You've heard this before....if you love caviar but don't have it as often as you'd like, because of the price; don't despair. Head on down to Petrossian in West Hollywood. If however, price is not an object, then you can spend up to $490 for 50 grams of Kaluga caviar.
They have a lunch, brunch, happy hour and dinner menu. The restaurant is small, but very hip and classy as should be if one specializes in caviar. Their prix-fixe menu is very reasonable at $75 (Dec. 2011). This is a good introduction in the world of caviar.
When we were there a few months ago, we started with their famous Caviar Martini; all I can say is WOW! You have to try it as there is nothing like it. It complemented our first course quite well; the Egg Royale which was scrambled egg with vodka whippped cream and caviar on top. If this sounds familiar to you and think you've had it long before Petrossian opened, its because this was a signature dish at the very elegant restauant L'Orangerie in La Cienega which is no longer there. How I miss that place!
A sweet corn soup followed the egg royale. On top of the soup was a sprinkling of caviar. It was very good. Then came the salad which was a simple butter lettuce with shaved eggs, shallots, parsley and creme fraiche. Again, it was sprinkled w/caviar. We could not believe our good fortune...everything so far was wonderful.The next dish was quite a surprise; it was steak tartare and another beef dish.I like steak tartare especially when done right. This was done right! My brother informed me that he did not like steak tartare. I told him to try it...he did and he finished his portion. (not to be polite)
For dessert, we had the sorbet trio; we picked the champagne, rose, and mango. All three of them were perfect and refreshing. It was a nice finale to a perfect meal.
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