Well, more power to them haha I was sort of just poking some mild fun. I find these kinds of marketing descriptors funny. I don’t really ever look at restaurants websites other than their menus usually, so don’t really notice them.
I haven’t been back there since they added alcohol and smaller plates either though, so that is why I was particularly dumbfounded I suppose.
who said anything about…“better”?
nobody here “reviewed” a restaurant they couldn’t get in to.
there was some discussion about how a particular restaurant was hard to get in to.
nothing wrong with that.
Your review was damnation.
I realize (or assume) you’re being a bit hyperbolic in statements like this, but the sentiment is that Bestia is doing something wrong/bad by being booked out for three months in advance.
You’re right that there’s nothing wrong with discussing about how tough it may be to get into a place. Of course non-food related conversation/critique of a restaurant (reservations, service, ambiance, etc.) all factor into your experience, and therefore, are worth of discussion. But to condemn a restaurant without ever having been does feel a bit injudicious.
Though, like’s been said many times, they’re just opinions. Plus, it’s juss food.
you are putting words into my mouth and misusing the terms “damnation” and “sentiment” and “condemn.”
and that is your right, but your post is regards to me is factually incorrect.
@Chowseeker1999 - not to mention paying for the privilege of parking in their lot. That annoys the hell out of me, I’m spending money at your restaurant and you’re charging me for the pleasure of using your parking lot? And no, I don’t need a valet to park it, the parking spot is 15 feet from the entrance!
Yeah, I’m looking at you, Hatchet Hall.
There is a well documented concept of the High Cost of Free Parking. How does one recoup the $4K-80K cost per parking space depending on the type.
You’re upset because a restaurant is charging you for parking? Uh…maybe you’re living in the wrong city then. Paying for parking is just part of life in LA, and pretty much any other major metropolitan city.
No one questions my word choice and gets away with it! (jk. I come in peace.)
“Damnation”
“Sentiment”
“Condemn”
Anyway, semantics. Doesn’t really matter. We should focus on more important things. Like Pokemon Go.
i’m not going to argue semantics with you.
again, what you don’t seem to understand is, i think you have every right
to have any opinion about what i said and what i meant.
however, i am telling you that you are incorrect.
which is what i said.
i hereby claim not to damn or condemn bestia, nor do i express ANY “sentiment” about them other than,
well, i guess i won’t be going there.
why don’t you focus on your own feelings, which i’ll assume you know, and not mine. no one does that to me
and gets away with it.
jk.
You brought 'em up 
But I get what you’re saying. Fair enough.
Be well!
i didn’t, actually.
thanks donald. you too.
It doesn’t mean I have to like it. 
We need a group hug.
I’ve read that article and, with all due respect to Dr. Shoup, I note he doesn’t offer any alternatives. Are we supposed to take 3 buses to get to Bestia? Or ride bikes along La Brea in stiletto heels to have dinner at Mozza? Where’s our monorails, dammit.
Gawd, I love this site.
That’s what I do.Or just pay for parking.
Park on the street and walk a block?.. Are you morbidly obese or something?..
I have literally never paid for parking at Bestia. And, yet again, I have eaten there way more than anyone else here.
I park a block away and walk over. Not even a slight big deal for me to walk a block.
Only thing I could think of to prevent this is a serious health condition, which case you probably should t be eating at Bestia anyway it seems like.
My take away from this thread is that people just shouldn’t bother going to Bestia.
Ever. As in never ever.
Reservations are a cluster-fuck. Parking sucks. Heck, even the food should be condemned to damnation.
Just don’t go.
#BecauseMoreForMe
In my mind’s eye, I am picturing Chef Ori, cooking just for you and Aesthete as you two make eye contact across a crowded… er I mean an empty room.
This is the dream right here <3
There will probably be a few random celebrities there as well though hahaha