brunch @ AOC.

suzanne goin's AOC is one of my favorite restos in LA - i had my birthday dinner there last year and am seriously considering it again for this year. awhile back, OpenTable had a spotlight deal (kind of like groupon) for $15 for $30 brunch at AOC, as well as $25 for $50 dinner at AOC. obviously i jumped right on them, but time is running out. they both expire before the end of this month, so we cashed in the brunch one this past saturday.

i was going to have wine, but our waitress highly recommended trying something from the selection of mimosas and bellinis. james had the tangerine + basil mimosa (above, left) and i tried the cucumber + mint bellini (above, right). both were really great - light and refreshing, and not too sweet.

we ordered three entrees (hey, we were technically getting $30 off of our meal, so why not?) the first was an oven-baked pancake with blueberries, pistachios with fresh whipped cream and candied meyer lemon on the side. so good! texturally it was more like a cake - i'm tempted to even say i'd want it to be my birthday cake. next was a toasted brioche with gruyere, frisee, prosciutto and an egg. so heavenly. my one complaint is that the knives we had were not sharp so it was very difficult to cute through the amazing prosciutto they had. our last dish was the duck confit and wild mushroom hash which came with two poached eggs and aged balsamic drizzled on top.

freaking delicious, we'll definitely have to be back. and we only have a couple weeks before our dinner one expires. i'm never buy food coupons again - way too stressful.

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AOC
8022 west third street
los angeles, ca
323.653.6359