REVIEW: Providence Restaurant (Los Angeles, CA)

Mad Professah checked out Providence Restaurant (5955 Melrose Boulevard near Vine, 323-460-4170) on Wednesday April 25th. Providence is listed at #35 on the Top 50 restaurants in the United States by Gourmet magazine. We had the 5-course prix fixe meal with wine pairing. In other words, it was a set 5-course meal with a different wine for each course.

Here are some pictures of our meal.

An amuse bouche of carrot ginger soup and shrimp with a crunchy wafer.	bobby’s block island sea scallops with heart of palm, star anise gastrique, applewood smoked bacon.
king salmon (sitka alaska) with kumquats, fennel, baby turnips, black olives, saffron.	japanese kanpachi, pickled plum consommé, shiso leaf, cucumber.
new zealand john dory with crayfish, ramps, lemon espuma, potato.	raspberry, basil, balsamic, graham.

The food was incroyable (incredible). The scallops were the most amazing things I have ever tasted. The dining experience was an absolutely memorable one. The service was insanely attentive. The meal was not cheap (the fixed price for the 5-course meal coupled with a different wine for each course is $110 per person) but it absolutely worth the money to spend about twice as much here as you would at Providence and forego eating at another "so-so" place at half the price.

GRADE: A+.