Restaurant Week Preview: Heading South to San Pedro and Palos Verdes
DineLA’s Winter Restaurant Week starts this Sunday, January 23. In preparation, we’re previewing the menus at the participating restaurants around the South Bay.
Today is our final preview as we take a look at three of the Southernmost Restaurant Week participants in San Pedro and Palos Verdes.
Ports O’ Call
Berth 76
San Pedro, CA 90731
portsocalldining.com | Restaurant Week Menu
310.833.3553
At Ports O’Call, San Pedro’s venerable restaurant and banquet hall, the chefs are still hard at work putting together the menu for Restaurant Week.
In past years, they’ve served lunch and dinner and offered various selections from their regular menu with an emphasis on surf and turf cuisine.
Check back for an update as their menu becomes available.
Catalina Kitchen at Terranea Resort
100 Terranea Way
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
terranea.com | Restaurant Week Menu
310.265.2836
Catalina Kitchen sits on the grounds of Terranea Resort, a gem of a hotel with stunning views of Catalina Island and the Pacific Ocean. Sunset would be a fabulous time to dine here!
The patio at Catalina Kitchen. Photo courtesy of Terranea Resort.
For Restaurant Week, they’re serving lunch ($22) and dinner ($34). My choices for lunch would include the tuna tartar for appetizer and the salmon with braised leeks for the entrée.
Options for all courses change at dinner. The “pork & beans” appetizer sounds like a fun dish. Featuring “Pork Belly, White Bean Puree, Spiced Apples, Chicharones and Pork Jus” I’m sure its nothing like the beans and weenies I grew up on!
For the dinner entrée, the braised short ribs and mushroom risotto sound appealing even if they are usual suspects in the line up for a fancy dinner.
Trump National Golf Club – Cafe Pacific
One Ocean Trails Dr
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
trumpnational.com | Restaurant Week Menu
310.303.3260
Also another great coastline destination, Café Pacific is located in one of the most ritzy golf clubs in all of Los Angeles county. They’re serving dinner ($34) for Restaurant Week.
Taking a look at their menu, I’d want to skip all of the pleasantries of the appetizer and entrée and head dive right into dessert! They’re serving pumpkin cheesecake brulee along with blackberry basil salsa. Wow! Sign me up for that one.
For appetizers, I’m interested in the wild mushroom and foie gras ravioli. The entrée selection is the standard “chicken, beef, or fish” with my nod going to the tips of filet mignon served with home made pasta. But like I said, they had me at dessert.
