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James' Beach Review

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James' Beach

$$-$$$, American, Venice

User Rating: *** 3.2

Fodor's Review:

With a menu that's more old-school American than those at its peers in now-trendy Venice, this coastal hot spot seems just right for a seaside lunch or supper, inside or out on the patio. The menu focuses on classics like meat loaf, chicken potpie, and fried chicken, but you can also find tuna tartare, ceviche, and halibut in shiitake mushroom vinaigrette. If you're so inclined, sip your dessert wine between shots at the billiard table in a bungalow behind the patio. It's open until 1 AM Thursday-Saturday.

Member Reviews & Ratings:

The Place for Posers

Posted by Surfergirl from LA on 10/7/06

But fun. Food is good; waiting staff a bit inexperienced, young and busy. One of those places where you have to ask several times before getting something. We ordered two different glasses of white wine, and the waiter mixed up mine with my friends, the irony being we liked each other's better than our "own".
FOOD: 3.0
ATMOSPHERE: 4.0
SERVICE: 2.0
VALUE: 4.0
RATING: 3.2

 

INFO

  • Address: 60 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, Los Angeles, CA
  • Phone: 310/823-5396
  • Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
  • Closed: No lunch Mon. and Tues.