Netty's becomes reservoir, or, Here comes the charcuterie plate!

Silver Lake spawns upstream: Netty's Diner has been sold and reservoir (that's a little 'r') will take its place. (Kudos to one of LA's less food-obsessed blogs, LA Observed, for pointing this out.)

This new restaurant is the lovechild of two chefs, Gloria Felix and Elizabeth Belkind, whose resumes include AOC, Lucques, Jar, Grace and Campanile.

Now that's more like it.

Full disclosure: I never went to Netty's. I don't live in Silverlake, which may be why I never heard much about it; when I drove by the restaurant, I was put off by (as one Chowhounder aptly put it) "the gulag-like exterior of the place." (See the all-too-accurate illustration, above.) However, those CH boards are filled with praise for the old menu; the gulag poster loves Netty's pork chops in particular and "anything blackened." I hate blackened anything.

However, even with its twee punctuation and breathless PR jargon -- "fresh, seasonal ingredients," "a California rustic style menu" -- I'll definitely try reservoir.