68073 Thu Mar 31 17:22:05 -0800 2005 14 2 Los Angeles Area 0 369793 Has anyone been here lately? I did a find search on the board and couldn't find any threads. We're going to a jazz performance next Wednesday at Jax and wanted to have yummy eats before hand. Thanks! Thu Mar 31 17:22:05 -0800 2005 0 Ingrid 1 369795 Try Carousel across the street (or for lighter eating Portos a block down) - that way you can walk to Jax. Enjoy! Thu Mar 31 17:35:51 -0800 2005 369793 0 Ediner 1 369831 Avoid Cinnabar! Awful food and worse service - I never understand why people rate it highly and go back. Rates one of my worst restaurant experience in LA. Rafi's on Colorado (i think about two blocks off brand on the north side is good to) Thu Mar 31 19:12:12 -0800 2005 369793 0 Catona 2 369850 I haven't been in about ten years, but used to go quite often after Duplex closed in 1992. And from 1992-1996 (when I went quite often) it was quite good, and the bar from Yee mee Lo's always looked great and they had the pewter mugs from the Cock n Bull with which they made nice Moscow Mules. Thu Mar 31 20:14:39 -0800 2005 369831 0 Jerome 1 369832 for the love of god, don't eat here. they drown everything in mayo. i agree w/the other poster who said it was one of their worst experiences ever. truly bad food. why not try carousel (for armenian food) or mandaloun for lebanese? Thu Mar 31 19:20:22 -0800 2005 369793 0 Baby Ruth 2 369833 Ditto Carousel - love their eggplant and tourshi. My original post still stands. We've been back at least 3 times since, and it has always been excellent. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/55136#285315 Thu Mar 31 19:34:01 -0800 2005 369832 0 Local 1 369868 I like the food at Jax. Their steaks are good (but not great) and the service is superb. Plus, you're guaranteed a comfy seat for the performance. Thu Mar 31 20:42:14 -0800 2005 369793 0 Lachyk 1 369920 Thanks Chowhounders for saving me from a mediocre meal! I won't be going near Cinnabar. Fri Apr 01 03:02:10 -0800 2005 369793 0 Ingrid 2 369943 Cinnabar's good. Like Jerome, I haven't been in a while (two years in my case) but the food is good and inventive (kind of fusiony.) The restaurant is attractive inside, though I found it a bit claustrophic. The bar is indeed terrific, and they are famous for their ability to make perfect versions of many obsolescent and old-school cocktails, such as a Sazerac (sp?), though drinks are not cheap here. It's a cool place and certainly a great option if you want an attractive/hip place with an adventurous menu but have to be in Glendale. I do remember it being a bit on the expensive side for what you get. Linked below is someone's blog with a play-by-play of a Cinnabar meal (scroll all the way down.) By the way, if there are ten posts eviscerating a place by people whose names you don't recognize, and one more measured response from someone you do, heavily weight the recognized 'hound...especially if that 'hound is Jerome. Link: http://www.gumbopages.com/looka/archive/2005-01.html Fri Apr 01 11:19:40 -0800 2005 369920 0 Tom 3 370080 Wow. Now I can expect to get flamed. EVERYONE'S OPINION IS FINE, IT'S JUST AN OPINION. (nice to be taken seriously though) Fri Apr 01 19:30:55 -0800 2005 369943 0 jerome 2 370142 Not only is the food NOT mediocre, it is quite good, the place fairly pleasant and the staff quite nice. You will never think of it as your definitive meal, but no worse than most places that others like on this board. Alvin and Flame(his wife who works on Tuesdays)can be lots of fun. Alvin and his son Robert used to own Cafe Jacoulet in Pasadena, and they separated and went their own ways, but they both know how to operate restaurants and provide good food and experience. Sat Apr 02 10:06:23 -0800 2005 369920 0 carter 3 373175 Flame is Alvin's sister and the restaurant is closing in a few weeks. Thu May 05 11:09:39 -0700 2005 370142 0 Susan Grossman 1 369959 FWIW, the one meal I had at Cinnabar was quite good. I remember a tasty smoked lobster dish and an interesting 'thai bouilabaise' (sp?). Unless the standards have dropped precipitously in the last year, it's a place I'd happily go back to. Andrew Fri Apr 01 13:07:36 -0800 2005 369793 0 AndrewS 1 369960 Haven't been in about a year, but I thought the food was good (if not spectacular) and the service competent. A tad on the pricey side for what we got, but I'd go back. Fri Apr 01 13:10:29 -0800 2005 369793 0 canopis 1 370100 Had a very decent meal there in January - details are sketchy. SO had some kind of salmon that he enjoyed, I had a quite tasty and extremely large pork chop. I know we had an appetizer that we both liked a lot. Excellent selection of cocktails too. I would not classify this restaurant as mediocre. It's very good but not stand out. Service was excellent. Fri Apr 01 20:40:23 -0800 2005 369793 0 brucelis