Beer cheese please: Bluebird Brasserie, a brewpub designed to pay homage to Belgian beer culture, is scheduled to open on April 2 in the space formerly occupied by Marlin and Ono Grille in Sherman Oaks. Bluebird Brasserie will have beer brewed onsite as well as cocktails. Culinary director Trevor Faris is behind a menu of Belgian pub food with beer cheese croquettes, boulettes and stoemp (a Belgian dish of meatballs and vegetables) and liege waffles for dessert. The design of the 4,215-square-foot restaurant was inspired by La Trappiste in Bruges, Belgium, and features red brick arched ceilings. 13730 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, (818) 849-6970, bluebirdbrasserie.com.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 27, 2018 16:01 UTC