Surprisingly likeable place, given the fact that the food isn't much. The "super food salad" was basically trail mix, the desserts are middling, nothing on anyone's plate looks particularly inspiring. But the waitstaff are super-nice (and often funny), it's not often crowded, it's usually quiet and comfy, the atmosphere is great for an intimate convo with friends, family, or lovers, and they don't overcharge for the whole thing. So in an area with so so many incredible restaurants, sometimes you need a place to eat and meet, and this is the place. read more

Came here to catch up with a friend and it was perfect. The espresso martini was so good, the fruit tart was delicious, and the service was friendly, fun, and attentive. Great vibes all around! read more

Caffe Concerto - espresso martini, fruit tart - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

We came with kids and the server Denton had good ideas to keep them occupied. Got the Shanghai crab pasta. It was ok. The crab's texture felt like it's been in the pot for a while, the shell was soft and the meat disintegrates. We got the chicken alfredo too, lasagna, frutti de mare risotto and carbonara and truffle fries. Food was ok, like one of those something you can probably "cook at home but you'd rather go out to meet friends" kind of quality. The ambiance is romantic, what you'd see in Asia, lots of led lighting that looks modern at the same time. However when our food was brought over we were figuring out what the food was and Denton didn't explain what it was so a little bit of detective work there. Price-wise it's ok, for LA prices (always high). Didn't really take pics cuz we hungry lol read more

Caffe Concerto - Truffle fries - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Went here with a few friends and shared the lobster pasta and tomahawk steak, plus a bottle of whiskey and had the best time. Service was super friendly and warm, with our waiter checking in just the right amount to make sure we had everything we needed. They seated us in the private room in the back, which was a really nice touch. It gave us a bit more privacy and was quieter than the main dining area, perfect for catching up and hanging out. The lobster pasta was sooo yummy, and the tomahawk steak was soft, buttery, and cooked perfectly. Between the three of us, the portion sizes were just right. I usually just come here for coffee and macarons, so it was nice to try the savory side of the menu too. 7/10 great for a quiet dinner with friends and some sweet treats after :) read more

Caffe Concerto - tomahawk steak - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Recently returned for my sis early birthday party and was still pretty cool vibes.... Food and beverage services were great with a lot of options. Highly recommended!! Staff always so friendly and welcoming!!! read more

Been coming here for years. It's a little hidden gem in Koreatown. The only issue was that during my last visit, the pasta was very salty, and the steaks weren't as good as before. But I still love going there sometimes and always enjoy the overall experience. read more

Cute atmosphere. Server was very handsome and service was awesome. Food was cute and delicious. Would come back again:) read more

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I was meeting up with a friend who had been there before. We got there at 11am and we were the only ones in the restaurant patio. We noticed a fly but didn't think much about it. But once our food came out we had a swarm of flies attacking our food. Spent all the time waving the flies away that I couldn't enjoy the food. What little I can enjoy it was pretty good. It's a torn feeling. The food is good but fly situation just leaves a bad taste. If it was a one time I would think I was unlucky. But overheard the waiter telling another waiter when I asked him to assist us with the fly that he told the managers for them to get a fly swatter! The other tables quickly filled up for lunch and one table actually killed a fly with his bare hands. So listen manager! Do something about the flies. Because I'm not coming back unless I see another reviewer say that is fixed. read more

I had friend from out of town and always loved this place...but I realize it's been a while and it wasn't the same. Saturday for lunch was a ghost town. I was hoping to sit in their outdoor patio but it was closed and they sat me in their fishbowl which is my least favorite area of the restaurant. Food was pretty good and though the pricing is on the higher side, the portions and flavors were good. Both the kimchi fried rice and bulgogi pizza were tasty. I didn't think I'd like the pizza but it ended up being my favorite dish. Service definitely needs improvement. Valet parking. Neighborhood street parking is quite difficult but not impossible. read more

Our team of 10 people visited this place to have our monthly dinner and gathering! We were overwhelmed by all the thoughtful and detailed service the service crew provided! Among them, Denton was the best! He made us laugh, we were so touched, he made sure everything was perfect! The food was amazing! I had a spaghetti carbonara and it was perfect! Better than i imagined! Iced Coconut latte was my pick for dessert! Definitely coming back for it! Overall! I am sold! Definitely coming back soon!! read more

Caffe Concerto - Spaghetti carbonara - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Was just trying to find a nearby pasta spot and came across Concerto with little to no expectations. Food wasn't to die for, but was still good. The kimchi carbonara and margarita pizza were good and filling. I found their Korean-Italian fusion menu interesting and despite there being 1-2 servers on a pretty busy Tuesday, service was quick and hospitable. Would come again for the ambiance. read more

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Came here with my family for my birthday eve -- and wow, everything was perfect! The Margherita pizza, Jambalaya pasta, and Kimchi carbonara were all super delicious. The staff were so sweet and even sang happy birthday when they brought out the cake slice. Loved the vibe, the food, and the service. Definitely coming back! read more

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Denton was really amazing with his service! He made sure all my friends were warm and toasty . Not only the service was great but he was very funny too! We had good times with wines, espresso martinis, strawberry shortcake and cream brûlée. Parking is also convenient with the professional valet attendant. Many people only write reviews when things go wrong, but I would definitely recommend this place. Spacious rooms and great for big, small parties and I will come back with my partner in the future when we're in the area. read more

Caffe Concerto - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Wow haven't had such a horrible experience. Literally just like Gordon Ramseys kitchen nightmares. Booked for 2 for our valentines dinner tonight and the restaurant was absolutely understaffed and not prepared. You had one waiter serving over 15 tables upstairs. I spoke with table next to us and it took one hour for them to receive their appetizers. Wife and I decided to just walk out they wouldn't even notice anyways. Don't know what this restaurant manager was doing or thinking. read more

Late Friday after dinner visit -- we were here after our dinner at Shabuya for drinks and desserts. It has been awhile since I have been back to this place, we used to live nearby and walk to this restaurant for lunch, macarons or just dinner. It's a nice place to hang out with friends and family. I am not sure if the upstairs was open when we came but that was a good place for brunch or lunch, back then it was quite dark but maybe that's romantic for some people. Anyway back to my recent visit - we went as a group of 5 but we asked to be seated separately so us girls can have our own little talk. Got here past 10pm and more friends showed up so we ended up closing the place at 2am. Our servers were nice and were pretty cool with us not ordering food - we told them we already ate so me and the girls shared tiramisu (very good) and we each ordered hot teas. The men had their table so they ordered drinks and truffle fries. After we finished up our dessert and we realized we are staying longer we also had mojitos and the truffle fries. So this place is good for hanging out late - I didn't feel rushed while we were there. I deducted a star because well the mojito was weak and the teas were just your regular tea bag (taste wise) it wasn't served with a tea bag but it tastes like it. read more

Caffe Concerto - Mojitos - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Food is good, hot drinks and latte very good, ambient is very nice and cozy and service is above and beyond. Servers or bussers are very attentive, manager Denton is above and beyond, he makes sure your visit is very special! I love this place read more

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Super delicious and cozy vibes Server was super funny and friendly! Ordered drinks and cakes and all were so good. Would come back again! read more

Caffe Concerto - Cakes - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Concerto has the best pasta deals in the city! Why it took me so long to get to this walkable Italian Korean fusion place is beyond me. I'm glad I finally did though. I must admit when we walked in it was a bit confusing, no one greeted us and we had no idea where to go so walked upstairs...which wasn't right. And then we had to walk back down the stairs in a walk of shame. Once we were seated, everything was great. I appreciated they didn't want to disturb our conversations but it took ages to get our check. Overall, service was nice but a little off. That being said, our pastas were both tasty. We enjoyed the Basil Pesto Cream Pasta and also the Bulgogi Spaghetti, which would be better if it had just a little more creaminess to it. Overall though, great pastas, big portions for food prices. read more

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the food was good, there is a male waiter who also bartends who says rude stuff, reads names off credit cards to address you, and tells your special other that they'll see them in the next week. It's a shame that the one single waiter leaves a worse taste than the food that they serve especially because the portions are good, the quality is good, and the speed is good. read more

Just perfect! I love the coffee and dessert here Service was amazingl Always friendly and welcoming 1000 out of 10 read more

Caffe Concerto - Latte (Cold / Hot) - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This place is a popular place in Koreatown however like many before us have said, it is not the place it once was. Although not generally the one to complain regarding service, I did have some complaints regarding my visit. To start off, getting into the resutrant was a bit interesting. There was no one to greet us or tell us where to sit and we had to wait a little while to even see anyone who worked there. Also, after being seated it took the waiter 30 minutes to ask us for our orders/water or anything of the sort. We just sat there wondering if we were ever going to be served. I think that they forgot about us as people who were seated after us were getting their orders taken and being served. Eventually after talking to 3 staff members we were finally able to order our meal. The ambiance was nice . And the food was good. The Kimchi carbonara was really tasty and was a decent sized portion. read more

Caffe Concerto - Truffle Fries - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This place is cute. In the heart of Korea Town. Top Dish to try is their Kimchi Pasta. Full of flavor. Mouth drooling as I'm leaving this review. Parking: Street + Valet Parking. read more

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I would give this place 2.5 star if I can. I've been here a couple times. But didn't eat here but I got eat there food this time. It's great places for eat and drink coffee with friends. Only one waitress working during the day so it was a bit slow but food came out fast. Welcome bread was not good but it's not bad. Bulgogi fried rice(2/5). Lobster pasta(3/5)- I didn't understand why so popular on this menu. Probably it's nice whole lobster came out. Grilled squid salad& grilled octopus salad(4/5)- the salad sauce tasted amazing but squid and octopus was over cooked. Great interior and romantic place. Can seat outside of terrace when is not cold. read more

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I used to enjoy this place but the last few visits left me really underwhelmed. Here's my two cents... 1. Parking is a b...... 2. The establishment is cute during the day and can be romantic at nights 3. They changed up the menu and now the food is just okay. The salmon salad was my go until they got rid of it. I've tried other salads and it was just okay. 4. They have decent coffee. 5. What happened to their desserts??? One of the times, they didn't have ANY macrons and that this what they are known for. I ended up getting other desserts which were old and stale. It was very disappointing... I work across the street and my office orders lunch from here periodically. However, every time we order something seems to be off or missing. Also, the wait seems to get longer and longer. I don't know what is going on, but I hope they figure it out soon. read more

Love the place. Love the food. Love the excellent service of Denton, our server. Will definitely come back to and recommend this place.

I came here Friday evening with a friend at around 7 PM. We got to seated super fast. I ordered the kimchi carbonara and she ordered the pesto pasta and both were so yummy. The staff was also very attentive and sweet. When we wanted to take a picture of our pasta, one of the waiters came by super quickly to rearrange our plates and put a nice placemat and flowers on our table so the picture turned out nice as you can see in the photo below. :) they also seem to have a lot of desserts, I didn't get to try, but other tables had ordered and it looks so yummyyyy. Ambience is casual but a little formal like you could dress up for a cute date night. read more

Caffe Concerto - Kimchi Carbonara - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I just got home from having a fantastic dinner with some girlfriends to celebrate a birthday. This was my first time at Caffe Concerto, and I had never even heard of the place before. My first impression arriving at the restaurant was that it is super cute!! The restaurant is located upstairs, separate from the Bakery area downstairs. We ordered the calamari for an appetizer, and I ordered the truffle risotto for my dinner, and the crème brûlée for my dessert. I also had an espresso martini, which was absolutely delicious!! I am not a big drinker, so when I think a cocktail was very well made, you know it was REALLY GOOD. :) Our waiter, Denton, was an absolute delight and just added to the entire experience for the evening. We asked him to take some pictures of our group, and then also asked if we could get a picture with him before we left. He has such a vibrant and fun personality, and is a great photographer as well!! :) I will definitely be returning to this restaurant and will be recommending it to my friends. read more

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I had an amazing dinner here with a group of friends on a Sunday night to celebrate our friend's birthday. The ambiance was nice and cozy at night, and I ordered the lobster pasta. Delicious! We also got a full strawberry cake--not too sweet, which was perfect. For a Sunday night, the restaurant wasn't too busy. Not sure how the other days are. Our server Denton was also wonderful!!! I'm looking forward to the next time I dine here! I've got my eye on the truffle pizza. read more

A Ktown classic. I usually come here for the macarons and lavender milk tea but the food here never disappoints either. Pictured: latte and iced latte, focaccia for the table, truffle fries (extra crispy), cobb salad with chicken, hamburg steak. read more

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The food and services are great. Denton is nice n friendly . The prices of food are reasonable It has valet parking.

Great food and yummy cake. We had the best service from Denton. I would recommend you to come here.

My first time here was dinner with a huge group. We took up half of the outdoor patio area. I'm not a fan of these long table set ups because it's hard to interact with people on the other side. Of course we had a reservation for our big group. Outside of having a large group, I do not think reservations are needed. The menu is quite extensive for a cafe. They seemed to have Asian/Italian fusion, like kimchi fried rice and seafood nasigoreng. The lobster pasta $30 sounded really good, but my eating partners who ordered it said it was just ok. The lobster wasn't very fresh I guess. I had the margherita pizza, which got cold real fast. It didn't taste as good so I had leftovers. I also tried the tomahawk pork cutlet, which ended up being too sweet for me. It was like a ketchup sauce that I did not appreciate on a pork cutlet. The tangy coleslaw that came with it helped the sauce go down. I've heard they have very good desserts and apparently there is an upstairs to this place, so those would be reasons for me to come back! The women restroom is inside past the bar. The men restroom is in the indoor dining area. Parking in Koreatown is hard to find. There are metered street spots (free after 6 PM) nearby. There is a parking structure just next door, but they do close around 5/6 PM. read more

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Denton was our server and he was so enthusiastic and welcoming! We walked in and he seated us very quickly and with great energy! I am gluten free and can't eat bread, and they didn't necessarily have options for that, so I ordered a sandwich without bread, and Denton was cheerful and silly and said "bread for the table, on the house!" But it was just the bread from my sandwich! We laughed so hard for the rest of the meal! Go to Caffe Concerto if you love extroverted and enthusiastic servers who feel like a friend you haven't seen in a long time! Thanks Denton! Charlie's Angels loved your service! read more

Caffe Concerto - The first ever breadless sandwich at Caffe Concerto - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

When I was told that Concerto was a Korean-Italian fusion restaurant, I was admittedly skeptical. I'm so glad to find the offerings triumphant in the mission. There are some cop-outs in the menu that left me frustrated. The expansive options in the menu are suitable for every time of day, but can be repetitive, the carbonara followed by kimchi carbonara is padding giving capitulation to less adventurous palettes. There is a bit of an identity crisis at play with the restaurant. It has trouble defining whether it wants to be an upscale dinning restaurant or a casual cafe; resulting in a long paginated and unfocused menu whose stars are lost in a cluttered in a derth of the dense offerings, the Christian rock playing surely appeased the aunties who came in shortly after we arrived, and The Avengers playing on a tv in the dinning room just was the anachronistic cherry on top. When we arrived the staff three times demanded to verify our reservation... even as we we were litterally seated at our table, meanwhile there was one other table occupied at the time. I also observed them giving the TSA treatment to at least one other table with reservations. I had the kimchi carbonara it was generously portioned and delicious beyond expectation. Several of the dishes are very sauce forward-- as you'd expect in Italian and Korean fare. The table bread was inadequate, however-- far too cakey to work for the highly necessary sauce dipping activities. Additionally they do serve the bread with an oil-balsamic dip that comes in a tiny plastic cup inadequate for the same. Lastly- and I feel in evidence of the identity crisis at play, our appetizers arrived all of two minutes before our mains. The pacing of the service seemed generally frenetic and our server focused their attention on one of our guests while neglecting requests from the rest of the table. I think that Concerto could definitely find its voice and sing as the dinning experience it wants to be and shedding the bloat while tightening its service and elevating the experience as a whole. read more

Caffe Concerto is a family-owned restaurant in K-town that has a full-service restaurant, bar, bakery, and café. This is the perfect spot to grab brunch or dinner. You start off with some complimentary bread from their bakery which was a plus! Highly recommend trying any of their pastas, bulgogi pizza, and yuzu highballs. We loved their patio seating! read more

Great food and friendly service! The place is spotless and tastefully decorated. This is one of our go-to spots for our little catching up hangout sessions. The atmosphere feels slightly upscale yet casual, very cozy and inviting. It's the ideal place to have good conversation over some food & drinks. I'd say the quality of food here has always been consistent, so it's a safe bet for us. I also feel like the portions are perfect -- not too much, not too little, and very shareable. And as you can see in the photo, you can tell they put real care in their presentation... which I always appreciate! Oh and about the little cats.. it was my friend's birthday so I got her some mystery boxes. We shared some playful banter with the staff about the cats on our table hahah x) read more

Caffe Concerto - Dukbokki (a good amount of spicy), Smoked Salmon Salad, House Wine (a dry, smoky red), Espresso Martini - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Came here tag along with my coworker first. Then I fell in love with. I almost come here everyday to try their food. The new promotion wine and octopus dishes is amazing. The atmosphere and food are excellent. Love the staffs here. Always welcoming. read more

Caffe Concerto - New promotion is here with Caymus wine and octopus dishes. Amazing atmosphere & staffs!! Love this place! I come here almost every night. - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Denton was our server for my birthday. Made me feel absolutely comfortable, welcome, and special. He was really attentive. Was conversing with us at all times and made us laugh. This was our 3rd time coming here (2nd time for dinner) and the food was amazing!!! My favorite is the cheese plate. We got seated outside and Denton provided me a blanket to keep warm. I definitely recommend this place!!! read more

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Food - 3.5/5 - The food is decent but I wasn't exactly impressed. We ordered the Mentaiko pasta and the eggs Benedict to share. I asked for no bell pepper but it still came with some so I put it to the side. The eggs on the eggs Benedict were a bit overcooked so the yolk was more jammy than runny the way a poached egg normally is. The pasta was good, though the sauce was a bit runny. Price - $$+0.5$ - It is a bit on the pricier side for a cafe but it's due to what they serve, although with the quality, I'm not sure the price point marches. Service - 3/5 - The servers were kind but a bit inattentive to those outside. I'm not sure if they were just understaffed, but it took about 15-20 mins after we asked for things like more water or an extra fork to arrive. Ambiance - 5/5 - The decor and aesthetic of the café is very pretty. The interior and the patio seating are decorated very well and can definitely impress friends or a date. Location - 1/5 - TINY private lot to park in. __________ **Note: Location rating does not affect yelp review, this is just for informative purposes of other patrons only. read more

Caffe Concerto - mentaiko pasta and eggs Benedict - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I had visited after a concert that had gone very late and was very pleased with the experience. Our waiter was extremely attentive, offered great suggestions for foods and seated us comfortably. The food itself was a very surprising mixture of italian and korean but tasted great. Definitely recommend the Bulgogi pasta. I thought it was very light compared to other pastas I have had in the past and helped avoid the heavy feeling after some pasta. All in all, definitely will be coming back. read more