19 Town

"We just stopped for a quick bite during lunch, so we didn't get any mains. The restaurant description promised contemporary Chinese cuisine, but it actually had a lot of Japanese inspired dishes, like shrimp tempura and grilled octopus. I could only taste Chinese influence in the provided sauces. The Crispy Shrimp was absolutely perfect. The Octopus was decent, a bit harder than you'd like. We also tried Grilled vegetable mix and all the ingredients were cooked differently: the potato was well cooked through, but the pumpkin was practically raw. I'm a bit hesitant to come back, but I'd like to give it another try, maybe with the chef's menu. Interior and concept are definitely different from the rest of the neighborhood and provide a welcome respite."

"Came here during Dine LA for a small personal celebration, and was completely blown away! The ambience is clean and fresh, the waiting staff is kind and responsive. I accidentally spilled my drink and they offered to make me another one! Food combinations is also incredibly innovative, spinning traditional Chinese ingredients in fresh new ways. The Weirdo cocktail was so fresh, fruity, floral, and fun and paired well with just about everything. The mapo tofu dip was incredibly cool and we even got extra bread just to mop up the mapo. The crispy pork rib was fantastic and reminded me of Filipino Lechon. All in all incredibly worth it"

"All the dishes were cold when they’re served (even the steak and paella). Portions were barely enough to feed a stray cat let alone grown adults. Food looks good and the atmosphere was very modern but that’s by far the only redeeming quality."

"Hello Everyone, I am visiting SoCal customer, and ask around if there is any recommend restaurant that delivery quality foods and service. it's the customer visit, so I am going to try to enjoy the meal probably no the customer's conversation. the place looks like a fine dinning area, so I made a courtesy calls to book the table ahead of time at 6:00PM. when my customer was late for the dinner for 15 minutes, I receive a courtesy phone call from the restaurant. I enjoy the customer service already. 5 stars while I was waiting for the customer to show up, I went to sit in, then soon realized it's type romantic restaurant for business meeting and couples. definitely not a family/children place, the entire room are set into the dark ambient that maybe children will get lost while navigating to the bathroom. I give a 5 stars for atmosphere. as for the foods, with a late new Chinese influence, I notice a major Szechuan cooking style are growing in popular, chief menu is definitely a french cooking style with Chinese ingredient. while I trying to figure out the foods type, the customer shows up late in style. how do I get her to order the foods I want to try? lucky, I discover the chief meal course that allows me to try many combination, so I decide to go for it. $68/per person. oh well, it's company meal for the main course, I picked wok toss lobster tail, and second course the waitress recommends a lobster bisque style with dumplings (I forgot the dish name already). I enjoy my foods with a bit of heat kicks, so I take the recommendations. when the meals are served, the presentation are nice with delicious color combination, and I can see the chief attemp east meets west style. waitress are very attending, and notifying our meal serving schedule that I found enjoyable. wok toss lobster deep fried lobster tail with Sichuan pepper coating that I was not expected, maybe the lobster taste is too plain that it needs to be seasoning well. shockingly, the 2nd high recommend dish "something something dumplings" is also Sichuan pepper bisque style that my tong did not get a chance to enjoy the food ingredient the chief prepared. Overall speaking, 19 town offers a romantic sit down, skilled cooking style, and great customers service. I will recommend anyone who take their customer to have pleasure business talk while the foods are not explosively large portion. yet, I enjoy the food transition between each dishes, if I knew every dishes I order are seasoning with Sichuan pepper, I will definitely choose a different set of 2nd course. however if you enjoy Sichuan pepper sensation like my customer, it's all day long menu. did I mention the special made ice cream got that the flaky Sichuan pepper sugar? :P Paul"

"One of the best Modern Asian Fusion restaurants in the SGV. No need to travel to Beverly Hills to experience this level of excellence in a restaurant. All dishes are deliciously crafted. Staff are all pleasant, friendly, and very accommodating. A great place to celebrate a special occasion."