Papilles Bistro, Los Angeles

What is Papilles Bistro
Papilles Bistro is a French restaurant from the mind of Restauranteur Santos Uy, of wine bars Bacaro and Mignon fame. Papilles Bistro chef, Tim Carey, prides himself on using great ingredients from local area farmer’s market. The restaurant is not a large space, but oozes of great smells from the active open kitchen. The space is maximized with tables and a long cinder block shelf full of wines to pair with the Chef’s creations.


What did I eat?
There were a couple of quite memorable dishes that night. I liked the Pâté, so much, that I keep looking to see if I was hogging it all up – but there was so much to go around. I know Sino Soul raved about the smoked opah belly – that he felt that it could be main course. I thoroughly enjoyed the tenderness of the chicken – Roast half Mary’s chicken. Funny name, but the contrasting crispiness of the skins with the juicy tender meat is nothing to laugh about. You almost have to cook the skin and the meat separately to get it to that level. I don’t know. . .since I don’t cook. . . I think its amazing. The wine pairing was also pretty good, but I admit I had no idea what I was drinking. I know that the wines tasted well with each dish.


The Last Word
Special thanks to Sino Soul for hosting this dinner. And really nice to see Wandering Chopstick, as well. The mini mall location and the heavy traffic from the freeway offramp doesn’t appeal favorable, but the food and word of mouth will.

Rating
2 Pigs
Price Range 2 $/¥/NT

Links
Yelp, Daily Candy, LA.Eater, Franklin Avenue Blog, Facebook Listing, City Search, Sino Soul, Food GPS, Taste Terminal, Twitter, Grubstreet LA, Bside Blog, Pop Sugar, Martin Pierce Blog, Pleasure Palate, Papilles LA

Papilles Bistro
6221 Franklin Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90028
+1 323 871-2026
papillesla.com

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