Beso
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: (323) 467-7991
- Cross Street:
- Ivar Avenue
- Specialties:
- Bartenders, Exotic Drinks
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 6pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Beso – by Whitney Friedlander
In Short
Todd English, the latest East Coast chef to move west, has enlisted the help of television star Eva Longoria to give his famous Olives restaurant a Spanish twist both in flavor and name--"beso" is the Spanish word for "kiss." The two-story space has already garnered buzz about its "adult" juice bar, led by NYC mixologist Alex Straus, where concoctions like mango-flavored mojitos and carrot juice martinis entice scenesters looking for the next new thing in drinks (and a connection to Eva, if only by frequenting a place her name is attached to). The main dining area--anchored by a large white communal table--is where girls in halters and boys with bravado gather for a few bites of Mexican-tinged tapas ... and some caliente conversation.
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Insider Tips
Fun FactNot one to go unnoticed, Longoria has ensured her favorite family recipes, such as her famous guacamole, have a home on the menu.
User Reviews for Beso
11/17/2008 Posted by sone50173
This place is amazing. Good food, good atmosphere and good staff. Ordered the skirt steak, lobster tacos and margherita flatbread. Soooooooooooooooooo good. Everything we ordered came out pretty fast and our waitor was super nice. I'd come here again.
Cons: limited menu
11/12/2008 Posted by Ginacook01
Let me preface this review with this being the first time I have ever written a review, and secondly I am in the industry. My mother (from San Antonio) is in Hollywood with three friends celebrating her birthday. She and her friends (at the last minute) made reservations at Beso tonight before going to see the play Wicked, so I call to try to take care of their bill as a birthday surprise. I called three seperate times trying to get to a person as all you can get is answering machine hell. On the fourth try I got a hostess at the front door, she could not have been more helpful!! Very accomodating, understood what I was trying to do and was trying very much to help me (even though it was about 9:00pm) and you could hear the restaurant was busy!! She put me on hold and while trying to find the reservation the manager on duty picked up the line. He started the conversation introducing himself and then quite rudely proceeded to tell me he had been made aware of the situation and that if I wanted to pay for someone's dinner I could only set that up ahead of time, because I would need to fax Beso a copy of my drivers licence a front and back copy of my credit card and a signiture to match, blah blah blah, oh and there is no one in the office in the evenings so "no one can help you at this time". Here are my issues: 1. Managers should be as empathetic as hostess, never say no to a guest or a future guest 2. Have a live person answering phones 3. No access to a fax machine?? very hard to believe Very dissapointing experience. Gina
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