Best Restaurants that are Worth The Drive in Los Angeles / Orange County

My family loves Rao’s products so we had to come and try their restaurant. We had Caesar salad and stuffed mushrooms to start. They were very good but could’ve been better. Entrees were spaghetti, carbonara, ragu papardelle, and eggplant Parmesan. They all tasted great! The service was outstanding and the ambiance was very cool. It was a great experience.

The Fromosa exceeded every expectation. I thought it would be a tourist trap with mid food, instead the food was top tier, skillfully done, with flavors nicely straddling traditional Chinese American and more authentic Szechuan. I expected the drinks to be overpriced and middle shelf at best, and instead the Mai Tai was the freshest pineapple based cocktail I've ever hat a restaurant, and the Matador was a sharper, more tequla forward option that was just as impressive. I expected the service to be impatient, wanting to turn tables or upsell, and instead it was attentive, careful, and completely supportive. The atmosphere I expected to be tired and overhyped, instead it was a spectacle of historic fabric so well cared-for, lovingly maintained, and immaculate that it may very well be the best vintage restaurant and bar experience on the West Coast. If you love restaurant history,.if you love an atmospheric bar, if you love good food, if you want to step back into the 1940s but minus the cigarette smoke and the canned meal, then this is someplace you will enjoy.

Great fast and friendly service. The food was amazing as were the coffee, mimosas and bloody Mary’s. I highly recommend this lil gem in the flower district of LA.

Very great experience dining here! I usually come here when it’s super packed but luckily the day I went (and the time) it was not packed at all. With it being less busy, the ambiance was nice and quiet. I was able to hear my conversations. The food was amazing!! The Sweet Corn Agnolotti was very good but lacked a sufficient amount for how much the dish is. The Spicy Pomodoro was amazing!! One of my favorites here and for the amount of pasta it has, it is worth your money. I was not expecting to like the Banana Tiramisu but I enjoyed it so much! I wish I got two but I ended up getting so full haha. Overall 9/10 experience!

They don’t have enough menus even though the place was pretty empty so everyone is taking them back even before ordering. The drinks are sweeter but really good. Food was awesome & service was nice. Service was a little slow but otherwise very good