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My mom and sister were coming up to see Wicked at the Pantages last weekend. They asked for a dinner recommendation. I suggested Fabiolus. I had been there for a friend’s birthday dinner a while back. I enjoyed it and knew that they cater to the theater crowd.

My mom wrote her own review of their dinner, so here it is, mom’s guest post:

Thanks for the recommendation to Fabiolus. It was terrific. The ambiance was cozy, bistro with just the right amount of buzz. No loud music or talking altho’ it was pretty packed. When we arrived, a bit late for our reservation, they graciously seated us and propped a place card on our table with all of our reservation info. Service was attentive, efficient and friendly. The chewy, airy Italian bread was accompanied by the most amazing basil/pesto/dipping sauce. I ultimately used some to enhance my already delicious and tender double chicken breast. The food came out quickly but there was no sense of having to rush. It is evident that the staff is in tune with the theater crowd which is reassuring. Erin [my sister] had a melange of seafood, the base of which was a generous portion of Dover sole in a white wine sauce. Just her kind of thing and I scored the succulent mussels that were part of the seafood mix. We passed on dessert thinking we didn’t want to be too full for our sit at the Pantages. The tray was very tempting with a large tiramisu, a pear and almond tart, a cheesecake, an apple tart and at least one other cake that I have forgotten. We now know that it is very easy to get in and out with a full meal eaten at a leisurely pace in an hour or less depending on the number of courses.

The restaurant was easy to find and just a few blocks from the freeway offramp. The theater is 2 easy blocks away. The parking behind the restaurant allows one to park for both dinner and show; also a convenient perk.

Thanks mom!

The Fabiolus Café
6270 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 467-2882

By Jonah (see more of his posts). Jonah is the founder of la.foodblogging and also created Digesty, a food blog aggregator and Cheww.com, a spam free foodblog search engine.