Restaurant & Food Events Page


THE L.A. NITELIFE RESTAURANT & FOOD EVENTS PAGE
2008
 
 

L.A. Nitelife with James Bartholet wishes you,
Bon Appetit
Here is a listing of recommended restaurants compiled by myself and our L.A. Nitelife staff.
Everything from Sushi Bars to Italian Food. From Mediterranean to California Cuisine.
Also find out where to go for SPECIAL food events, and special culinary classes and events.
Sound yummy?
Well, bring your appetite, and dig in!
The following ratings systems is as follows;

 Best Bet most definitely check this one out!
"Not Bad".  A "good" establishment
Fair rating Could use some work
Forget it and Take a 
Peptol Bismo just to walk in the joint!



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LA Nitelife with James Bartholet Restaurant Reviews


Updated  Febuary 2008


Kumo
8360 Melrose Avenue L.A. 323 651 5866
Mike Ovitz' new restaurant, featuring sushi, and a great, very hip decor

a 3 1/2 Star Rating   1/2



Forbidden City
Vine Street Hollywood
Good Oriental food,  dine early before a show at the Pantages, or before a nite on the dance floor.
Nite Club opens at 10:00pm.
a 3 1/2 Star Rating   1/2

 


3 Square
1121 Abbot Kinney Boulevard Venice 310 399 6504
Cafe and Bakery that's a staple for locals and tourists alike.
Get there early to get a good table so you can watch the world parade by on warm Southern Cali day.

a 2 1/2 Star Rating   1/2



WOKCANO
Three Los Angeles locations to serve you, 3rd street, Santa Monica, and Downtown L.A.
Open to 4:00am on weekend, and 3:00am weekdays
Chinese Cuisine and Sushi
Catering and Delivery
Fun and energetic atmosphere

Delivery hours from 11 am to 10 pm daily.
customer service and phone order:
1-866-wokcano(1-866-965-2266) fax: (213)892-8998
Student special menu available at downtown location.
Student Specials
Visit them online, and place order to go now.
Wokcano
a 4 Star Rating  




Moonshadows
Every day and nite is a good time at Moonshadows
 
Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA.
 
Now under new ownership, the place has gone thru some renovations, but still
has alot of it's old charm. Check out their new outdoor patio area, complete with  large oversized  patio seating areas,
and cabana style booths , a patio bar, and deejay spinning smooth rare grooves on the weekends.
 
There's a great view of the ocean and dolphins playing in the water, just off the shore.


The food is top rate, and the chef and his staff prepare everything from delicious Steaks, Seafood, Pastas and appetizer dishes.

Try the mouth watering lobster salad, or some oysters on the half shell. 
Moonshadows Restaurant and
Bar, is where you need to go.
 
RATING 





MARGUERITE  FRENCH  BISTRO
 
One of the best French restaurants in LA
Located at 123 Washington Boulevard Marina del Rey CA
call for reservations and more information; 310 822 5379
This is not just a restaurant, but also a bakery, the atmosphere and decor is great,
with a large main dining room that is adjacent to the bakery which serves fresh baggettes of bread and desserts daily.
There's also an outdoor dining patio area, that is very popular with the locals as not just a dining area,
but a meeting point for locals and toursits alike. Just off the Marina del Rey/Venice boardwalk area.
 Marguerite is open for Breakfast/Lunch/and Dinner seven days and nights a week until 10:00pm.
 All the dishes are superb, whether it's an entree, salad, or a full course meal.
Try the Magret de Canard a' la Orange, Duck in Orange Sauce, it's is probably the best duck in all of Southern California,
 and I love a good orange duck dish, it is the best, it just melts in your mouth.
Also the Salmon a' la Norvegienne, a twist on the Norwegian Salmon dish.
Meaty full Salmon, riding atop a bed of mango salsa, complemented with a lemon dill sauce.
Now if you've never try this French delicacy, escargot, this is the place to try it. Escargots a' la Marseillaise,
Fresh escargot (snails) baked in a garlic butter and French liquer sauce, delicious.
 Prices start around $8.95 for appetizers, to $14.95 to $19.95 for entress,
 which are all served witha vegetables and a big heaping of  homemade mouth watering mashed potaoes.
For an delicious and fun dining experience, please try Marguerite French Bistro, and tell them you heard about it on LA Nitelife.
Marguerite French Bistro gets a 4 star Rating 
 
 

Sagebrush Cantina
Calabasas Road
Calabasa, Ca.
Nesteled amongst the big oak trees in picturesque Calabasas, California.
They are serving delicious lunch and dinner items like Skewered Chicken Satay, and  Pasta with Chicken strips
Try their award winning Sunday Brunch
Indoor and Outdoor seating available.
 Rating 1/2



 
 
 

RAINBOW BAR & GRILLE
located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood
Full menu Full Bar Wine List and Champagne Valet Parking
Newly extended Patio Dining area now open!
Great Pizzas and Italian and Seafood & Steak & Mexican dishes
Open Daily, also open for lunch.
Rating 




Pure Luck
707 N. Heliotrope Drive Hollywood 323 660 5993
For Vegans, and people who want some "healthy fare", this is the place to go.

 gets our 3 star rating.  



Takami Sushi
811 Whilshire Boulevard Downtown  213 236 9600
In the Penthouse  18th floor of the Huntley Hotel
Great view, good food, ideal place for a first date.

 gets our 3 1/2 Star Rating  1/2




Mulberry Street Pizza,
located on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills, is a very
popular restaurant, hang out spot for many of Hollywood's top celebs. Owned
by the talented and lovely actress Cathy Moriaty, the pizza and pasta and
calzones are some of the best in town. Voted by L.A. Nitelife as one of
L.A.'s best pizza's in L.A. Try some of the eclectic and different delicious
pizza dishes, like the eggplant pizza. The walls are decorated with pictures
of all the famous Hollywood elite who have frequented Mulberry Street Pizza.
Don't be surprised to see such Hollywood hotties as Christina Ricci,  or
Christina Applegate here, or comedian Andrew "Dice" Clay or talented actor Mickey Roake dropping in.
Open seven days and nights a week. Indoor and outdoor dining.
RATING   
 
 


 
El Carmen
Located at 8138 West 3rd Street in Hollywood, just west of Fairfax Avenue.
Call 323 852 1552 for more information
This interesting little nightspot is a restaurant, and bar/lounge for the hip Hollywood crowd.
I have to admit, the seating there needs some major work, I think I would have been more comfortable sitting on concrete.
It's more of a tampas menu, with items like soft tacos, and I don't mean the Taco Bell kind either, I mean the real kind!
Really interesting decor, velvet paintings of a former famous Mexican wrestler, and two stuffed Bull heads adorn the walls and ceiling.
The bar has an extensive list of practically every Tequila on earth, in fact the menu is three to four pages of what tequilas they have,
then a little page in the back lists the small food menu items.
While the menu is limited, the warm tortilla chips, served with fresh guacamole, and fresh salsa is delicious!
The nite we were there for a friends birthday party, it was packed with locals and celebrities, and lots of pretty young girls, and this was a Monday nite!
This place is like going to Tijuana, and if you've been to TJ, you know exactly what I mean, comprende?
Star rating,   
not so much for the food, but for the whole atmosphere, decor, and service.
 
 


 
 
 
 
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Upcoming Food Events
 
Annual Niteclub and Bar and Restaurant Convention 2008
in Vegas
Las Vegas Convention Center
 February 25th, 26th, and 27th

Come see the newest innovations for 2008
in the nigthclub, bar, and restaurant industries

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