A.o.c. - Los Angeles

Hostess was kind of a train wreck but everything else was spectacular!!! The Spanish fried chicken rocks. The pasta was on point! The soft shell pasta was fantastic. Waitress was very accommodating. Don 't try the octopus squid rice if your not into very seafood tasting dishes. You 'll know what I mean if you try it. I was, however, puzzled by why the consumer has to pay an extra 5% for health insurance for its employees. I 'm all for insurance but shouldn 't that come out of the owners ' expenses and not charge on top of what they are charging? Bizarre. Didn 't have an issue paying it this time but it is very hard to swallow when you do not get a waiter like ours today.

Terrific restaurant. Inventive and superbly executed cuisine. Dishes that are great for group sharing, with layers of flavors. Great wine list. Well informed and excellent service. You can definitely spend less than we spent, but we went crazy with their wine list, plus we wanted to try a lot of things so we ordered many small plates and entrees for our 5 person group. We also ordered the dessert plate, which I highly recommend.

Just wow! Delicious wine and food with exceptional staff to begin a fabulous weekend of volunteering for our annual Cystic Fibrosis Foundation charity event. This restaurant kicked it off for our core team and did not disappoint. Go here, if you need suggestions, take their advice and relax and enjoy your delicious experience!! Cin Cin!!

Interior is half indoors half outdoors, with the indoor portion evoking 50s Italian speakeasy with booths in the back and the outdoor portion evoking ambient trattoria or vineyard private table. Brick walls, wood, vines, and tiles galore. I had the women's flight special, and all three selections were very nice, getting deeper with more tannin with every glass. Food was great, cheese was phenomenal. Dessert, sinful. Valet is $12. Overall, would come again.

I dine here frequently and I should 've reviewed them sooner. A.O.C is always a classic place to visit. Always consistent. It never disappoints. No wonder it survived many years of economic climates. It has been awarded by numerous critics and is always hailed one of the best. I always feel at home whenever I come here. The best!!