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9411 Culver Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232

310-839-6800

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Cuisine(s): French, Italian, Mediterranean, Wine Bar

Hours: Sun 11am-2:30pm, Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10pm, Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm

Price: $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Business Dining, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch, Snack Food
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Highly Recommended

Parking: Garage, Meters, Valet

Description

In the plains of Culver City, Mediterranean-influenced restaurants multiply like prairie dogs. And Fraiche is another citadel of stripped brick and wooden floors, with an open kitchen, an ambitious wine list rich in Rhones, and women who wear interesting eyeglasses and eat blood sausage instead of tofu. There is a separate bar area where you can inhale giant portions of mussels and fries. But Fraiche is clearly a restaurant of love and obsession, from the meticulous plateaux de mer that rival the majestic displays of shellfish at Parisian brasseries to Travi's house-cured guanciale, and the careful juiciness of the Kurobuta pork chop with violet mustard. See full review.

Rustic Mondays Return to Fraiche with Chef Jason Fulilove

By Elina Shatkin | Wed, May 18, 2011

The second iteration of Rustic Monday hits Fraiche on May 30th and features chef Jason Fulilove (Da Vinci, Desert Rose), who's preparing to open the Curious Palate at The Market in Santa Monica Place.... More »
Ben Bailly Comes to Fraiche + Overhauls Menu

By Elina Shatkin | Tue, November 9, 2010

After Eater LA last Monday announced Ben Bailly's departure from Petrossian, the chef himself confirmed it via Twitter, but wouldn't say where he was going. Now we know. Bailly, who cooked his last... More »
Fraîche Airs

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, September 27, 2007

In the new Culver City, where the creative arts are to the city’s job base what automobiles are to Detroit, Mediterranean-influenced restaurants multiply like limited-edition giclee prints, and there is probably not a garage or a warehouse downtow... More »
Getting Fraîche

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, June 07, 2007

Again we are in Culver City, where new, vaguely Mediterranean-influenced restaurants multiply like roly-poly bugs after a rain. And again, we are in the presence of stripped brick, an open kitchen, an ambitious wine list rich in Rhones, and women ... More »

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claire85 | Los Angeles, CA | 188 Reviews

| Wed, February 11, 2009

Executive chef Jason Travi has brought a foodie delight to the burgeoning restaurant scene in Culver City. Their French/Italian menu uses fresh, seasonal ingredients. I highly recommend the cheese and charcuterie, beet salad, oysters, steak frites, mushroom salad and rigatoni with lamb bolognese - but I've never tried anything bad here. The service is impeccable. If you want a more low-key bite, grab a seat in the bar where you can enjoy some of the items from the main restaurant menu as well as bistro faves like moules frites. There's easy parking in the city garage on Cardiff (go north on the block just west of the restaurant).
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DianeB4 | Culver City, CA | 3 Reviews

| Tue, June 23, 2009

Dinner here is better than lunch. The food is good but seems heavy. When they first opened they had a white gazpacho that was to die for...haven't seen it since. The more interesting dishes seem to have fallen away in favor of the tried and true and heavy, Ah well - I'll still go when somebody suggests it. Otherwise you'll find me elsewhere.

Main

Pa'empezar (starter)

$7.00

Mini Piononos
sweet pliantain stuffed with beef picadilo

$9.00

Chicharron De Camarones
crispy, fried shrimp

$10.00

Tortillas De Jueyes
puetro rican yuca crab cake with pink aioli

$9.00

Caprese Boriquena
white farmer's cheese, avocado & tomato with cilantro mojito

$14.00

Calamares Fritos
crispy, fried calamari

Appetizer

$9.00

Camarones Con Rum
grilled shrimp with puerto rican rum glaze

$12.00

Arepas De Vieques
coconut arepas with crab meat escabeche

$8.00

Caprese Borinqueña
white farmer’s cheese, avocado and tomato with coriander vinaigrette

$13.00

Clams Latino
baked little neck clams, bacon and sofrito butter

Camarones $2.00
Pollo $2.00
Carne $2.00
Vegétales $2.00

Empanadas

$6.00

Mini Piononos
sweet plantains stuffed with beef picadillo

$12.00

Tostones Montaditos
fried green plantains topped with bistec – skirt steak camarones – shrimp pulpo – octopus bacalao — salty cod fish

$5.00

Surrillitos
corn fritters with bacalao stew

$6.00

Alcapurrias
cripsy or steamed tarot root stuffed with beef picadillo

$6.00

Buñuelos De Bacalao
salty cod fritters

$10.00

Tortita De Huelles
puerto rican yuca crabcakes with salsa criolla and garlic lemon alioli

$8.00

Carne Frita
crispy, fried marinated pork chunks

$8.00

Chicharrón De Camarón
crispy, fried marinated shrimp

$8.00

Chicharrón De Pollo
crispy, fried marinated chicken chunks

$14.00

Calamar Frita
crispy fried calamari

$15.00

Almejas En Caldo De Cilantro Y Chorizo
clams in cilantro and chorizo broth

$15.00

Mejillones En Caldo De Cilantro Y Chorizo
mussles in cilantro and chorizo broth

Ensaladas Salads

$8.00

Ensalada Verde
mixed greens w/ raspberry vinaigrette

$17.00

De Pilpo
octopus tossed in garlic citrus vinaigrette

$8.00

De Aguacate
acocado and watercress in an orange vinaigrette

$12.00

Ensalada Tribeca
grilled vegetable, fried green and balsamic vinaigrette

$8.00

Cesar Boriqua
romaine lettuce plaintain croutons and creamy garlic caesar dressing

Arrocesypaellas-rice And Paellas

$16.00

Arroz Con Calamares
rice with calamari

$17.00

Con Camarones
with shrimp

$13.00

Con Pollo
with chicken

$23.00

Sazon Paella
lobster, chicken, chorizo, clams shrimps and safforn rice

$15.00

Paella Vegetariana
vegetables with safforn rice

Clasicos-classics

$19.00

Pemil
roast pork with pigeon pea rice and sweet plantains

$15.00

Ropa Vieja
shredded beef stew with black bean rice and sweet plantains

$12.00

Corned Beef Guisado
stewed corned beef with rice and sweet planttains.

$37.00

Mary Tierra
churrascoabd shrimp scampi with fried green plantains and chimichurry

$15.00
With Shrimp $18.00

Mofongo Al Pilon
mashed green plaintain with porkskin served with ropa vieja, shrimp or crispy chicken.

Dessert

Flan Tropical
vanilla custard with caribbean fruit

Tembleque
coconut eggless custard with cinnamon

Timbal De Chocolate
peanut butter and chocolate timbal

Churros
crispy dough dusted with cinnamon sugar served with a dark chocolate dipping sauce

Guava Empanadas
spanish turnovers stuffed with cream cheese and guava paste

Helados De Sazón
seasonal sorbets

Arroz Con Dulce
rice pudding

Budín De Pan
banana bread pudding

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Fraiche

9411 Culver Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232

310-839-6800

Description

Rustic Mondays Return to Fraiche with Chef Jason Fulilove

By Elina Shatkin | Wed, May 18, 2011

Ben Bailly Comes to Fraiche + Overhauls Menu

By Elina Shatkin | Tue, November 9, 2010

Fraîche Airs

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, September 27, 2007

Getting Fraîche

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, June 07, 2007

claire85 | Los Angeles, CA | 188 Reviews

DianeB4 | Culver City, CA | 3 Reviews

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