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Los Angeles Map: Joe's RestaurantJoe's Restaurant Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine American Eclectic
Hours Tues-Thurs noon-2:30pm and 6-10pm; Fri noon-2:30pm and 6-11pm; Sat 11am-2:30pm and 6-11pm; Sun 11:30am-2:30pm and 6-10pm
Address 1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Location Santa Monica and the Beaches
Reservations Reservations required
Phone 310/399-5811
Web site www.joesrestaurant.com
Prices Main courses dinner $18-$25, lunch $8-$15
Credit Cards AE, MC, V
Other Free street parking or valet parking in rear of building

Frommer's Review

This is one of L.A.'s best dining bargains. Chef/owner Joseph Miller excels in simple New American cuisine, particularly grilled fish and roasted meats accented with piquant herbs. Formerly a tiny, quirky storefront with humble elbowroom, Joe gutted and completely remodeled the entire restaurant, adding a far more spacious dining room and display wine room (though the best tables are still tucked away on the trellised outdoor patio complete with a gurgling waterfall). But don't let the upscale additions dissuade your budgeted appetite -- Joe's remains a hidden treasure for those with a champagne palate but a seltzer pocketbook. Case in point: For lunch, California sand dabs with cherry tomato, arugula, and Maine sweet shrimp goes for a mere $13. And this includes a fresh mixed green salad or one of Miller's exquisite soups. Dinner entrees are equally sophisticated: beet risotto with grilled asparagus, fallow deer wrapped in bacon (served in a black currant sauce with a side of roasted root vegetables), monkfish in a saffron broth, wild striped bass with curried cauliflower coulis. A double whammy is Joe's grilled ahi tuna and Hudson Valley foie gras appetizer served with rösti potatoes and a red-wine herb sauce, and the desserts are equally fantastic.

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