Brick-roasted mussels are served at Lazy Ox Canteen in downtown Los Angeles.

Brick-roasted mussels are served at Lazy Ox Canteen in downtown Los Angeles. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

February 18, 2010

Lazy Ox Canteen ***

LOCATION



241 S. San Pedro St. (between 2nd and 3rd streets), Los Angeles; (213) 626-5299; www.lazyoxcanteen.com.

PRICE

Appetizers, $4 to $8; soup and salads, $8 to $12; pasta and grain, $11 to $13; fish and meat, $18 to $25; desserts, $7. Corkage, $20.

DETAILS

Open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to midnight daily. Street and paid lot parking at the corner of 2nd and San Pedro streets, $5.

Rating is based on food, service and ambience, with price taken into account in relation to quality. ****: Outstanding on every level. ***: Excellent. **: Very good. *: Good. No star: Poor to satisfactory.