"When I first ate at Bar Restaurant in January, I thought that meal was going to be one of the most surprising things about 2020. Turns out that prediction was wrong, but I was right about the food. A meal at this French-ish restaurant in Silver Lake was (and still is) weird and absolutely wonderful. A complete list of my favorites would be a copy/paste of their entire menu, but two dishes stand out above the rest: Their moules frites, served with Ore Ida-style curly fries and a dijon emulsion, and the frisee salad served over a crispy hash brown and showered in Everton cheese, cured egg yolk, and bonito flakes. This place has operated as an indoor dining room, a fully outdoor restaurant in their parking lot, and a takeout-only enterprise, but the incredible quality of their food has remained consistent through the highs and lows of their first year in operation. -Staff Writer Brett Keating" - Brant Cox, Kat Hong, Brett Keating, James Montgomery
