorkyBelly
Thanks for putting the dinner together! Bestest time! 
Favorites: Crispy cheesy not too truffley potatoes, gnocchi w/corn, trout w/bursty roe, saucy prawns (especially the little sungold tomatoes), the melon in the melon scallop dish & parker house rolls. I was too satiated to analyze the desserts properly lol. Your photos are great so no need for my duplicates.
Thanks to @chewchow and @noftcjames we drank like rock stars!
Digestives…
Cheerful Company & Happy Eating! 
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the prawns were delicious but I think the sungold tomatoes were even better.
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Worth a quarterly visit! Great service at the bar as well. Pork chop was delicious!
Beets and Berries
Pork chop with quince
Pear cake
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must visit for me during stone fruit season. there’s always something new and seasonal to try.
the green gage plums and tomatoes were outstanding. the tomatoes had sliced eggplant and an eggplant puree/ratatouille underneath that tasted like a bright and fresh eggplant parm, brilliant dish. order some parker house rolls to sop up any extra sauce.
peach calpico
andy’s orchard ‘green gage’ plums with cherry chamoy
‘kumamoto’ oysters with ‘elephant heart’ plums & ‘purple ninja’ radish
parker house rolls with cultured butter & bee pollen
munak ranch tomatoes with ‘rosa bianca’ eggplant & breadcrumbs
dwelley family farms corn with ‘shishito’ peppers, ‘dungeness’ crab, & white cheddar
charcoal-grilled ‘jimmy nardello’ peppers & ‘silver logan’ white peach
manila clam and pork belly adobo with koda farms ‘kokuho’ rice
pride of valencia’ mango sorbet
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Damn looks Great!
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Chef Jeremy Fox is stepping away from Rustic Canyon (announcement on Facebook)…
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Have to say this doesn’t surprise me at all. Glad i spent time regularly checking out his food at both Birdie G’s and Rustic Canyon.
Look forward to who ever they bring in to run the RC group mother ship!
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Went to RC last night for Rustic Cantina. Didn’t take pics of everything, but quesadillas, lamb birria, and chocoflan were the highlights. Cocktails were great as always.
We got there at 7 and left around 845. Probably 25% full the whole time. They need more love!
chorizo & potato questadillas with Techachapi Grain Project blue corn tortillas
Nick’s chicken tinga torta ahogada with lime crema and hot hungarians
Happy we tried it, but would probably replace this with the sweet potato flautas next time. Our server said the flautas were his favorite, but we didn’t go with them this time.
lamb birria with Rancho Gordo black eyed peas & Komal Molino corn tortillas
Large portion. Super tender lamb. Loved it.
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Part of me wants to gatekeep this, but in my heart of hearts I know it should be shared. Rustic Canyon’s new happy hour is the best happy hour in LA and I don’t even think there’s a close second.
Chips and salsa. Chips come out PIPING hot. Every chip is the exact same angular shape and has the exact same satisfying crunch. Quality control unrivaled; they should make iPhones in the Rustic Canyon kitchen. These are high crunch chips. The salsa is phenomenal. It has a hint of smokiness. I usually find smoky salsa distracting but the amount of smokiness here is just the right amount. A hint of heat as well. The kind that builds over time, but doesn’t shock the throat or tongue.
Vermilion fish taco. The fry and batter is up there with the best I’ve had in the US or abroad (even stands up to the top fish and chips spots in Ireland). Flavor is great. Slaw is great. Just a hint of aioli/sauce (a huge pet peeve of mine is a fish taco smothered in aioli). The flour tortilla is warm and fresh, nice and thin, good flavor but fades into the background when the other ingredients call upon it to do so.
Birria quesadilla. If everything else was a 10/10 this is an 8/10. I would order it again, but it has two flaws. First, the consommé is in my opinion missing a little bit of depth of flavor compared to traditional birria. It tastes great, but I want a little more. On the plus side, the meat is perfectly cooked - just the right amount of tender beefiness. Second, it’s too difficult to eat. It comes already soaked in the consommé, so it’s too messy and soft to eat with your hands, but it’s a slightly crispy quesadilla so simultaneously a little tricky to eat with a knife and fork, and the cheese is stringy adding even more complexity in how to eat this thing without looking like a slob.
Not pictured: a wonderful happy hour old fashioned, sub in tequila for mezcal.
The portion sizes are incredibly fair. They’re not skimping or trying to rip you off like some happy hours. The fish taco is the size a fish taco should be - with a big hearty piece of fish. Chips good portion size. Birria quesadilla moderate portion size. Drink pour the same as a non happy hour. I don’t know of any other happy hour in LA executing at this level at these prices. The happy hour menu is quite abridged, but has just enough variety to string together a satisfying meal, assuming you eat meat and fish.
Rustic Canyon happy hour and a half
Every day they’re open, 5-630PM
Bar and high top tables
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