Best Casual Restaurants in Westwood

Nice location, ask for the Sunset room and if possible near a window overlooking the beach, if at night don't bother, too dark in the winter. Excellent ambiance, started with eggplant dip and yummy poof pita/pizza dough bread, gem salad (dressing excellent). A vodka sauce on the pasta was excellent and the burrata pizza was very mild not too intense in flavor, but light and tasty. The evening ended with an affogato which was made perfectly, with a caramel at the bottom of the ice-cream, and the expresso! Good coffee, great meal, will return to try other items.

We had a wonderful night. We went to celebrate a birthday. Service was amazing. DB room great care of us! He provided excellent service! Thank you DB. Food was amazing. Everything was great.

Great pasta and meatballs. Cool vibe. Good for date or to hang out before a UCLA basketball game!

We are at Emporium Thai on a Tuesday night and it was not busy at all. We were seated immediately even though we were late for our reservation. Our waitress was extremely helpful and answered all our questions. I had the pad thai which was delicious and my daughter had spicy eggplant. She said the spicy eggplant was tasty and they ask what level of spiciness you would like for your dish. I would recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for a great thai food experience.

Had a great brunch prior to attending a play at the Geffen nearby. Great service by our waiter Danny.