Top Restaurant Ratings: Los Angeles and Orange County
A Comparison of Ratings

Urasawa

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Side-by-side ratings comparison from Nov. 12, 2007:

GAYOT

18/20

- Urasawa

17/20

- The Dining Room
- Mélisse
- Patina
- Providence
- Sona
- Spago Beverly Hills
- Studio

16/20

- Bastide
- CUT
- Hampton’s
- Hokusai
- Il Grano
- Literati II
- The Loft
- Matsuhisa
- The Restaurant at The Getty Center
- Tradition by Pascal
- Valentino
- Yujean Kang's


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MICHELIN

***

(None)


**

- Mélisse
- Spago
- Urasawa

*

- Asanebo
- CUT
- The Dining Room
- Joe’s
- La Botte
- Matsuhisa
- Mori Sushi
- Ortolan
- Patina
- Providence
- Saddle Peak Lodge
- Sona
- Trattoria Tre Venezie
- Valentino
- Water Grill


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ZAGAT

28

- Bluefin
- Matsuhisa

27

- Angelini Osteria
- Basilic
- Chinois on Main
- Christine
- CUT
- Derek’s
- Frenchy’s Bistro
- The Hobbit
- The Hump
- Johannes
- Josie
- La Cachette
- Le Vallauris
- Lucques
- Mélisse
- Nobu Malibu
- Providence
- Saddle Peak Lodge
- Sirocco
- Spago
- Sushi Nozawa
- Tabu Grill
- Water Grill


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