The Lodge Steakhouse
14 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA
Wilshire Boulevard
310-854-0024
The Lodge, a trendy new steakhouse on La Cienega just above Wilshire, is the kind of place that almost demands a martini.
Immediately.
Service is snappy, which is helpful because the decor is so wild you'll be glad of a drink while you get your bearings. Animal skins are casually draped over the log walls of the entry corridor. Tabletops are sawed from tree trunks. The crazy zigzag ceiling remaining from the space's days as a coffee shop is now entirely covered in rustic wood planks.
-- S. Irene Virbila
Times Restaurant Critic
Nov. 2, 2005
Hours: Nightly, 5:30 p.m.-midnight.
Venue Details
| Cuisine |
American
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Steakhouse
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| Rating |
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| Ambience |
Hipper-than-thou steakhouse with a cozy lumberjack theme -- to wit, animal skins, shaggy-barked tree trunks, stone fireplaces and wood everywhere.
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| Best dishes |
Jumbo crab cake, onion rings, double wedge of lettuce, New York steak with peppercorn sauce, veal chop, banana split, chocolate tasting.
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| Best table |
A leather booth in front of the fireplace.
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| Night Life |
Bars
,
Food Served
,
Outdoor Patio
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| Of Note |
Private dining room with twig chandelier. Full bar. Valet parking, $4.50.
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| Prices |
Appetizers, $12-$22; steaks and chops, $26-$55; sides, $8-$9; desserts, $9.
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| Service |
Willing and able.
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| Wine list |
Wide-ranging and fairly eclectic, but watch those "by the glass" prices. Corkage: first bottle complimentary, $25 second bottle; two-bottle maximum per table.
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