San Damián
restaurant
A lively Los Angeles spot for innovative Mexican fare, featuring a buzzing dining room and breezy outdoor seating.
Description
The kitchen turns out ambitious Mexican fare where plates like the aguachile, ceviche, and branzino earn praise, though other staples meet mixed reactions against a steep bill. Tight seating and a high-decibel dining room create an intense tempo where hearing your server takes effort, matched by briskly enforced reservation limits. It amounts to a polarizing, high-energy outing: magnetic if you arrive for a celebratory buzz, but demanding if you expected a relaxed neighborhood dinner.
