Until next time, Fraiche.
[pic credit: yelp]
Lunch in SanMo has to be some level of personal hell. The traffic. The parking. The sloooooow service. The ladies who walk their dogs at 2pm. The leisurely pace they eat their lunch…no rushing back to the office. Who’s your sugar daddy and can I get some of that?
Located where Riva used to be off 2nd and Wilshire, Fraiche’s menu is focused on rustic french and italian dishes with seasonal ingredients. The decor is still pretty much the same. It’s private, romantic, lots of candles and wide windows.
For the app we decided to share the foie gras terrine. I did something entirely out of character and went with the pork belly salad as my main and he got the burger. The terrine came in two nice size pieces with a fig puree and orange gelee. Very tasty when you eat it all together. Smooth.
The pork belly salad is literally two big slabs of what looks like mutant bacon over wild arugula and frisee. It was crunchy, tender, full of flavor not to mention thick. Unfortunately, I don’t like salads so I just ended up eating both slabs of meat and gorging on Eli’s fries and bread.
His burger was pretty tasty. He complained later that it was too flavorful. How can anything be too flavorful?! Picky.
With the 40% off coupon that the bf graciously sent us, our total came out around 31 bucks before tip. Such a steal.
Now I’m just waiting for some rich dude to snatch me up so I can shop and eat here at regular price. Every day.
Fraiche
312 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 451-7482
