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A photo of Girl & the Goat L.A. restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(4834)
££££
• Contemporary American • Downtown
Booked 67 times today
This was our first visit to the Los Angeles location and we absolutely loved it. The vibe and ambience are great and it is located in LA's arts district. We also love the Chicago location. The menus have a few common dishes but overall everything we had at both locations was phenomenal. Service was impeccable. The LA location is now our favorite restaurant and worth the drive from Orange County. The brown butter washed old fashioned is a must try and the goat empanadas and chickpea fritters were perfect starters. All dishes are meant to be shared. We also enjoyed their raw tuna dish as well as the Korean style short ribs. Our favorite entree was the roasted sticky glazed pork shank that just fell off the bone. Served with 2 accompanying salads and lettuce leaves....it was a perfect DIY lettuce wrap. The mango sticky rice dessert is an absolute must to finish off the meal.
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4.7
Exceptional(6669)
££££
• Contemporary American • Downtown
Booked 29 times today
I went to celebrate my wife’s birthday and the experience fulfilled my expectations. Delicious food, great service amazing views!
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4.7
Exceptional(3423)
££££
• Contemporary American • Downtown
Booked 22 times today
My girlfriend and I had a amazing night out for her birthday!
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4.7
Exceptional(54)
££££
• Contemporary American • Northeast Los Angeles
Booked 46 times today
Our server was absolutely lovely and the food/bev was perfectly on point.
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4.5
Awesome(1899)
££££
• Contemporary American • Downtown
Booked 27 times today
every wait staff was so nice and respectful! the food was absolutely delicious! we will definitely be coming back
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4.6
Exceptional(2530)
££££
• Contemporary American • Koreatown
Booked 34 times today
Chia seed pudding is really good! Huevos rancheros were delicious as well
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4.5
Awesome(3779)
££££
• Contemporary American • Pasadena
Booked 46 times today
Unique restaurant in a converted home. Very nice. Great Service, great ambiance, great food.
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4.5
Awesome(882)
££££
• Contemporary American • View Park
Booked 14 times today
This was my 3rd time dining in and it was a treat. Our server was amazing, food and drinks were the best it’s ever been! Not sure if there’s a new ingredient in the green lasagna but 10/10 and the short rib pasta 20/10!!!
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3.4
Very Good(1510)
££££
• Contemporary American • Downtown
Booked 6 times today
I dined at noon at NOE before my Opera perfomance which I usually do. The place is quiet which I like, the food is good and super reasonably priced, although a bit higher than several months ago. The service is always consistently excellent, responsive and caring! I had the Papardelle with scallops and it was delicious. They also always have my favorite Pinot Noir by Meiomi! I was a bit disappointed, however because LA Opera advertised a special Magic Flute cocktail for eating here and it was not available for lunch, but only dinner! Overall, I reommend this venue as I often come here and if I want to work, I can eat and do both!
A photo of Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse - Los Angeles restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(3296)
££££
• Contemporary American • Downtown
Booked 19 times today
Great happy hour but dinner was even better! Never had such a great sear on a steak!

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  • Raymond
    1 review
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    My girlfriend and I had a amazing night out for her birthday!
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    Redbird - Los Angeles$$$$• Contemporary American• Downtown
    4.7
  • JodieGold
    California Central Coast •11 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    This was our first visit to the Los Angeles location and we absolutely loved it. The vibe and ambience are great and it is located in LA's arts district. We also love the Chicago location. The menus have a few common dishes but overall everything we had at both locations was phenomenal. Service was impeccable. The LA location is now our favorite restaurant and worth the drive from Orange County. The brown butter washed old fashioned is a must try and the goat empanadas and chickpea fritters were perfect starters. All dishes are meant to be shared. We also enjoyed their raw tuna dish as well as the Korean style short ribs. Our favorite entree was the roasted sticky glazed pork shank that just fell off the bone. Served with 2 accompanying salads and lettuce leaves....it was a perfect DIY lettuce wrap. The mango sticky rice dessert is an absolute must to finish off the meal.
    More info
    Girl & the Goat L.A.$$$$• Contemporary American• Downtown
    4.7
  • Madison
    Phoenix / Arizona •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    I love this restaraunt , always consistent and great service. They gave us some free bubbles to celebrate an occasion and they also were very flexible when I asked to switch my reservation from 2 to 4 people (considering how hard it is to get into this restaurant I think that was very very kind of them). The food is top notch, everything on the menu is fantastic but I dream about the vongole.
    More info
    Hermon's$$$$• Contemporary American• Northeast Los Angeles
    4.7
  • Josue
    Las Vegas •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    I went to celebrate my wife’s birthday and the experience fulfilled my expectations. Delicious food, great service amazing views!
    More info
    71Above$$$$• Contemporary American• Downtown
    4.7
  • alexandria
    Los Angeles •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on 12 Sept 2026
    every wait staff was so nice and respectful! the food was absolutely delicious! we will definitely be coming back
    More info
    Rooftop at Wayfarer Hotel DTLA$$$$• American• Downtown
    4.5
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