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re Intelligensia - spellcheck please. Otherwise keep rockin like you do.

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My husband and I eat out almost every night. Abode was one of the worst meals of our life. Even after sending things back, they were not improved upon. To be fair we went there the second week they had opened, but you couldn't pay me to go back. (We had a good meal at Rustic Canyon on their first night of business, though we've found RC to be very inconsistent) The waiter at Abode tried to upsell everything--I've never had such a used car salesman in a restaurant ever. Don't say yes to that glass of champagne they offer you on arrival--you will get charged $22!!!

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I've had nothing but great meals at Abode (and I, too, eat out pretty much every night) and have been back many times since my first visit one week into its opening (following a letdown of a dinner at Michaels a few nights prior.)

It's a refreshing change to the current restaurant scene in Venice/Santa Monica/Malibu with more adventurous cooking. I have to agree with EaterLA that Irene's review is scathing and all based on a presupposition she has based her review on. If you stack restaurants by her "star" ratings located near by, it seems very inconsistent to give 1/2 a star.

As for Rustic Canyon -- 3 times, all disappointing.

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Regarding post #1, Eater has "Intelligentsia" spelled correctly. If you don't believe me, then visit http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/

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It's because of #1 that we fixed it. Thanks for the catch... it was misspelled not once, but twice. Silly eyes playing tricks like that.

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Abode is a great place for foodies .we ate there many times and love Chef Crenn 's cooking .She is an amazing chef and a really nice one.
Irene ,a food Critic???please !!! don't we all know that she doesn't know shit about food..it is all political and it is sad .

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you're late to the party Sean. As of 1:25p it was spelled "Intelligensia". No way of confirming now that it's been corrected, unless LB is checking every post and cares to comment.

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Yep, fixed it. Just a typo, folks. All clear. Carry on.