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Ok, with all the horrendous travel zoo reviews I read, I was really reluctant to come here (but had to since the voucher was expiring and there were no refunds). So the disclaimer here is that my expectations were super low.
That being said, this place was surprisingly really good! Maybe it was a change in management or maybe Beso read the horrendous reviews and finally got better but whatever it was, this was a great dinner. The ambiance is very modern chic; typical of what you'd see in LA joints. The service was very attentive and friendly, both at the bar and during dinner.
Here's what we got for our voucher for 2 people:
2 glasses of champanage
1 shared appetizer (all appetizers were available)
2 soups or salad (all soup/salads were available)
2 entrees (any entrée under $54 was available)
1 shared dessert (sounds like all the desserts were available but we didn't see a menu. They just read the listings off to us)
Seared foie gras - Good but the foie gras was sliced pretty thin so getting that really good flavor in the middle was kind of missing. It's still good but not sure if I'd pay the full price for such a thin slice.
Tortilla soup - Now THIS is good. This is one of the signature dishes and at first, it doesn't look like much but the flavor is pretty savory and I like the tortilla flakes that add that crunchy texture to the soup.
Seafood louie -It's got all my favorite ingredients into one and tastes great. If you're paying full price though, I don't know if it's really worth it. But it is good.
12 oz filet mignon and 16 oz ribeye -Okay, let me just say that both meat portions were HUGE and the meat was cooked VERY well. Both were ordered medium rare and it came out exactly that way. They did a fantastic job with the filet mignon and ribeye.
Chocolate dessert -This was a heavier way of ending the meal but this is good too. Probably not the best idea though if you're stuffed from dinner because this will push you over the edge.
So all in all, I think this place is actually pretty great. Again, there were some items that I think I'd get at the regular and some that, while they were good, weren't worth the full price (but totally worth the voucher). Our servers were super attentive and friendly too. Everyone, from the waiter to the busboys, was friendly. One thing to note though is that our first server had been more vague about the voucher and said that for desserts, you only get the donuts. However, the 2nd guy had broken down what was included in the voucher and offered more options for dessert so not sure why there was that discrepancy. But anyhow, this place exceeded my (low based on yelp review) expectations.
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