Birthday dinner at Animal

We head out to Animal in LA tonight for my birthday celebration. We’ve been wanting to try this place out and finally made it! It was not as good as we had expected, but you never know until you try…

Animal

The menu changes everyday.
Animal

Snake river Wagyu carpaccio with cabbage. Slightly too salty :/
Animal - Wagyu carpaccio

Chicken liver toast. The liver tasted great, but the sauce was slightly too sweet…
Animal - Chicken liver toast

Veal tongue with salmon roe and black mustard. This dish was yummy and very different!
Animal - Veal tongue

Chicken wings with tangy orange and mango sauce.
Animal

Crispy pig head on rice with bulldog sauce and egg. This was our favorite dish of the night. The meat was really tender and flavorful. This is one dishe I’d come back for.
Animal - Crispy pig head

Poutine with oxtail gravy and cheddar cheese. Not bad but oh my goodness too salty again! :/
Animal - Poutine with oxtail gravy

Overall this was a fun experience – the ambience, service, and concept was great. However, we only loved 2 out of the 6 dishes we ordered, so we were certainly expecting more. Not quite sure if we’ll be coming back again soon.