Esurio | Los Angeles, California – Fantastic dinner

I was recommended this place by a friend of mine who frequents starred restaurants in the greater los angeles area. It's a speakeasy/underground restaurant that serves modern cuisine as well as antiquity (?) inspired dishes into their menu.

I wasn't allowed to take photos due to house rules; I was given pictures that the restaurant had taken, which were indistinguishable from what I was served.

I'll try my best to describe based on memory.

Caviar was first course that hit the table. Over the years, I have come to appreciate what caviar can do to open up the palate.

From the top is a kaluga hybrid caviar that's apparently private label to the restaurant itself, along with a jelly like veil that sat underneath, which I would loosely describe it as beurre blanc but without the butter. The base was poached asparagus tossed in a pesto/herb mixture.

Chicken, I was skeptical about being served chicken, since I have come across squab or duck recently. The more I share about it among friends, I feel it may be my favorite dish. The Chef explained that he butchers the chicken into a ballotine and rolls it inbetween what's called a farce that's made from the dark meat of the chicken, seasoned with different mushrooms. Ontop was a cream of shiitake or maitake?

Here's a combination that surprised me, Bukenade, a dish that was apparently served in the Medieval times in England. I don't remember what cut of beef it was, only that it was prime graded. The tender and well spiced piece of beef sat in a broth that was just as good as the protein itself, while the accoutrement for this dish was a classic espuma type yukon potato that I was encouraged to dip the beef into and use as a sauce.

While I wasn't given other pictures, I found more on their instagram. The entirety of the menu flowed well, a surprise for a low key spot.

I really would recommend anyone in the Los Angeles area to give this place a shot since they're a small team from what it seems. 100% would make another reservation.