The Ivy
113 N. Robertson, Los Angeles
Tel: (310) 274-8303
Would I go again? Yes after a shopping trip on Robertson.
Ambiance: Kitsch shabby not too chic but cozy with an extraordinary number of american flag motifs on the wall
Crowd: TMZ fans hoping to spot celebs. And those who don't squeal at the cost of a $35 bowl of pasta. And women with really big lips.
Best: The food is good and the service is too. Caprese salads are usually a pithy disappointment but here it was delicious with good tomatoes and chopped basil and top notch mozzarella (though, I'd suggest why not serve it with Burrata Mozzarella to really take it up a notch). The pasta with seafood was delicious and incredibly generous with the shellfish including large plump mussels and one of the better juicy (not overcooked, yay!) shrimps I've sunk my teeth into for a while. For the budding starlets there's a light vegetable soup that won't cause a bursting waistline, and the tuna ceviche is served with as many chopped veggies as it is with tuna.
Worst: Silly, trendy wannabes who keep their baseball caps on when eating dinner.
April 2008
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