Sep 14

Off Vine (Hollywood)

Food 08: Hollywood

This entry includes two visits.

The restaurant Off Vine does live up to their name. It's a true tranquil haven hidden behind the ever chaotic, noisy and developing sections of Sunset Blvd. near the CNN building and ex-Transformer high rise area. It's a craftmanship house with flowery garden patio seatings. We sat upstairs (like a bedroom space) the first time and at the garden the next. I feel like I was dining at Abbot Kinney.

Good Sesame Bread. My co-worker got the Tuna Nicoise $13.95: fresh Ahi Tuna, huge portion and very delicious. I even enjoyed the boiled red potato (hard texture) very much.

Joan's Farfalle Pasta tossed with Sauteed Eggplant, Red peppers, Olives, Roasted beans & goat cheese. Light tasting, slightly oily and flavorful, love it. I got the Smoked Mozzarella and Chicken Ravioli with a Tangy Apple Mango Chutney. The sauce is almost sour-plum like, very sweet with a ting of fruity sourness, but it's also too dominating (albeit very tasty). The ravioli are chewy and smooth, very good.

The server highly recommended their soufflé, so we put an order for Grand Marnier Soufflé , it's heavenly! Airy, puffy and moist and rich with custard flavors~

Our second visits.

Special of the day: Lamb Chop $22. I shared the plate with Joan, but the portion is still good for lunch. The bigger piece was perfectly medium rare, very juicy and not musky.

My co-workers' Cornish Game Hen $15.95 and Petit Filet Mignon with a Rogue Fort Cabernet Sauce $19.95. They were satisfied.

Of course we'd get it again. Chocolate Soufflé . So good, so good~

On top of the good food, it's a great lunch retreat from the usual Sunset chaos for those of us who work nearby.

Off Vine
6263 Leland Way, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Freda | September 14, 2007 07:54 PM