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Red Pearl Kitchen

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6703 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles
323-525-1415

redpearlkitchen.com

Hours: Sun.-Sat., 5:30-11 p.m. Late-night bar menu daily until 1 a.m.; lounge open until 2 a.m.

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Flamboyant Chinese-by-way-of-Hollywood décor and a large, slightly exotic menu kick up the fun factor at Red Pearl Kitchen restaurant and lounge.

Outside, the mood is set by a new bright-red paint job and Valet Girls decked out in ski jackets with furry trim. A couple kisses as they wait for their car to be brought around, doggie bag dangling from the gentleman's finger. A foursome of women decked out in belly-baring black bounds up the now dazzling-gold steps. The goofy paint job isn't just put on for the holidays, but is permanent. Inside, the décor plays up Chinese kitsch with a sly wink.

— S. Irene Virbila
Dec. 20, 2006

Reader Reviews

September 6, 2007

Skip King Sherman Oaks, CA

NEXT DAY we get an auto-generated email from them, saying they were all excited about a NEW chef and menu. Well, I wouldn't be THAT excited. I doubt I'll ever return. Perhaps for the bar (thankfully the drinks remained the same).

September 6, 2007

Skip King Sherman Oaks, CA

So on 09/03/07 we returned. UH OH. NOT GOOD. The menu has changed, somewhat drastically. The food comes out, it's sub-par. Every dish had the mushiness you'd find in cheap chinese. Five dishes, all losers. So we leave, and at home I send an email expressing our disappointment. (CONTINUED)

September 6, 2007

Skip King Sherman Oaks, CA

So myself in a party of 4 returned the following Monday, 08/27/07. Again, great food. One of the best meals I've had all year in LA! We got to try the hot pots this time, the seafood version was terrific. So one more time, myself and my significant other decide to go back the following Monday, just us. (CONTINUED)

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Venue Details

Cuisine	Chinese
Rating
Ambience	Lively Asian-themed restaurant and lounge with Chinese lanterns bobbing overhead, an open kitchen seen through a scrim of orange and a seductive lounge furnished with lacquered daybeds and a billiards table.
Of Note	Full bar. Valet parking. On Mondays, 50% discount on food portion of bill with dated receipt from previous visit.
Payment	All major credit cards
Prices	Dim sum, $7-$12; salads, $8-$9; skewers, $7 to $9; hot pots, noodle/rice dishes, $8-$12; wok-fired dishes, $14-$19; desserts, $6-$8.
Service	Helpful and no-nonsense.
Wine list	Nice array of wines that match the cuisine. Corkage, $10 for first two bottles, $15 thereafter. On Sundays, bottles of wine are half price.

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