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Times Restaurant Critic
June 23, 2002
Times Restaurant Critic
June 23, 2002
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JiRaffe
Hours: Lunch, Tue.-Fri.; dinner nightly. Critic's rating:
Readers' rating:   Reader reviews: Write a review | Read other reviews  Danielle Sapia pours wine from a carafe, a feature of the Monday-only menu. JiRaffe may be the ideal Santa Monica restaurant. Irreverent and fun, its logo is the Eiffel Tower morphing into a giraffe. The food from home-grown surfer-chef Raphael Lunetta is an amiable mix of California and country-style French. He does wonderful things with foie gras, wild mushrooms and salads. He's especially strong on seafood, which,
sad to say, is unusual this close to the coast. Pan-roasted dorade is as crisp and flavorful a fish as you'll ever come across. It's set on a bed of springy capellini drenched in thyme-scented truffle sauce with peeky toe crab, pearl onions, black chanterelles and baby artichokes mixed in.
Fax: 310-917-6677 Reader Reviews
September 23, 2006
Jason Northridge, CA 09/22/06 @ 8:30pm. Arrived a few min. early and were seated w/in 5 min. (loft). The mood is intimate and private. The rest. looks like it once was a corner bookstore. The food was unmatched (Shared the scallops appetizer special, Main: I had carmalized pork chops, she - halibut. Dessert - she = mousse w/ compote special, me= lemon souffle). All were phenomenal. Our waiter, Thierry, was incredible. Never rushed and the entire staff was friendly. Will be going back again soon! July 21, 2006
kika long beach, cathis is a beautiful restaurant! i love the food.. the service is GREAT! you have to try the mojitos! they're wonderful! one of the best restaurants in california! June 1, 2006
Kreva Buenos Aires, Argentina, xx Go for the food, and not for ANYTHING else. Service is a myth here, unless you get the French guy. Menu has been nice and innovative the 5 times I've been here, but little does the chef know what a dog and pony show his front staff are. Santa Monica folk yearn for food and it is food that they get here, but that's about it. Write a review | Read more reviews Venue Details
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