Zucca Ristorante
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (213) 614-7800
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- 8th Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-9pm, Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm, Sat 5pm-10pm, Sun 5pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Zucca Ristorante – by Jane Tunks
The Scene
A block from Staples Center, this venture from L.A. chef Joachim Splichal (who also owns Patina and Pinot Bistro, among others) is a luxe Italian bistro. Venetian crystal chandeliers, vibrant murals and a wooden floor imported from Tuscany lend an air of ballroom elegance to a downtown office building.
The Food
While there are few groundbreaking creations on the menu, the fare is simple and satisfying. Pasta dishes are pleasing, from the baked sedanini (tube-shaped pasta) sprinkled with eggplant and buffalo mozzarella to the traditional trofie (pasta twists) al pesto, tossed with haricot verts and potatoes. Secondi courses are hearty affairs. Osso buco falls off the bone into saffron risotto, and voluptuous polenta is made richer with fontina cheese and a melange of chicken, porcini mushrooms and sausage.
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Insider Tips
ParkingPark in the lot just south of the restaurant for $4.50 at dinner, $3.75 (with validation) at lunch.
Where to SitNeed a post-meal cigarette? Get a table on the patio and smoke to your heart's content.
The ExtrasZucca has two rooms that can be reserved for private parties. The "Reggiano" accommodates up to 16 people, while the "Grana Padano" can hold up to 10.
User Reviews for Zucca Ristorante
08/20/2008 Posted by SethThomas
We went there to celebrate one of my friend's birthday. We were a group of 4 and 2 of us were drinking. After we had about 3 shots of tequila each in a period of 2 hours along with food, we wanted to order more food 30 minutes before their closing time. The waitress said the restaurant ran out o the dish we ordered! Then we wanted to have one last shot. She sent another waiter to our table and he said she thinks we had enough drinks and refused to serve us anymore! While we were in the middle of our dinner, she came over to us and asked us which country we were from and made some smrky remark when we told her where we were from!
Pros: Close to Staples center
Cons: Bad service, high prices
03/22/2008 Posted by jhs914
My wife and I went there for happy hour just before a Laker game. We went into the outdoor patio area. When we talked to the waiter, we told him we were there for the happy hour and basically ordered off the happy your menu. The happy hour menu said "complimentary pizza" so we ordered 2 orders of the pizza. I was actually holding and looking at the happy hour menu and pointed to the part that said "complementary pizza" when I ordered it. When the bill came, they charged us for the 2 pizzas. When I asked the waiter about the charge, he said the pizza was only complimentary if you ate at the "credenza". He said he'd talk to the manager. They ended up charging us for 1 pizza instead of 2. Even though they did that for us, he admitted that the happy hour menu was misleading. I would think that this issue was probably a common occurence if it's printed on their happy hour menu (there was no mention of the credenza on the menu). Not to mention that I pointed at the "complimentary pizza" part of the menu when I ordered it and the waiter never even said anything about it when I ordered. Not cool.
Pros: pretty good food
Cons: good service except for the fact they tried to pull one over us. dont trust them.
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