The Factory Kitchen
italian
1300 Factory Pl., Ste. 101, Los Angeles, CA
thefactorykitchen.com ↗+1 213-996-6000
Independence unverified
1st Course
PEPERÚ
soft cheese stuffed sweet peppers, shaved grana, arugula oil
Ortolana
field greens, spring onions, radicchio, dates, goat cheese, champagne vinaigrette
Prosciutto
parma prosciutto 24 months, lightly fried sage dough, stracciatella
2nd Course
Mandilli di Seta
handkerchief pasta, ligurian almond basil pesto
Porchetta
slow roasted pork belly, aromatic herbs, braised fennel, carrots, red onions, celery
Pesce
Dessert
Pane
warm bread pudding, caramel-banana sauce, vanilla gelato
Tiramisu
mascarpone mousse, espresso-soaked lady fingers
Menu as captured Sep 1, 2026 · source ↗
Tied with 3 other venues on equal evidence.
We hold 301 venues in Los Angeles, CA and could score 189 of them. Positions are counted against those 189.
v1.7.4 16.1/100 = sourcing 5.3/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 2 distinct, attribute 2 distinct of 5 [class=certification-word x1.00, class=provenance-adjective x0.50], buzzword 0 distinct; +15% corroboration lift from sourcing press) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 10.7/18 (capped at 35% of the 5.3-point evidence base).
protein
22-month aged parma prosciutto
Named region“PROSCIUTTO thinly sliced 22-month aged parma prosciutto, lightly fried sage dough, stracciatella”
on the menu · source ↗
produce
San Marzano tomato
Named region“ricotta, reggiano PACCHERI gragnano pasta, roasted italian pork sausage sugo, tomato passata, padano VESUVIOTTI extruded semolina pasta, san marzano tomato, spicy n'duja, vodka sauce, burrata HANDCRAFTED PASTA MANDILLI DI SETA handkerchief egg-pasta, basil-almond ligurian”
on the menu · source ↗
sourcing
heirloom
Attribute“dressing INSALATA wild arugula, shaved fennel, taggia olives, lemon-chili dressing, oranges SANREMESE marinated calamari salad, heirloom cherry tomatoes, celery, taggia olives POMODORI heirloom tomato salad, pickled red onions, romano beans, caramelized honey”
on the menu · source ↗
dry aged
Attribute“rabbit sugo, sage GNOCCHI MALFATTI ricotta & semolina pillows, wild boar sugo, aromatic spices, reggiano AGNOLOTTI DEL PLIN braised dry aged beef short rib filled egg-pasta, beef jus, grana padano RAVIOLI DI MARE prawn filled egg pasta, langoustines, crustacean”
on the menu · quarantined-not-a-signal · source ↗
organic
Attribute“LA Dinner Dinner (View PDF) START OR SHARE PEPERÚ soft cheese stuffed sweet peppers, shaved grana, arugula oil BIETOLE marinated organic beets salad, shaved cured ricotta, pistachios, vinaigrette CAVOLONERO tuscan kale, radicchio, aged ricotta shavings, ciabatta”
on the menu · source ↗
organic
Attribute“Peperu soft cheese stuffed sweet and spicy peppers, grana padano, arugula oil Bietole marinated organic beets salad, shaved cured ricotta, pistachio, vinaigrette Prosciutto parma prosciutto 24 months, lightly fried sage dough,”
on the menu · source ↗
heirloom
Attribute“greens, watermelon radish, medjool dates, goat cheese, spring onions, vinaigrette SANREMESE marinated calamari salad, heirloom cherry tomatoes, celery, taggia olives, frisée BIETOLE marinated organic beets salad, shaved ricotta salata, pistacchio,”
on the menu · source ↗
organic
Attribute“onions, vinaigrette SANREMESE marinated calamari salad, heirloom cherry tomatoes, celery, taggia olives, frisée BIETOLE marinated organic beets salad, shaved ricotta salata, pistacchio, vinaigrette POMODORI heirloom tomato salad, pickled red onions, romano beans,”
on the menu · source ↗
See the week▾
| Sunday | 5pm – 9pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | lunch 11:30am – 2:30pm · dinner 5pm – 9:30pm |
| Tuesday | lunch 11:30am – 2:30pm · dinner 5pm – 9:30pm |
| Wednesday | lunch 11:30am – 2:30pm · dinner 5pm – 9:30pm |
| Thursday | lunch 11:30am – 2:30pm · dinner 5pm – 9:30pm |
| Friday | lunch 11:30am – 2:30pm · dinner 5pm – 10pm |
| Saturday | 5pm – 10pm |
Page carried 2 separate day/time blocks; the highest-scoring one was used. Days not named in it are 'unknown', not 'closed'.
Hours checked Aug 24, 2026 · source ↗ · these hours were read from the page text rather than published schedule data, so we show the week instead of calling it open or closed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Book on OpenTable ↗link checked Aug 24, 2026
Authority & awards
- MICHELIN Guide 2026: Bib Gourmand ↗
MICHELIN Guide
Award
Lifestyle coverage
- The Factory Kitchen - Los Angeles (Downtown) | Gastronomy Blog by Cathy Chaplin ↗
Gastronomy Blog
Local lifestyleCathy Chaplin · Jan 24, 2014
“Independent blog review; no sourcing content in the cached extract ('coop' hit is an unrelated archive link, false positive).”
- RESTAURANT REVIEW: The Factory Kitchen ↗
Palisades Post
Local lifestyleDec 5, 2013
“Independent community-newspaper review naming chef Angelo Auriana and owner Matteo Ferdinando by name. States pesto 'was made with Italian almonds in order to ensure the quality of the sauce' -- named import country/ingredient category, no specific supplier. NOTE: the prep script's date_guess for this non-latimes.com host returned a spurious 'August 23, 2026' (today's crawl date, not the article's date) -- the real byline date, 'December 5, 2013,' is read directly from the visible byline text, confirming the date-boilerplate risk is not limited to latimes.com and underscoring why every date here was read from visible text, not trusted from the script's guess.”
mentions sourcing - The Factory Kitchen - Review - Arts District - Los Angeles - The Infatuation ↗
The Infatuation
National lifestyle“Review, address-anchored (1306 Factory Place); no sourcing content in the cached extract.”