Hollywood
Get directions | 435 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Hours | Sunday 10am-2pm | 6pm-11pm, Monday 6pm-11pm, Tuesday 6pm-11pm, Wednesday 6pm-11pm, Thursday 6pm-11pm, Friday 6pm-, Saturday 10am-2pm | 6pm-
Cricket is fairly unintelligible to anyone who didn’t grow up in a country where trash is called rubbish and the best pies are savory. And while we don’t need to get into the particulars of a game that lasts for five days and involves breaks for tea, we will give you at least one cricket term you can use: the all-rounder. It’s a player who’s equally good at batting and bowling, and is therefore useful throughout the entire game. Every cricket team wants an all-rounder, but it’s the rare team that actually has one.
Animal is one of LA’s greatest all-rounders. Although it didn’t used to be that way.
When it opened 10 years ago, this place was more of a left-handed wrist spinner. That’s cricket for a player with a very specific skill. Between all the offal on the menu, the undecorated room, the loud rap, and the impossibility of getting a reservation, this wasn’t exactly your everyday spot.
But things have changed. Now, you can almost always get a table here, even on short notice. Animal is a fantastic date spot, but works just as well for dinner with your parents, enjoyable business meals, or a solo dinner at the bar. And while you can still order veal brain and pig ear, they’ve scaled back a bit on the more obscure animal parts, and gradually added more approachable dishes over the years. Even if those pig ears aren’t for everyone, the hamachi tostada and burger are.
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DINNER
chicken liver toast
grilled spring greens, crunchy garlic, lemon, mint
sugar snap peas, ponzu, green garlic, sesame
chicken tsukune yakitori, ma la vinaigrette
charred cabbage country captain-style
spicy beef tendon chip, charred onion pho dip
boniato yam, lemon crème fraîche, pepita, salsa verde, za’atar
gem lettuce, beet, feta, pita, sumac, meyer lemon vinaigrette
crispy pig head, pernil, congri, marinated onion, lime
sirloin carpaccio, savoy cabbage, sesame, kochukaru
marrow bone, chimichurri, caramelized onions
pig ear, red chili, lime, market egg
sea scallops, leche de tigre, brown butter, fennel
rabbit larb, herbs, thai chili, crispy shallot
poutine, oxtail gravy, cheddar
melted p’tit basque, chorizo, grilled bread
braised rabbit legs, vin jaune, mushroom, irish champ
hamachi tostada, fish sauce vinaigrette, peanut, avocado
barbeque pork belly sandwiches, slaw
veal tongue, pickle, apple, salmon roe, black mustard
king crab, meyer lemon, furikake, potato, chive
sweetbreads, creamed spinach, hen of the woods, caper, brown butter
ricotta gnudi, cacio e pepe
prawns, roasted garlic, chili lime salt
peads and barnetts pork toro, plum char siu, cabbage, kanzuri, green garlic
yellowtail collar, jerk spices, jicama, citrus, palm sugar
quail fry, grits, maple bacon jus
duck confit, heirloom beans, collard greens, porchetta spice, bronze fennel
balsamic pork ribs, delicata squash, lemon chili vinaigrette, pecan
tomahawk chop, potato aligot, bordelaise
dessert
apple shiso sorbet
pichuberry yakitori, vanilla gelato, sesame
cheesecake pudding, guava, passion fruit, graham
bacon chocolate crunch bar, s&p ice cream
tres leches, dulce de leche
BRUNCH
chicken liver toast
avocado toast, furikake, red chili, radish, lemon
bodega sandwich, ham, egg, american cheese, kaiser roll
coconut granola, papaya, pineapple, macadamia, black sesame
(choice of yogurt, organic whole milk or almond milk)
cornmeal waffle, strawberry, vacation butter, maple
boniato yam, lemon crème fraîche, pepita, salsa verde, za’atar
gem lettuce, beet, feta, pita, sumac, meyer lemon vinaigrette
smoked white fish salad, pickles, tomato, sprouted rye
tamago scramble, bone marrow sushi rice, japanese pickles, arare
raymundo’s chilaquiles, mexican sour cream, cilantro, scallion, cotija
marrow bone, chimichurri, caramelized onions
pig ear, red chili, lime, market egg
poutine, oxtail gravy, cheddar
barbeque pork belly sandwiches, slaw
melted p’tit basque, chorizo, grilled bread
boner burger, 420 sauce, jack cheese, poblano, red onion
hamachi tostada, fish sauce vinaigrette, peanut, avocado
truck stop, olive oil fried eggs, sausage, bacon, potato, toast
spaghetti carbonara, neuskies bacon, yellow onion, parmesan
pastrami reuben benedict, sauerkraut, hollandaise, 1k island sauce, soft egg
prawns, roasted garlic, chili lime salt
smoked turkey leg, celery root, apple, white barbeque
steak & eggs, tomahawk chop, bordelaise, fried eggs, greens
buttermilk biscuits
beurre de baratte, honeycomb
maple sausage gravy
sack sausage patty deluxe, american cheese
sides
pan de mie toast, market fruit jam, butter
cinnamon roll
market fruit
nueske’s bacon
side eggs
anson mills cheesy grits
pan roasted breakfast sausage, maple
desserts
tres leches, dulce de leche
bacon chocolate crunch bar
cheesecake pudding, guava, passion fruit, graham
