Cafe Bizou

This has been my favorite restaurant for over 10 years. I will be going back for Dine LA, haven't been in awhile. I will update my post, but I can't imagine not loving this place.

Parking is metered on the street (or a block away from the Metro Gold line)!

Went here with a friend for a dineLA lunch and was a little disappointed with the food. I ordered the lobster bisque, the lobster, shrimp, and scallop black pasta, and the tiramisu for the 3 courses. My friend got the stuffed mushrooms, the lobster panini, and the flourless chocolate cake.

For the appetizers, the lobster bisque was a little bland. It had a pretty strong fishy taste (I enjoyed it, but not all people will), but it seemed to be lacking in plain salt, so you didn't really get to enjoy it as much. The chicken and spinach stuffed mushrooms were alright; they also seemed to be a little bland and had a weird texture, similar to that of a hard scrambled egg.

The main courses: the pasta looked amazing and the seafood on it was cooked perfectly, but the pasta itself was a bit mushy for my tastes. The sauce used in the pasta also seemed very similar to the lobster bisque, which was weird. The lobster panini was actually pretty good. It had a lot of lobster in it and it came complete with a salad or fries (the salad was a spring mix).

For dessert, the tiramisu was alright; a strong liqueur taste to it. Wasn't a huge fan of the flourless chocolate cake; it was a bit "granular" if that makes any sense.

Overall, I don't know if I can complain for a 3-course $15 lunch with lobster in it, but I guess I expected something a little better-tasting that what we experienced Saturday for a dineLA restaurant.

Also, only one bathroom! Be prepared to wait. Nice ambiance, pretty good service, but with the food experience, probably wouldn't return, especially at regular price.

My friends and I came to Cafe Bizou during DineLA. The host greeted us pleasantly and brought us to our seats.

The restaurant is small and cozy, the lighting is fairly romantic.

I ordered a lobster, shrimp, and scallop black pasta. Although it was packed with seafood, the taste was fairly bland. The lobster bisque, however, was very tasteful.

One problem we experienced was when my friend wanted to order the Steak and Lobster dish presented in the DineLA menu, and our waiter told him that they were out of it for the night. That would not have been a problem, except that for the rest of the night, waiters were bringing the Steak and Lobster dish to all the tables around us!

I'll write this situation off this one time only because I think the waiters were probably just too busy and flustered from all the DineLA folks. Still contemplating whether I could give it another try.