Rush Street on Washington in Culver City- I had heard great things about this place and seen it while dining in the area, I definitely wanted to check it out. I enjoyed the overall look of the place- full front windows, a heated patio, a brick wall with old fashioned lamps and dim lighting. The decor in here is quite interesting.  I really don’t understand the whole stripper pole thing but I suppose everyone has their own gimmick.

The first dish I tried was the fried shrimp and lobster eggrolls. All things fried are an easy win, and this was no exception. They came with a trio of some ok sauces- which, like most condiments, somehow end up masking the flavor mediocre food.  Next came the crawfish and crab mini burgers. GROSS. The sauce was awful and the crawfish and crab was all too fishy. The sliders came with fries- shoestring frites with with Truffle Oil and asiago. Sounds like it’d be amazing, right? Wrong. Asiago cheese was too potent of a choice and took away from the truffle oil.  However, a third item- the roasted japanese eggplant with  spicy tofu and edamame was DELICIOUS. Overall, even though I wasn’t too impressed, I’d go back and try more items on the menu.

Bottom line- it is a great restuarant. but in the scheme of the LA food , it ranks as mediocre/forgettable in my book. However I did notice that on wednesday nights they offer free pole dance lessons on ladies night and “delicious drink specials,” haha.

Rush Street~ 9546 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232