Rivera Restaurant

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Posted on December 25, 2015. Brought to you by zagat.

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Rivera Restaurant Review

John Rivera Sedlar began his culinary career in his native New Mexico then came to California with a group of restaurant professionals to open and run The Silo in Manhattan Beach. Following that, he fell in love with French cuisine during a stint with Jean Bertranou at L'Ermitage in Los Angeles, and then opened his first restaurant, St. Estèphe, with a fellow Silo alum in Manhattan Beach in...

Posted on April 11, 2014. Brought to you by gayot.

Average Rating

100

I took my girl here for Valentines day AKA BULLSHIT holiday made by Hallmark. The food was delicious and we got a chance to try their tasting menu. I must...

Posted by Mike L. on February 17, 2016. Brought to you by menupix.

Average Rating

60

The service at their sister restaurant, B.S. Taqueria, was more attentive from start to finish during my visit compared to Broken Spanish. With prices a bit...

Posted by Anne A. on February 16, 2016. Brought to you by menupix.

Average Rating

60

Expensive. Odd. Portions are too small. Which is why they will consistently tell you and your party to order a lot of plates. "To share" but really it's...

Posted by Roger T. on February 15, 2016. Brought to you by menupix.

Good service and decent menu

Average Rating

80

Ate here recently before a game at Staples. The staff were very accommodating to make sure that we could eat before the game. Menu is relatively limited and some of the choices are a bit fussy. While I enjoyed the food I would have really liked if they had done some basic Spanish dishes rather than complicated versions of them...

Posted by Dougie G on December 25, 2015. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

If you did not order the chicharron, then you did not actually dine here

Average Rating

100

ORDER THE CHICHARRÓN.
Forget your diet. Don't ask questions. Just do it.
The chicharron is a main plate entree consisting of a succulent coil of pork belly, roasted tender in the middle with perfectly crunchy skin. This is an entree to share with someone you love.
Let's backtrack a minute. Broken Spanish is a new restaurant housed in the space...

Posted by GumdropGirl on December 21, 2015. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Although the food we eat today in Los Angeles is influenced by cultures from around the world as well as by modern fusion, the true original cuisine of our city remains essentially Latin. Every bite we eat resonates with Latin cuisine's rich, three-thousand-year history spanning three continents. The individual dinner menus in the three dining rooms at Rivera's Sangre (Spain and Portugal),...

Posted on March 20, 2015. Brought to you by mapquest.