The streaming service just launched a pop-up restaurant in L.A., serving food by celebrity chefs inspired by Netflix shows. We tried it out. Here’s what we thought.
The Netflix Bites “limited run” pop-up—which operates out of the Short Stories Hotel—opened on June 30. There’s no official schedule, but the restaurant is slated to stay open until at least August. It’s alreadyreservations were nearly full before the company even released the menu. As of this writing, there are no reservations available at all for the restaurant’s two-month run.
Is the hype worth the hefty price tag? And is Netflix Bites good enough to hope that it becomes more than this one-time-only opportunity?No and no, sadly. Although the dishes are tasty, you’d have a much better time navigating the touristy crowds of The Original Farmers Market to grab some grub than sitting down at the way-too-high-concept Netflix restaurant.
The Netflix Bites preview event was a four course pre-set menu. Before dinner, there was a happy hour, where waiters walked around with platters of tiny bites of menu offerings like lamb ribs , Japanese fried chicken , and roasted cauliflower with Tahini sauce . We also got to try a number of cocktails, like the Cornbread Old Fashioned, which tasted like an average Old Fashioned, and Everything But the Alley Cat, a fun frozen rum drink with a side of plantains. Drinks range from $18 to $22.
As we ate, Tsai came to visit us with a gift: some mushroom bing, topped with freshly grated truffle. This was one of the best dishes of the evening, though we were only given four pieces to split amongst six people—Netflix has to work on the sharing aspect here, too—which was not on our menu. It is, thankfully, on the official Netflix Bites menu. At $27, you should definitely squeeze this into your meal.
Pulled Whole Hog with collards and ribs. Again, we were only served four ribs, so it was tricky to split them up. Though I did not try a rib, the pulled hog served on fresh white bread, dolloped with spicy vinegar sauce and crunchy-soft collard greens, did the trick. I was hooked. If you have a reservation, it might benefit you to only order this $46 dish as a meal split between two people. That and the mushroom bings—those are enough to make up a whole meal.
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