Los Feliz is really more of a bar/lounge/club than a restaurant but given that I actually did eat dinner there, it still merits a review. I was here for my good friend Virginia's bachelorette party and it was kind of a perfect venue for it because you can have a fairly good meal early in the night and then head downstairs to their uber packed and uber hip downstairs club afterwards without having to step outside at all.
Even the restaurant portion of this place feels like a club. It's dark and super loud with blaring music to the point where I could barely have a conversation with the person sitting next to me. Given that we were a huge party, we had a prix fixe menu where the kitchen just brought out a ton of different dishes. We started with your basic guacamole ($6) and for the dead of winter I was surprised at how fresh the avocados were. It had the right amount of cilantro and lime to it and it was creamy but with a few lumps to prove that they used real avocados instead of making it from something canned. Yum. Next we were served a variety of tacos: a vegetarian one ($7), a fish one ($9), and a beef one ($8). These tacos were the smaller high-end versions of tacos but with all the food that we had, the size was actually pretty perfect for our party. But I could see if you were here with just one other person, the serving size might not be big enough. They are all served on a nicely made corn tortilla that was soft but sturdy enough to hold all the ingredients. The vegetarian one was served with black beans, chipotle potatoes, mole poblano, jicama relish, Cotija cheese and slices of avocado. There were so many hearty ingredients that honestly you didn't even realize that there wasn't any meat to it. A great meat substitute. I also really enjoyed the fish taco which was made with crispy sea bass, aioli, avocado, and cucumber-ginger relish. The pieces of fish were fairly generous and you could really get the flavor of the sea bass without it being too fishy. The barbacoa, or beef cheek, taco was also a winner. It was made with beer, tequila, oregano and lime roasted onions. The beef cheeks were quite tender and easy on the palate.
Next came the Flautas de Pollo en Mole Poblano ($13) or a chicken flauta. The crispy tortilla was stuffed with chicken and mole poblano. I found the chicken to be juicy and very well seasoned. There was nothing amazing about the dish but it was tasty none the less. By the time the quesadillas came out I was so full (not to mention that the margaritas were also filling me up too). We got 2 different kinds of quesadillas, the mushroom one ($12) and the chicken one ($10). They were both what you thought of in a quesadillas, soft tortilla with mushrooms, chicken, corn and melted cheese sandwiched in between.
Normally I assume that food at a club type place isn't all that great but I was pleasantly shocked and pleased by the food here. My general beef with the place is that it's way too loud and honestly at the end of the day, it's really not a restaurant, it's still more a lounge. I wouldn't recommend this place if you're looking for a nice quiet place to catch up with friends. Our prix fixe meal with pitchers of margaritas was $65/pp.
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