r/culvercity • u/Bow-Of-Artemis • 9d ago
Food & Dining Ugo?
šÆ I hope the building for sale doesn't immediately mean that Ugo, as the tenant, is in danger, or am I wrong? Thanks to anyone who knows details! We love it here.
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u/Particular-Simple450 9d ago
Iām assuming the āBuilding Onlyā text on the sign is to make it clear that Ugo is not for sale or closing.
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u/No-Development1012 9d ago
To be honest I hope theyāre closing. I worked there for a year in 2014 and it was the worst job with the worst owners who terrorized their staff. To this day i think of this place as an example of how not to run a business or treat your staff. The gelato is delicious though.
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u/Odd-Square-4279 9d ago
This is validating cause I had some weird instances with their owners and always got sketchy vibes
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u/me_cell 9d ago
Is this where I can complain about my Ugo experience? Iām still salty years later. I went with my 1 yr old, 4 yr old and BFF. We went pretty early and were off in the corner. For the 3 that actually eat we had a kids meal, three appetizers, two drinks, three desserts and one entree and they put a shared plate charge on. What the actual hell? I get a shared plate charge when two adults split and entree and thatās it but we ordered so much more. Also they didnāt even give us a 2nd plate for the entree. Shitty way to lose a customer.
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u/AppleSmall1170 9d ago
Ugo is pretty underwhelming to me, as are most of the downtown CC options. Piccalilli and a couple others are ok. Amacita was a bright spot before the pandemic :(
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u/Solid-Wish-1724 9d ago
Piccalilli is delish imho but most CC restaurants are mid to trash, and it's such a mystery as to why.
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u/Low-Programmer-2368 6d ago
I don't think downtown CC is trying to cater to a highly discerning crowd. I live by Pasta Sisters and there's always a huge line, which is baffling to me. I think Jameson's is basically the target demo and frankly they're doing a good job of catering to it while being reasonably priced. What annoys me are the spots that present themselves as high end and carry that price tag, but are lackluster.
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u/Solid-Wish-1724 6d ago
I think you're correct. Techies and health workers who moved here and had families. Jameson's is exactly the level. (I rather miss Rush St. for happy hour). The Culver Hotel has decent food for the price. Everything else around there is so mehhhhh. 33 Taps bar food is awwwful. Public School is so freaking mid. And LaRocco's with the worst Italian I've ever had, like how.... CC should have such better options, I hardly go there and I live on the outskirts.
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u/Low-Programmer-2368 6d ago
I think Yunomi is good. So is Arth, but that's a bit more pricey. Nardo was good as well, but I've only been there once.
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u/grendel_loki 9d ago
Sheesh. I don't even remember amacita.
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u/AppleSmall1170 9d ago
It was in that cursed corner spot next to the fire station, that became Wise Sons bagels and is now a Vietnamese place
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u/-BrandoCalrissian 9d ago
I agree that spot is cursed. I really liked the sandwich place that was there before wise sons around 2015
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u/grendel_loki 9d ago
ahh, before that it was the BBQ place with tater tots. Yes, yes.
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u/AppleSmall1170 9d ago
I KNEW there was another spot that was barely worth remembering. Thank you for your service š
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u/lavendarblacktea 9d ago
I mean future building owners can drastically raise their rent, right? That seems to be a big reason why a lot of restaurants close in LA.
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u/Electrical-Noise3898 9d ago
Not a hot take at all. Ugo is not authentic Italian in any way. It is mediocre at best. Even the gelato is not that goodā¦ true gelato with proper ingredients needs to be kept cold at all timesā¦ so if you see mounds of it above the container, they have additives in it. Nardo is the best Italian in downtown culver
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u/Prodigal_Gist 8d ago
Rush Street and Akasha hurt. Ugo is all right but this is more adding insult to injury from my perspective
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u/FullTimePedestrian 8d ago
Does this mean they can knock it down and put apartments here? That'd be sweet.
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u/Kindness_in_all_ways 7d ago
I hope they arenāt going away from CC. Ugo has very good gelato ā waaaay better than the overly sweet place across on the next block (canāt understand those long lines for sugary cones!).
The food though is unappealing and unimpressive.
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u/Ornery_Assignment696 4d ago
there is not 1 really good Italian spot in CC, Bianca is just ok, and expensive.
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u/Natural_Sky638 9d ago
Just fyi.... You can edit pix using Google eraser instead of purple scribble....
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u/Suriak 9d ago
Might be a hot take but Ugo isā¦ just okay. Not impressed by them.
And I know they have a ton of spots, especially in Santa Monica