David Reiss’ A-Frame opens tonight in Culver City with a new menu by Kogi and Chego mastermind Roy Choi. With his second restaurant in 2010, Choi justifies that Food & Wine award by assuredly creating his own original style of California cuisine yet again. A style not rooted in the idealized Southern California, but one that brightens the shadows of its native corners. Encouraging diners to eat the picnic-style, barbecue-in-the-park eats with their hands, he brings together and exalts neighborhood tastes and textures as once seemingly disparate as the crackly-skinned chicken from Pollo a la Brasa, a lonchero’s carne asada torta, Korean buffalo wings, glazed lamb chops with charred ends, theme park churros, and fresh-from-the-pier shellfish, all with a generous scattering of Asian and Mexican accents and perfectly balanced heat. Backed by powerful, obscure tap beers and more Tempranillos than Pinots or Zins, plus a fantastic patio transporting guests through up-lit oaks and strange hoop skirt chandeliers, Choi’s menu offers everyday food that’s fun, daring, and steadily keeping its finger on the pulse of what L.A., the real L.A., loves to eat. Check out A-Frame’s full food and drink menus below.
A-Frame, opens tonight at 12565 Washington Blvd. Culver City. 310-398-7700.
A-Frame modern picnic
David Reiss assured at a preview dinner here that no dish will be over $20
on the table
Warm five grain pan de sal, Plugra butter, sea salt
House roasted sweet-n-spicy nuts, Japanese snack mix, soy beef jerky
Hawaiian style furikake Blazin’J’s kettle corn, warm butter, chives, spices
Cracklin “beer can” chicken, century egg, salt and pepper, salsa roja and verde
half/whole
Air-dried baby back ribs, hoisin-chili glaze, green onion, sesame
Spicy Korean buffalo wings, bleu cheese dressing, house-cured pickles
Sweet potato spear fries, sea salt, kimchi sour cream
Green curry lemongrass clam chowder, pancetta, coconut milk, fresh herbs, rustic sourdough
White radish Moooooo kimchee
House-cured heirloom pickles, creamy dip, extra virgin olive oil
Island style farmer’s market salad, shaved Maui onions, tofu, fried garlic, seasonal fruit, ginger, shoyu vinaigrette
Sesame mustard and citrus loose packed blue crab cake, ginger lemongrass créme fraiche, baby lola rosa, perilla leaves
Twice baked dyn-o-mite duchesse potato, chives, parmesan crust
Vegetable tempura, kabocha pumpkin, broccoli rabe, shoyu dipping sauce
Peel-n-eat shrimp, kaffir lime leaf and dried shrimp salt, cocktail sauce, citrus
Grilled sushi-grade ahi, salsa verde, herb salad, caramelized pineapple spear
Carne asada torta, queso fresco, salsa roja, pickled red onion
Southern Cornbread and Warm chicken salad, Italian sausage ragout, salsa verde
pickled red onion
Korean BBQ lamb chops, citrus gremolata, salsa verde
cavities
Fried apple pie a-la-mode,Southern Comfort caramel, cheddar ice cream
Chu don’t know mang, pound cake churros, cinnamon, malted chocolate milk, ice cream
Thick ass ice cream sandwich of the day - Chocolate chip vanilla
from the tap
Sublimely Self-righteous Ale Black I.P.A., 8.7%, Stone Brewery, Escondido, California
Oktoberfest, Märzen Style, 6.6%, TAPS Brewery, Brea California
Hoptober Golden Ale, 6%, New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, Colorado
Ten Fidy Russian Imperial Stout, 10.5%, Oskar Blues Brewery, Lyons, Colorado
Moinette Blonde Ale, 8.5%, Brasserie DuPont, Tourpes-Leuze, Belgium
St. Bernardus Tripel, 8%, Brouwerij St. Bernardus, Watou, Belgium
Hennepin Farmhouse Saison, 7.7%, Ommegang Brewery, Cooperstown, New York
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, 5.4%, Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Freising, Germany
Deans Bros. E.S.B. English Style Pale Ale, 6%, Deans Bros Brew Co, Santa Ana, California
Lagunitas PILS Czech Pilsener, 5.3%, Lagunitas Brew Co, Petaluma, California
Siamese Twin Spiced Dubbel, 8.5%, Uncommon Brewers, Santa Cruz, California
The Hite Korean Lager, 4.5%, Hite Brewery, Hongchun Gun, Kangwon, Korea
Dogfi sh Head 90 Minute I.P.A., 9%, Dogfi sh Head Craft Brewery, Milton, Delaware
shaken or stirred
Fat Freddy. Rye and Irish Whiskey, Punt e Mes and Averna, Jerry Thomas and Angostura
Pek Pek. Bourbon, Dolin Blanc, St. Germain, house fig bitters
Anchorman. Scotch, ginger, agave nectar, lemon.
Fine Print. Aged rum, Crism Hibiscus, Falernum, lime, Regans Orange
Devil’s Disguise. Organic rum, Aperol, Carpano Antica Formula
Sevilla. Rhum Agricole, Licor 43, habanero, agave nectar, lime
Mayflower. Gin, Maraschino, demerera, lemon, prosecco
Hot Minute. Gin, Vietnamese mint, demerara, lime, soda
Conversion. Tequila, Mezcal, Yellow Chartreuse, Maraschino, lemon
Red Rover. Tequila, Sherry, orgeat, lemon and orange, Angostura
Mainland. Pisco, lilikoi, lime, egg white, cayenne
The Only One. Vodka, cucumber, agave nectar, lime
from the vineyard
RED
“D” Pinot Noir 2006, C. Donatiello Winery, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California
Haraszthy Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2008, Haraszthy Cellars, Napa, California
Nord Sud Syrah 2007, Laurent Miquel Estates, Launguedoc, France
Parador Tempranillo 2006, Rancho Chimeles Vineyard, Napa Valley, California
Capote Velho Tempranillo N.V. Maiorga, Portugal
WHITE
Campion Chardonnay 2009, Campion Wines, Edna Valley, California
HUGO grüner Veltiner 2009, Markus Huber Estates, Reichersdorf, Austria
Field Recordings Chenin Blanc 2009, Jurassic Park Vineyard, Santa Ynez Valley, California
Sforzando Gewurztraminer 2009, Alisos Vineyard, Santa Barbara, California
Trajarinho Vinho Verde 2009, Adego Cooperitivo Regional de Moncao, Portugal
BUBBLES
Sorelle Bronca Valdobbiadene Prosecco, Italy
