3 Restaurants from Los Angeles
Mori Sushi
11500, West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064, (310) 479-3939
www.morisushi.org
About This Restaurant
Traditional Japanese sushi restaurant opened in 2000 by chef/patron Mori Onodera. Japanese-born, he studied sushi arts in Tokyo before heading to the US in 1985. He worked at three Japanese restaurants before opening his own. The restaurant has simple décor and does not pretend to be elegant, but instead focuses on the food. Mori has earned rave reviews and in 2008 picked up a Michelin star. Sushi lunch special: $17; sushi deluxe: $20; sashimi deluxe: $23. Average spend per person $100. 3.5 stars on Google.Read more
They say...
Mori Sushi is a sushi restaurant. We do not buy any ingredients besides fish and vegetables. All dishes are prepared using either fish or vegetables. The non-sushi dishes are fish-based, but not entirely traditional in their preparation. We hope you enjoy the variety of the fishes.We say...
Surveyed 31/12/2009
Clearly a very popular restaurant which earns lavish praise and now has a coveted Michelin star but as with so many sushi restaurants there is no hint of a sustainability policy. Bluefin tuna is almost de rigeur in sushi restaurants despite its plight. Bigeye, red snapper and freshwater eel also feature - all of which are on the Seafood Watch fish to avoid list. The bigeye may be just ok if it is line-caught in US waters but there is no indication of this on the online menu. Until the restaurant tells its customers more detail about its choice of fish, where they come from and how they are caught, it carries a five Red Fish score.Read more
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Providence
5955, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038, (323) 460-4170
www.providencela.com
About This Restaurant
A prestigious Hollywood restaurant that has garnered two Michelin stars in a very short time propelling it into the list of the US's top 40 restaurants. Providence offers fine dining in luxurious surroundings with executive chef Michael Cimarusti stating - perhaps a little pretentiously : "The philosophy behind the food at Providence is rooted in my reverence for the natural state of wild fish. My goal is to help nature reveal its divine flavors, textures and beauty." We're certain Nature is very grateful for Mr.Cimarusti's help. Two fish courses: about $67.Wild KIng salmon cost $42. Five stars on GoogleRead more
They say...
Inspired by the natural abundance of coastal living, Providence is a fine dining destination offering an array of the world's premium wild seafood and shellfish presented in their purest and simplest form.We say...
Surveyed 29/12/2009
Providence sources fish around the globe, which is a little disconcerting but insists it uses wild US fish wherever possible. Fish is sourced from both Atlantic and Pacific fishing co-operatives, it uses Alaskan salmon and crab and avoids tuna, halibut and cod - though cod was on the online menu we saw. Providence takes sea bass and turbot from France which we suspect may be trawled. Providence also uses a lot of farmed fish which is an issue for us unless it can be shown the fish are fed sustainably. Although Providence says it tries to buy directly and responsibly we think they could probably do better than their current two Blue Fish rating with a little more effort.Read more
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The Restaurant at the Getty Center
The Getty Center, 1200, Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049, 310) 440-6810
www.getty.edu
About This Restaurant
When you visit the Getty Centre and its famous musem - where no expense was spared (about $1B) in creating it - you would expect its restaurant to reflect the same standards. You won't be disappointed. The restaurant exudes class and top drawer food and service in a wonderful setting in the Santa Monica mountains with panoramic views of Los Angeles.It offers Mediterranean-California influenced food with much of the produce sourced from Santa Monica farmers. Reviews from diners almost without exception praise the standards not only of the food - priced reasonably despite the setting - service and cleanliness. About $50 for two fish courses. Four stars on Google.Read more
They say...
Very modest indeed taking into account the illustrious name: Located in the Restaurant/Cafe building, the Restaurant offers full service in an elegant setting with views of the Santa Monica Mountains. Menus change seasonally.We say...
Surveyed 04/02/2010
The Bon Appetit Management Company manges the food service at both the Getty restaurant and the cafe. Bon Appetit runs more than 400 restaurants and cafes in31 US states and is committed to responsibly sourced food. It adheres strictly to the Seafood Watch guide and prefers wild rather than farmed fish which are frozen at sea. The Getty Centre and Bon Appetit clearly select their seafood very carefully from sustainable stocks.The albacore they use is line from Fiji and the Yellowtail net caught coming from Baja. The scallops they use are hand-dived. They use non-trophic species such as Arctic char, Lake Superior white fish and striped bass. They don't serve farmed fish. This restaurant is doing everything it can to conserve stocks and deserves full support.Read more
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