Opus Restaurant   

3760 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-738-1600
www.opusrestaurant.net/

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If you're ambitious enough to bust through the determined group ticket-wielding youth in line for the Wiltern Theater next door, you are rewarded with a dining experience worthy of an encore: where you can grab a bite for $20 or splurge on a customized nine-course meal. Formerly Opus Bar & Grill, the current incarnation is a foodie destination with chef Josef Centeno (of former Melrose eatery, Meson G) helming the kitchen. The daily-changing dinner menu includes his signature yellowtail sashimi with avocado-buttermilk sorbet or meaty crispy pork belly. But spontaneous tasting menus in three, six and nine-courses are where Centeno can fully spread his creative culinary wings. All of this is served on sleek, candle-lit, leather-topped tables, in a large, high-ceiling space. The adjoining bar has an enclosed seating area (smoking is permitted -- this is K-town, after all) and serves its menu late-night.