"If you're planning a weeknight date in Eagle Rock, head to Little Beast. The American-ish menu is consistent: you’ll eat dishes like spicy chipotle hummus, salmon belly mousse, and sweet corn risotto. But it’s the atmosphere that’ll keep you coming back. Little Beast is located on the grounds of a large converted bungalow on Colorado Blvd., complete with a wrap-around front porch, a dining room with various nooks and crannies, and a string-lit back patio that feels like a neighbor’s backyard. It’s romantic but not too serious, and therefore the ideal setting to tell the person across from you that they have a fennel frond stuck in their teeth (or that you're really feeling this thing you have going). " - brant cox, nikko duren