sunny spot

originally decided upon due to location and an onlinemenufeaturing no less than six items that sounded great, it was to a packed house that we arrived just minutes past noon and seated after a short delay despite having made reservations it was unfortunately to a substantially truncatedmenuthat we were limited, our overburdened waiter unable to explain why french toast, bread pudding, and a fanciful sundae were suddenly nowhere to be found.

sunny spot is one of the roy choi's restaurant, serving caribbean /jamaican type of food.they have great happy hour where you can find many appetizers for around $5. happy hourmenudinnermenuginger beer $4 and mint julep $8 my ginger beer was pretty tasty.  papaya salad $6 papaya, mango, rum honey, cashews, red onion, chives ..was very refreshing tostones $5 fried plantains, black bean dip, pickled jalapeno, onion one fisted slider $3 tomato jam, arugula, herb mayo tasty. loved it. half jerk chicken $17 with jerk sauce and grilled pineapple i had a bite and chicken was little spicy rating: 3.6 / 5   service: 3.7 / 5 repeat: yes sunny spot  822 washington blvd venice, ca 90292 (310) 448-8884 mon-wed 5 pm - 11 pm thu-fri 5 pm - 2 am sat 10 am - 2 am sun 10 am - 11 pm http://sunnyspotvenice.com/ http://www.yelp.com/biz/sunny-spot-venice-2  

one of the stops i knew i needed to make in this inaugural summer edition of dinela (where hundreds of restaurants citywide offer 3-course prix fixe deals - july 16-27 this time) was chef roy choi's sunny spot. the rebel, rule-breaking chef who melded street flavors into genius korean-mexican cuisine, and trailblazed the whole gourmet food truck craze, had in his latest creation sort of come out of left field.  the concept of sunny spot as most people initially understood it, is caribbean flavors in a "roadside cookshop" style venue.  as a huge marketing geek, i was at first a little put off by the garish pink and red branding of the place - thinking it would be a gimmicky monstrosity with over-the-top flavors and presentation.  but i did like the food from his other restaurants/trucks: a-frame, chego and kogi - and i figured dinela was the time to check sunny spot out (the prix fixe deal meant lower investment and unlike many other restaurants in the program, theirmenuactually looke

sunny spot, the much feted roy choi's newest in the former beechwood space in venice trades in his emboldened asian flavors for a pan-caribbeanmenuand vibe. the once starkly lined room is now a playpen of color with island music blaring and a hip but relaxed crowd nibbling on his newest creations while sipping on brian butler's (a-frame) cocktail creations which lean heavily on rum.