REVIEW: Blair's (Silverlake, Los Angeles)

creamed corn, $9

Belgian Abbey Ale Donuts and Toffee Sauce, $9

Coconut White Chocolate Mousse Cake, $9

Special Entree: pasta with pearl tomatoes

Idaho Trout with a ginger, fava beans
and pear tomato ragout, $23

Yellow Fin Tuna tartar with cucumber, avocado
and a spiced ginger vinaigrette, $15

After having a forgettable experience at Blair's during a lunch over the summer I approached dinner with some trepidation last fall. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the uniformly excellent quality of the food on this visit, from the appetizers, to the side dishes and entrees and ending with a decadently delicious dessert.

MadProfessah started with the tuna tartare appetizer and had the creamed corn side along with the special pasta entree (which had mushrooms, pearl tomatoes, some kind of special sausage and cranberries, I believe). The Other Half had the Idaho Trout whihc he enjoyed immensely and then ordered donuts for dessert. My selection, coconut white chocolate mousse cake sounded good (I love cooconut, white chocolate and mousse!) but the donuts were surprisingly good, warm and soft and had a caramel dipping sauce. The word orgasmic comes to mind.

Anyway, overall Blair's was a great time and I look forward to eating there again soon. Along with Glendale's Palate Restaurant (see MadProfessah's review) it is great to have high-end excellent dining in north east Los Angeles.

OVERALL: A-.

AMBIANCE: B+.
SERVICE: A-.
VALUE: A-.
FOOD: A.