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8225 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048

323-655-6566

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Critics'
Pick
Best Dessert That Doesn't Call You the Next Morning
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): American, California

Hours: Sun 10am-2pm, Sun 5:30pm-9:30pm, Mon-Thu 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm

Price: $$$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover

Features: Delivery, Private Party

Serving: Brunch, Dinner
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Valet

Description

Any place in town can broil an acceptable filet mignon, but Suzanne Tracht's snazzy steak house is a blast from the Mad Men '60s, chefly riffs on the strip steak and the porterhouse, the hash brown and the french fry that may or may not incorporate every last pea tendril and star-anise infusion in the Asian-fusion playbook. Some people we know have never even tried the steak here - the glorious pot roast and the various and sundry wonders of the duck-fried rice are just too compelling. But the steak is about as good as it gets. The décor is straight off the set of a Cary Grant movie. And there's always banana cream pie for dessert.

2011 | Best Dessert That Doesn't Call You the Next Morning

Delightful, charming, playfully luscious -- and since I am so in love with this dessert, I'm not ashamed to say it truly made me swoon. The acclaimed butterscotch pudding at Jar really doesn't need any more fanfare -- and it knows it, the way it sits so smug and haughty in its rather cafeteria-style rocks glass; you're forgiven if you think it looks like dorm food. The pudding is pure butterscotch bliss, with whipped cream and a salty caramel sauce that provide textural and taste... More »

Phil Rosenthal, Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, on His Journey Through the World of Food

By Zachary Pincus-Roth | Thu, April 26, 2012

Phil Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, also is an investor in many L.A. restaurants. We asked him, "Why food?" at his favorite spot in town, the Original Farmers Market. Here are excerpts from the conversation. On working in a del... More »
Phil Rosenthal on the L.A. Restaurant Scene, Eating Sushi With James Brooks + Grilling Thomas Keller

By Amy Scattergood | Thu, April 26, 2012

In this week's feature food story, arts editor Zachary Pincus-Roth talks to Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond about what he's done with all his money. Really. Because the producer, wr... More »
Harlan Ellison and Patton Oswalt Visit Jar

By Elina Shatkin | Mon, January 30, 2012

Here's comedian Patton Oswalt crashing a chat with Harlan Ellison at Cinefamily. The brilliant, irascible sci-fi writer known for his rants (our favorite: "Pay the Writer") is there to discuss the lim... More »
Jar: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, November 10, 2011

Suzanne Tracht's snazzy steakhouse reads like a blast from the Rat Pack past: Hollywood Regency plus the Birth of the Cool, chefly riffs on the strip steak and the porterhouse, the hash brown and the french fry that occasionally incorporate every ... More »
Saban Free Clinic Hosts 13th Annual Extravaganza for the Senses Event

By Christie Bishop | Thu, July 8, 2010

When you hear "free clinic," a luxury food and wine event might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But for thirteen years running, The Saban Free Clinic -- which provides free health care, d... More »
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Main Menu

Starters

Jar Chopped Salad
chicken, parma ham, fennel, onion, green olive, cabbage, feta

Lamb Ribs
sweet onion salad, spicy tamarind sauce

Crab Deviled Eggs

Black Mussels
ong choy, lobster béarnaise, fennel salt

Half Dozen Oysters On The Half Shell
black pepper ponzu

Stuffed Squash Blossoms
lobster, shiitake, spicy ponzu

Burrata
roasted beets, persian cucumber, greek oregano

Fried Ipswich Clams
cocktail sauce and roasted garlic tartar sauce

Maine Lobster Cocktail
oro blanco grapefruit, fennel, avocado, jalapeño vinaigrette

Iceberg Wedge
blue cheese dressing

Farmer's Market Tomatoes
sweet onion, pickled ramp vinaigrette

Butter Lettuce Salad
breakfast radishes, parmesan, lemon garlic vinaigrette

Little Gem Caesar
buttered croutons

Broils And Sautees

Jar Burger
roasted balsamic red onion, watercress, aioli

Lemongrass Chicken
kaffir lime leaf (jidori farm)

Roasted Wild Alaskan Salmon

Char Siu Pork Chop (berkshire)

Bistro Steak
9 ounces, sliced

Prime Skirt Steak
10 ounces, sliced

Prime Rib-eye
14 ounces

Prime Filet Of Beef
10 ounces

Prime Kansas City Steak
16 ounces, dry aged 28 days

Braises

Jar’s Signature Pot Roast
carrots, caramelized onions

Chopped Sirloin
fried egg, green peppercorn sauce

Coq Au Vin
red wine, applewood smoked bacon, pearl onions, crimini

Braised Oxtail
with cipollinis

Sauces
For Your Beef Or Fish

Béarnaise

Lobster Béarnaise

Tamarind

Green Peppercorn

Creamy Horseradish

Lemon Caperberry Relish
with extra virgin olive oil

Spicy Mustard

Thyme Butter

Sides

Applesauce

Water Spinach, Garlic, Red Chilies

Sautéed Pea Tendrils, Garlic

Creamed Spinach

Braised Baby Turnips

Long-cooked Black Kale

Steamed Colossal Asparagus

Duck Fried Rice

Mashed Potatoes

French Fries, Garlic, Parsley

Onion Rings, Spicy Aioli

Purple Yams, Crème Fraîche, Chives

Creamed Corn

Desserts

Jar’s Signature Chocolate Pudding

Decadence
flourless chocolate cake, crème fraîche, chocolate crumble

Butterscotch Pudding
salted caramel

Banana Cream Pie
caramel sauce

Pumpkin Bread Pudding
candied pepitas, caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream

Ice Cream Sundae
chocolate and caramel sauces, toasted almonds

Ice Cream
assorted flavors

Sorbet
assorted flavors

Coffee, Espresso, & Tea
silverback coffee of rwanda

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8225 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048

323-655-6566

Description

2011 | Best Dessert That Doesn't Call You the Next Morning

Phil Rosenthal, Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, on His Journey Through the World of Food

By Zachary Pincus-Roth | Thu, April 26, 2012

Phil Rosenthal on the L.A. Restaurant Scene, Eating Sushi With James Brooks + Grilling Thomas Keller

By Amy Scattergood | Thu, April 26, 2012

Harlan Ellison and Patton Oswalt Visit Jar

By Elina Shatkin | Mon, January 30, 2012

Jar: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

By Jonathan Gold | Thu, November 10, 2011

Saban Free Clinic Hosts 13th Annual Extravaganza for the Senses Event

By Christie Bishop | Thu, July 8, 2010