Joe's
Venice, CA 90291
Phone: (310) 399-5811
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Broadway
- Hours:
- Tue-Thu 12pm-2:30pm, 6pm-10pm, Fri 12pm-2:30pm, 6pm-11pm, Sat 11am-2:30pm, 6pm-11pm, Sun 11am-2:30pm, 6pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Joe's – by Jane Tunks
The Scene
Despite a remodeling, Joe's bright, minimalist quarters can still seem cramped. The hallway-cum-dining-room is the place to watch the kitchen work its magic. For a more romantic tête-a-tête, sit on the back patio.
The Food
If you usually can't afford a gourmet dinner, come to Joe's and order prix fixe. Using farm-fresh ingredients, chef/owner Joe Miller's four-course dinners are both enticing and affordable. Comforting mainstays such as medallions of veal and roast beef are flawlessly executed. The crepinette of pork loin is cooked to rosy perfection and served perched atop garlic mashed potatoes and wild mushrooms. Miller also pulls out all the stops for brunch, with inventive dishes like blue crab hash, brioche French toast and salmon-and-chili huevos rancheros topping the list.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneyExperience Joe's at bargain prices: Go for lunch and order the three-course prix-fixe meal, a steal at $14.
Know Before You GoThe restaurant is a no-cell-phone zone, so turn it off or risk dirty looks from fellow diners.
The ExtrasEven if you're not eating here, the inviting bar backed by friendly bartenders make Joe's the perfect place to start a night out on Abbot Kinney.
User Reviews for Joe's
04/09/2008 Posted by msmerymac
My boyfriend and I went to Joe's for a New Year's dinner, and we both left extremely impressed. While there are a plethora of nice restaurants in LA, most of which we have yet to try, I would definitely take an out-of-towner who wanted a special dinner or celebration to Joe's. The service was impeccable, which we find is becoming more and more rare in LA, as restaurants rely on their celebrity clientèle (or owners), their location, or their past reputation. Not only was the waiter there before every course, giving us wine pairing suggestions, but Joe himself even stopped to ask how everything was. They were also able to substitute a course on the prix fixe menu because of dietary requirements. The wine list is fairly extensive and interesting, and my pomegranate martini was tasty. The first course, consisting of heirloom beets, scared me a bit (I'm not a huge fan), but even those were tasty. They also let you chose from a selection of bread and butter before each course - an unnecessary, yet nice touch. I'll definitely be back.
Pros: wait staff, wine list, prix fixe menu
Cons: It's a little small - hard to navigate some of the tables while wearing heels.
01/27/2008 Posted by foodlova5
I went to Joe's on Friday night and was really excited to try the newly michelin starred fare. The evening started out well-we were promptly seated, ordered a great cocktail and presented with the menus. Unfortunately the meal went down hill from there. I ordered a special scallop appetizer and my boyfriend ordered the mushroom ravioli. Both were mediocre. For entrees I had the John Dory which was an udon noodle dish, except they left out the noodles. My boyfriend had the escolar that was frankly boring. I will never be back as it was very expensive for bland food.
Pros: Drinks and atmosphere
Cons: food
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