If there’s a more certain sign a restaurant won’t be great than a long menu, I haven’t found it. The opposite may not be equally true—a short menu doesn’t assure greatness—but it increases the odds that back-of-house staff will execute all menu items well and the ingredients will be fresh. Bar Bodega (1980 Kettner Blvd.) in Little Italy is a case in point.
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