J R
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Bjork Caviar puzzled me long before it opened. Firstly, while the Arts District has cleaned up a bit, it's still dominated by grungy craft bars, antique/junk emporiums, second-hand clothing stores, and auto body shops. Caviar is quite an odd fit with those surroundings. Secondly, once it did open, the hours seemed weird, closing at 4pm except Sundays (closed, not weird), and on 2pm on Saturdays (very weird). Thirdly, it's classified as a grocery store, which also does caviar tastings, booked through its website.
So when Bjork popped up as an option for Restaurant Week, I had to try it. For science.
Three courses, set menu, $100 plus tax.
Appetizer
Hamachi Sashimi & Belgian Oscietra: Thoughtful pretty presentation with balanced ingredients. Subtle brinyness from the caviar with sweet popping trout roe for contrast. Fish pieces clean and fresh.
Main
Linguine & Spanish Baerii: Heaping helping of creamy caviar. Bacon at good salt/fat crunchy doneness. Pasta al dente.
Dessert
White Chocolate & Yunnan Kaluga Hybrid: Another generous portion of caviar, mellow nuttiness pairing very well with the smooth creamy panna cotta and crunchy topping. My favorite of the three courses.
Value: Depends upon how much you like caviar.
Atmosphere: Cozy bright parlor of an eccentric aunt, with a squishy green loveseat paired with pop art of hundred dollar bills. For the restaurant experience the floor was taken over by the white wood table, topped with flowers, paper napkins, and IKEA flatware. Music was covers sung by Tom Jones.
Service: Very nice from the owners.
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No liquor license yet.
Bjork Caviar is apparently one of the places extending its Restaurant Week run, going through 20 June.