Studio City, CA
A night of fine bistro cuisine with my friend Allen and his work colleagues.
I started out with the Belgium endive salad with Roquefort cheese, caramelized walnuts and champagne vinaigrette. I'm not much of a salad fan, but I did like their play of the salty and sweet with the cheese and honey.
My entree, the grilled bistro steak with potato puree, crispy onions, and broccolini. Fabulous cut of beef with a light sauce and the fried onions provided a nice texture contrast. The potatoe puree was a bit jarring however with unmelted chunks of blue cheese that overpowered everything on the plate.
Allen's entree, a grilled fish dish with amazing polenta and haricot verts.
Desserts was definitely not Pinot's specialty. I had some stale profiteroles filled with generic tasting vanilla ice cream.
Allen's lemon tart was no better. It was heavy and sour but lacked lemon nuanced flavor.
Allen with Jeff and his wife Ginger (a fellow foodie!)
Allen and me, dressed to the nines
Overall, I loved Pinot's ambiance and main plates, but desserts? Better head over to Pinkberry for a green tea yogurt *i mean* iced dessert with raspberries.
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