Chalkboard dishes from celebrated chef Josef Centeno at The Lazy Ox Canteen can include Pork di Tessi with capers and parsley, and Yellowtail Crudo with scallion, grapefruit and papaya salad.
From the restaurant's website:
"We are a full-service casual dining spot in the historic Little Tokyo district in downtown Los Angeles. Our focus is to serve the freshest ingredients seasonally available and to pair them with craft beers and esoteric wines. Our cuisines is carefully prepared with global techniques and exemplifies an artistic, hands-on approach that showcases local ingredients at a value-conscious price."
Beer and wine available. Serving lunch and dinner daily. Late night Thu–Sat. Sat–Sun brunch 11:30 am–2:30 pm.
"Lazy Ox Canteen is poised to become the restaurant of the moment. Partners Michael Cardenas and [chef Josef] Centeno have made all the right moves. The place has an edgy energy, a cozy, casual interior with huge bare filament bulbs swaying from the ceiling and wood-clad walls, a seriously great wait staff and a wildly interesting crowd. Not to mention Centeno's deliriously inventive cooking, all at affordable prices."
— S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 18, 2010 (three stars)
Chalkboard dishes from celebrated chef Josef Centeno at The Lazy Ox Canteen can include Pork di Tessi with capers and parsley, and Yellowtail Crudo with scallion, grapefruit and papaya salad.
From the restaurant's website:
"We are a full-service casual dining spot in the historic Little Tokyo district in downtown Los Angeles. Our focus is to serve the freshest ingredients seasonally available and to pair them with craft beers and esoteric wines. Our cuisines is carefully prepared with global techniques and exemplifies an artistic, hands-on approach that showcases local ingredients at a value-conscious price."
Beer and wine available. Serving lunch and dinner daily. Late night Thu–Sat. Sat–Sun brunch 11:30 am–2:30 pm.
"Lazy Ox Canteen is poised to become the restaurant of the moment. Partners Michael Cardenas and [chef Josef] Centeno have made all the right moves. The place has an edgy energy, a cozy, casual interior with huge bare filament bulbs swaying from the ceiling and wood-clad walls, a seriously great wait staff and a wildly interesting crowd. Not to mention Centeno's deliriously inventive cooking, all at affordable prices."
— S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 18, 2010 (three stars)