Osteria Mozza - Perceptor's Photo Report

[Perceptor]

with Mozza Pizzeria in full gear for 7+months already, the fancier next door sister Osteria finally opened 2 weeks ago. the moment we walked in there, our first impression was this is not a look of a LA restaurant.. it definitely has a NY feel to it... the ceiling is high, the floor is dark wood and the counter is white marble/granite... i really dig the atmosphere...

Highlights of the meal:
grilled octopus with potato, celery and lemon
burrata with bacon, marinated escarole, caramelized shallots
agnolotti, burro e salvia (sage and butter)
orecchiette with sausage and swiss chard
beef brasato with polenta and freshly grated horseradish
grilled lamb scottadita with insalata di fregola sarda and yogurt

The food was fantastic and i was really impressed with the quality of service from a restaurant that's only 2 weeks old.

Next time I would wanna have dinner at the counter... front row seats to the action..

Enjoy my photo coverage - http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=9...

- Perceptor

[karynx78]

Really enjoyed the pics and descriptions! I have to get a group together to try this place.

[katkoupai]

Yes, the pics are really great. I originally had no interest in checking this place out, but after looking at these pics, I think that I've changed my mind. :)

Nice photos, Perceptor.

[barcelona]

Great pics...

[Food Good]

You had me at Burrata and Bacon....

[chefthisguy]

mmmm...bacon!

I KNEW it would look great, be great....Awesome!

[Woolsey]

Your photo reports, along with word of mouth from coworkers from the expeditions to the Pizzeria and Osteria I have led, have helped launch a full-fledged pandemic of Mozzitis in my office, with your links being e-mailed about and reservations being made shortly after.

[phant0omx]

nice! i needed to look through the pictures a few times. good stuff.

[themook]

sorry to be redundant, my page hadn't reloaded yet. thanks!

[rickym13]

wow..great pic!
that is lots of food...how many of you and what was the cost of the meal?

[Perceptor]

Rickym13.. it was a party of 5 and total per person with 20% tip was $90

[rickym13]

wow..not bad! that's including the bottle of wine? wonder what's their corkage policy is?
was trying to get into babbo next week while i'm in ny but no luck...we'll be going to mozza as soon as it settles down a little.

[Perceptor]

yeah that includes the $75 bottle of wine..
not sure of corkage...

[bodie]

IIRC, corkage is either $20 or $25 with a maximum of 2 bottles.

[fooddude37]

Honestly, it's not going to settle down. It's going to get busier. You're best bet is going as soon as possible as a walk-in. Trust me. Go right when they open or walk in at like 9:30-10 on a Monday or Tuesday.

[themook]

and how big a part of that total was wine? was it just that one bottle of wine? that doesn't seem as expensive as i thought it was going to be, considering the amount of food you got...

[Perceptor]

themook,
along with the $75 bottle of red... there was also 2 glasses of moscato and 1 glass of rum for dessert

[aching]

Great photos as always! How was the noise level? I'm looking for a place to introduce my mother and mother-in-law-to-be, and I was thinking this might be a good one if it's not too loud...

[Perceptor]

Aching,

it is a loud place... is definitely lively...

[LAcupcake]

i'm going there on Tuesday night so I thank you for the prep course! your pictures are beautiful by the way!

[wilafur]

fantastic report and pix. i can't wait to go in a few weeks....the brasato looks oh so good.