One lazy Sunday afternoon the hubs was browsing the homepage of a certain search engine and saw an article on the best seafood restaurants in the nation. He flipped through it and saw they named Son of a Gun in Los Angeles as one of them. My interest got piqued and I looked through the article and Yelped the restaurant. The pictures of the food looked so enticing. I told hubs he should make reservations for our anniversary dinner there. Fast forward 2 weeks later, we were there waiting excitedly for our dinner.
We got to WeHo around 5+pm on a Saturday afternoon and was lucky to find a street parking spot. Fret not if you can't find streetside parking, Son of a Gun offers valet parking for $5.
We knew what we wanted to order. Lobster roll, shrimp toast and linguine with clams. I would have added the fried chicken sandwich to the mix had we not have awesome Korean fried chicken the day before. The lobster roll and shrimp toast were items almost every diner ordered so of course we have to try it. Linguine with clams was hubs' choice as he had a disappointing experience several weeks ago at another restaurant and wanted to try a winner. We decided to add shishito peppers to our orders so we'd get some greens. Heh. For drinks I ordered a house fermented shandy and hubs got Hitashi Pale Ale.
Our drinks came first and I was wowed by mine. It has apple cider, lemon juice and spiced apple. It tasted like the holidays, so comforting. Next came the fried shishito peppers and shrimp toast. The shrimp toast was beautifully fried to a golden brown. It was small, about 4 sq inch for $11. It was scrumptious. It had shrimp paste some veg and sriracha mayo. The crustacean taste was inviting but not overwhelming. Meal was off to a great start! The shishito peppers were fried with sesame seeds and bonito shreds sprinkled over it. It was served with a lemon garlic aioli $9. While this dish was good, it didn't leave me wanting for more. Serving size was ample though.
Linguine with clams came next. It was such a small serving, probably less than half a regular serving at a regular Italian restaurant for $19. Unfortunately for hubs this dish was not a winner. It was too salty and even if it wasn't, the taste or portion did not justify the price.
Next came the highly anticipated lobster roll. I read reviews saying it can be polished up in 2 bites and figured maybe these people take big bites. But when I saw the size, I understood what they meant. The lobster roll was about 2 inches long. I have to say it was delicious, they were not stingy with the lobster and the bread was pan fried very well and the texture was good. Well worth the $7. Should have ordered 1 each.
We weren't feeling full by the time we finished the 3 dishes so we added another. We decided to go with the country ham with hush puppies $15. The ham was thinly sliced and tasted like prosciutto. The hush puppies were very well seasoned and complimented the ham. The honey butter on the side did nothing for us but then again we are not a huge butter fan.
The meal cost us around $100 including tax and tips. While it was a good experience, we probably will not be making our way here again.
8370 West 3rd St
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 782 9033
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