Prospect

• Cuisine(s): California, New American
  Hours: Sun 5:30pm-9:30pm, Mon-Thu 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm
  Price: $$$$
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
• Attire: Dressy
  Features: Private Party, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly
  Serving: Brunch, Dinner
  Alcohol: Full bar
• Reservations: Accepted, Recommended
  Parking: No Parking, Street

Description

Sometimes billed as Boulevard's more casual, edgier spinoff, Prospect is more like a Marc by Marc Jacobs dress, casual only to the moneyed classes. The dining room is so vast you could ride a pony up and down its aisles, and framed in Stonehenge-sized pillars, yet acres of browns and bronzes give the room a surprisingly warmth. Chef Ravi Kapur's food is urbane, subtle, playful in the mannered tones of an 18th-century French noble. The dishes looks like a bonsai landscape, fronds and seedlings sprouting out of its crevices, and the chef buffs away strong contrasts and sharp flavors. A black cod filet is delicately perfumed with Thai red curry and showered in snap-pea shavings; a quivering pork belly is set on a bed of orange-scented whole grains with a fennel slaw. The most daring aspect of Prospect may be Brooke Arthur's cocktail menu, a collection of tricks and curiosities.