The menu has coastal Mediterranean dishes like crudo, pizza, lobster, lamb and vegetables.
Courtesy of Lyla, photos by Kathy Tran
Chef Cristofer Sanchez, who previously worked with Mario Carbone, Tyson Cole and Jose Andres, leads the culinary team here with a menu focused on coastal Italian classics. There's crudo, pizza, pasta and steaks. Menu highlights include a whipped eggplant dip ($16), lobster linguine with a poached tail in a Romesco cream sauce ($52) and wood-grilled lamb chops with a red pepper sauce and fig jam ($52).
The wine list has lot a of California varities, along with a couple of super Tuscans, a tempranillo and a couple of whites from Italy and France. Lyla uses a Coravin wine preservation system, meaning many selections may not always be available by the glass.
The cocktail menu includes a spin on a sangria: the Prince Sebastian with a Rioja Spanish wine, tequila and Mexican coke ($17). The Sidero is made with gin, cucumber and cardamom bitters. There's a frozen spritz with Skyy vodka, Aperol, orange and prosecco ($18).
There's an affogato on the dessert menu, a coffee dessert that might be an emerging trend; one can only hope. Here it's made with pistachio gelato, espresso and almonds. And, of course, there's an espresso martini.
Lyla, 3309 McKinney Ave. Sunday – Wednesday, 5–11 p.m.; Thursday – Saturday, 5 p.m. – midnight.
