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Best Thing I Ever Ate

Best Thing I Ever Ate

Aired on 11/22/2010
Episode: Crazy Good

Wolfgang Puck - Tagliatelle With White Truffles


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3115 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica , CA 90405
3108294313
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Business Hours:

  • Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., - Mon - Thurs, 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Fri - Sat, 5:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., Closed Sunday

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  • After Work
  • Bar Menu
  • Specialty Cocktails

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CitySearch Tips

What to Drink

The dozen Italian and West Coast wines on the bar list are select but not inexpensive--the average glass is about $17. Specialty cocktails include the Limoncello Drop and the Bourbon 1972, made with homemade vanilla fig puree.

Know Before You Go

The knowledgeable bartender listens to what guests like and offers excellent suggestions. Besides glass or bottle options, guests may also order a "quartino," ideal for two.

Look Good

Patrons may also order off the regular dinner menu and the enormous tome of the regular wine list.

What to Drink

Selvaggio's wine cellar is one of the best in L.A., with over 2,500 selections, ranging from reasonable to outrageous. Rare Italian vintages are a specialty, and wine pairings are offered with meals.

Where to Sit

Stairs climb above the ivied flagstone entrance to a secret green, twinkling little patio--romantic for two, intimate for four, but squeezably manageable for even 10. Heat lamps provided.

FourSquare Tips

  • Eater
    Almost 40 years old, this ancient LA staple still serves great, if pricey, fine dining Italian. [Eater 38 Member]
  • LA Weekly
    L.A.¹s ultimate special-occasion Italian restaurant! A bells-and-whistles place where you reserve a table weeks in advance. Still, the food is great! Try it at PLATE LA Weekly's Food Event 3/3/13!
  • Los Angeles Times
    You taste the sea most of all in the bottarga they use to garnish many dishes. Russet in color, the dried roe has a strong, briny flavor, giving a dish the rich funk of ocean.
  • Showtime Network
    Even Joffre Borgia knows that an authentic fine dining experience doesn?t come cheap!
  • lawrence l.
    The old school romantic nightspot. I love this place...
  • Gaia D.
    take advantage of the knowledge of the sommelier. he may seem like a dork at first, but he knows his stuff.
  • Donato D.
    This was my first job in america...! Let Piero Selvaggio guide you all the way... And prepare your wallet!
  • Kelly S.
    Grilled vegetable medley is to die for!