On Tuesday nights, Opus serves bacos (bread + taco, I believe). They're large grilled flatbreads, $8 each, and topped with your choice of: pork belly and short rib carnitas with salbixtada; market fish with pickled red cabbage and garlic-chive dressing; spiced tofu baco with napa cabbage salad and avocado; or pork meatball and chorizo baco with caraway-pepper sauce and smoked jalapeno. Every night of the week, La Cabanita in Montrose serves a special sope (fried, thick corn flour disc) dish--you get three sopes, one with sweet spiced ground beef, one with chicken and one with pork. J and I noshed at La Cabanita on Friday, Opus on...
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I really want to like Opus. For the most part I do. The staff -- from the host to the bussers to the kitchen staff -- are exceedingly friendly and accommodating. They helped us prop up the car seat on...
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High point It's so much better than it has to be. There's dips of smoked tomatillo-coriander or yogurt with sumac and wild thyme, spaetzle with braised oxtail and a respectable scallop ceviche. Chef Josef Centeno (formerly of Meson G) used to make flatbreads for his staff, topping them with pulled pork or baja-style fish and cabbage; now they're on the menu. Ambition without pretension is a beautiful thing.
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I've heard much of about the renewed Opus Restaurant (formerly a bar and grilled, it's now under new management and chef) and their moderate priced multiple courses tasting menu. My friend and I went to try their new Tuesday Baco Night (available at bar side only).
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After the rave reviews from fellow foodies on Chowhounds about this joint (particularly their spontaneous tasting menus, ranging from $30-$90), I just had to check it out - and so I did.
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Rarely does attentive service, delicious, creative food, reasonable prices, and a beautiful space converge as they do at Opus. J and I felt like VIPs during our recent dinner at this restaurant near the corner of Wilshire and Western, and it wasn't because we were throwing $100 bills around or have any particular claims to fame.
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