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5955 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038

323-460-4170 

http://www.providencela.com  

5955 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles CA 90038

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  • Modern American, Seafood
    Sun 5:30pm-9pm, Mon-Fri 6pm-10pm, Sat 5:30pm-10pm
    $$$$ $$$$
    All Major Credit Cards
  • Dressy
    Catering, Private Party, Prix Fixe, Vegetarian Friendly
    Dinner, Lunch
    Full bar
  • Accepted, Highly Recommended
    Street, Valet
Description

When Michael Cimarusti left the stoves at Water Grill to start Providence, his fans were expecting nothing less than the Los Angeles equivalent of fish palaces like Le Bernardin and Oceana in New York. At this glowing restaurant, he managed to fulfill even those super-high expectations - this is among the best kitchens ever to hit Los Angeles. The menu changes with the season, sometimes Even with the day, but Cimarusti can do no wrong with live Santa Barbara spot prawns, spaghetti a la chitarra with lobster and local sea urchin, Dungeness crab with watermelon or moi, the Hawaiian fish of kings. The dessert tasting menu of pastry chef Adrian Vasquez is a five-course degustation demanding and ambitious enough to command the attention of an entire evening, a universe of puréed avocado and hot cider foam. See full review.








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  • henryh
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    | Santa Monica, CA | 18 Reviews

    so i had a second date here and it was very nice (the restaurant that is). the food was great. the dishes are clean so there isn't much to muddle up the fresh seafood taste. the ambiance was nice, quit and relaxed. a good place to hold a conversation. i want to go back to providence again but this time with someone who doesn't talk about their dieting habits at mcdonalds. ughhhh...

  • debbie durand
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    | Los Angeles, CA | 41 Reviews

    if you are all about tasting menus, this is the place. perfect for a date or if you just feel like a night of splurging and eating the best of the best. Valet only. you will enjoy.

Dinner Menu
Main
$85 per guest, prix fixe, please choose a first course, main course, and dessert
$6.00
$21.00
Oysters
kumamoto (washington), naked cowboy (new york) or barnstable (massachusetts) traditional mignonette, cocktail sauce consommé les
 
Farm Raised Sustainable Caviars
petrossian’s tsar imperial oscietra caviar, alverta president caviar (sacramento, ca)
First Courses
$85 per guest, prix fixe, please choose a first course, main course, and dessert
 
Maine Lobster
heart of palm, crushed avocado, coral emulsion, nori ($10 supplement)
 
live scallop sashimi (new bedford, massachusetts)
sea lettuce, toasted sesame, caviar, lemon crème fraîche, brioche ($10 supplement)
 
The Ugly Bunch
abalone, geoduck, sea urchin, smoked crème fraîche panna cotta
 
Fresh Alaskan King Crab
rocky sweet melon, mango, black bean mayonnaise ($10 supplement)
 
Nantucket Bay Scallops
rhubarb, watermelon radish, pistachio, bronze fennel
 
Wild Japanese Sardines
smoked clelebrity tomato, windrose farms piquillos cooked with lardo de bellotta, piperade jus
 
Chowda
lardo de bellota, neuskes applewood smoked bacon, manila clams, leeks
 
Live New Bedford Sea Scallop
santa barbara uni, japanese sword squid, ichiban dashi, tokyo negi, yuzu zest
Main Courses
$85 per guest, prix fixe, please choose a first course, main course, and dessert. chef, michael cimarusti /sous chefs, sam baxter and tristan aitchison sommelier, drew langley
 
Wild John Dory (new Zealand)
king oyster mushrooms roasted in wagyu fat, sunchokes, bloomsdale spinach, sauce vin rouge
 
Wild Norwegian Cod
artichokes braised in white wine, nantes carrots, pearl onion, parsley-jalapeno pistou
 
Wild Quinault River King Salmon (tahlohah, Wa)
red cabbage, bacon, tahitian squash, pecan
 
Wild Black Sea Bass (rhode Island)
windrose farms piquillo peppers, blood sausage, pickled celery, shishito
 
Wild Maine Lobster
basted in brown butter with juniper and rosemary, matsutake mushrooms ($15 supplement)
 
Charcoal Grilled Wild French Turbot For Two
weiser farms potatoes, market vegetables, champignon de bois ($10 supplement, per guest)
 
Liberty Farms Duck Breast (sonoma, California)
smoked rosa bianca eggplant purée, chanterelles, shiso, brown turkey fig
 
Prime New York Steak (nebraska)
pee wee potatoes, turnip, tomato confit, bone marrow ($10 supplement)
Desserts
$12.00
Dark Chocolate Cake
milk jam, vanilla milk sorbet, bitter chocolate
$12.00
Pumpkin, Pain D’épice
soy nutmeg ice cream, pecans, sour cream
$12.00
Crème Fraîche, Sable Breton,
financier, chestnut jam, vanilla mousse (with shaved black truffle, $20 supplemental)
$12.00
Whipped Ganache, Kaffir Lime
banana, blueberry, galangal, wild rice
$12.00
Pomegranate, Aperol
apples, blood orange, genoise
$9.00
Daily Selections Of Ice Creams & Sorbets
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