BLD
7450 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Gardner Street
323-930-9744
BLD updates the American diner or coffee shop with global touches, top-notch ingredients and a menu of salads and sandwiches that carries through lunch and dinner. It's not exotic or trendy, just everyday fare that's well-executed and priced mostly under $20, which these days is a bargain.
— S. Irene Virbila
Oct. 25, 2006
Hours: Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, 8 a.m.-midnight (kitchen closes at 11 p.m.). Brunch menu available Sat.-Sun., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Venue Details
| Cuisine |
American
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| Rating |
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| Ambience |
Smart, contemporary breakfast, lunch and dinner from Grace's Neal Fraser and company.
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| Best dishes |
Morning pastries, ricotta blueberry pancakes, brioche French toast, Spanish scramble, eggs Florentine, fingerling potatoes and Nueske's bacon, pork burger, albacore tuna salad, charcuterie and cheeses.
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| Best table |
One along the windows.
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| Of Note |
Full bar. Bar menu served until close. Valet parking.
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| Prices |
Breakfast items, $3.50-$16; salads, $8-$19; sandwiches, $12-$21; pastas, $14-$19; self-constructed dinner, $16-$26.
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| Service |
Savvy and friendly, just what's needed in a casual spot such as this.
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| Wine list |
Quaffable wines to go with sandwiches and casual fare. Corkage, $15.
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