m.b. post

mb post was the unanimous suggestion for where to go in manhattan beach, and as i drooled over the pictures on instagram, it seemed like the ideal brunch spot – and it was! their bacon scones are worth flying to la for and their staff goes through intensive training and tests, which results in friendly and enthusiastic service. a perfect place for some absolutely delicious food. their fried chicken is also insanely good.

mb post serves the best brunch in manhattan beach, and that was unanimous among all my friends who live in la or visit manhattan beach often. the restaurant has a cool and  and relaxed vibe but both service and food and very good. their signature bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits are worth the drive to mb but the rest of the food is excellent as well.

mb post is located in manhattan beach in a former post office.  i love buildings that are "repurposed." just to give it that fall feeling, a hay bale and a couple of squash were on hand for us to sit on while we waited.  :) it's a bit hard to see due to the lighting, but you can see how they tried to retain the character of the original building.  there were so

bring it as it is fired?. the food is good but when i order steak and asparagus i would like to eat them together not the veggies then meat or vice versa. any cook knows that the hardest part of a meal is getting everything done together, can you imagine sitting down to thanksgiving and being given the potatoes but having to wait for the turkey and gravy? me either!

we came during sunday brunch, so there weren’t too many “lunch” options – chopped salad of baby artichokes, chickpeas, tomatoes, kalamata olives, parmesan… (salami on the side for me) …and a burrata/roasted pepper sandwich with green olive pesto on a pretzel roll…

was going to like but,. next door fishing with dynamite was so much better, same owners. go left!

this was a great surprise as we were just driving down the pch. great food!! g garvin hit this one out the park on road trip

it's good but over-rated. the food tastes great the restaurant is beautiful. those are huge pluses. but when i want breakfast i want a plate of breakfast. not some deconstructed tapas style breakfast dish. they have all the right components of something great but the final result is compartmentalized and unfinished. for most the design touches make up for the lack of finesse with respect to the food delivery. however if you look past the sizzle and see the steak for what it is... it's just a small cut cooked well and it's missing all the trimmings. i want to love it badly as i love the setting but i have to look at the good as this is about food first, not just atmosphere.

great dinner and drink spot. how cool is manhattan beach? pretty cool. after siri led me astray into a nearby burg we finally got her on track and she got me to the place. parked down the road a bit and got to walk and see some of other spots that also looked very inviting.

i was on a mission though. the post had one lone barstool waiting for me and i ordered a peach and bourbon cocktail whose name escapes me right now but it was the perfect start. grabbed an app called grilled sword squid which was the body grilled and cut up along with the tentacles lightly fried over an arugula salad with all kinds of fun surprises nestled in it. fava beans for one.

on to some more food. vietnamese pork belly and roasted brussel sprouts. to pair with these i got a rich red zin and chowed down. rich it was indeed. i could not quite finish by brussels but felt i had done my duty here. the tab was a bit steep and ended at over $75 for one person. i guess for what i had it was not all that bad.

wandering down the street afterward i came upon an ice cream/candy store and had enough stomach for a double scoop bananas foster, salted caramel cup.

next trip out will need to explore this spot more closely, meaning manhattan beach.

a+ for this stop.

one of my new favorite spots in west la is manhattan beach post in manhattan beach. with a post office industrial sort of vibe, mb post was the concept of chef david lefevre, the chef who earned watergrill its michelin star. what’s so great about it? well, everything pretty much. it’s a “social house”, meaning, it has fresh farm-to-table dishes for sharing, artisanal beer, hand-crafted cocktails, great selection of wine, and most importantly, a gorgeous view of the beach. what’s not to love?!

m.b. post is built to socialize. it’s even in the restaurant’s name “m.b. post – a social house.” there are high-rise communal tables in the front of the bar, and then longer cafeteria like tables in the main room. the warm wood furnishings and funky décor give it a cozy feel, and the buzz from the constant crowds keep things feeling sociable. when visiting my sister in marina del rey, i kept most of my dining to the west side of the los angeles area. for sunday brunch, we stayed along the beach and headed south to m.b. post, a rustic but sophisticated dining spot by chef/co-owner david lefevre, who has worked at fine-ding establishments like water grill and charlie trotters. artisan small plates but at m.b. post, lefevre has created a daily-changing menu that emphasizes artisan ingredients presented in the california-style of simple and seasonal. this could easily be an extension of the chez panisse school of cooking. we ordered sides of turkey sausage patty ($

our first stop in our california adventure was brunch at m.b. post. trying to find a restaurant that five people can agree on is no easy task, but manhattan beach post left all of us with full stomachs and happy faces. the restaurant looks like a modern cabin and the food is served family/tapas style.   we started off with a bunch of breads & sweets. we got their bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits (naturally) and they were fan-fuckin-tastical. the biscuits come served with maple butter and somehow that butter ended up on every single dish we tried, just fuhmazing.  we tried their sticky bun that comes topped with pecans and brown sugar #skeetskeet . just wow (especially with some of that maple butter slathered on it). we also got some weiser farm potatoes served with fried sage and homemade lemon buttermilk ranch dressing. bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits with maple butter sticky bun weiser farm potatoes  we then moved onto our individual dishes. i had their eggs benedict that comes o

the last week of june, i spent in la and san diego. one of the best restaurant experiences i had during that trip was at manhattan beach post . the day was beautiful, with lots of sunshine streaming down upon us and a slight ocean breeze as we arrived at manhattan beach. after our dinner of lots of small plates and some cocktails, we had a walk to aid our digestion along manhattan beach pier. the restaurant, also known as m.b. post,  was just opening for its dinner service as we arrived, with the front windowed walls thrown open to take in the summer weather, and the wood with modern metal frames throughout the restaurant gave off a beachy chic while touches of nostalgia were brought in with multiple post boxes and the menu delivered in an envelope like a mail package.   we started out with their infamous bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits with maple butter. they are worth the hype, warm, gooey with cheese inside and speckled with bits of delicious salty bacon and everything was gone fr

but, mb post is a restaurant where you can close your eyes and point at a dish, and not be disappointed by the random choice. there are no gimmicks here, nor are there any specializations cuisine-wise (if i had to describe the food here, it’d be american with an asian flair) – just simple and well-executed dishes that chef lefevre (formerly of the water grill in downtown, and before that, at the legendary charlie trotter’s in chicago) probably enjoys making at home.

the lure of chef david lefevre's by now infamous bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits at mb post was near irresistible - but the 'long' drive from the sfv (when i had to do a valley to west la commute 5 days a week already) curbed my foodie cravings...until a few weeks ago, when my brunch lovin' friend curses reminded me just how long this has been on our to do list. so we made the trek down - and the 'tagline of "a social house" is very appropriate - the sunlit dining room was upscale yet very laid back, with a 'neighborhood gem' vibe - though of course the place is by now very well known - and there was a long communal table for those open to making new friends. for us of course the bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits ($5, 2 biscuitsper order) were our first order of business!  they definitely lived up to the hype - buttery, flaky mounds of cheesy, salty, bacon-y deliciousness taken over the top in a good way by the lightness maple butter. mb post also has a great craft cocktail selection