Freedman's

This awesome restaurant graced the cover of Bon Appetites best new restaurants in the US a few years ago. Their dish was featured on the cover. Freedman’s is a family owned spot. It was the first meal of our holiday. I ordered the dish that they had gotten so much press over, an updated latke and smoked salmon. The latke was super crispy and the fish was very delicate. We also ordered a few cocktails and some smaller dishes as well. It was a great meal, would definitely go back.

Incredibly fun and delicious experience. Reasonable prices and cool vibe. Great cocktail and full bar menu but the food is not to be believed. We started with the chopped liver which is served with fantastic Challah--yes who would think Challah could be that great. The matzah ball soup was just perfect. Not salty and the matzah balls were moist flavorfull and the carrots so fresh. The pastrami is seasoned specially with pepper and served with delicious rye bread. The latkes are made in a waffle iron and served with trout roe. Very different but really good. And the apricot chicken is sweet and served with potatoes and is a whole meal onto itself. Save room for the black and whites which have a marshmallow frosting and are really tasty. My only complaint was that they didn't have soap in the restroom which they should stay on top of in future. But this is one of the best new finds in LA!

I’ll admit, I wrote this place off as another new hipster spot in the neighborhood. I could not have been more wrong! The meal we had here was sooo incredibly delicious and really stood out as one of the best meals I’ve had in LA. Order everything but definitely the Ruben ( it will be the best one you’ve ever had in your life, no exaggeration) and the brisket meal. I don’t know what they’re doing to their meat but it’s all so tender, juicy and cooked to perfection. Even had the lucky chance to talk to the owner and manager and a great set of guys with a vision of opening up a really solid neighborhood spot. And they did! Great food and great conversation. Will be back ASAP!!!