05/22/09

No what to order

by shery

I'm a big foodie and love a great flavorful steak. Well, let me tell you! I walked into this place on a whim. And I fell in love shortly after!

Go and order the cheese fondue....killer, and the $60 porterhouse steak. It's meant to be shared and it's amazing. Lots of flavor and these guys do a perfect medium rare. Frites are yummy too! Order these items and you will be in food bliss! Yum.

• Pros: cheese fondue and porterhouse steak
• Cons: slow service

03/10/09

Very slow service......but hey nice people

by Shadowwolf

Place looks a little worn but nice. Its the service that truly is bad. Takes forever to get your waiter over and even to get your coffee. Don't believe me? Try it any morning. Food is ok but over price for what you get. Salad is in a big store bought bag they pour the dressing into and shake. Some love the look but you will be waiting awhile.

• Pros: Nice look to it and plenty of room if you get there early
• Cons: service is some of the worse I seen

03/02/09

Beauty thats charming, and cheep ! ( but in a good way ! )

by hollygreatsz

This palce is the best secret in hollywood. The menu is full of the hearty french dished that have prevailed through gererations.With big, well presented, specials. You are sure to get your fill. The dining room is a candle light opera with a charming, bohemia feel. with the seats more like couches you could stay here all night.

The Bar area is a wonder of french style. You well be taken back buy the original light fixtures, huge wall meriors, and zinc top bar. All shipped from Paris. It?s so beautiful that it has attracted such Hollywood greats as Penelope Cruz, and Madonna for photo shoots. ( Their is also outside seating if you smoke )

They offer a cheep happy hour from 5 to 7 everyday. You could easily get your fill for less than ten dollar with their mini martini's, and escargot. The bartender Wally is rather charismatic and likes his Jazz so be sure to say hello.

All in all this is just a cute little place, with a lot a charm. The service is wonderful, you can even brush up on your french with half the staff speaking it. I would take a date here, or just go and hang out with a bottle of champagne.

• Pros: food, staff, bar, music
• Cons: outside seating can fill quickly

12/27/08

Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigaro!

by sammietorino

This restaurant is so cute and has so much character. LA needs more places like this. It's great for lunch or dinner. The first time I went with my bf for a date night. He had the special which was lamb with couscous and it was amazing! I had a salmon salad and it was equally delicious. High quality and so much flavor. The second time I went was with some friend for lunch and we had a great time. I was craving something sweet so I asked for the dessert menu and the lady came back with a platter with all their desserts. I chose the fruit tart and it looked so perfect that I didn't want to eat it....but I did. It took me like 5 seconds to inhale it. So good.

• Cons: parking is tough in that area

11/11/08

Always something wrong.

by Cuteastrophe

I want to love this place. I really do. For a few years I went over and over again because there were so many great things but everytime there was something that just made the experience regretable. Even when the food is really good, the service is terrible and then the prices are just too high for what the place is. It just never adds up so I finally gave up.

Figaro has great potential and a great look but they need to take a lesson from great Parisian restaurants that know if you look like a great bistro just be a great bistro but you can't price like you're Le Cirque and serve like your Denny's. Just make up your mind about what you are and I'll know when it's appropriate to come next time. Right now it's outrageously priced for casual and way too crappy for a nice dinner.

• Pros: Food.
• Cons: Price vs. service and setting

08/01/08

OMG ! Beautiful !!!

by JJordonnn

So, some friends and I decide to go to this place Wednesday night. It was packed so we sat at the bar. OMG! It was beautiful!! Like something you see in the movies!! We sat down and Walter the bartender, who is great to talk to told us about there happy hour, which had escargot, crab cakes and other yummy stuff. So we got some of that and just sat there and relaxed. We had 2 or 3 nice glasses of cab. We also split the cheese platter, and a nice mango salad. But this place is so beautiful a part from the bar they have this candle lit dining room Ahhh?? so beautiful. And, the lady from Grey?s anatomy, I can?t remember her name, the catty one with the brown hair, She was there too. So all around experience; GREAT! Now if only I could find a date to take me there for dinner, Humm.. excuse me, bartender??

• Pros: It beautiful !!!

08/01/08

Wow! Great little find ...

by bobstheman

So I?m going to see James Taylor @ The Greek. (He was good) But this little place was great. 3 dollar beers on the happy hour, awesome fries and mini burger, Cab or merlot, my friends and I got tipsy enjoying there outside seating and had a great pre concert blast at the fig. It has a really cool bar on the inside. Zinc I think the guy said. But yeah cool place would love to come back for the happy hour again. ; )

• Pros: Happy Hour !

08/01/08

I great little place : )

by edlish

This place is a jewel. My wife and I found this place before going to a concert at the Greek theatre and just fell in love with it. It felt like Paris! We had a few happy hour items, the crab cakes, fries, then for dinner we both got the steak with the black peppercorn sauce. To quote my wife it was D ?lish. She?s so la, love you darling. Our servers name was Casey. And she was a darling, Genuine and sweet. She checked in on us and made us feel important. All in all my wife and I will come back with our friends and enjoy another great night at The Figaro.

• Pros: Food, happy hour, Casey the server
• Cons: none really.

06/29/08

new ownership= bad customer service

by darkmatter

This place is going way down hill since the new owners took over. I used to like coming here but my last few experiences have been really bad and I don't think I'll go back.

• Pros: the beautiful decor
• Cons: the horrible service and mediocre food

European-style cafe offers a taste of Paris in laid-back Loz Feliz.

by Contributor

A local favorite for years, this Vermont Avenue staple is where scenesters huddle at the bar (swapping screenwriting secrets over aperitifs), diners squeeze into red banquettes and al fresco fans fill the sidewalk tables for some of the best people-watching in town. The Parisian fin-de-sicle vibe is recreated with French antiques, cast-iron chandeliers and a zinc bar. The menu includes bistro standards such as garlic butter escargot, imported cheese platters and a grilled steak topped with Roquefort and peppercorn sauce--with a side of frites, naturally. Croissants, baguettes and pastries are baked fresh each morning in the adjoining bakery.