La Jolla is a casual contemporary dining experience that has offered high-quality American-style fare at dinner each night since 2002.

The restaurant is flanked by simple, elegant design elements, including a cyprus wood full-service bar and signature concrete countertops.

Small and large plates take center stage, including Gulf seafood favorites like Dutch-oven seafood gumbo, seared New Bedford scallops in tarragon-tomato cream sauce, and pan-seared Gulf fresh daily catches prepared with fresh corn and cauliflower risotto and lemon-basil vinaigrette.

Diners can also enjoy gourmet steakhouse chops preparations or share globally-influenced tapas like sauteed escargots, fried Louisiana oysters, and West Indies-style citrus crab salad.

More than 100 wines on the restaurant's wine list are paired with a rotating selection of eight regional beers on draft.

8147 Vaughn Rd, Montgomery, AL 36116, Phone: 334-356-2600, website