Gorikee
21799 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA
Topanga Canyon Boulevard
818-932-9149
Squeezing a soft, golden roasted garlic clove from its papery shell onto my baguette, I'm delighted by its heady aroma and looking forward to the next several courses. I'm about to indulge in "garlic fusion cuisine," a concept that might seem silly -- as if borrowed from an over-the-top garlic festival -- if I weren't sitting in Gorikee, a modest neighborhood restaurant in Woodland Hills. Here, the phrase is used to describe the polished Cal-Mediterranean cuisine of chef-owner Atsuhiro Tsuji, a 10-year alum of Chaya Venice.
-- Linda Burum
Special to The Times
July 20, 2005
Hours: Tue.-Sun., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Tue.-Thu., 5-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 5-10 p.m.; Sun. 5-9 p.m.
Venue Details
| Cuisine |
American
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Asian Fusion
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Mediterranean
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| Best dishes |
American Kobe beef salad with arugula and blue cheese; pear or peach and goat cheese salad; soft-shell crab special; grilled rib-eye; braised lamb shank special; crispy garlic young chicken.
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| Of Note |
Beer and wine. Street parking.
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| Payment |
All major credit cards
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| Prices |
Appetizers, $4-$10; lunch entrées, $5.80-$16; dinner entrées, $9-$20; desserts, $2.75-$4.50.
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