Scott Reilly: The "Wild" Tamarind wings=awesome! Not spicy, but sauce they toss/fry in gives a nice twist. Also had pork Bahn Mi. It was a pre-made patty...meh. Chicken would have been better but was sold out.
Lara: Banh mi with grilled pork and garlic noodles. You're welcome. The Vietnamese iced coffee is delicious too. Their pork meatballs aren't that great though
Andrew Odella: Get the banh mi, it is very legit.
2. Estate Restaurant
8.0
1519 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · Wilshire-Montana · 17 tips and reviews
Nathan Oventhal: EVERYTHING on the menu is made to perfection.Chef Yoshiara presents each dish in a unique and interesting manner. He makes the beets dish with red and golden beets,goat cheese and vinaigrette AWESOME
T Man: Fiji Cannelloni, Alaskan Cod, Flank Steak, not in order. Service efficient.
Natalie K: The Apple cannelloni dessert is hands down the best dessert I've ever had. Lobster fettuccini was also really good, but very creamy.
6. Thai Vegan
7.5
2400 Main St (Hollister), Santa Monica, CA
Thai Restaurant · Ocean Park · 46 tips and reviews
Vijay Ananth: Ordered the penan CURRY with spicy fried rice and grilled veg dumplings. Absolutely awesome and perfect portions for two people.
✨Pun Bandhu ✨: Great food at great prices + the staff is so sweet. Loved masaman curry, great depth of flavor, esp w/out fish sauce! I also did a massage, they drove me a mile away on back of moto to their parlor!
Carly Jamieson: Yellow tofu curry w brown rice. Addicted.
7. Tar & Roses
8.8
602 Santa Monica Blvd (at 6th St.), Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 82 tips and reviews
David Steinberger: Everything was terrific. Highlights: beets, gnocchi, bone marrow and strawberry crostado was ridiculously good. Cute bill in a "the damage" envelope, too.
Michael Kane: Has some decent appetizer veggie options but lacks entrees for vegetarians. They were out of the only two they offer tonight
Christopher Auyeung: You're not doing it right if you don't end your meal with the Strawberry Ricotta Crostata. It's served with honeycomb ice cream and sprinkled with thyme and black pepper.
8. Pinches Tacos
6.8
395 Santa Monica Pl (at 3rd Street), Santa Monica, CA
Taco Restaurant · Downtown Santa Monica · 24 tips and reviews
Indira Gonzalez: So far the best tacos in LA. This coming from a born and raised mezican. You can't go wrong with the Pinche combination plate (shrimp)
T: Give up buddy, they don't care about serving customers.
T: This is a picture of the Pinches employee over talking to the Sarku employees while a line of 4 customers waited for 5+ minutes to try to order. 3 of the 4 customers walked away before she came back.