Dominick's Restaurant

02/10/09

Great Food! Great Service!

by CMBond at Citysearch

I've dined at Dominick's several times and always had a good experience. The food is excellent and the price point is very reasonable.

The service is usually excellent too. If you like some fun interaction with your waiter, request Marshall. He extremely knowledgeable and quite charming if he has the time to chat at your table. The bartenders, though often very busy, are very friendly too. The staff does a great job of setting a positive tone to the point that even the customers seem to forget their worries and sit back and relax.

Addressing some of the criticism I've read about the Sunday Supper -- it's a 3 course meal for $15 dollars. 15 DOLLARS! And the wine with the sediment at the bottom, which is $10 A BOTTLE on Sundays, is made in classic italian immigrant style -- it is supposed to have some sediment. My only complaint about Sundays is that it's usually too busy to walk-in a get a table. Also, street parking can be sparse so you usually have to valet (five dollars I think.)

• Pros: Service/Value/Food
• Cons: Too Busy to walk-in sometimes

08/04/08

sweetest waitress, charming patio, tiny portions

by jc_megabyte at Citysearch

i dined here with a group of friends and had a great time. the patio is lovely, so charming, we could have stayed all night. our waitress was an adorable red head, perfect vibe, non invasive but attentive, classy and witty. best service i've had in a while. my only gripe was for the small portions! the food was so delicious, just not enough of it.

• Pros: service
• Cons: portions

06/26/08

Cozy Italian dining, romantic patio

by doll83 at Citysearch

I was there for lunch. We sat on the patio with a roofage made out of perspex. As it was very warm that day it felt a little bit like sitting in a greenhouse. However the cozy arranged patio and very friendly staff made up for it.

My grilled artichoke came steaming hot and succulent. The salad contained sweet cherry tomatoes, marinaded paprika, hazelnuts and rocket salad. I especially loved the dessert. It was a creamy yogurt cake strewn with strawberries and blackberries. I will definitely come back to this Italian eatery.

• Pros: Food, ambience, service
• Cons: Sit inside on warm days

04/23/08

casual cool atmosphere

by jroots78 at Citysearch

went to dominick's last night with a cousin who was visiting from new jersey and my girlfriend. We ordered about 4 appetizer's which was alot for 3 people but I have to say I enjoyed every bit. The grilled shrimp was great as well as the calamari but I thought it could have been fried a little longer.

I had the chicken parmesan for dinner which is pretty regular but I was in the mood for it, it was a HEFTY plate and well worth the price. I barely could eat half. The side of pasta I got was pretty average but it still tasted great.

We sat outside and hung out for a little bit after , the staff was pretty friendly except for one waitress who I think wanted to leave and had an attitude. I wouldn't say this is an amazing restaurant but definiely a nice place to take a date with food you will be satisfied with,

• Pros: seated quick without reservation. great appetizers
• Cons: unfriendly staff

04/17/08

Sunday night 3 course DUD

by DGAtor at Citysearch

My girlfriend and I decided to try the Sunday 3 course special $15 dinner. It was very disappointing. 1st course was a fennel and orange salad. No dressing, no flavor. The fennel was fresh, and the oranges tasted good, but it definitely needed SOME kind of dressing. The chicken Cacciatore was really soupy and bland. The whole pieces of chicken were chock full of cartilage and the dish was only warm. Desert was some kind of deep fried ball filled with a fruit flavored wall paper paste. The wine didn't only have sediment at the bottom of the bottle, but rather part of the Mississippi river delta! MUDDY! Maybe you get what you pay for, but if they are offering a deal on Sunday, it should reflect the quality of the a la cart food. I would try to go again on another night, but I can't recommend the Sunday night special.

• Pros: Happening atmosphere, good service, seatd right away.
• Cons: Sunday night dinner deal...

03/07/08

Unremarkable but worth a try

by jhow8 at Citysearch

We walked in for a table of two around 8:30pm on a Thursday and only had to wait because the hostess was distracted and snotty (there were two open right in front of us). Although the patio is well-known for being a cute spot, we sat inside and enjoyed the ambiance just the same. Low ceilings, lovely bar, small space--they did a nice renovation. The place smells like delicious Italian food the moment you step in. My only qualms with the outdoor area (from a previous dining experience there) is that smoking is allowed. Isn't the point to get some fresh air? Making my pasta taste like smoke in such a small space is obnoxious.

Our service was refreshingly friendly but also forgetful. (How many times do you need to ask for water and olive oil?) The food arrived with lightning speed.

The mixed greens salad with avocado was bland and dissapointing--they could really revamp that part of the menu. My side of sage-and-cinnamon squash was awesome, decadent, and rich like a dessert. My guest had the sage and butter ravioli which smelled better than it tasted. There's better interpretations of that dish elsewhere in L.A. We ended with the chocolate panna cotta with caramel, which was recommended by the waiter. As expected, it was rich and delicious. The small size is misleading!

Overall, there's *much* better Italian food throughout L.A., such as Il Pastaio, Angelini Osteria, and Enoteca Drago. But if you're in the neighborhood and need a place to drop in, Dominick's couldn't hurt.

• Pros: Ambiance, side orders, dessert
• Cons: Hostess, salads, smokers

11/30/07

make your mama proud!

by famousblueraincoat at Citysearch

i really like this place even tho it's not the best italian in town, or even close. it's cheap and homey and sinatra used to eat there and they have a great frozen vodka drink. sunday suppers are a great bargain at $15 for 3 courses! bartenders are always friendly. nice firepit.

09/26/07

GREAT Steak! Beautiful patio.

by clareh at Citysearch

Slow to be seated, but very courteous. Beautiful outdoor patio(s) with inviting fireplace, for those rare chilly nights; too bad smoking is allowed, because it is rather closed in. Tasty rice-balls, to die for steak!, fresh & tender baby carrots...all soooo yummy.

• Pros: Patio, fireplace, STEAK
• Cons: small space, long wait for seating (even w/ reservation), smokers

08/31/07

Dominicks.... How have i not been there sooner!!!!! Best kept LA secret

by smillee at Citysearch

Well, i think dominicks has done it. And when i say it, i mean IT. The way a local hollywood restaurant should be. Warm, welcoming, sexee, fun yet chill. And of course great food. You will be happy with just about anything on their menu. Just go with a couple of people and share stuff family style. Thats what my friends and i did. By the way, its like the best patio in LA that u dont know about. Drinks were a bit on the pricey side but they had a fantastic wine list... OH and keep ur eyes peeled for celebs hiding out. Our server told us Pam Anderson was in there the night before. Think im gonna go back for drinks at the bar some night soon.. Maybe ill see ya there..

• Pros: thumbs up.. valet, ambience, ny cool

05/08/07

nice atmosphere, bad service, ok food

by danthegirl at Citysearch

Dominick's has great atmosphere-we always sit in the back patio, where you can smoke like a Turk. This is all that I really like about this restaurant.

The service is always slow and ill-timed...takes forever to get your drink order and antipasti, and then vroom....your entree is there 5 mins after the antipasti....often without your drink!

The menu needs to be revamped-I haven't found anything that really tastes good besides the baked ricotta/proscuitto/pepper anitpasto-and I have been there at least 20 times for dinner. The dominic's salad tastes like nothing. I think the kitchen utilizes a lot of frozen foods because flavor is missing in their dishes.

We have been overcharged almost everytime we go. One time, we were charged double due to a known computer glich, with the tip included (double) for four people; the waitress didn't say anything and we tipped the waitress on top of the double tip! We came home and looked at the bill...and then the manager gave us a hard time when we called to clear-up the 'misunderstanding'.

The atmosphere is great, but a lot of things need to change.

• Cons: reckless valet service