"Despite being in the heart of Venice (Beach), Barrique is closer to a neighborhood restaurant you’d find in Italy, with minimal decor and a menu of simple dishes that happen to be very good. That means lots of antipasti, a squid ink pasta with crab, and entrees like smoked duck and grilled ribeye. It’s also a prime date-night spot, partly because of the candle-lit interiors, but also the heavily accented Italian waiters." - Jess Basser Sanders, Brant Cox, Nikko Duren, Sylvio Martins