What a fun Friday night. Getting to a part of the metro that I had never been to before. Dinner. A show. And making it home to the little girl well before the rain set in. Thumbs up all around.
I guess that the area where we went was sort of Koreatown, but very edge of it or adjacent maybe. Wilshire and Western area, which I know the Metro goes to. The dinner? In a sort of greenhouse structure on the pool deck of a hipster hotel on Wilshire.
A place to return to: Openaire.
I will add this caveat before I dive into the food: it was loud. And it wasn't even that full or busy as early as we went. Conrad and Van sat on the banquette with windows behind them.
I had my back to the dining room and bar. Normally Conrad cannot hear things well, but the number of times I had to lean across the table and ask Van especially to repeat things was a little ridiculous. Ah well. Different seats next time.
Drinks first, and I opted for the Heart of Gold.
It was good. The others enjoyed their drinks as well. And then we all ordered our dear friend, The Last Word, for round two.
Our server, Frank (really excellent), recommended a family style approach, but I think each of the three of us is a little tired of not having a plate to ourselves. So, other than the milk buns with nori butter
and the chocolate cake (which I didn't photograph), we each had our own thing. Pigs ears for my starter,
something a little unusual and surprisingly rich. It was a big portion, and even with Van and Conrad helping me, I didn't eat it all. It was tasty, I promise. My main was a small meal, a plate of sand dabs and not much more.
Van had a fish dish as well, and we agreed that they cooked fish well there.
And then it was out into the street
and down Wilshire for the show.
I would go back, for sure, especially if there is an event at The Wiltern to attend. I might sit in a different seat, but yes, worth a return. A good dinner for us!
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