Mike and I stopped for lunch at the Elephant Bar last Friday.\u00a0 He was well acquainted with the chain, but I hadn’t been to one before so I was curious.\u00a0 The restaurant is part of a big chain and it’s at a mall, but the interior was very pleasant, with lots of wood\/bamboo, dark colors, a brass elephants and posters of old cruises to exotic lands.<\/p>\n
The menu is basically Asian-inspired California food, on the pricy side.\u00a0 Mike and I shared the chicken potsticker appetizer (~$7), and we both liked them very much.\u00a0 The chicken filling was bursting with flavor, and the soy-based dipping sauce complimented it nicely.\u00a0 I’d order it again.<\/p>\n
We then shared a full rack of the Kona BBQ pork ribs (~20). These came with a few french fries and coleslaw, and some apple sauce.\u00a0 Mike liked the ribs, but I wasn’t thrilled.\u00a0 Yes, the meat was falling off the bone, but it had the textured of steamed rather than slow cooked pork. The sauce was OK, similar to a teriyaki sauce, with sweet and gingerly notes, but not really remarkable.\u00a0\u00a0 The ribs I had a couple of days later at Willow Ranch<\/a> in Buttonwillow were much, much better.<\/p>\n Service was great, however, with a very attentive waitress.<\/p>\n All in all, the Elephant Bar seems like a good place to have a generic good meal in very nice surroundings.<\/p>\n Elephant Bar<\/strong>
\n9301 Tampa Ave
\nNorthridge, CA
\n(818) 534-3785
\nhttp:\/\/www.elephantbar.com<\/a><\/p>\n