Restaurant-Dining Critiques

5955 Melrose Avenue

Los Angeles, CA  90038

Phone:  323.460.4170

Website:  http://www.providencela.com/

Hours:

Lunch:   Friday – 12 noon – 2:30 pm

Dinner:  Monday-Friday 6pm-10pm

Saturday – 5:30pm – 10pm

Sunday – 5:30pm – 9pm

Ever since Providence opened in 2005, it has received accolades as one of the top restaurants in the country from

everyone including Gourmet and Esquire magazines, the James Beard Foundation, Gayot, and Michelin (two stars).  Chef

Michael Cimarusti and co-owner Donato Poto (who is always there to greet you!) make dining here an unforgettable culinary experience.

Having eaten at Providence several times, to me, there is no finer restaurant in Los Angeles.  On all levels……food, service,

ambiance……it is superb.  It’s comfortably elegant, service is spot on, and the food (they specialize in fresh fish) is unsurpassed

in its category, similar to Le Bernardin in NYC.

They frequently have special tasting menus, and the chefs table, which is in a very private, quiet and lovely room all its own seats 4-6. It has an unfettered view of the gleaming kitchen and all of its beautiful orchestration.  For those of us who love to cook, and love to watch good cooks in action, there is no finer treat than to enjoy the chef’s multi-course tasting menu at this table.

My most recent meal, pictured below, was a Friday lunch.   Fortunately, they were featuring Australian Black Winter Truffles,

shaved over a choice of Risotto, Pasta alla Chitarra, Soft Scrambled Eggs or Raviolo alluovo.  After the delicious complimentary

Amuse assortment, I started with the Bigeye Tuna Tartare, stunning in its gorgeous presentation.   The truffle-topped and perfectly cooked risotto was memorably delicious (just looking at the photos makes me want to order it again!) and was one of those dishes where you hoped it would never end……just one more bite, please!

Confident that I will always have a perfect dining experience, I can’t wait to return!