Pace

Pace Restaurant Review:

In narrow, winding Laurel Canyon, beneath a funky market, this unexpected restaurant sports used-brick walls, a Euro-style stand-up bar, and seating on multi-colored schoolhouse chairs. Try the meaty steamed mussels in wine sauce and peruse the pasta options; you’ll recognize all the usual suspects. Dishes arrive with al dente noodles and are full flavored with sauces and cheeses. Pizza has a puffy-edged light crust permeated with both fresh herbs and cheese. Larger entrées include braised lamb shank, wood-grilled salmon and baby-back ribs. First-rate biscotti are a giveaway. There’s live jazz on Monday nights.