Firenze Osteria Reviews

Food was good, decor was very sultry, service was prompt.

Firenze Osteria has done it AGAIN! Creative, scrumptious food accompanied by top-notch service keeps us coming back for more. Chef Ken Biffar is an absolute GENIUS in the kitchen. With each and every bite, our taste buds danced as if they were dancing upon the clouds of Heaven. We devoured (in the most lady-like way possible) every single morsel of our seven course tasting menu. Firenze Osteria lives up to the slogan "Love. Food. Misbehavior." as there was plenty of all three!

The service was not outstanding but good. Nice atmosphere. The food can be good or not so good, depending on what you order.

The best of Florentine foods combined with the creative genius of the chef. Reserve in advance.

The owners Fabio Viviani, Jacopo Falleni and Lisa Long are living a dream come true.

Long went into business with Fabio the Fan Favorite on the Emmy award show - TOP CHEF. He exudes good looks and charm.
Born and raised in the Tuscany region, Fabio became passionate about food and cooking at the age of twelve. After attending the Culinary Institute in Florence, Italy, he spent months working for free alongside master chefs. Using cutting edge technology, he perfected his Northern Italian comfort-style cooking.





After filming Top Chef, Fabio became a superstar. Bravo offered him to star in another show. Executives from the Today show and Ellen extended invitations to appear on their shows. Fabio became a celebrity chef in
demand.

Sitting inside the warm and romantic dining room we started with Pancetta wrapped Jumbo Prawns filled with Italian Sharp Gorgonzola on a bed of baby spinach. It was superb.

Next we tried the Crispy Duck Salad, with shredded duck, wild mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, and toasted pine-nuts served on mixed greens.

Another favorite is Ravioli di Brasato - Braised Short Ribs Ravioli covered in a Taleggio Sauce and 25-Year aged Balsamic Vinegar.

The Los Angeles area has longed for a place like FIRENZE OSTERIA - Good food, fun atmosphere and a celebrity hangout.

The food and service is great.

However if the restaurant gets more than half full the kitchen staff colapses under pressure.

In order to get some easy to cook appetizers you need to wait from 45 min to 1.5 hours.

Their excuse is "The restaurant is busy"

They should look at real restaurants and see how their kitchens run soooo much more efficiently.

Fabio. You need to pay attention and improve things.

Pretty bad. I had high hopes but was disappointed in almost every aspect. The quality us just sub par.

1st visit service sucked and food was mediocre. Gave it a second chance and the cioppino was like a watery salt lick and very little seafood. I'll pay more just make it good! My husband got the duck/truffle pasta it looked like an appetizer. Won't go back!

Over priced for what you get food priced. Service was good, but atmosphere was WAY too loud. I expected more.