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Chef Kim Vu blends technique with a host’s intuition, layering char, sauce, and acid until the flavors lock in. Precision without pretense. For locals, crews, and celebration seekers, not velvet ropes.
Backyard Garden Party
× Night Market Energy
Backyard Garden Party × Night Market Energy
A fun-casual brasserie built for the patio, where the grill leads the room and the service wears sneakers, anchored by our coal-fired ribeye cap finished with miso demi, green peppercorn jus, and a marrow-butter add-on you won’t forget, and paired with the Garden Glow Martini, clarified yuzu, butterfly pea gin, cucumber ice, and a citrus-sparkle rim, with an equally photogenic Free Spirit twin.
Big Host Energy, On Call
Date Night
String lights, patio breeze, plates coming hot; and craft cocktails that will make you swear you’re somewhere special
Big Tables & Milestones
From first pours to warm plates, we pace the party so the photos hit and the food eats like a meal.
Private Events & Catering
A 4,000-sq-ft backyard-style patio with fire pits, a cozy indoor lounge, and a street-view front patio give you three ways to gather.
Visit Us / Locations
Full-service bookings for private and semi-private events 24/7.
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Wings hiss, quesadillas blister, fries crackle, sauce turns to velvet, big-ice stirs in the glass, date-night toasts catch the patio glow.
There’s a moment — right before brunch hits its stride — when the smell of crisped bacon takes over the Lounge.That’s your cue.
At Sorry Not Sorry, bacon isn’t a side — it’s a main character. Smoky, unapologetic, and piled high, it’s everything your weekend dreams are made of.
Whether you’re a mimosa loyalist or a Bloody Mary enthusiast, this is your Sunday religion — and your church has a bar.
Gather your crew, claim your corner of the Deck Patio, and let brunch roll into golden-hour cocktails. It’s LA’s favorite kind of sin — indulgent, loud, and totally worth it.
Sorry? Never.
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It starts with a plate that makes everyone at your table go silent.
Not because it’s polite — because they’re stunned.
A swirl of violet sweet potato purée, drizzled with aged balsamic, dotted with roasted hazelnuts, and kissed with edible flowers. It’s not just food; it’s a flex.
Chef Kim Vu doesn’t just cook — she composes.
Each dish is a story told in color, texture, and memory, where Vietnamese roots dance with California cool.
You’ll find her plating joy like this on nights when the kitchen hums, laughter echoes from the Back Patio, and the only question left is who’s ordering the next round.
If you think you’ve tasted it all, you haven’t sat here yet — beneath the Santa Monica sunset, fork in hand, unapologetically lost in the flavor.
Come for dinner. Stay for the story.
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Golden hand-cut fries dusted with turmeric salt, stacked next to a pool of house blue cheese aioli — the kind of fry that demands a glass of Adelaida Cabernet.
Crisp, salty, funky, and impossible to stop eating.
💡This is what “bar bites” look like inside The Lab.
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Complimentary cocktails. Festive hors d’oeuvres. Prizes for the ugliest sweater.
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Ribbons of prosciutto, crisp Asian pear, aged manchego, candied pecans, and warm grilled baguette — the kind of spread that makes you forget to talk and just mmh.
The pairing? Lambrusco, of course. Salty meets sweet.
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The most adult version of your childhood comfort — buttery brioche pan de mie, cheddar oozing at the seams, and slow-cooked onions folded between every crisp bite.
We served it with Lambrusco, because sparkle loves butter.
It’s cozy, decadent, and unreasonably good with wine.
✨ This was one of the stars of October’s Lab Meeting — and you could be at the next one.
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Fire-kissed shishitos tossed in lemon-parmesan gremolata, finished with a drizzle of caramelized fish sauce that hits sweet, salty, and smoky all at once.
They’re the kind of “snack” you swear you’ll share, but don’t.
Served with Lucy Rosé — because even greens deserve something pretty in their glass.
🔥 Don’t miss what we’re cooking next — The Lab’s Ugly Sweater Holiday Party is coming Dec 17. Complimentary bites. Winter cocktails. Prizes. Vibes.
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A perfect storm of silk and fire — creamy burrata under blistered cherry tomatoes and basil oil, finished with toasted almonds and warm brioche.
Each forkful tastes like a late-summer sunset with a glass of Lucy Rosé of Pinot Noir.
This was one of those Lab Meeting dishes — the kind guests begged to see on the regular menu.
Want in next time?
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Petite Brie Plate Melt-in-your-mouth Brie, jeweled with balsamic strawberries, toasted hazelnuts, wild honey, and warm grilled bread catching the light.
It’s creamy, sticky, sweet, and just a little bit sinful — exactly how Brie should be when paired with Alfaro Chardonnay.
The crowd went quiet for this one. (The good kind of quiet.)
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Smoked Salmon Tortilla Rolls with Sour Cream & Tobiko Golden tortillas layered with smoked salmon, cool sour cream, and briny tobiko that pops like sea fireworks.
Every bite melts — creamy, salty, citrusy — chased by bubbles of Segura Viudas Brut Cava. This was course one at October’s Lab Meeting, and trust us, it disappeared fast.
💡The Lab is where we test-drive new menus with our inner circle — tasting, drinking, and building what becomes the next Sorry Not Sorry menu. You don’t want to just scroll these bites. You want to taste them.
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At Sorry Not Sorry, we serve stories disguised as food. Chef Kim Vu’s plates are edible memories — Vietnam’s ancient balance of flavors meeting the boldness of California and the soul of Mexico.
Sweet meets smoke. Heat meets umami. East meets West — and nobody leaves the table the same.
Our kitchen doesn’t chase trends; it honors history and dares to remix it. From tamarind-glazed fish to bone marrow toast with chili heat and herbs alive with fragrance — this is how LA eats now: vibrant, diverse, unapologetic.
It’s a dining experience that refuses to sit quietly. Come with curiosity, leave with cravings you can’t shake off.
🌙 Dinner under string lights?
🔥 Drinks and laughter in the Lounge?
🌿 A private gathering in the Back Patio?
However you choose to experience us, one thing’s certain — you’ll never say “just dinner” again.
✨ Reservations & private bookings → [link in bio] or www.sorrynotsorryla.com/reservations
There’s no script at The Lab — just heat, instinct, and a few sparks flying (literally and creatively).
Last Thursday, Chef Kim Vu and the crew went full mad scientist on the menu — testing textures, turning the ordinary into the “holy sh*t that’s good,” and proving once again that flavor doesn’t need a safety net.
🔥 From the torch-kissed proteins to that unplanned-but-perfect drizzle moment (you know the one), every plate told a story in smoke and color. Guests didn’t just eat — they watched creation happen. It’s not dinner; it’s a sensory experiment with cocktails and chaos as co-stars.
If you were in the room, you know.
If you weren’t, that’s on you.
The Lab is where Sorry Not Sorry flips the script on fine dining — backyard energy meets brasserie precision. Each night is one-night-only, never repeated, never recreated, and always a little unhinged (in the best way).
Join the next one. Bring your curiosity, your appetite, and maybe your phone, but only if you can handle the FOMO from your own stories later.
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Every dish here has a passport. Born from Vietnamese family kitchens, raised in the heat of Los Angeles, and spiced by Chef Kim Vu’s fearless curiosity.
This is not comfort food — this is comfort unchained. Think crispy whole fish bathed in chili-tamarind sauce, ribeye melting under a miso demi and marrow butter, and herbs that make you forget every boring salad you’ve ever had.
Chef Kim doesn’t cook to impress — she cooks to remember, remix, and reignite. Each bite blurs borders: Southeast Asia meets Baja, the Pacific meets the backyard grill, the familiar meets the extraordinary.
You’ll come for the food. You’ll stay for the feeling — the hum of conversation, the firelight glow, the buzz of something truly different happening right here in Santa Monica.
🌶️ Come see why everyone’s whispering “Sorry Not Sorry” after their first bite.
✨ Book your table or your private experience in the Lounge, Front Deck, or Back Patio.
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