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544 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071

213-891-0900

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Cuisine(s): Modern American

Hours: Mon.-Tues., 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Weds. - Fri., 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sat., 5-10 p.m.; Sun., 4:30-9 p.m.

Price: $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Diners Club

Features: Takeout

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Highly Recommended

Parking: Valet

Description

A big-city fish restaurant, Water Grill is a redoubt of oysters and fresh scallops, sparkling fish and sea creatures we can't even pronounce, in one of the busiest commercial corridors of downtown. Extremely expensive and quite formal by Los Angeles standards, but you knew that.

10 Best Seafood Restaurants in Los Angeles

By Jessica Ritz | Thu, March 29, 2012

With all the talk in our culture of locavorism, sometimes the noise of that discussion can have the odd effect of drowning out one of our region's signature wild-food sources. We do live in a coastal... More »
Water Grill Has A New Chef: Damon Gordon

By Elina Shatkin | Wed, January 25, 2012

Recently reopening after an extensive renovation, Water Grill also has a new face behind the stoves: executive chef Damon Gordon. He takes over the kitchen of the posh seafood restaurant after 16 mont... More »
Previews: Water Grill Renovations Continue Apace, with a Vacancy Remaining in the Kitchen

By Jessica Ritz | Wed, January 11, 2012

Downtown Los Angeles continually witnesses its fair share of change and reinvention. So it's no surprise that one of its fine dining stalwarts, where notable chefs have developed careers and power bro... More »
Top Chef Amanda Baumgarten Out at Water Grill

By Elina Shatkin | Thu, September 22, 2011

After only seven months, Top Chef season 7 contestant Amanda Baumgarten is out as executive chef at downtown's Water Grill. Baumgarten was promoted from sous chef in mid-February to fill the shoes of ... More »
An Oyster in Paris

By Michelle Huneven | Thu, November 14, 2002

We were planning to take the train from Paris to Normandy to eat oysters -- a pilgrimage my friend Marie Aimee, a lifelong Parisian, makes every year when the weather turns. She rides to Trouville, walks around, eats oysters, then takes the train... More »
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JeffB7 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 10 Reviews

| Fri, May 14, 2010

Really fresh fish and lots of waiters. Perfect if you want to impress your girlfriend or old college roommate.

Main Menu

Appetizers

$6.00

Miso Soup

$9.00

New England Clam Chowder

$16.00

Nantucket Bay Scallop Crudo

$12.00

Fresh Ricotta With Sea Salt

$16.00

Crisfield, Maryland Blue Crab Cake

Salads & Sandwiches

$9.00

Bitter Greens Salad
salt cured anchovies and garlic vinaigrette

$10.00

Mixed Organic Greens
golden balsamic vinaigrette

$11.00

Wedge Salad
bacon and blue goat cheese

$13.00

Roasted Beets With Feta Cheese
watercress, greek yogurt and hazelnuts

$27.00

Fijian Albacore Tuna Nicoise Salad
anchovy and haricot vert

Entrees - Seafood

$28.00

Wild Atlantic True Cod Fish & Chips
from the gloucester auction

$27.00

Wild Baja California Yellowtail
blackened with sweet curried cauliﬂower

$28.00

Wild Gulf Of Maine Skate
pan seared with brown butter, red grapes, and arugula

$33.00

Norwegian Ocean Trout
pan sautéed with roasted brussels sprouts and bacon

$33.00

Wild Rhode Island Flounder
pan seared with curly spinach and carrot reductio

Sides

$6.00

Creamy Coleslaw

$6.00

French Fries

$8.00

Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

$8.00

Mac & Cheese

$9.00

Crispy Polenta With Melted Fontina

Dessert

$9.00

Caramel Bread Pudding
with aldea red sea salt

$9.00

Chocolate Cake
with white chocolate cocoa nib ice cream

$9.00

Pear And Dried Cherry Tarte Tatin
with cherry swirl ice cream

$9.00

Pecan Cheesecake
pecan pie stuffing and bourbon whipped cream

$9.00

White Mint Fudge Parfait
with crispy cocoa

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Water Grill

544 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071

213-891-0900

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By Jessica Ritz | Thu, March 29, 2012

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JeffB7 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 10 Reviews