337874 Sat Oct 28 04:05:58 -0700 2006 16 2 Los Angeles Area 0 1978964 So I'm waiting for my food at Chef Marylinn's in Crenshaw when I realized: despite being a fairly adventurous eater, I've never eaten an oxtail. I want my first time to be gentle, but intense. Where's a good introductory oxtail in LA? Sat Oct 28 04:05:58 -0700 2006 18593 mcsmcs 1 1978977 well, there's a Cuban dish of oxtail at Versailles in the Palms/Culver City area that is pretty good. There's also a Korean oxtail soup which is very good. however, I'm not sure if there's any restaurant that serves it. oxtail is very tender. you pretty much can't go wrong. Sat Oct 28 04:16:09 -0700 2006 1978964 24287 ladius 2 1979828 i second the oxtail at versailles. it is excellent and, IMHO, better than the signature garlic chicken dish which can often be too dry for my tastes. Sat Oct 28 20:58:54 -0700 2006 1978977 25121 USCott 2 1980923 Your first suggestion was the hands down winner: VERSAILLES 1415 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA also excellent at Versailles: PORK - Roasted To Perfection With A Touch Of An Old Cuban Recipe (Served with Fried Sweet Plantains and Your Choice of Rice and Beans or Moro) Sun Oct 29 17:15:53 -0800 2006 1978977 48109 Slotkins 1 1978982 Angelini Osteria offers excellent oxtail. Order it when the weather cools. Sat Oct 28 04:21:10 -0700 2006 1978964 11675 judge dee 2 1979460 Gino's oxtail is absolutely sublime!! Sat Oct 28 16:20:24 -0700 2006 1978982 10926 mnosyne 1 1979052 Bruddah's Hawaiian restaurant in Gardena restaurant has oxtail stew or oxtail soup. Sat Oct 28 05:18:30 -0700 2006 1978964 11914 monku 1 1979481 You can get oxtail at several of the HK style restaurants in SGV. Phoenix Inn in Alhambra makes a good oxtail dish. Sat Oct 28 16:27:59 -0700 2006 1978964 41436 kure 1 1979487 Did you know that so called ox tail is just beef tail? Unless you know someone butchering an ox it is really difficult to come by the real thing. I think the flavor and texture is pretty much like good shortribs. Sat Oct 28 16:32:08 -0700 2006 1978964 10285 Candy 1 1979493 If you can splurge and want Italian, call Valentino in Santa Monica and see if they have it on the menu (it is sometimes featured there, in winter months). Sat Oct 28 16:34:25 -0700 2006 1978964 49112 comidachameleon 1 1979574 Krua Thai on Sherman Way has a delicious oxtail soup. Steve Doggie-Dogg www.hotdogspot.com Sat Oct 28 17:28:26 -0700 2006 1978964 41528 stevedoggiedogg 1 1979647 port royal on broadway in santa monica has a good jamaican style Sat Oct 28 18:45:27 -0700 2006 1978964 19185 budlit 1 1980050 M & M Soul food restaurant in Long Beach has great oxtails.This location has good service unlike some of the other locations. Sat Oct 28 23:25:09 -0700 2006 1978964 24117 WINDELLA 1 1980909 There's also a Filipino oxtail dish called kare-kare, which is like a stew cooked with the oxtail, vegetables (beans, eggplant, bok choy) and a thick peanut sauce. You'd eat this dish with white rice. I've them at Asian Noodles in Chinatown and that dish was pretty good. Here's a pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/la_addict/159191503/in/set-72157594153890830/ Thanks, Abby Sun Oct 29 17:09:22 -0800 2006 1978964 12403 pleasurepalate 1 1981585 as someone who's never had oxtail, is it something that requires a "gentle" introduction? is it an acquired taste perhaps and in what way? thanks. Mon Oct 30 00:42:35 -0800 2006 1978964 11504 amandine 2 1981609 I don't think it is - it sounds like it would, but it doesn't. Mon Oct 30 00:50:22 -0800 2006 1981585 10985 MMRuth 2 1981623 Nothing about an acquired taste. Closest part of the beef cattle in taste and texture would be short ribs with the meat practically falling off the bone. Mon Oct 30 00:59:10 -0800 2006 1981585 11914 monku