Public School 818

Susan Bugelli

An eclectic eatery with a fun theme throughout offering a variety of hamburgers, sandwiches, salads, and breakfast brunch dishes. Public School offers a new twist to the school yard with cute names for their menu. "Recess" is Happy Hour. "Liquid Education" is their drink menu with signature cocktails and Old School - drinks on every menu such as Margaritas, Vodka and Soda, Gin and Tonic. I enjoyed a juicy Public School Hamburger, which comes with Sriracha ketchup, mustard BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and American cheese with a side of crispy fries. We also munched on the Crispy Fish Tacos made with cod, cabbage slaw, white cheddar, Pico de Gallo, chiptole butternut herb dressing. I washed these down with a Hazy IPA. Public School is popular because the menu is so diverse. There is something for everyone. Plus this place has darn good sauces! Public School is located across the street from the Galleria Mall and across the street from the Top 40 Radio Station on the bottom floor of a high rise. Parking is cumbersome if you don't Valet. There is a pay by parking space lot farther down to the west. It is just a short walk up the street to the restaurant. There is outside patio dining, inside booth seating and a small bar.

Vivian Lee

I skipped dinner and had dessert. The Nutella ice cream cookie sandwich. The cookie was great! The Nutella made it too sweet, and I’m not sure what vanilla ice cream they used but it wasn’t anything special. Cookie was the best part. Boss got the PB&J burger which was interesting and sounds weird. He said it was OK. I tried the cauliflower which was delicious, but parts of it were too crunchy— in the sense I couldn’t really chew on it comfortably. The taste was great. Other boss got the 불고기 cheesesteak and enjoyed it.

Kathryn Nguyen

So - normally when I give five stars - I'm going to rave about the place. I prefer to give good over bad reviews so people know the best places to go, and because, generally, the bad places are going to do themselves in on their own -but I digress. Public School 818 is a very cool, unique concept and it's well done. The food was very good and the service was very good. I'm sorry I'm just not overly excited about it - I think I feel it's somehow lacking something - it's almost generically good. It's a neat place and you'd enjoy the setting and the food, drink, and setting for sure though.

James B. Golden

Public School is a pretty chill night place with a good vibe. I went on a weeknight, which had quick seating and service. The food was okay, a little pricy, but solid for Ventura Blvd restaurants. I will say that the drink selection is pretty basic. If you like a good selection of draft beer, they have a solid one. Mixed drinks were okay, but could be made with a little more attention. I suggest getting the calamari and the chicken sandwich with egg on it. Great choice.