Vino Wine and Tapas Room offers a wide selection of wines that are made to satisfy everyone from the novice wine drinker to the most sophisticated pallet. Their dinner menu offers a range of tapas, as well as other dishes like dinner salads or filet mignon. The quiet and intimate atmosphere is perfect for a date night or a fun group date. It also offers wine tastings, a calendar of which can be found on their website.
El Mariachi is a Mexican style restaurant. It offers a wide range of authentic cuisines, including burritos, poultry, tacos, wings, soups and enchiladas. Some menu options include steak picado, carne asada, fajita salad, grilled chicken fajitas, shrimp fajitas, steak fajitas, salmon, chopped salad, grilled chicken tacos and more. It also offers combination meals, online ordering and delivery service.
By day, Mediterranean Express serves lunch specials. At night, it becomes Cabaret Tehran, featuring dinner, drinks and live music. The lunch menu is a simple selection of Mediterranean and Persian dishes, specializing in kabob plates with different meats. Several appetizers and salads are also available. Happy hour drink specials are available most days between 4pm and 8pm. Evening schedules vary here, as the restaurant may be rented out for private events. If open to the public, the full bar is available along with dinner meals similar to the lunch selections. The dining room is a deep red color, with a band stand front and center where musicians or djs entertain the crowd. Special events and music acts, including belly dancing, appear regularly. Call or check the website for details and a schedule.
Larsen's Steakhouse is a traditional style steakhouse on the second level of Encino Place. Mostly USDA Prime corn-fed beef is served here. A skilled butcher at Larsen's also ages its beef in a specialized environment for four to eight weeks. The steaks are then slow-cooked to order. For lunch, several sandwiches and burgers are available, along with steak, chicken and some seafood. For dinner, more seafood is available, including swordfish, lobster tail and Chilean sea bass. A variety of sides are available to go with the meat dishes, including creamy garlic mashed potatoes, vegetables, fries, rice and salads. The dining room is accented with dark woods and white tablecloths and with a piano in the corner for nightly live music. The full bar has tables for eating and three TVs for sporting events or news. Outside, there is a large patio with cushioned seating and tables.
Sadaf is an Encino restaurant that serves modern Persian cuisine for lunch and dinner. The menu consists of such items as Maust, Hummus, Lentil Soup, Chicken Koobideh, Salmon Kabob, Adas Polo, Baghali Polo, Chicken Barg, Boneless Lamb and Soltani. The restaurant has two TV sets for diners to watch as they eat and free wireless Internet connectivity for customers; it also has a full menu of wines, cocktails and domestic and imported beers. There are banquet menus available for special events, and the restaurant also has a fully equipped sound system with a microphone.