{"id":33,"date":"2013-09-29T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-29T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tokyoburgerblog.com\/index.php\/2013\/09\/29\/2013-7-12-3-square\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T02:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T02:25:33","slug":"2013-7-12-3-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tokyoburgerblog.com\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"3 Square"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abbot Kinney in Venice isn’t just cute clothing boutiques, art galleries and vintage furniture shops. That’s only 90% of Abbot Kinney. The other 10% is made up of casual fine dining establishments and precious cafes.<\/p>\n

If you were shooting a movie set in Venice, California (which means you’d probably be filming in Vancouver) and had to create a quintessential Abbot Kinney cafe from scratch (for the scene where the 30-something year old male lead – played by Tom Hanks – woos the 30-something year old female lead – played by Kristen Stewart), you would end up with something like 3 Square. There would be outdoor seating, an oh-so-casual feel to the space and the hostess would be beautiful but indie enough so she wasn’t intimidating (let’s go with Ellen Page – requisite Canadian).<\/p>\n

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Check, check, check. 3 Square is the kind of cafe that a Venice-living celebrity photographer like Randall Slavin<\/a> would walk over to, park his dog at the curb and have a leisurely weekend brunch (let’s call it\u2026Wednesday).<\/p>\n

With all that, you might think the food would be an afterthought. I can’t say I believed my friend Randall’s high burger praise, but we went to check it out one fine California afternoon. I was willing to take that risk (yes, I like extreme sports like burger hunting).<\/p>\n

3 Square was my second burger on this LA trip (after The Apple Pan), and it was fantastic. Pretzel bun, gooey melted cheese, and what’s this – a fried egg on top? Okay, I’m sold. Throw in some fries, and I’m reminded of the one burger area that I feel the Japanese could use some additional practice. Let’s just say it like this – when it comes to fried foods, don’t fuck with America. The french fries at 3 Square were amazing – possibly better than the burger, and better than any fries I’ve had in Japan (crispy duck fat fries at the Park Hyatt are decent, but 3 Square is better and the fries were not $14 plus a $22 cover charge).<\/p>\n

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Days like this and I could almost imagine living in Venice again. Almost.<\/p>\n

Ambience 7\/10, Burger 9\/10, Fries 9\/10<\/p>\n

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