10/13/09

Unbelievably Horrible Food

by dbarnes963

Even for a tapas style menu, the portions are tiny, expensive and completely without merit. I ordered the garlic shrimp, hanger steak, goat cheese stuffed peppers, and shared a cheese plate with my client. The cheese plate was fair, but the rest of of the dishes were almost inedible. The shrimp tasted like metal, the peppers were bland and poorly presented, and the extremely rare hanger steak (which the waiter gave rave reviews) was tasteless even though it was swimming in reddish sauce of some kind. Even when I made several comments on why I did not finish the food on all of my plates (which is saying something because there might have been 3 bites per plate), the waiter just said, "Sorry you didn't care for that" and made no effort to remedy the situation. I paid $20 for a cosmo without knowing the cost, then quickly switched to wine, none of which were remarkable. There were a sea of open and empty tables throughout the 2 hours we were there, although they insisted that they were completely booked when we made the reservations (my client was staying at the SLS) and we might have to wait for awhile... The attitude by the host was quintessential Hollywood--"you are so lucky to be here. Wait awhile and we might feel like seating you..." Granted, the interior is like something out of a Lewis Carroll novel and very lovely. (Come in for a look, if you can find a parking spot for free. Do not miss the bathrooms.) Bazaar falls in line with most heavily-hyped restaurants in LA--like cotton candy, they are pretty to look at but all fluff, no substance, leaving you more hungry than you were when you bought it....

• Pros: The interior design
• Cons: FOOD, PRICE

09/05/09

Check your bill

by knowsherfood1

the place is fun and quite tasty but beware if after you place your order the waiter says they're going to bring you some additional items to "try"...they are charging you for them! We had ordered more than enough food and the waiter said they wanted us to try some of their new items to see how we liked them that she'd have them sent out.... The next day we noticed the additional charges on the bill and have put in a call to the management. because that's not right the way the waiter presented it was very misleading, as though they were complimentary. ...it's been two days and management hasn't returned the call...let the buyer beware!

• Pros: very hip, creative foods
• Cons: they bring you food you don't order and then charge you for

09/01/09

I'd rather eat soap

by CSMobileUser2

I just left after spending over $220 on food and I could not find one thing I enjoyed

or could even force myself to eat. I've eaten at all of the high end restaurants in LA including CUT, BLT, Comme Ca, Dan Tana's and I can honestly

say, don't believe the hype. I tried the lamb, pork, two types of tuna dishes, chicken, guacamole cones, potatoes and I could not find one thing I liked. We are going to a

restaurant down the street, I wish I could wash my mouth out with soap.