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The Hungry Cat

1535 North Vine Street
Los Angeles , California

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From Travel + Leisure , NOV 2006

The Great Pumpkin Bartender Tim Staehling thinks outside the pie plate: pumpkin purée, lemon juice, and simple syrup with bourbon and a dash of nutmeg....MORE>>

– Charlotte Druckman T+L Reports: Turning the Thanksgiving Tables

From Food & Wine , APR 2006

Most L.A. restaurants close at 11. Not the Hungry Cat, chef David Lentz's seafood shack. Peter Birmingham, Julia and I have killer-good burgers with Danish blue cheese, smoky Nueske bacon and avocado; even the lettuce tastes perfect ('L.A. is burgerland,' says Peter)...MORE>>

– Kate Krader Southern California's Ultimate Wine & Food Road Trip

From Food & Wine , NOV 2004

Opaline's former executive chef, David Lentz, is opening the Hungry Cat, an oyster bar with dishes like soft-shell-crab sandwiches....MORE>>

– Ratha Tep Word Around Town | Miami, New York City, Los Angeles

From the From the May 2008 Food & Wine Go List

The coolest indie films host their premieres at the Arclight Cinema, and the top post-screening tables are at David Lentz's nearby modern seafood restaurant, which is also close to the Walk of Fame. Although the specialty is shellfish, the burger is one of the best in town.

We loved: Oysters on the half shell; merguez sausage–stuffed squid.

Last updated May 2008

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