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Joe's Restaurant

1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90291-3386 (Venice / Beach Areas)
310-399-5811
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Ranked #185 of 4,777 restaurants in Los Angeles
Price range: $31 - $40
Cuisines: French, Contemporary, Eclectic, Californian
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Good for: Romance, Doing business, Outdoor seating, Special occasions, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Late Night
Dining style: Casual Dining
Neighborhood: Venice / Beach Areas
Cross street: Main Street
Transit: Santa Monica 2 at Westminster/Abbot Kinney MTA 33/333 two blocks away at Brooks and Main/Abbot Kinney and Main Santa Monica 1 two blocks away at Brooks and Main/Abbot Kinney and Main
Description: Abbot Kinney's Fine Dining pioneer, Joe's Restaurant celebrates our 20th year featuring Farmer's Market-fresh, California/French fine dining in a comfortable,classy neighborhood atmosphere. Your affordable foodie haven, Joe's is an award-winning Michelin-Guide rated, Zagat/Gayot fave and Citysearch Winner for Best Brunch. Our $19 gourmet Lunch Prix Fixe is the best deal in the whole city! A classy old-school original,come see why Joe's is the perfect place for a business lunch/dinner with clients. We pride ourselves on discreet, professionally snappy service for hand-shakers & deal-makers alike.
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Culver City
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5 reviews 5 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013

The food is always excellent. The service is very good. The atmosphere is cozy...always a treat to go there!

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London, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2013

From turning up to chaos and everyone packed in the front bar moaning about not getting a table to getting a very expensive bottle of red wine which felt like it had come straight from a fridge, this place went from great to average to rubbish. We've just moved to the area and had read good reviews so went here... More

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Los Angeles, California
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10 reviews 10 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

Joe's is a neighborhood restaurant, with relaxed energy but an upscale feel to the way the food is presented and prepared. We've gone for brunch, and dinner (which was a bit more romantic) and just had a wonderful Easter brunch. The $35pp fixed price was VERY reasonable for the quality and quantity of food. We had about 4 choices in... More

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Los Angeles, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 25, 2013

Never too crowded, too loud, or too cool! Very good food for a good price. I like all the super cool, trendy places in LA and even on Abbot Kinney, but sometimes you want really good food with a good experience for a good price and without the Hollywood wannabe's experience. Joe's is it.

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Los Angeles
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9 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2013

The food at Joe's is always good--it's a real neighborhood treasure that attracts people from all over. If you're there at lunchtime, check out their prix fixe offerings.

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Montreal
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2013 via mobile

We met for dinner with 5 family members recently. 3 of us arrived first, and our waiter kept asking us if we wanted to order drinks, which we did not. When our remaining family members arrived, he again pestered us for drinks. As we were placing our orders for main courses ( it was getting late, so we wanted our... More

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Santa Monica
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 18, 2013

The decor of Joe's Restaurant is very pleasant: it's a cozy house that has been remodeled. The music was too loud to I asked staff to lower it which was done immediately. The service in general was attentive. The food was good and I ordered the "prix fixe" Valentine's Day lunch menu which was a good value. However, I thought... More

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Los Angeles
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32 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2013

Not sure what has happened but Joe's was a place we took guests or business associates as a showplace. We liked to atmosphere, the noise was not an issue but perhaps these items were ignored as the service and food were first rate. Sadly, when you have a poor meal , noise and ambience become an issue. My chicken dish... More

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Gainesville, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 17, 2013

Joe's has been the go-to place from my food/wine loving friends and I for many years. A dozen of us returned for an elaborate dinner with matching wines last week. The menu, agreed on via email by Joe's "event coordinator", consisted of: 1] Egg with Caviar 2] Dungeness Crab & Kampachi Roll, Uni Sauce 3] Duck Breast; red beet puree,... More

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Stockholm, Sweden
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 29, 2012

Had to try this place a second time just to make sure I wasn't just missing out on something... Relaxed vibe with very casual service, at very high prices for what you get. Sunday brunch proved a pure disappointment with salty food that did not taste very fresh. Not sure if this is all made in large batches, or left... More

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