Best: valley restaurants, nightspots gain recognition.Aura Nightclub 12215 Ventura Blvd. Ste. 209 Studio City (818) 487-1488 How cool can a club that sits on the top level of a strip mall strip mall n. A shopping complex containing a row of various stores, businesses, and restaurants that usually open onto a common parking lot. Noun 1. be? Aura's unlikely location has not stopped it from quickly acquiring a rep as the place to be seen in the Valley. The club, with a lounge, dance floor, restaurant and live music stage, all done up in deep red, attracts a mix of singles on the prowl and chic others. BEST PLACES TO DINE Alessio Ristorante & Bar 6428 Platt Ave. West Hills (8181 710-0270 Readers give the quaint Italian restaurant high marks for good food, good service and good prices. The West Hills location is the independent operator's first, but there are also branches now in Northridge and Westlake Village. Salt Creek Salt Creek refers to:
24415 Town Center Drive #115 Valencia (661) 222-9999 It would be hard to find a Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, resident who doesn't sing the praises of Salt Creek Grille. Co-founders Pete Truxaw and Tim McCune have won accolades from their patrons as well as the industry for their classic American fare served in an elegantly appointed Frank Lloyd Wright-style setting. Las Fuentes 18415 Vanowen Reseda (8181 708-3344 Most readers don't seem to mind that the restaurant is totally no frills This article is about the marketing concept. For other uses, see No-frills (disambiguation). No-frills or no frills is the term used to describe any service or product for which the non-essential features (called frills) have been removed. . The good, cheap food and generous portions at Las Fuentes seemed to make up for what it lacks in decor. Tuscany II Ristorante 968 S. Westlake Blvd. #4 Westlake Village (805) 495-2768 Don't let its shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into location fool you, Tuscany II Ristorante is pricey. But there are plenty who say the food is worth the freight. Tuscany also gets a corporate crowd from around the area. Ruth's Chris Steak House Ruth's Chris Steak House (NASDAQ: RUTH) is a chain of 106 steakhouses[1] across the United States and in several international locations. The restaurant is regarded as an upscale fine dining establishment, marking a gradual elevation in its status since its founding Westfield Shoppingtown Promenade 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Ste. 1360 Woodland Hills You can find a Ruth's Chris location in just about every city in the country, but that's probably because these steak houses are so popular. The Woodland Hills location, the only one in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , opened about three years ago. Pinot Bistro 12969 Ventura Blvd. Studio City (818) 990-0500 Perhaps the only celebrity chef In its strictest sense, a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for his/her cooking. The first historical personality that fits this description is Martino da Como but in practical terms the term grew in popularity during the 1990s. restaurant in the Valley, Pinot Bistro gets a crowd on just about every night of the week. Brandywine 22757 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills (8181 225-9114 Intimate is an understatement at this tiny, elegant Woodland Hills restaurant where the Continental menu runs to foie gras foie gras (fwä grä) [Fr.,=fat liver], livers of artificially fattened geese. Ducks and chickens are also sometimes used in the making of foie gras. and sweetbreads Noun 1. sweetbreads - edible glands of an animal sweetbread organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal . BEST PLACES FOR MUSIC LISTENING Cozy's 14058 Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. Sherman Oaks (818) 986-6000 Delta blues For the racehorse, see . This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since June 2007. , urban blues, rock and blues, Cozy's features blues six nights a week. Open since 1996, Cozy's does not look like much from the outside, but inside patrons find a broad menu, well-stocked bar, pool tables, even a lounge area, along with a live performance stage. The Baked Potato 3787 Cahuenga Blvd. Studio City (818) 980-1615 The jazz ranges from Latin to traditional and the potatoes at this long popular spot are equally eclectic. The club has a no-frills atmosphere, which is fine by the jazz aficionados who frequent it. Spazio 14755 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks (818) 728-8400 Spazio's unlikely location, above a furniture store overlooking SavOn in the neighboring strip mall on Ventura Boulevard, apparently has not deterred patrons, and the supper club that features jazz seven nights a week and on Sundays with brunch, has developed a loyal following since it opened several years ago. Concerts in the Park Warner Center Park 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Woodland Hills (818) 704-1358 More than a few Business Journal readers report they like to pull up a blanket for the free concerts put on by the Valley Cultural Center. The concerts run from June through August, and the performers range from 50s rockers to classical and jazz. |
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