I had the Butternut Squash Agnolotti (a petite appetizer with classic yet simple flavors. The squash was delightful, however, as it was perfectly brunoised, when paired with anything else, it got lost), Duck Breast (cooked perfectly and had great components on the plate, the cherry gastrique likely being the best. However again, when paired with the duck, the tang dissolved into the rears of my palate. Points that it did, however, stand up nicely against the cavatelli and Swiss chard) & the Toasted Bread Pudding (running theme... good components but paired and something goes wrong. Not terribly wrong like pearls and 2 carrot diamonds….on my grill, wrong. But wrong like, Kim Jenkins’ wedding ring next to Kim Kardashian’s wedding ring, wrong. Sorry K.J. Your chip gets lost.
Back to the food. The salted cream was a great idea in theory yet was no match juxtaposed to the sweetness of the caramel and the bread pudding. I tried each element separately, together and in every feasible combination. Some worked better than others but…..well you get the idea. And the bread pudding itself: cute but very….well, ummm...LA?). Everything was pretty good but nothing was great. The service, comparable: fine but not exceptional. Just left and you couldn't pay me to tell you that young lady's name. Sorry dear waitress with the soft spoken voice and interesting frock.
We chalked it up to another Los Angeles restaurant recipe for success: Great location. Great city view. Great PR. And….. ok food. Winner!
All and all, we gave DRAGO CENTRO an average of 6 stars out of 10. But now's a great time to go and check it out for yourself.
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