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Asterid, Los Angeles, CA
Award-winning

Asterid

3.7
3.7
295 Reviews
$50 and over
Californian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 7 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for business meals
  • Fancy
Inspired by Chef Garcia’s Angeleno experience, asterid lives to discover and celebrate Los Angeles’ mosaic of diverse cultures and culinary richness through vibrant, ingredient-driven menus in a warm, lively atmosphere. Authentically from and for Los Angeles, asterid features Chef Garcia’s California-inspired menu and bar program that celebrates the spirit of L.A.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Californian, Crossover, Fusion / Eclectic
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Wed–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Sun 4:30 pm–8:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (213) 972-3535
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Chef Ray Garcia
  • Private party facilities
    asterid events offers an impressive setting for your next social gathering or corporate dinner. Helmed by Chef Ray Garcia, asterid is a lively intimate outdoor and indoor gathering place featuring sophisticated décor and a private dining room.https://www.asteridla.com/events/
  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Cross street
    2nd Street & Grand Avenue
  • Parking details
    Valet
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • All You Can Drink Mimosas

    Multiple dates available
    Join us for a delightful Sunday brunch with 90 minutes of all-you-can-drink mimosas! For $30 per person, enjoy endless mimosas alongside our delicious brunch menu. Perfect for gatherings with friends or a relaxing treat to end your week. Reserve your table now and make your Sunday special!
    All You Can Drink Mimosas Photo

What 295 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.7
3.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 3.6Service
  • 3.8Ambience
  • 3.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Downtown

    Innovative

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Asterid, located near the Walt Disney Concert Hall, offers inventive and delicious dishes in a modern, elegant setting. Patrons enjoy "fabulous" food, with standout items like the asparagus risotto and maitake mushrooms. The creative cocktails and happy hour menu are also highly praised. Service can be inconsistent, so plan accordingly for pre-show dining.

295 Reviews
  1. maura

    Los Angeles

    21 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    21 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    I have always enjoyed pre-matinee dining at Asterid, but am very disappointed that the brunch menu is gone. Only the dinner menu is available. The shrimp risotto was delicious, but should have had more than two shrimp.

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  2. Andrew

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    14 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Excellent food. Service was slow but once brought to the attention of the staff very attentive

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  3. gabriela

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Server was nearly impossible to hear as he was speaking at such a low volume I had to become a liip reader. Food was phenomenal as were the drinks. All the hype is real.

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  4. Jon

    Los Angeles

    457 reviews

    4.0

    457 reviews

    Dined on October 20, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Very quiet pre-concert meal was good, although a bit odd. Apparently they are transitioning to a new drink menu and nothing was mentioned about it until we ordered specialty cocktails from the menu and were informed they no longer had them and the new menu was being worked on. not the end of the world, but not a great way to start, either. We loved most of the dishes and they were quite beautifully plated. Good wine! Service was friendly but a bit unrefined, and I gather just new. The General Manager, Juan, was really great and I know this place will be 5 stars once they have an updated menu. A great option for shows in the area, or any time you're in DTLA.

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  5. Barbara

    Los Angeles

    126 reviews

    3.0

    126 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was really good. The grilled avacado was interesting but the portion size was small. We enjoyed the chicken liver mousse. Unfortunately, the service was very slow. The servers were very polite but not very available.

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  6. Stella

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 6, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Astérid has been our go-to pre performance restaurant. One of our favorite things is to sit at the bar to enjoy a cocktail and share dishes. Occasionally, we sit in the main dining room. The service and food up until last night had always been consistently high. To our disappointment, last night was different. We invited another couple to join us in the main dining area pre-opera. The service was extremely slow, the menu limited, our dishes came out late, 2 of the 5 cocktails on the menu were not available, and we were informed after a long delay that one of the appetizers we had ordered was no longer available (mind you we had an early dinner reservation). The staff was apologetic, informing us their bar manager had quit recently and that the kitchen was short staffed. As a consequence of the slow service, we had to scarf down our meal in about 15 minutes. The prices are very high, making the rushed experience even more unsatisfactory. Based on other recent reviews, our experience does not appear to have been an aberration. Astérid missed the mark for us last night. We hope it works out its issues because we’ve really enjoyed it in the past.

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  7. Donald

    Los Angeles

    18 reviews

    3.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on October 5, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was fine but not extraordinary. Didn’t think the short ribs as good as what I read on Yelp. Fish was good though.

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  8. Ken

    Los Angeles

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 4, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    We waited over an hour for our pre-theatre entrees. Felt ignored by our waitress (the host did come around finally & was able to get our dinners to us). We had less than 15 minutes to gobble down our food. Food is tasty but expensive. Two of us ordered the kanpachi appetizer & were very disappointed by how little food was in the bowl for $24. We’ve been there several times but will not be going back.

    2 people found this helpful

  9. Angelique

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 4, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Our reservation was for 6:00 but they didn’t take our order or even come to our table until we managed to flag someone down—not our server—at 6:30, and food and drinks didn’t come for another 45 minutes after that. We had to keep flagging people down for any kind of service—wine or food. We’ve never felt so ignored at a restaurant before. They finally apologized and assured us that they’d take some items off our bill for the inconvenience but they didn’t even do that right. (And mistakenly charged us for two glasses of wine before they had even brought out the second glass—which we told them we didn’t even have time to drink at that point). We couldn’t even wait another minute for them to correct their mistakes, as we were already late for an LA Phil performance. We’ve dined here numerous times but have never experienced such disappointing service. The food wasn’t even all that great this time. Hope it was just a fluke but we won’t be back to find out. Too many other places in the area to check out instead.

    2 people found this helpful

  10. T.J.

    New York City

    59 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    59 reviews

    Dined on September 28, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    This was our first time dining at Asterid. It’s a little louder than we like but the food was quite good. The grilled avocado was stellar and different while the risotto with prawns was also quite tasty. We enjoyed the chicken and short rib that was also unique with flavors. Service was just ok and this is clearly a spot for patrons of the Disney Theatre since it cleared out including staff by 9:30p. The wine list is sparse and they still use vacuum saver vs Coravin or better technology. We’d go back for sure but with different expectations.

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FAQs

Asterid is rated 3.7 stars by 295 OpenTable diners.

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Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 7 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Asterid

141 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012-3034

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Cross street
    2nd Street & Grand Avenue
  • Neighborhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Wed–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Sun 4:30 pm–8:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Californian, Crossover, Fusion / Eclectic
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Valet
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Chef Ray Garcia
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (213) 972-3535
  • Private party facilities
    asterid events offers an impressive setting for your next social gathering or corporate dinner. Helmed by Chef Ray Garcia, asterid is a lively intimate outdoor and indoor gathering place featuring sophisticated décor and a private dining room.https://www.asteridla.com/events/
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