Fab's Italian Kitchen
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5532
Phone: (818) 995-2933
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Dickens Street
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm
Message from Fab's Italian Kitchen
A New Italian Dining Experience- Fab's Italian Kitchen in Sherman Oaks
- Mouthwatering Italian Cuisines
- Sheek Wine & Martini Bar
- Classy & Elegant New Look
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Editorial Review for Fab's Italian Kitchen – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
This bright, expansive eatery feels like a tourist restaurant, replete with paper "tablecloths" to mop up inevitable splatters. Apron-clad servers cart out a wide variety of simple fare, including starters like chopped salad to pair with piping-hot sourdough rolls, or giant bowls of calamari with marinara. Melted mozzarella is served with the same chunky sauce. Sausage- and pepper-topped pasta comes in a hearty sauce. The house gelato is a trio of bittersweet chocolate, vanilla and sour lime.
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Insider Tips
ParkingFree parking is available in the lot at the back of the restaurant; enter on Dickens Street, one block south of Ventura.
The ExtrasThere's a full bar, but diners are welcome to bring their own wine for a $5 corkage fee.
Know Before You GoThe dining room is currently closed for remodeling so you're only option is to order take-out. It may re-open in March 2007 but call to be sure.
User Reviews for Fab's Italian Kitchen
11/19/2008 Posted by orezero
After waiting for years for Fab's to reopen, my wife and I booked a table to celebrate our anniversary. When we arrived, the hostess tried to seat us at a table at the bar even though the place was practically empty. The owner had assured us that the kitchen would continue to prepare all of our favorites, but, when we asked for one of our favorites, the server told us "no," then brought an inedible version of the dish anyway. Service was so slow that the meal took over two hours to complete. The old Fab's was a family-friendly place with paper on the tables and an accessible menu. The new incarnation has gone upscale, but, in part because its food has not changed, comes off as pretentious and sort of fake. I really lament the restaurant's change in tone and attitude.
Pros: Family friendly dishes in an inefficient, not-so-family-friendly Bistro atmosphere
Cons: Pretentious redesign does not accommodate former clientele; service stinks
11/17/2008 Posted by mnotr
I use to be a big fan of the old Fabs. I waited all the months it took to reopen. What I loved the best about Fab's the warm bread rolls and the chicken seasame. Guess what, they don't serve that anymore. We had asked the owner why and he indicated the bread was not easy to get so they just ordered a different one. As for the chicken, they took it off the menu. The menu was disappointing. It looks like they have gone to easier things to prepare like salads and sandwhiches. The service was slow, and I can't imagine why they think they needed to put a bar in the resturant, this is not the type of place you hang out at int he evenings. I will not return and think it should have stayed closed.
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