New Things #9* - Drago Centro

Drago Centro was one of my father’s favorite restaurants in LA but he mostly judged restaurants on how much the waiters would put up and play along with his schtick. But I also had fond memories of it and I hadn’t been back since it moved locations so I decided - since I’m starting fresh on my New Thing Challenge and journey through LA - that I’d give it another go.

And, unfortunately, I have to say that this visit made me realize why I hadn’t come back. The new location has kind of a weird feel. It gives hotel bar more than anything. The restaurant was fairly empty but it still took almost an hour for my main dish to come out. The food was fine which is a problem when the meatball was $24.

The pappardelle with pheasant and mushroom was fine but a bit too salty for my taste. $34 dollars is abotu the going rate in LA so that didn’t jump out at me as much as the meatball did (but maybe that’s par for the course to.) In the end, this place doesn’t make The List and feels like a backup to your backup’s backup plan if you happen to be in DTLA and need a bite to eat.