A.O.C.
Restaurant · Beverly Grove
8700 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
![A.O.C. by AOC [official photo]](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62778259/BloodyMary1H.0.0.jpeg "A.O.C. by AOC [official photo]")
Highlights
Cal-Med small plates restaurant with a dreamy patio & wine list
Cal-Med small plates restaurant with a dreamy patio & wine list
"Yay!!! Daddy’s in town and it’s time to thank him for all his emotional and financial support. AOC is not just one of the best restaurants on 3rd St., it’s one of the best in the entire city. And this isn’t your casual, walk-up cafe either. Plan ahead, snag a coveted reservation, and repay Pops for covering your unlimited data plan all these years." - brant cox
"AOC is a classic, and even if it’s not as exciting as it was 10 years ago, it’s still a great spot to grab a crab omelet or vanilla french toast on a weekend morning. With a roaring fireplace and Juliet balconies circling the courtyard, this California/French spot still has one of the best patios in the city. You might be across the street from the biggest hospital in California, but here, you feel like you’ve been transported to a farm estate deep in Provence." - jess basser sanders, nikko duren, sylvio martins
"We love the patio at A.O.C., but we might love their upstairs wine room even more. It feels like an old-school gentlemen’s club, but one where you drink lots of wine instead of scotch. Because we all know wine is the only way you’re going to get through tonight. Capacity: 40 people in the wine room. 160 seated, 200 standing for a full buyout." - brant cox
"A.O.C. will serve a New Year’s Eve prix fixe menu — featuring kaluga caviar, lobster gnocchi, and a wood-grilled 18-ounce ribeye — from chef Suzanne Goin for $150 a person. A supplemental wine pairing from Caroline Styne will also be available to add on; a roving martini cart will make the rounds to interested parties. Book a reservation through OpenTable." - Rebecca Roland
"For a recent friend hangout, we decided to dine at the Los Angeles-based restaurant group’s first Austin restaurant which opened in October. Because it was us, we ordered perhaps far too much that our two round tables could barely fit, but everything was delicious. In particular, the house-made dumplings — especially the xiao long bao, the mustard green wontons served in this really nice broth, and the wonderful chile oil ones — and the house-pulled noodles — the tingly Chengdu Zaijian noodles were fun. The sides were particularly nice, including the springy braised gluten with mushrooms and soft tofu topped with slices of thousand-year eggs. I was the lucky one who got to take home the leftovers, and the spicy cold jelly noodles worked well for lunch the day after. The casual ordering system is interesting — you have to play your order through the QR code on the table, but the service was surprisingly fast and friendly." - Nadia Chaudhury
