Out of how many stars is the rating? Three? Four? Five?
The review sounds almost five star, but it's rated only three...
Eat+Drink
LA EventsTop PicksSubmit an EventEvents NewsletterGet MobileEntertainment AdsTicketsArtopiaTacolandiaLA Weekly Pancake Breakfast
LA MusicMusic BlogHenry RollinsConcert CalendarLA NightlifeSubmit an EventMusic NewsletterGet MobileMusic Ads
LA RestaurantsFood BlogFind a RestaurantMenusHappy HoursDealsDining NewsletterGet MobileRestaurant Ads
Bestia Does It Best
This new Italian restaurant on the edge of downtown does everything well
The wine list, overseen by young, enthusiastic sommelier Maxwell Leer, is hardly encyclopedic, but for its size it does provide a fun range, from straightforward to downright geeky. I do wish the restaurant offered more choices by the glass — two whites (both too light for this food) and three reds make the glass option a tad unwelcoming.
Genevieve Gergis, Menashe's wife and co-owner, is in charge of desserts, and like Menashe in his role as chef/owner, this is her first position as pastry chef (she also helped with the space's design). You'd never suspect a newbie, though — the wicked kick of salt in a chocolate budino tart is sophisticated without being showy.
PHOTO BY ANNE FISHBEIN
Creme fraiche panna cotta with mixed winter citrus and Meyer lemon cookies
Location Info
Map
Bestia
2121 E. 7th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Category: Restaurant > Italian
Region: Downtown
|
0 user reviews
|
Write A Review |
|
|
Details
Related Content
More About
On a recent evening, we ordered the chestnut zeppole with coffee gelato, called "coffee and donuts" on the menu. Gergis came to the table to apologize. "I have five or six orders of zeppole ahead of yours, and I only have one little fryer." We didn't care — we had wine to drink, conversation to have. But when they came, the zeppole were good — pillowy, crunchy with sugar, addictive. I can easily see them becoming a signature of this restaurant.
If the crowds continue to show up at Bestia, Gergis is going to need a bigger fryer.
BESTIA | Three stars | 2121 Seventh Place, dwntwn. | (213) 514-5724 | bestiala.com | Tues.-Thurs. & Sun., 6-11 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 6 p.m.-mid. | Reservations recommended | Full bar | Valet parking
Now Trending
2012 - Food & Drink
Loading...
