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“American Seafood Restaurant”
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo opened Animal restaurant in June 2008 to widespread acclaim. Since opening it’s doors the duo has been awarded some of the most prominent national accolades including, Food & Wine Best New Chefs of 2009, two James Beard nominations, Rising Star Chefs by Star Chefs and Wine List of the Year by GQ Magazine. They have been covered in numerous publications, including, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, The New Yorker, Travel + Leisure and Food & Wine magazine, and have appeared on The Morning Show, Last Call with Carson Daly and NPR’s Good Eats. The duo still operates a full service catering company, which opened the door for an appearance on Iron Chef America and paved the way for their own Food Network show, 2 Dudes Catering. Continuing their success, the guys wrote their first book for Random House publishing titled, Two Dudes One Pan. It was voted one of NPR’s “10 Best Cookbooks of 2008”.
Son of a Gun is a gem that serves exceptional, laid-back seafood. The place is is casual and very easy going. While parking is limited to street spots, the food more than makes up for it. The... Read more
Food tastes good but very small portions, they should warn these are more like tapas style servings. Example: the lobster roll is on a bun the size of a Hawaiian roll, the $32 linguini w clams... Read more
Son of a Gun catapults seafood to the zenith of excellence, a culinary symphony that rivals the literary marvels of Herman Melville. The oceanic offerings are a gastronomic voyage, each dish an... Read more
Son of a Gun
Hours
- Sun - Sat: 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Credit Cards Accepted
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