American Beauty at The Grove Offers a Refined Relaxed Steakhouse Experience

Nestled within The Grove’s busy shopping scene, American Beauty brings a laid-back coastal Venice charm to a family-friendly and date-night dining spot. Designed by Frederick Fisher and Partners, the space houses a large indoor dining room with a 2,000 sq ft wrap-around patio, featuring warm woods, forest‑green paneling, vintage chairs, and firepit-lit lounge seating under twinkling lights.

At the heart of the restaurant is a big open indoor and outdoor horseshoe bar with high stackable doors that lead into the front patio. Inside, cozy patterned booths can fit larger groups with the back patio providing more seating for couples and smaller gatherings, surrounded by Jules Mack rose murals.

Dinner appetizers include wood-grilled flatbread with labneh and smoked honey; grilled prawns with herb butter; heirloom tomato salad; house-smoked bacon; grilled artichokes with basil green goddess sauce; seabass ceviche, Caesar salad, and a chopped vegetable salad.

American Beauty offers a wide range of steaks from multiple ranches grilled over an almond wood fire, including a filet mignon, hanger, 15-day dry-aged prime ribeye, grass-fed New York strip and a 30-day dry-aged prime porterhouse. Also on the menu for main courses is chicken with asodo rub; baby back ribs with sweet and spicy glaze; Ora King salmon; whole Thai snapper; grilled lamb chops with tzatziki, and a steakhouse burger with Worcestershire aioli. Sides include stuffed hash browns, mac and cheese, shoestring fries, and a wood-grilled lobster tail.

The lunch menu includes a variety of salads including an Italian chopped, fried chicken, kale and avocado, Caesar, and a bluefin tuna grain bowl. There are also a wide range of sandwiches including a double cheeseburger, Alaskan halibut, charred chicken bahn mi, and a steakhouse burger. Steaks area also available for lunch as well as sides.

The restaurant also offers weekend brunch, with a soft herbs omelet, Challah French toast, a smoked fish plate, brisket burrito, standard American breakfast, western frittata and salads, steaks and sandwiches.

Perfect for lunch after a busy morning of shopping, celebration meals, or a bite after a date night movie, American Beauty is the perfect spot to relax in a charming atmosphere and enjoy a wide variety of dishes. Located at 189 The Grove Drive, reservations at 323.955.0650.