Looking for good food and a bit of fun for BDay Dinner on Westside

[NAspy]

Hi -- So a party of 5 (with one 80 year old) is looking for a restaurant with good to excellent food and a fun atmosphere for a birthday. We have done the Morroccan belly dancing route before, but really looking for good energy and good food together.

Places we like to eat: Foundry, Street, Ammo, Fraiche, Rustic Canyon, Sublime, Lukshon, Hatfield's. We haven't been to AOC in a long time, and weren't too impressed last time. Gjenlina will be too loud for the 80 year old.

Foundry was dinged as not "fun" enough -- ditto Hatfield's and Ammo. Animal was deemed too extreme (not sure what that means, but it's her birthday).

The Tasting Kitchen doesn't have an opening for 2 months. We'd love to try someplace new. We will have been at a 1 PM Dodger game so will be coming back to the Westside, but the Lazy Ox could still be in the running.

Suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

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AOC
8022 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Fraiche
9411 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

Lukshon
3239 Helms Ave, Culver City, CA 90034

Tasting Kitchen
1633 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90291

[NAspy]

Heading to Son of A Gun for dinner on Sunday -- sounds like a great time with excellent food!! I'll report back...

[msmd310]

what about one of the family style theme dinner nights at Mozza?
They are Thursday, Friday and Saturdays only, but they put out place cards, so your party of 5 could sit around a corner and be able to chat. go to the Mozza2go website and look under events calender

[BSW6490]

How about the patio at Spago?

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Spago
176 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

[NAspy]

We have been to Spago a couple times... I suggested it, but no go...but Beverly Hills is close, are there other places that would be fun and good food (no Urasawa -- "too much food")

Do people like Eva or Fig? We haven't been there yet...

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Spago
176 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Urasawa Restaurant
218 N Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

[BSW6490]

Il Picolino is fantastic Italian BH adjacent. A fun/scene is always Mr. Chow for Chineese. The patio at Polo Lounge is classic.

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Mr. Chow
344 N. Camden Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210

[AAQjr]

I do love Eva, It's almost like being in a small home. Mark Gold the chef is often in the dining room, very personable like E.Greenspan. I like the food quite a bit.

[NAspy]

Thanks for these suggestions so far! Gjelina and the Foundry are "out" primarily because we have been a few times before and fairly recently (though I could eat at the Foundry all the time) -- we are looking for something new. I will try to sell Animal and/or Son of a Gun again -- I think the "dudes with meat" concept is not her thing -- but the menus look wonderful

We would go to Wilshire, except we have been there quite a bit also -- but that's the sort of food/vibe we are looking for...

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Son of a Gun
8370 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Gjelina
1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

[nosh]

Gjelina is not loud if you sit on the patio or in that small room between off to the side.

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Gjelina
1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

[AAQjr]

That's an odd thing to ding the Foundry on! especially since they usually have a jazz band in the bar area. Perfect for an after meal cocktail IMO.

[Servorg]

Animal or Son of Gun leap to mind. Have you been to either (or both)?

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Animal
435 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Son of a Gun
8370 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048