The Corner Door

Name: The Corner Door
Address: 12477 Washington Bl, Culver City, CA, United States, 90066
Telephone: (310) 313-5810
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.2

4.2

92 Reviews

$30 and under

American

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The Corner Door is a neighborhood restaurant and bar on the West side of Culver City. The regularly changing menu features dishes ranging from easy to share plates to homemade pastas and other entrees created from the season's freshest ingredients. The popular bar program features a broad variety of house cocktails served in a fun, elegant setting.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
American
Hours of operation
Dinner Sunday - Wednesday: 5:00pm - 12:00am; Thursday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 2:00am
Phone number
(310) 313-5810
Website
http://www.thecornerdoorla.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
12477 Washington Bl, Culver City, CA 90066
Neighborhood
Culver City
Cross street
Centinela
Parking details
Street parking. Valet parking available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Oysters
market selection, mignonette, lemon
- each $3.00
Market Salad$12.00
arugula, radicchio, apples, candied walnuts, aged goat cheese, balsamic vinaigrette
Avocado Toast$12.00
burrata, radish, arugula, fresno chili, onion, olive oil, sea salt
Hamachi Tartare$15.00
olive oil, lime, papaya, serrano peppers
Malaysian Cauliflower$12.00
coconut curry, cashews, golden currants
Crispy Brussels Sprouts$13.00
balsamic vinegar, crispy pork belly, feta cheese, spiced panko
French Fries Or Sweet Potato Fries$6.00
assortment of sauces
French Fries "Carbonade"$11.00
beer braised beef, slow roast garlic aioli, farm house cheese
Spicy Pork Belly Sliders$11.00
spicy pork, sweet rolls, cabbage kimchi

Plates

Mushroom Gnocchi$19.00
wild mushrooms, brown butter, truffle, parmesan, fine herbs
Lobster and Shrimp Bolognese$23.00
squid ink capellini, san marzano tomato
8 Oz Dry Aged Burger$15.00
hooks 2 year cheddar, arugula, truffle aioli, caramelized onion
Fish and Chips$19.00
chunky tartar sauce, hand cut fries, malt vinegar
Marinated Skirt Steak$25.00
fingerling potatoes, crème fraiche, shoestring onions, fried egg
Braised Short Rib$24.00
red wine jus, green bean casserole, fried shallots, roasted chestnuts

Sweets

Add Bacon $3, Fried Egg $2, or Avocado $2 to any dish

Sticky Toffee Pudding$8.00
toffee caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream
Irish Coffee Crème Brûlée$9.00
raspberry, coffee whip cream, chocolate drizzle

What 92 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2

4.2 based on all time ratings

4.1Food
4.2Service
3.9Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

92 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Columbus
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on December 8, 2016
overall5food5service5ambience4
Fun atmosphere and great food!
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Teppansnob
Los Angeles
23 reviews
vip
4.0
23 reviews
Dined on October 27, 2016
overall4food4service5ambience4
Patrick was the best!! Delicious food, nice casual atmosphere, and great Happy Hour. Can't wait to go back again soon. Local gem for sure!!
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PeregrineB
Los Angeles
18 reviews
4.0
18 reviews
Dined on October 1, 2016
overall4food4service4ambience4
Good "foodie" dishes and great drinks. It can't decide if it's a bar or a restaurant--it's noisy and tables are tightly packed like a bar but the menu is more than grazing food. Part of the Del Rey "Culver west" scene. It's worth a visit.
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Maggie
Los Angeles
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on September 28, 2016
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This has been my happy hour hang out for the past 2 years. Fresh oysters! Very nice bartenders and wait staffs, food comes out fast and always yummy. Friends who went with us all had a good time. Highly recommended!
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JaniceB
Los Angeles
137 reviews
vip
5.0
137 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2016
overall5food5service5ambience4
We all really enjoyed our food. The Lobster/Shrimp pasta with black squid noodles is AMAZING! All of our dishes were delicious though. The Fish and Chips isn't heavy. The salad was very tasty. Everyone enjoyed their cocktails and wine. The service is great. Our server was so patient and friendly and made great menu suggestions. It is a little loud inside so if you're looking for intimate conversation then this might not be the spot for you.
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brneyedgurl
Los Angeles
59 reviews
vip
3.0
59 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2016
overall3food3service3ambience2
Food was good, but not enough to go back for more. Got there early, it ended up being really noisy. Between the music and all of the people talking.
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BenjaminW
Houston
20 reviews
vip
5.0
20 reviews
Dined on September 12, 2016
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, great service , exceptional cocktail menu.
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LADiner77
Los Angeles
101 reviews
vip
5.0
101 reviews
Dined on August 5, 2016
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was very good here. I recommend the king crab tacos and the lobster squid ink pasta. The fish and chips were perfect as well. I'd like to return.
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kelliei
Los Angeles
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on July 19, 2016
overall4food4service4ambience4
Best Brussels sprouts in LA!
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StevenM
New Orleans
8 reviews
vip
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on July 16, 2016
overall5food5service5ambience5
Incredible food, every course and plate. The wait staff all courteous helpful. Beau du Bois behind bar a humble genius.
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greengirl04
Los Angeles
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on July 1, 2016
overall4food5service4ambience4
Food is always delicious. Can get a little too loud sometimes.
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BrantG
Los Angeles
7 reviews
vip
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on May 20, 2016
overall3food3service5ambience2
Space was much too loud. Made it very difficult to carry on a conversation
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 17, 2016
overall4food3service4ambience4
Didnt love the food. Overall decent but nothing really stood out. Food in Culver City isn't great so relatively speaking this place was pretty good, but when compared to the rest of LA this place falls short. The menu looks so good, but the execution was so so.
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ScottH
Los Angeles
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2016
overall5food4service5ambience5
Ryan and Patrick took such good care of us. We had the best seat in the house and the evening was absolutely perfect!
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Melissa
Los Angeles
6 reviews
vip
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on April 19, 2016
overall3food3service4ambience5
I brought my (visiting) cousin here for her birthday. The drinks are pricey, in my opinion. The two food items we wanted to try they were out of. The avocado toast was delicious, but small for the price. The ambiance was great, with a decent sized bar. There are only a few tables outside so go earlier if you want a spot on the patio. We went at 7 and the place was pretty empty.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
4 reviews
vip
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on April 7, 2016
overall4food4service4ambience4
I go to Corner Door a lot so I really appreciate their rotating specials. Their food is really good, so it's hard to go wrong. Also, Moscow Mules on tap with their housemade ginger beer. It's a must.
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Spr81
Los Angeles
26 reviews
4.0
26 reviews
Dined on March 26, 2016
overall4food5service5ambience3
The food is so unexpectedly food! It's like comfort bar food at a super elevated level. The place is small-ish and dark. The service is very good!
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Andrea
Seattle
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on March 25, 2016
overall5food5service5ambience3
We went the The Corner Door to meet old friends on our last visit to LA. It's in a part of Culver City that is not the crazy, super busy part so it was easy to park. The best part is the sharable small or large plate menu. Everything we ordered was excellent. The fois gras/chicken liver terrine, the avocado toast, the salmon tartar, the cauliflower, and the fries carbonade, all scrumptious. I ordered a French 75 and later their white rioja from their extraordinary libations menu. We were served by a charming and deep voiced young man named Patrick who took excellent care of us. HIGHLY recommend!
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Hungryforitalian
New York Area
31 reviews
3.0
31 reviews
Dined on March 19, 2016
overall3food3service5ambience3
Tried to get comfortable with the loudness but just couldn't. Our waitress was lovely. I requested salad no goat cheese and it still came with goat cheese. Burger was good but should of had fries like the fish and chips
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chilekat
Los Angeles
7 reviews
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on March 18, 2016
overall3food4service4ambience2
The Corner Door is a hopping place. I took my parents there for a birthday dinner and we all loved the food. The sticky toffee pudding is to die! And the crispy brussel sprouts? So good. The place was super crowded though and felt more like a bar that also had a couple of tables and happened to serve food than a restaurant that happened to have a bar in it. The acoustics were not great either, so it got crazy loud. We could barely hear each other. This is a super cute neighborhood bar spot and I'd definitely come here again with friends to have a drink, eat some yummy small plates and chit chat. I probably wouldn't come here again just to have a nice dinner. It's entirely too loud. And I definitely wouldn't bring two 70 year olds again. They're hip, but not that hip! All in all, it was a fun place, decent value for the money and the service was top notch! Our waiter was friendly and knowledgeable. The staff called me when they found out it was my parents' birthday (yes both of them born on the same day!) just to ask if there was anything special I needed which was much appreciated and then they threw in dessert (the aforementioned sticky toffee pudding and a creme brulee) for free. Sweet!
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RPreston
Los Angeles
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 12, 2016
overall3food3service2ambience4
LA Weekly magazine put out a "Top 10" burger list for Los Angeles & The Corner Door's burger was on that list. Being a local, I decided to drop by with a friend to try it out. Although the french fries (regular & sweet potato combo) mix was DELICIOUS, our burgers were LESS than lackluster. We had both ordered our patties cooked to a medium-rare temp and both came out BEYOND well. Honestly, it was one of the driest burgers we had ever had. However, the appetizer, avocado toast, was delicious; although very small for the $12 price tag. The beer/selection was great. The crowd was lively & fun, cool atmosphere, while the noise level was HIGH. If you're expecting to actually have a conversation or get to know someone better, this may not be the correct place to go. To hang out with friends, drink a beer... Cool! So... would I recommend this restaurant to a friend? Yes and no... depends on the circumstances & their goals for the evening.
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NoGreasyFood
Los Angeles
28 reviews
vip
5.0
28 reviews
Dined on February 1, 2016
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food here is eclectic and delicious! I absolutely love Patrick, a server who's waited on me a few times now -- so I wanted to mention him. Make sure you try the fries carbonadde (which I am undoubtedly misspelling).
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SaraW
Los Angeles
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 18, 2016
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great little spot, great food!
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Globetrottinggal
Los Angeles
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on December 31, 2015
overall4food4service4ambience3
I met up with some friends for a nice dinner and catch up. The food was fantastic and we had a lot of laughs. The place is small and there aren't a lot of tables. Because the bar and tables are in the same room, it was really noisy. Hard to hear your friends across the table. We had a fun time but it was tough to have a serious conversation. The food and wine selection was great so I would definitely go back and the servers were super helpful and attentive!
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ThEater
Los Angeles
17 reviews
vip
4.0
17 reviews
Dined on December 6, 2015
overall4food4service4ambience4
Enjoyed my meal but the dessert, pudding, was so good I forgot what I ate. Will b going back
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Upscalehealthynatural
Los Angeles
419 reviews
vip
4.0
419 reviews
Dined on November 16, 2015
overall4food4service4ambience3
Avocado salad was excellent . Everything was good. Brussels sprouts were good. Very good happy hour menu.
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MarcianaP
Nashville
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on October 30, 2015
overall3food4service3ambience3
Food was very good, albeit a bit on the expensive side for what you get. However, the noise level on a Friday night was deafening. It was nearly impossible to carry on a conversation with someone right next to you, no less with someone who was one seat away.
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Marinadiner
Los Angeles
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 29, 2015
overall4food5service5ambience4
The staff is extremely friendly and courteous, and the service is wonderful. However, when I initially entered, I was taken back at the high noise level and asked to be seated away from the others so we could talk. I ordered the steak entree, and I must say it was superb...tender, juicy and favorable, spiced just right. However, I kept waiting for someone to turn on the lights. I couldn't see my food clearly, and neither my friend nor I could recognize all the food on our plates. It sounds trite, but I'd really like to be able to see my food. Overall, I'd recommend this restaurant. The noise is tolerable but better lighting will be extremely helpful.
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ChefRoq
Los Angeles
16 reviews
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on October 24, 2015
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food, service and craft cocktails were exceptional.
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JKBoris
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 9, 2015
overall5food5service5ambience4
the food was exceptional. fine eating. jenna was super helpful and it was seamless efficiency-a pleasure to eat there.
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Maria
San Francisco
24 reviews
5.0
24 reviews
Dined on September 8, 2015
overall5food5service5ambience3
We ordered appetizer and entrée. Everything taste awesome! The service is good. Patrick our waiter is very friendly and attentive. Fast service.
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Slowboy
Los Angeles
35 reviews
vip
4.0
35 reviews
Dined on August 28, 2015
overall4food4service4ambience4
Subdued lighting and brick walls set a comfortable, intimate tone for this small bar/eatery on the expanding restaurant cluster on Washington. Shrimp and lobster on squid-ink pasta, avocado toast, salmon terrine with a fried egg, spicy roasted cauliflower, hamachi tartar -- all well-prepared and tasty. Service is friendly and helpful, although can be stretched thin when the place is crowded.
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250L
Palm Springs
19 reviews
5.0
19 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2015
overall5food5service5ambience5
Interesting scene, nice neighborhood place with creative food offerings, a nice break from over hip Venice. Very friendly service.
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DrBunny
Orange County
52 reviews
vip
4.0
52 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2015
overall4food4service3ambience3
I came here because they had a lot of things that I wanted to try for Restaurant Week, and I'm generally glad I did. The restaurant is small and dark-ish, and it was a bit tricky finding parking since a lot of the adjacent streets are permit only. My server was nice, but just kind of efficient. Not terribly friendly, but that's OK! The guy who brought my food was very friendly, and I wish I'd caught his name because he was very sweet and attentive. I had the avocado toast, and it was DELICIOUS! I'm not a huge avocado fan, but the one they used was perfectly ripe and paired really well with the burrata and lemony salad on top. I also had the sweet corn gnocchi. I thought the gnocchi itself would have corn in it, but... NO! It was very lovely, puffy gnocchi in a corn, mushroom, and jalapeno laden broth. SO GOOD! For dessert I had the pineapple vacherin. It was ok. A neat circle of chopped pineapple with a tiny cannelle of cinnamon yogurt, and an odd line of black sesame seeds that tasted way more like raw chia seeds. It was like a deconstructed Chobani flip cup! It wasn't my favorite, but the pineapple was sweet and delicious. I rounded my meal out with a great French 75, and a glass of yummy red wine. Overall, I'd totally come back, but it wasn't anything Earth shattering. A nice place to have a nice meal and chat.
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lisasonrisa
Los Angeles
41 reviews
vip
5.0
41 reviews
Dined on July 3, 2015
overall5food5service5ambience5
The mixed drinks were out of this world. Our server was so helpful and made great recommendations. And oh man, I would eat the chicken pate every day if I could.
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DorseyDon
Los Angeles
63 reviews
vip
4.0
63 reviews
Dined on May 9, 2015
overall4food4service5ambience4
Something has changed for the better at the Corner Door. The food in the past was not bad, but there are so many other places in the area with a similar price point, that would get you a better bang for the buck. But the kitchen has tweaked the menu and the food has gotten considerably better. It is still a bar with food, but not exactly bar food -- it has food that would sit comfortably in a casual restaurant for foodies. The staff is very attentive and knowledgeable, with the right degree of friendly hospitality. It is a bar/restaurant for young professionals who like their craft beer and mixed drinks, but it would be nice if their wine list was longer than a baseball team's starting line-up. It's not a bad list of inexpensive young wines, but if you plan to visit often for the food -- the wine list will get pretty boring pretty quickly.
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JettG
Los Angeles
1 review
vip
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 24, 2015
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The food & service made up for the fact that we could barely hear each other.
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OpenTable Diner
San Diego
106 reviews
vip
5.0
106 reviews
Dined on April 23, 2015
overall5food5service5ambience5
One of my favorite Happy Hour Spots great food and drinks
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luv2dine
Los Angeles
13 reviews
vip
4.0
13 reviews
Dined on April 15, 2015
overall4food4service5ambience4
Always great food. Always great fun. Always great service. Best Sazerac cocktail in town.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
17 reviews
vip
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on April 15, 2015
overall5food5service5ambience5
There is nothing I don't love about this place – it's like walking in to your best friend's house. The happy hour cannot be beat and every dish on the menu is as great as the next. Beau kills it at the bar and makes one of the undeniably best old-fashion's in the city. Our server was amazing and knew the menu to a tee. She knew exactly what to suggest to our tastes. The manager, Chelsea, is so kind and makes you feel so welcomed when you walk in and makes sure to thank you when you leave. We love the Corner Door.
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12477 Washington Bl, Culver City, CA 90066

Additional information

Cross street
Centinela
Neighborhood
Culver City
Hours of operation
Dinner Sunday - Wednesday: 5:00pm - 12:00am; Thursday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 2:00am
Cuisines
American
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street parking. Valet parking available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.thecornerdoorla.com/
Phone number
(310) 313-5810

The Corner Door

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Menu

Charcuterie

Selecton of Cheese$13.00

Salami Plate$13.00

Smoked Salmon Terrine$15.00

Chicken Liver and Foie Gras Mousse$13.00

Snacks

Oysters

Market Salad$12.00

Avocado Toast$12.00

Hamachi Tartare$15.00

Malaysian Cauliflower$12.00

Crispy Brussels Sprouts$13.00

French Fries Or Sweet Potato Fries$6.00

French Fries "Carbonade"$11.00

Spicy Pork Belly Sliders$11.00

Plates

Mushroom Gnocchi$19.00

Lobster and Shrimp Bolognese$23.00

8 Oz Dry Aged Burger$15.00

Fish and Chips$19.00

Marinated Skirt Steak$25.00

Braised Short Rib$24.00

Sweets

Sticky Toffee Pudding$8.00

Irish Coffee Crème Brûlée$9.00

What 92 people are saying

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