Water Grill
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: (213) 891-0900
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Fifth Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Tue 11:30am-8:30pm, Wed-Fri 11:30am-9:30pm, Sat 5pm-9:30pm, Sun 4:30pm-8:30pm
Message from Water Grill
Voted Best Seafood in LA by the editors and audience of Citysearch
- Extensive wine list
- Fresh raw bar
- Menu changes daily
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Editorial Review for Water Grill – by Martha Burr
The Scene
Warm deco stylings inspire the gleaming luxe raw bar, with intimate booths tucked on one side and a lively, airy dining room on the other accented with auburn wood, marble columns, white tablecloths, cushioned chairs and booths. Theatergoers, investment bankers and downtown-based tourists comprise the lively crowd.
The Food
Top quality seafood is presented masterfully with subtle French, Asian and Californian touches. Shellfish purists revel in a variety of nightly oyster specials, ranging from Kumamotos to Chedabuctos, and the classic "fruits of the sea" platter, which boasts superb array of chilled and cracked delights. Silky rich clam chowder is punctuated with tiny rounds of new potatoes and applewood-smoked bacon. Wild Columbia River sturgeon is slow poached, its tender flesh and flavor offset perfectly by earthy beets, fresh horseradish and celery. Queen Charlotte king salmon evokes meadows and forests of the great northwest nestled into lush sun choke puree with fresh peas, edamame and lobster mushrooms.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitThe bar is an ideal place to sample regional oysters, share appetizers, or order off the dinner menu. It's also good for walk-ins.
Look GoodThe maitre d' can hook up diners with a free shuttle to the Music Center and Disney Hall--and the kitchen will time your dinner accordingly.
The ExtrasWhen making reservations let them know if it's a birthday or anniversary, and they will print a personalized commemorative evening's menu to take home.
User Reviews for Water Grill
06/28/2008 Posted by pvico
What a fantastic place! I went to Water Grill with a friend for the first time about a week ago. Beatiful restaurant, great service, top-notch cuisine, and a great innovative wine list. The service was inpeccable, not only by our waiter, but also by the wine director Andrews. With great sophistication and knowledge he presented us with a fantastic winelist, including top producers from around the world. We decided to look at domestic wines and he suggested to start in the Pinot Noir section. He described it as the focal point of the wine list with the most tie to the cuisine. This was one of the best Pinot Noir selections I have seen in the country. Great small artisan wines and well known name producers single vineyard selections. We ended up with a bottle of Native 9, a small winery from Santa Barbara. A fantastic wine that paired perfectly with the tuna dish. The tuna was beautifully prepared with a red wine reduction, lentils and brusell sprouts. Awesome expreience, and if you are into wine this is where to dine!
Pros: Awesome wine list, great service
Cons: None
06/10/2008 Posted by cocorules
I went to Water Grill with a group of five to celebrate a new job-- I had heard great things about it, and had high expectations.... Not only was it an amazing evening, but it was the best seafood food I've ever had! From the minute we walked in we were treated fabulously- excellent cocktails, attentive (but not annoying) waitstaff, black napkins for those of us with dark pants (you know- the little things), lovely wine suggestions, and so forth.--------------------- We started with the fruits of the sea platter-- all cooked perfectly with yummy sauces for the side. The appetizers/salads were killer- particularly loved the beets, also had the best crab cake EVER. But, seriously, the main dishes were so good it was RIDICULOUS- all of the fish was fantastic. The Barramundi with cous cous, and the Cobia with some sort of corn and epazote were my favorite; others liked the tuna the best. ---------------------- Portions were just right-- no "food coma" sensation. And, it's a good thing, because I am now able to say DO NOT skip dessert here! There was a Doughnut with two kinds of Creme Brulee that was spectacular! While we were winding down, the chef even came out and chatted with us for a bit- super friendly and fun-- seemed like a really cool guy. ----------------------- I am no restaurant critic, but our entire evening at Water Grill was so special that I literally felt the need to write about it......Elegant without being pretentious, TONS of attention to detail, and innovative seafood dishes- this is one classy place, and they know what they are doing! Definitely worth it for a special night out!!
Pros: best seafood EVER, innovative treatments
Cons: can't think of any
