Our honest Marelle Santa Monica review: the menu, ocean view, kids menu prices, parking validation, cost, and whether this Sandbourne hotel restaurant is worth it.
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We gave La Monique, the 14-table French brasserie at the Oceana in Santa Monica, a second chance after Valentine's Day. Here's what to order, from escargot poppers to the chocolate soufflé.
Sora Brentwood, the new hand-roll-focused sushi restaurant, has been packed since the day it opened. We made a reservation before heading over on a Saturday night with our two daughters and a friend who met us there, and it’s a good thing we did. Every table was full and the room stayed loud and busy the entire time. After working our way through about sixteen hand rolls across eight different flavors between the four of us, I walked away with mixed feelings: the food is excellent, but the experience comes with real trade-offs worth knowing before you go. The Concept:…
We visited the newly reopened Duke's Malibu on a regular Saturday with no reservation — the honest truth on the wait, the newly remodeled dining room, what to order (and what to skip), and what it actually costs for a family of four.
A return visit, ten years in the making, to Black Market Liquor Bar in Studio City — the inventive cocktails, the must-order deep-fried flufferutter, honest notes on the service, and why it is the perfect westside-to-valley meeting point.
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Our dinner at Shoreside Santa Monica had great food and friendly staff, but also a wind problem the restaurant hasn't quite solved yet. Here's what worked, what didn't, and how the inKind rewards made up for the higher-than-listed prices.
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Two family dinners at Chelsea on Wilshire in Santa Monica: what we ordered both times, what each dinner cost, the kids’ menu, parking, and whether we’d go back.
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Our honest take on Sushi Roku Santa Monica: the dishes worth ordering, the ones to skip, and what to know before you go.
Is Gladstones Malibu still worth a visit after the Palisades Fire? Our honest family take after many dinners: the view, what we order, why the burger is the pick, and tips for going with kids.
Our early dinner at Corteza in Sendero, on the Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles' 24th floor: cocktails, the Ceviche de Coco, a flaming Dia de los Muertos dessert, prices, and whether it's worth it.
