Bar Verde at Nordstrom — Restaurant in Glendale

Late post: Came here last Friday. It was my first time here and curious to try the place.

Venue: Overall the place looks very modern and I love the vibe. I like the open kitchen where you can see the chefs cook. I was seated outside as requested. The patio is okay. Plants and heating lamps are present. The floor could use a power wash/scrubbing.

Crew/employees: Hostess was so presentable and nice. My server was good. He comes and tend to my orders. Very efficient and prompt.

Food: I ordered the calamari, the steak, and Tequila Sunrise to drink.

Calamari was well seasoned but not impressed with the size. The squid pieces were quite very small. $40+ for a steak with roasted potato and sautéed asparagus is kinda overpriced for me, i had steak plates with the same price but with more sides (especially what you see in the picture). But the steak was well buttered and seasoned along with the potatoes and asparagus. The Tequila Sunrise was fairly impressive, it was just sweet for me. Barely felt any alcohol

Overall experience was good. Would come back for drinks and appetizers...

AUG 30-31. The chef has a special 4 course meal and it’s fantastic. And the bourbon cocktail is a must try. Bar Verde has always been a go to place for us. The kids eat well (butter noodles with a side of Parmesan cheese), it’s relaxing and the food is consistently good. Back to the special: you must try it for the crab cakes in the 2nd course and the roast duck in the 3rd course. I love crab cakes and I was impressed by them: flavorful, crisp on the outside and moist on the inside. My wife doesn’t like crab cakes, but liked these. They have the crab flavor and texture with out feeling fatty or over fried. The roast duck was crispy on the outside and juicy inside. It was cooked to a perfect balance of flavor. And you’ve got to try that drink they’ve paired with it. It’s smooth. It’s the perfect buzz for the end of the week. Next time I’ll take a picture of the menu. If you go, can you add a comment...

Bien dissapointment. Dirty and disorganized. I gave it 2 stars because 2 of the 3 dishes were very good and the third one was okay. The place was dirty, three previously used tables were never cleaned (see pictures). A customer mentioned that and the staff gave them attitude saying, "well I'm the only one cleaning today!" She was very rude. Bad management! Also the floor was dirty. Now the food, it was pretty good: the burrada and tomates, and the chicken paliar really good. The salmon salad nicoise was dry. It was frustrating and sad that we couldn't enjoy such good food in a dirty local with bad service. Update: this place is a mess, this time we ate inside and they have to tell patrons that not all the food in the menu is available. No cooks available that day (a Saturday!). This time food was just okay. By the way, the server was excellent. Too bad the restaurant still is not managed...