Josie
2424 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA
24th Street
310-581-9888
Josie Le Balch grew up in her father's French restaurant in the San Fernando Valley. Now, after stints at Saddle Peak Lodge and Remi, this second-generation chef is behind the stoves every night at her own Santa Monica restaurant, Josie. She can make a mean sauce, and first courses run from the classic (mushrooms in puff pastry or a cherry tomato tartlet) to gutsy (grilled cuttlefish with chorizo). Every night, she dreams up a handful of specials, many of them based on game.
— S. Irene Virbila
Times Restaurant Critic
June 23, 2002
Valet parking available.
Hours: Mon.-Thu., 6-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 6-11 p.m.; Sun., 5:30-9 p.m.
Venue Details
| Cuisine |
American
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French
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| Rating |
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| Ambience |
Elegant, understated dining room with bar at the back and small kitchen at the front.
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| Best dishes |
Grilled cuttlefish with lentils and Merguez sausage, wild mushroom sandwich, oxtail ravioli, campfire trout, tagine of fresh cod, salt-crusted chicken breast, New York pepper steak, chocolate bread pudding.
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| Service |
Competent but overly exuberant.
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| Wine list |
1999 E. Guigal Condrieu, Rhone Valley; 1998 Hitching Post "Highliner" Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara.
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