{"id":452141,"date":"2026-09-03T11:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/452141\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:30:21","slug":"review-kali-steak-is-a-los-angeles-steakhouse-worthy-of-its-michelin-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/452141\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Kali Steak Is a Los Angeles Steakhouse Worthy of Its Michelin Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Chef Kevin Meehan\u2019s perspective shifted when he realized that the California-inspired, produce-oriented tasting menu he had served for nearly a decade at his Melrose Avenue restaurant Kali had started feeling tired. So in July 2025, inspired by the timelessness of Musso &amp; Frank, Meehan turned his menu into an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eater.com\/food-culture\/957523\/moral-dilemmas-of-steakhouses\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ode to midcentury steakhouses<\/a>. Though that brought a wide martini menu, wood-grilled chops, and reliable side dishes, Meehan thought the menu change would lead to the loss of the restaurant\u2019s Michelin star. It <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/restaurant-news\/304413\/2026-michelin-star-winners-los-angeles-california-restaurants\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thankfully didn\u2019t<\/a>, even as Kali has become more of a regular neighborhood hangout with a bustling bar that projects every Dodger game on the wall and a dimly lit dining room gathering meat-seeking Angelenos. It\u2019s a formula that should outlast any dining trends for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Dodger fans who want more than the standard sports bar fare; Musso &amp; Frank fans who couldn\u2019t get a reservation at the classic Hollywood haunt; business dinners where your clients will walk away agreeing to whatever you want thanks to that strong martini; steakhouse fans who want fine dining\u2013level elegance without the fuss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Kali\u2019s classic martinis that come with more than a dozen customizations arrive with a side car, a la Musso &amp; Frank. But the Martinez could be the most impressive drink on the menu, mixing gin, vermouth, Luxardo maraschino, and orange bitters for a balanced, refreshing sipper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Steakhouses have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eater.com\/dining-out\/931697\/everything-is-steakhouse-beef-trend-explained\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trending lately:<\/a> they run the gamut <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/now-trending-los-angeles\/301804\/los-angeles-restaurant-steaks-local-influences-trend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">from casual to extravagant<\/a>. Kali sticks to a tried-and-true formula in an approachable space that belies its Michelin-worthiness. Pop in for a drink and a steak at the bar, or go all-out in the dining room with the most refined steakhouse experience in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chef Kevin Meehan\u2019s perspective shifted when he realized that the California-inspired, produce-oriented tasting menu he had served for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452142,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28829,48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":["post-452141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-dining-reports","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}