I thought about not including photos, but the elegant plating was definitely a factor in my review, so it felt important to include visuals. All of the photos except the tostada are from the restaurant’s Instagram. I couldn’t find a picture of the mahi mahi tostada on their Instagram, so that one is from Yelp. Unfortunately, Instagram post embeds are not currently working on this forum (there’s discussion about the issue here), so I could not post the direct embeds.
Yes, they take reservations. It’s a pretty small restaurant, maybe 40 seats total if the 6 person tables are all occupied by their max capacity. ~10 seats are at a communal high top. It was great to see it mostly full by the time we left.
I did not realize this until just now, but it’s actually on the LA Times 101 list at #89:
They also have a separate brunch menu, with chicken & waffles, shrimp & grits and more. I definitely have to try that.
Seriously, you should all check this place out. It’s so flipping good. It’s also so different than anything else we talk about on here as you pointed out, which is definitely a nice change of pace, though I want to be clear that the relative uniqueness of this place was not a consideration in my review. The food stands on its own, and it’s fantastic.