THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Brooks Restaurant Review:
Brooks would fit seamlessly in Santa Monica or West L.A., but in Ventura---where Harleys are more common than haute cuisine---it is an anomaly. Chef-owner Andy Brooks turns out boldly-flavored New American food loaded with unconventional twists: a daring cultural pastiche like foie gras and ginger pot stickers with Thai red curry sauce, for example. And the space is equally contemporary. The...
Andy Brooks’ wife Jayme brought him back to her hometown of Ventura to open his dream restaurant. After cooking at Naha in Chicago and Jeff Tunks’ DC Coast, Brooks was ready to create his own kind of New American cooking, and the burgeoning downtown area just a few blocks from the beach seemed the perfect fit. His dishes are seasonal and ever-changing so the list here is representative, but...