Business Description from the Web
Although the concrete California Plaza is far from the most attractive modern downtown structure, it is home to several low-key, modest restaurants that make up for style and age with hearty, well-made food. Tesoro Trattoria is one such establishment, located in the spiral water court, just a few hundred feet from MOCA. Outdoor seating is available at the fountain’s perimeter, an area that is...
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Close to the LA Music Center, Tesoro Trattoria, is a favorite for that pre-theater dinner. Free shuttle service is provided to and from the Music Center for such occasions. Frosted etched glass art panels `r set into a wall that materializes over the artistically upholstered booths. Red backed Italian bistro chairs surround linen clothed tables looking up to the meticulously painted Italian...
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Tips About This Business
Sit facing the curved glass wall for the best view of the waterfall fountain.
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short Unassumingly tucked below the Museum of Contemporary Art, this cozy Italian spot is the spot for those in the know. Lawyers linger over lunches, while at night, the pre-theater crowd and downtown hotel guests take over. The kitchen turns out northern Italian dishes like grilled portobello glazed with Cambozola cheese, and tiger shrimp and crabmeat sauteed in champagne sauce....
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited October 06, 2004)
Other Reviews from the web
Excellent Bar, good wine menu, tasty appetizers & very good seafood pasta dish. Their service was the Best!
Posted by nakali
on April 21, 2009, (Edited December 30, 2008)
How do you get a '94' rating out of 12 reviews, FOUR of which were bad....??!!
You be the judge: I reserved, at noon, 12/31, for 12/31. Told them we wanted a table for sure, so when do they open. Told 4:00, so we took a table at four, for three.
Their instruction on the phone, told me the wrong name of the parking area, cost us :25. to find the parking.
4:25 arrival, place...
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Posted by caroldorn
on April 21, 2009, (Edited January 01, 2007)
While staying next door at the Omni, my wife I stopped in last Friday night looking for a dinner salad and glass of wine. We were prepared to sit at the bar, but sat outside by the fountain as the restaurant (and downtown) was deserted. The scampi and ceasar salads we had were both good and the service friendly and attentive. It was a charming spot in the sunken plaza below MOCA and the street....
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Posted by ldedalus
on April 21, 2009, (Edited October 30, 2006)