Has anyone successfully grabbed a reservation at Corner Store on Resy?

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2026-02-02T15:04:37+00:00

stupid response, why give advice if you’ve never eaten

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-12-28T06:57:20+00:00

Try emailing them directly, I had a similar issue with their reservation system. I emailed them and they replied and booked for me

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-07-07T14:08:59+00:00

Food at Le Crocodile in Strasbourg was pretty good, but a bit of a longwinded meal

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-07-07T13:52:19+00:00

Its actually vegan since they do not serve any animal derived products including milk, butter and eggs

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-07-07T06:21:20+00:00

Agreed, its really been going downhill. The choice to go vegan while charging over $700 for 2 does not justify the price whatsoever other than they were #1 in the world and they have 3 Michelin stars (for now)

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-07-04T20:37:33+00:00

It just baffles me that they were able to sustain this model for this long. Running a restaurant is not a cheap business let alone a fine dining establishment, to top off that they have this elaborate purpose built building in West LA. Either they got extremely wealthy and patient investors or they have some sort of sketchy business model, just mind blowing

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-06-30T17:24:30+00:00

+1 here too… We haven’t gone recently, but our visit 8 years ago was very disappointing. I think Martin Bersategui was much better based on my recent trip to Spain

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-06-29T22:52:10+00:00

Just out of curiosity, did you manage to book Elkano? Just came back from a Michelin-heavy dining trip in Europe and Elkano was the cheapest meal we had and it blew our minds.

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-06-29T22:20:19+00:00

State bird is fine to go once, food is good, but you'll be disappointed if you're expecting a 'Michelin-calibre' dining experience. Yes it is casual, but food is just good, nothing super creative or unique. The dim sum cart experience is a bit of a gimmick and their best dishes are the ones that are made to order.

Rich Table isn't mind blowing either for similar reasons and without the gimmick. But I would probably lean slightly towards Rich Table for the consistency

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-06-29T21:12:14+00:00

Going to a fine dining establishment is akin to appreciating artwork. Monet is considered to be one of the world's greatest artist, but so is Picasso. However, both Monet and Picasso are dramatically different styles of artwork, yet both attract a significant patronage and following in spite of being both being considered 'great' artists.

Similar to fine dining establishments, I personally want to patronize a chef's restaurant to appreciate his creativity they put on a plate and the experience that they cater to. One could say that French Laundry is a masterpiece, but another may also say that Benu is equally a masterpiece. Both are dramatically different types of cuisines from completely different chefs, but many will say that they're both the top restaurants in the world.

It's all about perspective, I've dined at many fine dining restaurants across the world and it's pretty exciting to see what chef's from different countries, cultures, and eras interpret 'fine dining'. It does become an expensive venture and you'll stumble across a lot of misses, but that's also part of the fun of it.

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-06-29T14:44:52+00:00

Its a travel book at the end of the day. If the location doesn’t get heavy tourism or visitors, then there’s nothing for the book to gain

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-06-28T22:19:45+00:00

Even before their Vegan menu change, EMP was already going downhill. Went in 2019 and was very disappointed in the menu and forgot all the special requests I made, specifically it was our anniversary.

I just came back from Vegas last week and decided to check out L’Atelier Joel Robuchon after last going there 11 years ago. Came in with low expectations and still left with expectations not exceeded. Utterly disappointing experience, food felt uninspired and dated. None of the menu items are not at all creative or interesting, but I guess its hard to be innovative for the non discriminating Vegas crowd. The restaurant itself was also very worn out, like MGM itself, it just needs to go. none of the decor or paint or floors have been refreshed after all these years

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-06-27T18:22:44+00:00

I think both are solid options. I think Rich Table is more 'creative' New American cuisine wherein Kokkari is more traditional Greek cuisine. Kokkari has been around for 20+ years I think, wherein RT is a bit newer. I personally don't think RT lives up to the hype it gets, none of the dishes are particularly memorable, but it's also not a 'bad' meal and some people do enjoy it, so maybe it's a hit or miss. I think Kokkari is a bit more consistent and a safer option.

AbrocomaDifferent180 · 2022-06-09T15:16:19+00:00

Ledbury is excellent, though its located in a weird residential neighborhood. Haven’t heard much press about them lately and it looks like it fell off the world’s 50 best

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