Active Girl
Beechwood
Being trendy doesn’t have to mean a steady diet of cigarettes and Red Bulls. Sweet potato fries, anyone? Peanut Butter Truffle Tart with homemade cracker jacks? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Venice’s new Beechwood Restaurant is serving up comfort food so good you’ll have to be carted out in a pair of sweatpants (with an extra stretchy waist band).
The bar is what you’ll be impressed with first. Don’t be intimidated by the beautiful people toasting creative cocktails over the crackling fire pit. They’re also loosening their belts with Beechwood’s amazing bar menu. Move over onion rings, these hipsters are rocking the Sweet Rock Shrimp Skewers and Goat Cheese and Eggplant with a baguette. You almost wouldn’t need to leave the bar scene, except I had a dinner reservation—drat! I was lead back to the dining room, a chic but cozy area with a ski lodge feel that made me right at home (if of course my home was a ski lodge, which, sadly it’s not).
I had the Roasted Vegetables with the spinach parsley pesto and my companions had the Steak and the Salmon, which were all delicious. The wine and beer lists were well stocked and well sampled by the likes of us. My only complaint was that I had no room for dessert! We were so well fed, and so pleased, but SO coming back soon to make sure we had a chance to sample everything on the menu.
Tip: To sample the scene without the green, just hit the bar area with a bunch of friends—have a couple drinks, split some appetizers or even a dessert (they have cupcakes, so you know I’ll be back!).
Beechwood
822 Washington Blvd. (Abbot Kinney)
310-448-8884
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