Two weeks ago "the Rush Street Guys" -- Brian McKeany and Ken Kaufman -- opened a new restaurant in downtown Culver City: City Tavern. It offers refined comfort food (according to their website) or artisanal foods (according to our waitress), which in this case means good burgers, a couple of fish selections, and a range of tasty vegetable sides. We ordered the white beans, Brussels sprouts, and grilled Romaine with parmesan.

The restaurant's well-justified point of pride, however, is its large selection of "California craft" draft beers, wine and specialty cocktails. Although the City Tavern is just a block away from Rush Street, its location abutted against the rear of the Kirk Douglas Theatre lends it a more intimate, subdued and gentle ambiance -- especially in the front patio area, which should be amazing on warm summer nights.

Inside, City Tavern was more bustling and offered TVs showing the NBA playoff games. (Go Lakers!)

Have you been yet, and what did you think?