The Tasting Kitchen
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A Venice favorite that came back on July 20, 2026 after a fire closed it in 2023. Chef Casey Lane, who opened it in 2009, is back with a tasting menu, an à la carte option and live-fire dishes.
What to order
- Spaghetti pomodorotimeout.com (opens in a new tab)
- Bucatini all'Amatricianatimeout.com (opens in a new tab)
- Cacio e pepetimeout.com (opens in a new tab)
- Josper-oven mackerel escabechetimeout.com (opens in a new tab)
Get a table
Book on OpenTable (opens in a new tab)This restaurant does not publish when it releases tables.
- The bar keeps seats open for walk-ins.
On OpenTable, set an alert for your date and party size to hear about canceled tables.
Who is naming it
Where the score comes from
- Critic lists
- 56.0
- Press buzz
- 0.0
- Newness
- 11.0
- Honors
- 0.0
Points from the four parts add up, then pass through a curve that tops out at 100. How the score works
The last 30 days
Days before we began daily reads are rebuilt from the Internet Archive's saved copies of the same lists.
Where
1633 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
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