Feast on This: The Edendale Grill (and Swill This: Mixville Bar)
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 15:35Somehow the Edendale Grill has always been in my peripheral vision. Perhaps this happened when I made the move from Los Feliz to Koreatown. I should now be able to frequent The Edendale with the money saved on rent in that move–and after Friday night, I certainly plan to try.
My most special poetess friend AQ introduced me to The Edendale Grill as part of my birthday celebration. We sat outdoors next to the mosaic-laden fountain and settled in for a feast. We began with the hand-battered onion rings and jalapeno ketchup. No, wait–we really began with a bottle of red wine. Then onto the crispy onion rings with the delectable ketchup. From there, we went separate routes for the main course: AQ had the portabello mushroom gratin, which looked entirely rich and filling, while I took the pan roasted breast of chicken–from the menu–”with fingerling potatoes, bluelake beans, pancetta, shitake mushrooms and herb jus.” Oh, the pancetta! Succulent little bits next to the tender chicken, you really, really did me in. How I loved you. I loved you enough, and AQ her mushroom gratin, that we decided to partake in a half-bottle of wine, modest as we are, along with an Orange Bread Pudding that had some Jack Daniels-laced topping and a slathering of ice cream.
We mosied from our table over to the Mixville Bar, where we indulged in another two glasses of wine (yes, we should have just gone for the second bottle total, but there we were, a little high from the food, the wine, the cigarette smoke of others, and the sound of gurgling water underneath the roar of the crowd that populated the place a couple hours into our feasting) and more conversation. If you dream of lots of outdoor patio space, exquisite food and a nice variety of wines or cocktails, The Edendale Grill is your place. It’s mine, too.
The Edendale Grill and Mixville Bar
2838 Rowena Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90039
(323) 666-2000
By EarthlyDelight (see more of her posts). You can find more of EarthlyDelight's writing at her own website Earthly Delights
SoCalorie says:
May 31st, 2005 at 3:45 pm
Yum! I was meaning to go, but then NY Times did a profile piece on Rilo Kiley hanging out at Edendale, so I thought I’d sit it out for a while.
(And after the Wendy’s chili incident, I haven’t felt the same about fingerling potatoes).
You’ve made me reconsider.
EarthlyDelight says:
May 31st, 2005 at 3:57 pm
There is definitely a “Beautiful People” factor there. I sometimes sit places out due to that, too, but I was super glad I checked it out after all. I think you can surpass some of the crowd (in number or popularity factor) if you go early–it was nice, relaxing, and quiet at 6:30 on a Friday night (shifted to hoppin’ around 9ish, I think). Do reconsider!