(this format should seem familiar) Coco's on Lawrence at 101 is easy to find, even after driving from Van Nuys without a stop at home. The sign is visible from Lawrence.
The "banquet room" is large, and could support over 40 people easily. We were not overcrowded with around 30 people. The acoustics aren't great (it's a bit boomy) but they aren't bad. It's closed off from the rest of the restaurant, so we didn't get any noise coming in from the main dining room. Service was friendly and competent. We waited a bit to get our orders in (but we showed up at 7:50), and I expect that if this became our regular meeting place they would adapt to our load. Food was good, with a wide variety. There was one hole in the menu, though. It hasn't got good vegetarian selections (one green salad by my reading). There may be some items that can be ordered without the obligatory chicken to get a vegetarian selection, but that would require asking some questions. Checks listed a computed 18% service charge/gratuity/tip but this was clearly marked, and from what I understand, not mandatory. If I hadn't ordered an appetizer, it would have come out at around what we were paying at the Hick'ry Pit, maybe a little less. Coco's goes on my "suitable for meetings" list. I would rank it above Giovanni's. andy _______________________________________________ Basfa mailing list [email protected] http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org
