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Chaya Brasserie is the kind of place that you go for the LA dining experience that your friends who have never been to LA tell you about. A menu that may take itself too seriously, sleek and stylish interior, located on a trendy shopping street and filled with celebrities.

Stereotypes aside, the food is quite good and they do back it up with service to make your experience enjoyable. The happy hour with half price drinks and appetizers is also very popular.

Chaya Braserrie’s menu has been called “La Nouvelle Cuisine Franco-Japanese” (by themselves), which translates to New French Japanese for us simple folks. In other words,”Asian Fusion”.

Celebrities. I had dinner at Chaya Brasserie next to Willem DaFoe. I’m not easily star struck, but Mississippi Burning is an amazing moving and Willem Dafoe won my personal Oscar for that performance. I’m glad I didn’t say anything to him, because we coincidentally (I swear) ended up standing next to each other at both the valet stand and the urinals. It was special time for me, but he may have thought it a bit stalkerish.

Chaya Brasserie a little on the pricey side, but the food is good and unique enough that it’s not like eating just anywhere with a trendy name and brand consultant.

Chaya Brasserie
8741 Alden Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 859-8833