Steven M.
Yelp
After a month of living in downtown Los Angeles, my wife and I wanted a simple dinner to celebrate our one year anniversary that wasn't flashy or too expensive, so we walked down to Le Grand and got everything we could of asked for. We came just after 5PM without knowing about the "happy hour" special so were pleasantly surprised to find out it was 50% until 6PM, which made things even better. The menu here is pretty large for what it is, it's basically a tapas restaurant with an American twist. The deal is pretty much five plates for $25 instead of all you can eat for $50, which is a pretty dang good deal if you ask me. Instead of one long paragraph, I'm just gonna talk about what I ate since that's really all that matters, so let's get into it.
Buffalo Chicken Wings- Three large, very meaty wings covered in a delicious Buffalo sauce. I really liked these, extra juicy and flavourful.
Chicken Parmigiana- Pretty good size Chicken Parmigiana for such a small price, sauce tasted good, chicken had good breading, and the chicken itself was pretty juicy as well.
Steak Cut Onion Rings- Lot my preferred style of onion ring, but they were big, flavourful, and the onions were juicy. Solid enough.
Mandarin Style Salmon- The waiter recommended this one. Small plate of Sauced Salmon, veggies, and rice. The salmon was solid enough, cooked well, and was pretty good.
Meatballs al pomodoro- Two good sized meatballs that we splot. These meatballs had great flavour, loved the sauce, and definitely loved the taste of the meatball.
Truffle Arancini- Decent arancini, not a ton to say about it. Small in size, decent enough flavour.
Overall, Le Grand gets just as much credit for the fun atmosphere and menu then it does for the actual food. My wife and I had a blast picking five plates each and even more fun eating them. When we finished eating, our server told us to wait and bought us out a bonus desert of Strawberry Cheesecake that my wife thought was pretty good (I don't really like strawberry stuff) and I definitely appreciate the kind gesture and amazing service we received during our visit, we can't wait to come back!