Short Stories Restaurant

115 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles - 90036
85 reviews
Lounges Peruvian Cocktail Bar
(323) 937-3930

A beautiful escape in the heart of the city. The perfect outdoor dining experience featuring live music and bottomless mimosas. With its cozy chic atmosphere, in short, it won't disappoint!

We loved the entire experience and our waiter was incredible!

The vibe is phenomenal. A super chill escape. Brunch prices are a bit high for what the food is. I suppose you're paying for the live music, which was lovely.

I just lost the review I had written so I will be brief. Good food, lovely outdoor setting. I was meeting a long-time friend I had not seen in some years. Only two tables were occupied. It was 11:30 am and not 10 minutes after sitting down, a live band set up and started playing music that was piped through speakers all over the garden. The volume was on HIGH. I suddenly could not hear my friend. We asked the wait staff three times to turn down the volume on the speakers, but it never happened. It was extremely annoying and completely upended how I felt about the restaurant. It's not like there was a party or even a crowd there. Only two tables were occupied in the entire place. It would have been reasonable to lower the volume on the speakers without ruining the musical experience.

Very nice ambience. Service was excellent. Would definitely go there again.

This place is exactly what I wanted. Food is amazing and atmosphere is gorgeous and upscale but not snotty. Really loved it here

Fresh, imaginative food in a beautiful courtyard.Great service.Fun cocktails.All around a perfect Friday night dinner.Fun enough for groups and romantic for couples.Everything we had was delicious.Artichokes - surprisingly tender and deliciousOctopus - perfect taste & textureSea bass ceviche - great flavor without being overly tart, I ate it like a wrapTruffle quinotto - my fav of the night! Featuring the most succulent mushrooms and truffle oil. Loved that they used quinoa to reduce the hit to my waistline…Blue mussels - wowI hope they add some dessert options.Easy to reserve on OpenTable.I ubered but my friend found street parking closer toward the farmers market/grove.

Food are delicious

Waited for over 2 hours. They gave our table away and then we waited a longer period of time. Disappointing and not going back.

Beautiful space, friendly servers, creative menu. Yeah, it was full of people who are way cooler than we are, but that was OK. The food and cocktails are the stars here. The chef is Peruvian and creates food that reflects multi-cultural California. Which explains my entree of truffle quinotto (like risotto, but made with quinoa instead of rice and studded with earthy grilled mushrooms). The husband had the red snapper, and finished with the best cheesecake we've ever had (no crust, and not cloyingly sweet, despite having a caramelized crust like a creme brûlée). In the future, we might each get an appetizer or just order everything off the small plates side of the menu, so we can taste more of the goodness.