Blair's Restaurant

Blair's Restaurant Restaurant Review:

This Eastside neighborhood restaurant draws an upscale Silver Lake crowd. Local foodies favor the fried baby artichokes with dill tartar sauce, or a beet and avocado salad with candied walnuts and goat cheese. Complex Cal-Med entrées come in the form of white trout with quinoa tabbouleh and Greek yogurt, braised short ribs with soft sage polenta, and Scottish salmon with heirloom tomatoes and fava beans. A classic linguine with roasted artichokes, English peas and sun-dried tomatoes is also on order. Desserts are simple but well-executed, with the likes of blood orange cheesecake and chocolate caramel bread pudding. The limited wine list provides plenty of interesting choices by the glass, most of them well-matched to the menu.