Blue Velvet

Checked out Blue Velvet and ate my way to the poor house. No, not really... Nice place overlooking the LA skyline with the pool in plain view, and situated in a cool loft/live/work/shag space called The Flat, which I hear is pretty popular with the type of crowd that likes to party till no end and run around half naked at night, keeping the neighbors up till 3am.

When I got there, it was light. When I left, it was completely dark. The service was slow. I'm not complaining (who, me?) because the food was fairly good. Their menu features a variety of organic & farmers market ingredients. Pictured here is the starter, called 'Crispy Sweetbreads'. I imagined getting thin crispy little sweetened breads. What the hell do I know? There was nothing crispy nor sweet about it, although it was delicious. It had some spinach and ravioli bits, along with some tiny mushrooms. I wanted to lick the plate but had to restrain myself. It will probably be the first and last time I will have this dish however, because when I googled what this concoction was, this sweetbread thing turned out to be something less desirable, organic or not. Next time, if I don't know, I will DEFINITELY ask.

Next I had the 'Barramundi', a fish dish in a pool of crayfish bisque. It wasn't bad- the fish skin was slightly crispy and the fish tender, and went well with the fennel and bisque. Might go again, maybe, but I wasn't blown away. But the view was worth it. I asked whether or not the
rooftop veggie garden was completed, and they said that they are still working on it. When it's up then I'll want to check it out. They take reservations but when I went it wasn't crowded at all.

Blue Velvet
750 Garland Ave
Los Angeles, CA
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