UCLA’s Plateia restaurant has been nominated for five L.A. Times “Best of the Southland” awards. The restaurant, which is located in the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center and is operated by UCLA Housing & Hospitality, is competing against other Westside-Downtown-East Los Angeles restaurants in the following Food & Drink categories: 

·     Brunch

·     Burger

·     Mediterranean

·     Pizza 

·     Seafood 

Voting runs now through June 19. A subscription to the L.A. Times is not required to vote.

This is not the first time Plateia has been recognized for excellence. In 2021, Plateia was named winner of three regional “Best of the Southland” awards for best burger, best brunch and best pizza. In addition, “Plateia: The Cookbook” was named the winner of the 2020 Global Innovation Award by the International Association of Conference Centers, of which the UCLA Luskin Conference Center is a member. The 240-page book also placed first in the Specialty Items/Others category and was named Best in Show overall in the 2021 University and Colleges Housing Administrators Association – International marketing awards competition.