{"id":182,"date":"2015-03-31T15:41:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T22:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=182"},"modified":"2015-05-20T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T17:01:16","slug":"bar-review-padri-agoura-hills-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=182","title":{"rendered":"Bar Review: Padri, Agoura Hills, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Martini<\/a><\/p>\n

I recently visited Pardi in Agoura Hills.\u00a0 The place has a new owner(s) and they remodeled the bar area.\u00a0 The new decor is sort of a cross between country roadside farmhouse and LA Chic.\u00a0 I like the new feel and believe it is a step up from the previous ramshackle rustic look.\u00a0 The food was good and service was fine.\u00a0 Reportedly they have live music some nights.<\/p>\n

The Martini was good but not special.\u00a0\u00a0 Well shaken but with warm ice leaving it a bit watered down, moderate volume, and modestly chilled glass.\u00a0 So Padri earns a rating of only one martini.<\/p>\n

They have an interesting take on chilled stemware, except they don’t use ‘stems’.\u00a0 The Martini glasses are prepped in an ice filled trough on the counter top.\u00a0 The glass was probably colder than if the bartender had filled it with ice water, but I think this is mostly a marketing effort:\u00a0 good visual affect, moderate performance.<\/p>\n

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I recently visited Pardi in Agoura Hills.\u00a0 The place has a new owner(s) and they remodeled the bar area.\u00a0 The new decor is sort of a cross between country roadside farmhouse and LA Chic.\u00a0 I like the new feel and … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[10,37,12],"tags":[2,13],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":418,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=418","url_meta":{"origin":182,"position":0},"title":"Bar Review: Cafe Fiore, Ventura, CA","author":"wlmoon58","date":"June 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Cafe Fiore is a small but busy trattoria located just off the 'main drag' in downtown Ventura, CA.\u00a0\u00a0 The decor is rustic modern; very clean and comfortable with a lot of exposed woodwork.\u00a0\u00a0 The bar is front and central in the restaurant, the very first thing you notice upon entering.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Restaurant"","block_context":{"text":"Restaurant","link":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?cat=37"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":100,"url":"http:\/\/shakennotstirred.us\/?p=100","url_meta":{"origin":182,"position":1},"title":"Chilled Glass","author":"wlmoon58","date":"February 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Frozen or chilled with ice water? 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