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Special Foodventure #50: DineLA Dinner @ Beacon

By LA & OC Foodie   Feb 05, 2008

Apologies in advance for lack of photos, lighting was simply too dim to take anything flash-less that evening Ahh... Beacon - a place I've been meaning to checking out, and finally did - with a little incentive from DineLA. When my dining companion and I arrived for a late dinner last week (~8:15p), it was still a full house. Hopefully that's good news about the food. Like the other new restaurants of revitalized downtown Culver City area, the atmosphere and vibe of this Asian Fusion restaurant is pretty swank without going overboard with the kitsch (i.e. no oversized Buddha statues or giant sake barrels lying about.) Anyways, here's a... FULL REVIEW

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Beacon, an asian café

By ...and eat your greens   Aug 26, 2006

It's really hard to try to please a whole bunch of people all at once, food wise. My parents and brother were in town, and I wanted them to meet Owen's dad and for all of us to have a meal all-together. Owen's dad and I mused about where to go (so many factors - something decent, not too expensive, close proximity.) We chose Beacon, as I've always wanted to try their food, and this was a good as time as any to give it a shot. FULL REVIEW

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Beacon

By Rate A Restaurant   Jul 01, 2006

Mmm, black cod. Chef Kazuto Matsusaka, who the L.A Times last year called "one of California's most influential chefs," has concocted a winner. FULL REVIEW

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Beacon

By Potatomato   Apr 04, 2005

I didn't plan to come here again but I missed my turn so I end up driving here. 3rd time impression: still pretentious, overrated and overpriced -__-;;; This is just very basic Vegetable Curry bowl you know, and it is by far the worst. No taste in the curry at all, and the vegetable taste just as plain water boiled as they are since the tasteless curry were pour over them before serving (and carrots are too hard). Unbelievable~ Though I did overheard from some interesting conversation next table from these two Sony corp executives old American dudes complaining about their translators (the classic Lost in Translaton moment) and life living in Japan. FULL REVIEW

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Bright Beacon

By Ritz Bites   Mar 14, 2005

Most everything you'll read about Beacon is true. A summary of Chowhound chat, reviews, the buzz surrounding Kazuto Matsusaka and now my own experience yield the following information: it's a perfect neighborhood restaurant; dishes are designed with carefully focused flavors; beware of some misses; make sure to enjoy the high points; and thank goodness, this time around there are far fewer disastrous fusion attempts than what embracers of the 1980s backlash tend to remember. FULL REVIEW

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Beacon

By Potatomato   Feb 15, 2005

Back to No.1 Best of 2004 (according to LAmag, see past entry) for lunch, giving it another evaluation. It is fully packed, all the customers are 'successful' looking Caucasians in their 30s-40s that correlate with pretentious-ness and overpricey vibe inside. Yaki Udon $8.50 soooo plain~ but strangely addictive as I couldn't stop eating it. The udon are very fresh. But still...it's just plebeians's yaki noodle with cabbages. Albacore BLT Sandwich $8.5 with Wasabi mayonaise sauce. Nice, not big wow. The wasabi get quite strong at times (teary eyes). FULL REVIEW

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Beacon

By Potatomato   Jan 23, 2005

No.1 in LA eh? So we went there out of curiousity. It's inside a plaza I've been to before, nearby there are nice furniture stores and cafes (and 'Last Chance', the little designer brand fashion outlet that you all ought to know ^_-). The interior is cold cement & minimal designy (in fact quite like the Art Center building) and the crowd is the older "artsy/upscale westside" type, quite a pretentious crowd. And everyone seems to know each other. I overheard the couple next to us telling the other couple on the other side, "I heard from radio about this place being No.1 Best in LA..." ^^;; FULL REVIEW

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