Blair's
Jenny and I decided to treat ourselves to a mid-week dinner at Blair's at 2903 Rowena in Silver Lake.
Blair's has been open for about a year now I believe. Jenny and I have been wanting to check it out for a while, but just haven't made the effort until now. Evidently the chef has served time at The Water Grill, LA's premium sea food spot.
From the outside, it looks tiny and darkly lit. Inside it looks slightly less tiny and slightly less darkly lit. The ambiance is simple, not too unlike AOC's (review coming soon, i promise) where the food is the focus.
Prices were slightly higher then I expected. Unless your going for something full-on, you can sneak through a main dish for under 30 (under 20 if you're eating light). They have a top notch selection of beers focusing on Belgian. Prices range from 8 to 58 a bottle and they have a few on tap.
We ordered a trout dish with fava beans and ginger, and a short ribs dish with palenta. Both were pretty tasty. I preferred the trout actually. Super fresh tasting and the ginger really went well with it. The short ribs tasted more like brisket then ribs...but maybe I'm just not schooled in that particular meat. Regardless, it was good and evidently one of their signature dishes. The main course portions were incredibly generous. Luckily we passed on appetizers to save room for desert.
The desert was insane. An espresso somethin or other that was similar in some ways to a terimisu (sp?). Again, a healthy portion designed for two. This thing was incredible, very rich and creamy. We gobbled it up without hesitation and paid the consequences later. All the deserts were priced around 9bucks, but like I said, were plenty for two people.
Dinner, drinks and desert topped us out at around 70 clams. Not what I would typically shell out (and in this case Jenny paid, so I snuck out unscathed) but well worth it after a rough week.
Blair's has been open for about a year now I believe. Jenny and I have been wanting to check it out for a while, but just haven't made the effort until now. Evidently the chef has served time at The Water Grill, LA's premium sea food spot.
From the outside, it looks tiny and darkly lit. Inside it looks slightly less tiny and slightly less darkly lit. The ambiance is simple, not too unlike AOC's (review coming soon, i promise) where the food is the focus.
Prices were slightly higher then I expected. Unless your going for something full-on, you can sneak through a main dish for under 30 (under 20 if you're eating light). They have a top notch selection of beers focusing on Belgian. Prices range from 8 to 58 a bottle and they have a few on tap.
We ordered a trout dish with fava beans and ginger, and a short ribs dish with palenta. Both were pretty tasty. I preferred the trout actually. Super fresh tasting and the ginger really went well with it. The short ribs tasted more like brisket then ribs...but maybe I'm just not schooled in that particular meat. Regardless, it was good and evidently one of their signature dishes. The main course portions were incredibly generous. Luckily we passed on appetizers to save room for desert.
The desert was insane. An espresso somethin or other that was similar in some ways to a terimisu (sp?). Again, a healthy portion designed for two. This thing was incredible, very rich and creamy. We gobbled it up without hesitation and paid the consequences later. All the deserts were priced around 9bucks, but like I said, were plenty for two people.
Dinner, drinks and desert topped us out at around 70 clams. Not what I would typically shell out (and in this case Jenny paid, so I snuck out unscathed) but well worth it after a rough week.
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