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Name: Capo

Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/capo-santa-monica

Address/Phone: 15 Boardman Place San Francisco, CA 94103 / (415) 701-8188

Rating: 4.4/5

Price: ~60.00/per person with Alcohol

Pros: Delicious entrees, Italian style cuisine with California flare! Environment is lit darker but romantic, great for small groups and up beat!

Cons: Smaller sitting areas are a little harder for larger groups. Parking is valet only.

General Comments: Generally a great place for dinner more on the intimate side. Whether smaller groups or romantic dinners. Great bar, italian dishes, seafood and grilled items (steak etc.). We loved the Le Prisoner Napa wine and Orin Swift Zin Cab Syrah 2006

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Name: Bistro Bouchees

Address: 515 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90803

Rating: 3/5

Price: ~8.00/per entree + alcohol

Pros: Cool place to hang out, beers on tap, bottled alcohol, wine, good burgers and sandwiches (panini), mini burgers available so you can try a bunch of different kinds each for half the price, relaxed and casual environment, ample parking

Cons: Burgers are good but not AWESOME (didn’t ask us how we wanted them cooked), not too big of a place so it’s small when packed!

General Comments:

Bistro Bouchees was a pleasant start to a warm fall Saturday.  We arrived at 11AM just as they opened to see rows and rows of plastic boxed lunches filled with sandwiches.  I assume that many come here and grab a picnic type “to go” box and head out else where which is really cool.  Great place for burgers and sandwiches in general.  Basically an upscale burger joint (and sandwiches) where all burgers are also offered as “Mini’s” at about half the cost so you can try them all out (not half the burger, about 1/3 of the burger :)).  They have beers on tap (about 3), wines, juices and the like.

Overall environment is casual/trendy and up beat.  The staff is very proactive and yearns to educate you on the menu.  Except that they didn’t ask us HOW we wanted our burgers cooked (medium, medium rare etc).  The place is a little small but I guess that would only matter if you were outside when it was super packed!

The have a small LCD/Plasma so if you will are going to die without sports over the weekend, there’s hope at the restaurant.

All in all a cool place to dine with friends, family or just 2 peas in a pod grabbing a quick burger or sandwich.

What We Recommend:

american beef burger with cheddar cheese - regular 9.00 mini 3.50
angus sirloin beef, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, ketchup

applewood bacon, chipotle cheeseburger - regular 9.50 mini 3.75
angus sirloin beef, pepperjack cheese, caramelized onion, smoked jalapeno sauce

ahi tuna and avocado burger - regular 11.00 mini 4.00
seared ground ahi, sliced avocado, baby lettuce leaves, tomato,
spicy chili garlic sauce

grilled chicken and tomato panini -regular 8.50 mini 4.50
thinly sliced chicken breast, oven dried tomatoes, tarragon sauce

parmesan and herb french fries
regular 3.50 sweet potato 4.00 combo 4.00

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Front Sign

Front Patio Area

Ample Parking, FREE with Validation at WalMart next door!

::General Info::
Name: 26 Beach Restaurant
Website: http://www.26beach.com/
Genre: California Fusion
Address: 3100 Washington Boulevard, Venice, CA, 90291
Cross Street: Lincoln/Washington Blvd.
Cost: 15.00-30.00/entree (large portions)

компютри:: Ratings ::
Food: 8/10
Staff: 9/10
Decor: 8/10

:: Review ::
We really enjoyed dining at 26 beach. The decor is vintage european and feels very cozy and warm. Half the restaurant is a semi-covered patio with heat lamps. It’s great to sit in this area as it feels like it’s outdoors but without all the bad things that outdoors brings (cold, bugs etc.).

The menu is quite diverse. They have everything you can possibly want to order from burgers to pasta to surf and turf. Servings are large portioned and everything on the menu is all pretty good. Here are some of our favorites:

Roasted chicken
Garlic shrimp pasta
Ceviche (red snapper)
Fresh fish of the day (cooked moist)
Lasagna

The bread that they serve at the table is really good and we had the Pinot Grigio Estan which was very pleasant, slightly fruity and lite.

The service was good as the servers are friendly and easy going; food was well paced and the overall environment of the restaturant was on the more relaxed end.

I would recommend this restaurant for small family dinners, dinners with friends and even romantic evening with a significant other. The restaurant’s food, environment, price and pace allows it to cater to a variety of events.

Great little restaurant hidden away and we have been there quite a few times this year!