Osteria Mozza - Bullet Edition
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 22:23KT has already covered Osteria Mozza thoroughly and with gusto. We enjoyed dinner there on Saturday night, here are my quick notes:
- Yes, you still need to call 30 days ahead. Lighting up the phones right at 10:00, and continuing through 10:50, Suzy was able to get us a four top at 6:00
- The dining room is beautiful, subtly decorated and classy
- This really should be called Nancy Silverton’s place, with Mario consulting. She’s there keeping the place humming.
- Knowing what I know now, I would recommend skipping the Secondi. For each couple who is dining, order two appetizers, one or two cheeses, two pastas and a side or two. Then order a dessert. The Secondi’s are good, but the appetizers, mozzarella bar and pastas are where it’s at.
- DO NOT miss the brown butter topped ravioli stuffed with ricotta and an egg yolk. It’s unreal.
- The Crispy Duck was a major misfire. Ours wasn’t crispy and serving it on a cutting board was a bit odd
- The much talked about octopus dish lived up to the hype. Charred and flavorful on the outside, tender on the inside.
- You can’t go wrong with the Burrata and the Buratta-Ricotta hybrid (Burricotti)
- The tagliatelle pasta was perfect. I don’t think I have ever had pasta cooked so well.
- Osteria Mozza is not cheap, but is worth it for the quality food and dining experience. The biggest deterrent is the hassle of getting a reservation. Maybe they do that to save your arteries.
Osteria Mozza (menu)
6602 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Phone: (323) 297-0100
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KT says:
February 21st, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Go early and eat at the bar!
Mmm … I want that raviolo again.
HC says:
February 21st, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I’m still debating whether to make that 10AM call for a month-away rezzie or just pop in early and hope they have a single (or double) seat at the bar.
Muhlyssa says:
February 26th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I totally misread the website and thought you couldn’t start calling until 5:30pm, but that’s just what time you can start booking for. thanks to this blog I realized my mistake. I called at 3pm for a Wednesday night reservation (30 days from today) and got a four top for 6:30pm. there were five callers in front of me.
Francis says:
February 27th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Our wedding anniversary was Valentine’s but we chose to go on Friday, the 15. I called 30 days ahead at 10am sharp and got our table for 2 about a minute later.
Unlike Pizzeria Mozza, you can hear each other talk. Of course, the food was great as we expected. Going with my philosophy of ordering what I don’t normally eat or cook, the pig trotters and sweetbreads were great. The Burrata was amazing. But I’m still moaning I didn’t order the mussels, linguine with clam, and steak.