taste on melrose

...ordered off their $3.25 – 5.25 appetizer menu: white trufflemacn’ cheese, carne asada pizzetta, chicken lettuce wraps and kobe meatballs. the pizzetta had a latin twist, with big slices of carne asada and spoonfuls of pico de gallo on top. the chicken lettuce wraps were served in romaine blankets with a lemongrass vinaigrette on the side; they were light and simple. we also liked the kobe meatballs, but hands down themacn’ cheese stole our hearts. it was dreamy-creamy and we found slices of real truffle throughout the m

i've heard so much stuff about taste on melrose . i've seen that building so many times on melrose with the words "taste" on it. "what is taste" i would ask myself. thanks to dine la's restaurant week, i took advantage of their 3 course menu. looking at their menu, i realized that all or most of the items were the popular dishes. i took my girlfriend, my partner in crime, and had an amazing lunch. we started off with the white truffle oil mushroommacand cheese. this could possibly be the top 10 bestmacand cheese i have ever had. not only were the mushrooms tasty inside, but the noodles were cooked perfectly. what makes this dish is the truffle oil. i know that stuff is expensive, and that's why it tastes so good. it gave it that rich buttery and savory flavor. honestly, thismacand cheese was top notch. i also tasted the lobster bisque. it was delicious and hearty, but i was looking for more of a lobster taste. the cilantro oil was good in it, but might have taken away from the lo

nice place for sunday brunch. taste on melrose is a nice place to eat, especially to enjoy sunday brunch with patio seating. they have great food with a friendly staff. the kobe sliders andmac& cheese are good, and the drinks are strong. on weekends for brunch, they have a very nice 2-course prix fix menu with bottomless champagne or mimosa! and don't forget to try dessert - chocolate bread pudding is yummy. street and valet parking are available.