The Le Deux re-do, a.k.a. Sadie, opened in Hollywood in January. By March, opening chef Dave Schmidt took off for greener pastures, and Eva’s Mark Gold stepped in with a consulting role. Sadie owner Rick Selby and Gold bonded over dinner at Eva, and it seems his culinary vision is what he had in mind. The menu has been tweaked and changed a bit since the switchover, now more seasonal and even slightly more serious–naming a farm here might go over this crowd’s head–for what this space has seen before, in all of its incarnations. Still, the chef is having some fun, everything is very accessible, and at least on paper, sounds more interesting than the standard salmon, jidori chicken and salads. So what might you find?
Gold has definitely put his stamp on the new spring offerings, with its lamb meatballs with whipped yogurt, Schaner Farms duck egg with spring garlic and brown butter asparagus, and fried chicken (an Eva hit). We’d even like to try his take on a Philly cheesesteak and fish and chips, which sound more pubby than the same seems, but everyone else is doing it in Hollywood, they might as well, too. Take a look at the full menu below.
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Oysters, British Columbia 18
½ dozen kusshi\ lemon
PEI Mussels 11
grilled bread \ smoked almond \ chorizo \ butter glaze
California Artisanal Cheeses 15
fiscalini cheddar \crottin terra goat \ shaft’s blue \ quince jam \ fruit bread
Mezze 14
hummus \ garden tabbouleh \ roasted eggplant \ warm flatbread
Lamb Meatballs 13
lamb \ vaudovan \whipped yougurt
Pork Belly 10
Potato emulsion \ yuzu kosho
Schaner Farms Duck Egg 10
spring garlic \ brown butter asparagus
Philly Cheesesteak 10
hooks cheddar \ buttered onions \prime beef
“Fish & Chips” 13
casco bay cod\ sauce tartar
Sopressata Flatbread 12
buratta\sopressata\ pickled “mama’s” peppers\ thyme
Little Gem Caesar Salad 9
baby romaine \ shaved egg \ parmesan croutons \ crispy ham
Market Salad 11
peas \ tendrils \ radish \ organic carrots \ beets \ pecans
Butter Lettuce Salad 8
butter lettuce \ “green goddess” \ egg \ avocado
Spring Vegetable Salad 11
buratta \ jaime farms carrots \ radish \ salsa verde
SO HUNGRY.
Sadie’s Fried Chicken 18
rocky organic chicken \ creamed spinach \ hot sauce butter
“Linguini and Clams” 18
udon noodle \ littleneck clams \ lemon \ garlic
SMFM Vegetables 16
grilled vegetables \ whipped tofu \ toasted buckwheat
Wild Alaskan Halibut 24
glazed asparagus \ smoked bacon \ onion \ relish
Columbia River King Salmon 26
charred ramp vinaigrette
Pekin Duck Breast 23
crispy skin \ glazed carrots \ black rice
Prime Ribeye “Cap” Steak 28
charred onion \bordelaise \ salsa verde
Organic Rocky Chicken 23
wild mushrooms \ chicken jus \ chives
-SIDES-
Creamed Spinach- bay leaf béchamel 5
Jaime Farms Carrots - roasted \ dill pollen 5
Fingerling Potatoes - confit \ salsa verde 5
Earlier: Dave Schmidt Leaves Sadie, Mark Gold Comes to the Rescue [GS]