Casey Lane is an El Paso native and a dynamic culinary talent in the Los Angeles food scene. He co-founded and opened The Tasting Kitchen in Venice, which quickly gained prominence. Lane is known for his focus on...
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Just dined at Tasting Kitchen since the reopen.
What a wonderful experience. We opted for tasting menus which they call an abundant delicious dinner that the chef simply chooses for you.
It was fantastic we received great starters, mids including blue fin tuna, pastas, and finished with a pichana steak with sauce bordelaise. For dessert they gave us fruit on ice which was so fun - It was amazing!
They let us know they'll often spin vinyl records and if we make a reservation past 9pm the table is ours for the night. The space was gorgeous and humming all nice.
Scene, service, food... all stellar! Can't wait to go again
very good food, cozy atmosphere and good energy, I liked that they walked us thru the menu and were attentionate. The aranciata mocktail was excellent!
5
Went there on a Wednesday night and it was packed. The drawing on chalk is interesting and should definitely give it a read. There is no menu for diner and the chef will decide what to cook and customize the proportion for each table. The ribs are my favorite and they are tender with rich flavour, they don’t taste dry or greasy, which is a perfect balance. People also like the steak which was tender. The chocolate pie at the end was smooth and not so sweet, which is my personal preference. The drinks were too strong in alcohol which didn’t undermine the overall performance of the meal. It could get chilly if you sit outdoor but they have heaters provided. Will definitely go again for diner.
5
We opted for the Chef’s Menu. It was five courses with two dishes in each course. Every course was better than the previous. And the dessert🤤. Staff were all very attentive and kind. This place is such a good deal for the location and amount of food
3
Cool restaurant/ bar in Venice, drinks are superb but the food didn’t meet our expectations. I had heard everything is super tasty but in fact the portions were rather small and some of the food items were bland. They all look great but not as yummy as we thought. The tasting menu is a surprise and you don’t know what you get so if you don’t like food surprises like me, you are limited to the à la carte option that isn’t much. The Branzino and calamari were ok, the lamb sausage was too fatty and the steaks were small. The deserts were ok. Last but not least, bread and butter cost 4.50$ which is very unusual for the US. The atmosphere and ambiance is great and the staff is friendly.
