CHINOIS ON MAIN

Always our go to place when we visit Santa Monica. Hi to Anita who is such a great person who took good care of us.

Food was excellent. Loved the crowded atmosphere. The cocktails were mediocre though.

Been coming here since they opened in 1980s. It’s a Wolfgang Puck classic and the innovator of Asian Fushion cuisine!

I don’t understand how this restaurant has this many recent good reviews, especially in a city that has as many high-quality fine dining options as Los Angeles. The duck came out room temperature at best, the fried rice was bland, the cocktails weren’t good, the miso glazed sea bass was the best thing we ordered but the cucumber side wasn’t presented in a way that made any sense, the bao was just ok, the list goes on… The server also offered us no recommendations when we asked for them, telling us his favorite thing was whatever we were thinking of getting because everything was so good. Everything was definitely good, but that was it. It was just good…maybe even just ok. All of the servers were very nice but that was the only thing that kind of stood out. Confused by this restaurant’s 4.5 star rating and the fact that it got any recognition from Michelin. It wasn’t a fine dining experience. If you still choose to eat here, temper your expectations and brace yourself to pay a lot of money for an inequivalent amount of quality.

Been on our MUST DO LIST for 25 years. Mom's 80th birthday seemed fitting; It was phenomenal best meal in years!