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Los Angeles Map: Bistro 45Bistro 45 Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine California-French
Hours Tues-Thurs 11:30am-2:30pm and 6-9pm; Fri 11:30am-2:30pm and 6-9:30pm; Sat 6-9:30pm; Sun 5-9pm
Address 45 S. Mentor Ave
Location Between Colorado and Green, Pasadena & Environs
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 626/795-2478
Web site www.bistro45.com
Prices Main courses dinner $17-$27, lunch $11-$16
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
Other Valet parking $4

Frommer's Review

All class, yet never stuffy, Bistro 45 is a favorite among Pasadena's old guard and nouvelle riche. The restaurant's warm, light ambience and gallery-like decor are an unexpected surprise after the ornately historic Art Deco exterior (the building is a former bank), and provides a romantic backdrop for owner Robert Simon's award-winning cuisine. The seasonally inspired menu changes frequently; dishes might include braised veal short ribs with Asian five spice, rock shrimp risotto with saffron, pan-roasted monkfish with garlic polenta, roasted veal loin filled with Roquefort, Fanny Bay oyster salad, and Nebraska pork with figs. For dessert, try the "chocolate soup," a creamy soufflé served with chocolate-kirsch sauce and vanilla ice cream. The knowledgeable waitstaff can answer questions about the excellent wine list; Bistro 45 appears regularly on Wine Spectator's Best Of lists, and hosts special-event wine dinners.

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Frommer's Los Angeles 2008 Frommer's Los Angeles 2008

Author: Matthew Richard Poole
Pub Date: October 01, 2007
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