EASTER DINNER OPTIONS.Byline: Larry Lipson Restaurant Critic Buffet brunches have become an Easter Sunday tradition. Hotels go all out on these, some of them offering several alternatives in price, quantity and quality plus children's activities, gifts and prizes. But there are also numerous independent restaurants worth trying, either for a buffet or sit-down meal. And most still cater to the Easter dinner crowd. Needless to say, reservations are usually necessary, and should be made as soon as possible. Here are a few Easter dining possibilities worth considering: Bistro Garden Address: 12950 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. Phone: (818) 501-0202. Type: Sit-down, three-course champagne brunch with numerous options includes croissants, breads, rolls and coffee. Price(s): $52 (children under 12 $32). Miscellaneous: Regular dinner service from 5:30 p.m. Cha Cha Cha Encino Address: 17499 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Phone: (818) 789-3600. Type: Sit-down brunch, lunch and dinner featuring Caribbean paella, braised braise tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. rabbit, lamb kebabs and sherried lobster lobster, marine crustacean with five pairs of jointed legs, the first bearing large pincerlike claws of unequal size adapted to crushing the shells of its prey. bisque bisque 1 n. 1. a. A rich, creamy soup made from meat, fish, or shellfish. b. A thick cream soup made of puréed vegetables. 2. Ice cream mixed with crushed macaroons or nuts. . Price(s): Varied a la carte from $6.50 to $22. Miscellaneous: Magician on hand for dinner patrons. Charlie G's Steak House steak house or steak·house n. A restaurant that specializes in beefsteak dishes. Address: 18663 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. Phone: (818) 344-1191. Type: Sit-down champagne brunch with coffee or tea and dessert and a choice of several entrees, one being prime New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of steak. Price(s): $34.95. Miscellaneous: Regular dinner service at 5 p.m. Fins Creekside Address: 23504 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Phone: (818) 223-3467. Type: Buffet brunch includes numerous seafood items, carved carve v. carved, carv·ing, carves v.tr. 1. a. To divide into pieces by cutting; slice: carved a roast. b. meats and poultry, pastas and breakfast specialties. Regular sit-down dinner service. Price(s): Brunch: $24.95 (children 12 and under $12.95). Dinner: regular prices. Miscellaneous: Piano entertainment inside. Gallo's Bar & Grill Address: 5425 Farralone Ave., Woodland Hills. Phone: (818) 346-4393. Type: Sit-down, three-course brunch includes steaks, prime rib, fish, pastas and breakfast plate entrees. Price(s): $21.95 (children under 12 $12.95). Hugo Molina Address: 1065 E. Green St., Pasadena. Phone: (626) 449-7820. Type: Sit-down brunch with a la carte selection of appetizers, breakfast items, main courses and desserts. Price(s): Items range from $5 to $15.25. Miscellaneous: Regular Sunday dinner service. La Cachette Address: 10506 Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Blvd., Century City. Phone: (310) 470-4992. Type: Sit-down, three-course, French Easter brunch. Price(s): $38. Le Chardonnay Address: 8284 Melrose Ave., 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. . Phone: (323) 655-8880. Type: Sit-down, four-course, multioption, French meal served at brunch, lunch or dinner time. Price: $45. Le Petit PETIT, sometimes corrupted into petty. A French word signifying little, small. It is frequently used, as petit larceny, petit jury, petit treason. PETIT, TREASON, English law. The killing of a master by his servant; a husband by his wife; a superior by a secular or religious man. Bistro Address: 13360 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Phone: (818) 501-7999. Type: Sit-down, three-course brunch with coffee and orange juice or champagne offers a choice of four entrees. Price(s): $28. Miscellaneous: Same offer at Le Petit Bistro in West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. . Matterhorn Chef Address: 13726 Oxnard St., Valley Glen. Phone: (818) 781-4330. Type: Sit-down, bountiful Bountiful, city (1990 pop. 36,659), Davis co., N central Utah; inc. 1892. It is a residential suburb N of Salt Lake City with some farming and floral nurseries; machinery and motor vehicles are produced. Bountiful was settled by Mormons in 1847. , three-course dinner from 2 to 9 p.m. with 12 entree options. Price(s): $19.50 to $24.50. Miscellaneous: Children's menu. Family entertainment with Tony Hartenstein. Pinot Bistro Address: 12969 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. Phone: (818) 990-0500. Type: Sit-down, three-course brunch with three or four choices for each course. Price(s): $29.95 (children 10 and under $15). Miscellaneous: Regular a la carte dinner service. |
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