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JiRaffe

310-917-6671
502 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA  90401
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Chef/owner Raphael Lunetta calls it rustic American French cusine—French in its technique, American in its oversized presentation. Bathed in sauces 10 to 18 hours in the making, inventive signature dishes include roasted rabbit with herb polenta and fava beans, seasonal sea scallops and roasted rack of lamb with curried vegetable mousaka. Steaks here are known not only for flavor but also for their perfectly calibrated sides like twice-baked gouda potatoes, herbed pesto and port wine shallots. A jazzy soundtrack, fresh flowers on each table and crystal chandeliers class the place up, but this is Santa Monica, so wear whatever you’re wearing.

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    Posted by Rosemarie P. on Yelp_small
     

    I came out for dinner last week with a reservation at JiRaffe with an old friend. I go way back with this place.... About 7 years and I believe it's time...

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    Posted by Melanie I. on Yelp_small
     

    Oh JiRaffe... If only I could afford to eat you everyday. I've been attempting to but JiRaffe on my food schedule for months and it simply didn't happen...

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    Posted by Julia b. on Yelp_small
     

    JiRaffe is what restaurants should be. The ambiance was cozy and casual, the menu was amazing, and the cocktails were expertly mixed. I was taken here on a...

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