Although he kept an apartment above his famous New York. These days he generally sits, very quietly. I love the golden age of Hollywood and the legendary hangout for the rich and famous and the Beverly Hills restaurant Romanoffs was one of them! You can also get simple meatloaf or pot roast, a grilled lamb sandwich, black bean soup or an omelet. In the early 80s, Mr. Allen bought the restaurant next door with the intention of expanding into it. The Echevarria family owns this restaurant and treat every person like a VIP. If youre looking for dinner before the theater, after the theater, a quick drink, or a quiet business lunch, you simply cant make a better choice. Once, asked to explain the secret of his success, he replied: Maybe its because I dont inflict myself on the customers., Asked, aged 81, whether he had he had any advice for would-be restaurateurs, he replied laconically: Yeah, think twice.. Adventures. These are some brasseries with a large number of reviews in Los Angeles, CA: "Delicious wines, excellent service and comfortable outdoor seating in Laguna Beach. Joe Allen's Catering BBQ - MenuPix We will definitely be back to enjoy more McClain wine. Todd Heisler/The New York Times By. If the ghosts of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks still inhabit the old room, the ghosts of Bogie, Bacall and Sinatra would inhabit the red leather booths of the bar room. In 1994, she teamed with celebrated restaurateur Sean MacPherson at Jones, in Hollywood. The roasted trout didnt have a great deal of flavor but was boosted by its wrapping of collard greens and tomato-caper sauce. The entertainment lawyer whose standard booth has seen many a famous ass sit through exciting business meetings. You can take the girl out of Glasgow. He once gave up drinking for 14 years, which Ms. Allen said were his most productive, although he wasnt fond of them. Still more lazy thoughts from this one Film & soundtrack reviews, good humour and lists. www.opendialoguemediations.com. JOE ALLEN - 197 Photos & 444 Reviews - Yelp And we will toast Joe in every one of them, and thank him profusely for giving us the sustenance to sit through six hours shows, musicals that have no songs, and the joyous successes that make us feel alive again. I think it was just too hard for Joe to keep up at a 3,000 mile difference, but I remember in the mid 80s when Id get to L.A. and someone would say Lets go to Joe Allen, because they thought I had an in from New York. Maybe its a 6th sense. Now Joe Allen attracts not only smokers (of which there are probably fewer in one week than on any given night at La Coupole) but Broadway actors such as Brian Dennehy and Stockard Channing, and movie stars, since suddenly it seems to have become de rigueur for them to prove themselves on the boards as well as the screen. It's a hearty dish of comfort food. Go somewhere else. Yet the other day in New York, when a friend suggested we eat at Joe Allen after the theater, I was skeptical. About the same time, French Vogue ran a three-page spread on the restaurant. It drips Old Hollywood glamour from its walls. Joe Allen, the proprietor of a small restaurant empire on West 46th Street, sitting at his regular spot at the end of the bar at his namesake restaurant.