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  • Parking: Valet
  • Details: Full Bar, Dinner
  • Hours:
    Mon. to Sat. 5:30-10:30 p.m.
    Sun. 5:30-10 p.m. Weekday lunch coming soon.

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Rivera

213-749-1460
1050 S. Flower St., Los Angeles, CA 
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At this casual, Latin-themed restaurant, [John] Sedlar is sending out small plates calibrated to get even the most jaded foodie excited. He grinds his own maize for the handmade Nixtamal tortillas florales with flowers and herbs pressed into their surface. Served with a silken avocado butter, these are a must. I doubt very much that anybody could resist the "dog's nose" salsa either, with its deep, mysterious flavors.

He does the crudo genre a favor with his raw scallops garnished with cucumber, gentle horseradish pearls and ginger salsa, and reinvents chile relleno by stuffing a pickled pasilla pepper with a perfectly tuned avocado salad. Seared black cod with matchsticks of serrano ham is another beautiful tapa. Or a crispy duck leg in a Rioja and morita chile sauce.

Still feeling peckish? Go for one of the larger plates, like the incredibly tender pork shoulder slow-cooked in a banana leaf or the carne churrasco -- prime rib-eye with a haunting yellow gazpacho sauce.

The wine list put together by sommelier Steve Geddes is killer too, replete with wonderful selections from Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Chile, plus Madeiras by the glass. Which is not to forget the tequila list and the sound of the bartender shaking up those crazy cocktails.

--S. Irene Virbila, Times Restaurant Critic, 2/9/09

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    "go back to new mexico"

    Posted by thetruth on 05/06/2009
     

    started with pastilla chlie with burrata , done so far in advance it tasted like cream cheese ,bland boring , next up pork tamale , greasy greasy, greasy. the portion were way to small. service was aloof and poor .the bar area was packed looks like its going in that...

Reviews from Yelp_large (3)

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    Posted by Pornsakdi T. on Yelp_small
     

    came here for dineLA last month. Ordered off the menu and started with the piquillos rellenos, which were probably the best thing of the night. I don't...

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    Posted by Charlie H. on Yelp_small
     

    So some friends decided to meet here for happy hour but it turned out to be a dinner meet instead. I didn't have much expectations of the restaurant except...

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    Posted by Michelle M. on Yelp_small
     

    Oh me oh my... I had such high expections of this place after reading the menu (and also seeing the prices).... I didn't know it was possible to make...

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