Dining Downtown

[cdnkelly]

A group of my girlfriends are going to have a little holiday part and would like to have a nice dinner downtown before we head out to the Standard. We don't want anything too pricy ($20-$30 pp) but would like to go somewhere nice. I haven't eaten at many spots downtown (aside from Roy's and Ciudad) so am in desperate need of recommendations. Thanks so much for your help!

[scurvy]

CASA has pretty great food and giant booths you can reserve. You should take a look.

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Casa
350 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071

[JeMange]

I'd second Colori Kitchen, Wood Spoon and would add Pete's to the mix. I'd avoid Royal Claytons at all costs. I've had two extremely bad experiences there (don't ask me why I went back the second time), both the food and service were execrable.

http://www.petescafe.com/

[lindseymsb]

I second Pete's

[cdnkelly]

These are great - thank you! Any others?

[Servorg]

We like Engine Co. 28 (in an old fire house) but it gets mixed reviews here. If you like Brazilian food then Wood Spoon might be a good choice.

http://www.engineco.com/

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Wood Spoon
107 W Ninth St, Los Angeles, CA 90014

Engine Co # 28
644 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90017

[Servorg]

One other thought (if you like Vietnamese?):

http://www.blossomrestaurant.com/html...

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Blossom Restaurant
426 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90013

[aventinus]

Wood Spoon is a charming little restaurant with very tasty food.

[cls]

Just had a good meal at Royal Claytons. You can definitely stay in your budget and the place and area couldn't be cooler. It is British pub food with a couple of twists so it's casual, but in a NY Soho kind of way. It's a great place for a group before a night out IMO.

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Royal Claytons Restaurant
1855 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA 90021

[Servorg]

Colori Kitchen would be a good bet and you also might want to check out Tranquility Base.

http://colorikitchen.wordpress.com/

http://www.tranquilityla.com/

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Colori Kitchen
429 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90014

[Servorg]

Just a note for those who come to this thread in the future. Tranquility Base closed about 6 months ago...so no use considering it as a potential downtown dining spot any longer.