"The sensational View Park-Windsor Hills restaurant debuted in November 2024 with a stunning mahogany wood Art Deco-style room, white oak flooring, custom banquettes, and a grand piano on a modest stage where live jazz is often played. Owners Yonnie Hagos, Ajay Relan, and collaborator Issa Rae (yes, the actor and producer) brought to life something that South LA has long been lacking: a fine dining restaurant that keeps its residents from traveling outside of the neighborhood while paying tribute to Black Los Angeles history."
"Order Parker house rolls with truffle butter for the table immediately upon sitting. They'll land just as you're ready to order everything else. Deeply rich braised short rib gets sauced Perigaux-style and served over truffle risotto with crimini mushrooms. Fill the table with the organic roasted chicken, baked macaroni and cheese, charred broccolini, and Peruvian scallop crudo to share. At brunch, the blue crab quiche with a glass of sparkling wine is all one needs."
"Though Somerville has no official dress code, plan to dress up to participate in the owners' honoring of the long-gone Hotel Somerville and the former adjacent Central Avenue jazz venues from the 1940s. Reservations are a must: Somerville remains one of the hottest seats in town. If fully booked, ask for a bar seat, which has the best vantage point of the stage."
Somerville opened in November 2024 in View Park-Windsor Hills with an Art Deco mahogany dining room, white oak floors, custom banquettes, and a small stage for live jazz. Owners Yonnie Hagos, Ajay Relan, and Issa Rae created a fine-dining venue that celebrates Black Los Angeles history and keeps locals dining in the neighborhood. Chef Geter Atienza offers supper-club dishes such as crudos, braised lamb shank, Black Angus burger, wagyu strip loin, and Perigaux-style braised short rib over truffle risotto. Recommended items include Parker house rolls, organic roasted chicken, baked macaroni and cheese, blue crab quiche at brunch, and the John Coltrane cocktail. Reservations are essential and bar seats provide the best view of the stage.
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