Being a Wolfgang Puck owned restaurant you would think the food would be high quality. Not at Chinois! I have been to many restaurants owned by WGP and all have exceeded my expectations! \r
My Husband and I went to Chinois one Thurs night as a spare of the moment decision. We were seated immediately which was great and I must admit the actual restaurant has a great atmosphere. The server was pleasant and seemed to know the menu; however, that is where the positives end......\r
I ordered the ""famous"" chicken salad and my husband ordered a seafood dish - both highly recommeded by the server. \r
Both the dishes game out in less than 10 minutes. I like fast service, but this was a bit ridiculous! We barely had time to settle in. My chicken salad had about 6 slivers of the strangest looking ""chicken"" I had ever seen which was made up of mostly skin and fat. The rest of the salad was weedy looking lettuce and barely any dressing. It tasted as bad as it looked. \r
My husbands seafood dish was not fresh at all. The shrimps tasted awful - as if they had been sitting out all day. Not good! \r
What made the whole experience worse, was the fact that this restaurant is not cheap!!! I don't mind paying high prices for high quality, but what Chinois provided in terms of quality, was terrible.\r
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I don't often feel compelled to write reviews on here; however, after my experience with Chinois I felt the need to share! If you want to experience a great WGP restaurant try Spago's - AMAZING! Or, if you are after something with more quality in that area go to Chaya Venice - just down the road.
Pros: Good Atmosphere
Cons: Bad food, high prices
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