1. Photograph: Jesse Hsu
    Photograph: Jesse Hsu |

    Foie de poulet a la Strasbourgeoise

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    Photograph: Jesse Hsu
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    Photograph: Jesse Hsu |

    Canard Bordelaise

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    Photograph: Jesse Hsu
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    Photograph: Jesse Hsu |

    Poussin farci

  6. Photograph: Jesse Hsu
    Photograph: Jesse Hsu |

    Quenelle with scallop, caviar and beurre blanc

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    Photograph: Jesse Hsu
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    Photograph: Jesse Hsu |

    Chocolate souffle;

  9. Photograph: Jesse Hsu
    Photograph: Jesse Hsu
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    Photograph: Jesse Hsu

Review

Pasjoli

4 out of 5 stars
  • Restaurants | French
  • Santa Monica
  • price 4 of 4
  • Recommended
Patricia Kelly Yeo
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Time Out says

Dave Beran’s refined-yet-casual restaurant has gone through multiple iterations—all of which I found a little too expensive for what I received. This time around, however, the James Beard Award-winning chef has finally cracked the code on what it means to be a casual neighborhood restaurant with a streamlined, slightly more affordable menu that includes beef tartare, chicken liver mousse and cordon bleu chicken wings. The individually portioned French onion “souplette” is the perfect way to microdose a sweet-savory, gooey mix of Gruyere and caramelized onions before diving into a plate of steak frites with au poivre sauce or steamed mussels. For Pasjoli diehards (or those who just love a good European-style duck!), Beran also offers the restaurant’s signature duck for $350, whose drippings are pressed tableside and transformed into salad vinaigrette and duck leg confit to pair with your roasted duck breasts. The cocktails are equally well-considered; a few now come in a smaller $14 format that still left me feeling a little buzzed.

Details

Address
2732 Main Street
Santa Monica
90405
Price:
$$$
Opening hours:
Mon–Thu 5:15–9:30pm; Fri, Sat 5:15–10:30pm
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