Where should I eat my first oxtail

[mcsmcs]

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?

[amandine]

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.

[MMRuth]

I don't think it is - it sounds like it would, but it doesn't.

[monku]

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.

[pleasurepalate]

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_addic...

Thanks,
Abby

[WINDELLA]

M & M Soul food restaurant in Long Beach has great oxtails.This location has good service unlike some of the other locations.

[budlit]

port royal on broadway in santa monica has a good jamaican style

[stevedoggiedogg]

Krua Thai on Sherman Way has a delicious oxtail soup.

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[comidachameleon]

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).

[Candy]

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.

[kure]

You can get oxtail at several of the HK style restaurants in SGV. Phoenix Inn in Alhambra makes a good oxtail dish.

[monku]

Bruddah's Hawaiian restaurant in Gardena restaurant has oxtail stew or oxtail soup.

[judge dee]

Angelini Osteria offers excellent oxtail. Order it when the weather cools.

[mnosyne]

Gino's oxtail is absolutely sublime!!

[ladius]

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.

[USCott]

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.

[Slotkins]

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)