I don’t usually go out on Friday nights. In equal parts due to having to get up early in the morning, being a homebody and an aversion to the larger crowds. But I made an exception last Friday to make my first ever visit to Tuning Fork in Studio City.
(For those putting one and one together, they are members of the L.A. Beer Blast community so I am inclined to partiality towards them.)
That being said, here are my thoughts on how they pair craft beer with gastropub cuisine and the width and breadth of their beer choices.
There were six choices available on tap including the just added Trade Winds Tripel from the Bruery. Two pils on the list from Ballast Point and Firestone Walker plus the gold medal winner from Smog City – Groundworks Coffee Porter and the one that I chose, Lightning Double Strike DIPA. Cause I needed something to balance out the burger that I had.
For a small place, that is a sizable beer list. But they also had a cooler of bottled choices that run front and back of an 8 1/2 by 11 menu sheet.
I had the Bleu Cheese and cucumber burger which I enjoyed. The additional pickles gilded the lily a bit but it was a hefty burger with a good bun and the price was good. Plus I got rosemary chips with it. The desserts passed muster with my wife and they are more of the small bites type which after a full stomach of beer and burger is probably better.
And they have mac ‘n’ cheese, which I may have to return for.
If you haven’t visited them, this Thursday is a special menu that might just be a perfect introduction . Here are the details for it…..
