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Octopus
15 reviews
AMAZING
1st PULPO CON RAGU DE CHORIZO
Malbec Argentinean Cuisine - Toluca Lake, Los Angeles
Grilled Patagonian octopus, Argentinian paprika sausage ragu, pine nuts, golden raisins and fresh tomato. The BEST thing we ate! The octopus was wonderful and the chorizo was amazing! So flavorful and a perfect compliment to the octopus. #dinela
2nd GRILLED OCTOPUS
Urban Press Winery & Restaurant, Burbank
The octopus is steamed before grilling. Beautifully tender and flavorful! Served with tomatoes, fingerling potatoes and olives.
3rd OCTOPUS
Perch, Los Angeles
Octopus with vaudovan, fennel citrus salad, campari tomatoes, crème fraîche. Wow! the octopus was not the most tender and I've had better outside texture, but pairing it with that salad was genius! The vaudovan gave it such a unique flavor and enhanced the creme fraiche so well. I ate it all!
4th CHARRED OCTOPUS
viaSELFIE FUSION KITCHEN, Burbank
with romesco sauce, potatoes and arugula salad. I was not a fan of the salad, but they got an excellent cook on the octopus! Not a ton of flavor, but tender with perfect crisping on the outside.
5th CRISPY OCTOPUS
CHICA Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Tender and crispy grilled 😋
REALLY GOOD
6th PULPO ALAS BRASAS
Sol Agave, San Juan Capistrano
Mostly tender, but right on the edge of chewy. They did get it grilled properly with a little crispiness on the outside.
7th BRAISED OCTOPUS AND LINGUICA
Malama Pono Restaurant, Los Angeles
The octopus and sausage were very good. It was a pretty small dish though with only four bites of octopus. Considering there are four of us sharing it, we were left wanting more.
PRETTY GOOD
8th MEDITERRANEAN OCTOPUS
Verse, Los Angeles
Honestly, we don't really remember it... this was 4 months ago. If we had loved it, we would remember. Pepian verde, saffron gastrique, squid ink potato, king oyster mushroom
9th GRILLED OCTOPUS
Wood & Water, Los Angeles
cilantro tater tots, chipotle aioli, salsa negra. Not very tender octopus, but the tots were delicious. #dinela
10th SPANISH OCTOPUS
Restaurant 917, Carson
We are octopus snobs. I would probably rate this a little higher based on the other things on the plate, but my husband would rate it lower, so I compromised with Pretty Good. The octopus was not as tender as we prefer and it was a little fishy tasting. However, the harissa aioli masked that. There was also brussel sprouts and chicharrones and bacon crumbles.
11th GRILLED OCTOPUS
Gwen, Los Angeles
The only part of the meal that was not amazing. The char on this was wonderful but it was not tender.
JUST OK
12th CHARRED OCTOPUS
DAMA Fashion District Restaurant & Bar, Los Angeles
yukon potatoes, sherry vinegar, parsley, roasted garlic, olive tapenade. They just brought this back on their menu. This is not the best octopus I've ever had. The potatoes were okay. The octopus was a little chewy and dense, not in a bad way but different than what I've had before. It was a little more fishy in its flavor. I can do without the olives.
NOT FOR ME
13th ANTICUCHO DE PULPO
Andina, Portland
The salsa was good but the octopus was not. $14 for 3 small pieces of chewy octopus is a disappointment
14th SPICY OCTOPUS
O.Tofu House & Pankko Tonkatsu, Los Angeles
The octopus was so chewy and rubbery that it was practically inedible.
15th OCTOPUS
Concerto, Los Angeles
Nope. Chewy and fishy. They were very nice to remove it from the bill though