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Beacon
3280 Helms Ave.
at Washington Blvd.

$$$$$

7

Apologies in advance for lack of photos, lighting was simply too dim to take anything flash-less that evening Ahh... Beacon - a place I've been meaning to checking out, and finall.. >

Zen Zoo Tea
13050 San Vicente Blvd.
b/w 26th St. & S Avondale Ave.

$$$$$

3

6

Philosophy and restaurants mix fine, as long as the philosophy involves butter somehow? How does ZenZoo's outlook work with its yumminess quotient?.. >

Houston's
10250 Santa Monica Blvd.
b/w Century Park W & Ave. of the Stars

$$$$$

5

As a testament at how backlogged I have become - I am blogging about food I ate ALMOST HALF A YEAR AGO. Talk about paying my dues. I am determined to slog through this, luckily, .. >

Red Corner Asia
5267 Hollywood Blvd.
b/w N Harvard Blvd. & N Serrano Ave.

$$$$$

4.8

5

My favorite Thai eaterie Ruin Pair in Thai Town is remodeling in an indefinite state...T__T So we're going to its neighor Red Corner Asia... >

Buddha's Belly
7475 Beverly Blvd.
b/w N Vista St. & N Gardner St.

$$$$$

4

4

With a name like Budda's Belly, everything seemed so right. What went wrong?.. >

Din Tai Fung
1108 S Baldwin Avenue

$$$$$

4

Any dumpling aficionado has no doubt heard of Din Tai Fung. I even wrote about it a couple years ago. People crowd around Din Tai Fung every single day. It’s not a particularly .. >

101 Noodle Express
1408 E Valley Blvd

$$$$$

4

Driving around on San Gabriel Valley's, Valley Blvd. can be a dangerous thing. It's basically an obstacle course for Traffic School students... 24/7. Almost every time I drive on.. >

Sanamluang Cafe
5176 Hollywood Boulevard

$$$$$

3.3

4

Kate hasn't been feeling well lately, and has managed to read all the books in her apartment. This is where I come in, armed with some literature of my favorite genre (magical real.. >

Yai Restaurant
5757 Hollywood Blvd

$$$$$

4

It's always great to hear about another restaurant in Thai Town, and that's especially the case when the recommendation comes from well known local Thai chef Jet Tila. In fact, Yai.. >

Blue Hen Restaurant
1743 Colorado Blvd.
b/w La Roda Ave. & Argus Dr.

$$$$$

3

In the battle of the new, hip neighborhood "Vietnamese" spots around our neck of the woods, Indochine easily has Blue Hen beat, no contest... >

ChoSun Galbee
3330 W Olympic Blvd.
at S Manhattan Pl

$$$$$

3

I've been searching for a new restaurant to try in Koreatown and had read several posts about this one on Chowhound so this seemed like a good night to try it. Greg and Sara had ne.. >

Gr/eats
2050 Sawtelle Blvd.
b/w Mississippi Ave. & La Grange Ave.

$$$$$

3

It wasn't too long ago that I got my undergraduate degree when I was a poor student, living on a student budget, living a student life filled with countless activities, sorority ev.. >

King's Hawaiian
2808 W Sepulveda Blvd.
at Hickory

$$$$$

3

This is what you get when some of my family comes together for a 1st birthday party: Homemade sugar cookies, Hawaiian-Island Creation style. They were so cute, I gobbled a handful .. >

P.F. Chang's China Bistro
201 E Magnolia Blvd.
b/w N 3rd St. & N 1st St.

$$$$$

3

Ever judge a restaurant by their patrons? Err...Let me rephrase that. Ever judge how good a Chinese Restaurant is by the number/ratio of Chinese people eating there? (smile) I kno.. >

Singapore's Banana Leaf
6333 W 3rd St.
b/w S Fairfax Ave. & Gilmore Ln

$$$$$

5

3

Friday, I found myself able to walk across the street to the Farmer's Market for lunch. I had never really been too enthralled with Singapore's Banana Leaf, thinking that it was al.. >

Typhoon
3221 Donald Douglas Loop S
at Airport Ave.

$$$$$

3

Don't be fooled by this restaurant's location at the Santa Monica Airport. The interior is sleek and the food high quality. Nor does the clientele consist primarily of pilots and o.. >

Swan Restaurant
12728 Sherman Way

$$$$$

3

Driving down Sherman Way, you're unlikely to be enticed to stop at Swan Thai, located across the street from the 99 cent store in a creamy orange strip mall where the mostly empty .. >

Red Pearl Kitchen
6703 Melrose Avenue

$$$$$

3

Red Pearl Kitchen has heard the bitching. Owners Tim & Liza Goodell have hired Tyson Ophaso from Chinatown Brasserie in NYC as the new "corporate chef for the Domaine Restaurant Gr.. >

Maison Akira
713 E Green St

$$$$$

4

3

Due to a Feng Shui supersititious, RP treated us to dinner at Maison Akira to celebrate her birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY woman~! ^o^/ (we're going to treat you even better next time ^_.. >

Atch-Kotch
1253 Vine St., #5
b/w Fountain & La Mirada Ave.

$$$$$

2

I did an entry on this Japanese place long time ago. I always get the half-size miso ramen (with egg and seaweed added) even it's just taste ok, I don't know why I keep getting it... >

Celadon
7910 W 3rd St.
at Edinburgh Ave.

$$$$$

1

2

I've been really sick lately with a bad sore throat, causing me to seek out my favorite soups: French onion at Doughboys and tom yum at Thai Boom. It seemed like only yesterday th.. >

Chop Suey Cafe & Lounge
347 E 1st St.
at Los Angeles St.

$$$$$

2

2

Chop Suey Cafe opened about a month ago with hopes of rekindling the charm that made it a community institution in the latter 20th century... >

Eat Well
8252 Santa Monica Blvd.
at N Harper Ave.

$$$$$

2

Met up with a friend for Brunch at Eat Well which we blogged long time ago. This neighbourhood diner is always crowded and is especially packed on Sunday brunch time. I was 10 minu.. >

Grand Lux Cafe
121 N La Cienega Blvd.
at 3rd St.

$$$$$

3

2

My boy PR (I call him Punk Rocker) needed a keen woman's eye on his latest shopping spree, and I was all a-flutter. He's an ex-internet boyfriend from way back, and he's also the i.. >

Red Moon Cafe
11267 National Blvd.
at San Diego Fwy

$$$$$

2

I used to go here when my wife would have a voice lessons on Saturday. Funny thing about coming here is that I never went because I was craving anything Asian and yet when I left I.. >

Restaurant 2117
2117 Sawtelle Blvd.
at Mississippi Ave.

$$$$$

2

I had read on Chowhound that 2117 was a wonderful but largely undiscovered restaurant, so I went with high hopes. Unfortunately, for me, 2117 falls under the same category as Oster.. >

Roy's
800 S Figueroa St.
at W 8th St.

$$$$$

2

I thought that a 5pm dinner before a 7pm show at the Ahmanson was a good idea. But when LA traffic hits and a three course meal is in the picture... I miscalculated how much time w.. >

Tiara Cafe
127 E 9th St.
at Werdin Pl

$$$$$

2

After spending the afternoon haggling with carpet salesmen downtown (funny how a $300 rug can drop to $100 by the time you get one foot out the door), we worked up an appetite and .. >

Tiger Lily Restaurant & Bar
1745 N Vermont Ave.
at Kingswell Ave.

$$$$$

2

I'll try not to hold it against the new Los Feliz restaurant Tiger Lily that they stole the name of a perfectly good Woody Allen movie (ok, my dad produced it, but still). Kathy an.. >

Trader Vic's
9876 Wilshire Blvd.
at Trenton Dr.

$$$$$

4

2

"What the hell am I doing drinking in L.A. at 26? ...I know that life is for the taking, so I better wise up, and take it quick. Yeah, one more time at Trader Vic's." -'Drinking .. >

Tay Ho
1039 E Valley Blvd., Suite B102

$$$$$

2

My mom and I just came back from one of our regular visits to Little Saigon. We ate at our usual joint at Tay Ho for Little Saigon's best banh cuon and picked up our favorite bague.. >

Banyan
1140 Highland Ave

$$$$$

2

Back to the Indonesian Cafe! Coconut Drink $2.95 Tahu Telor $6.5 Tofu Omelette with peanut sauce~ YUM!!!.. >

Savoy Kitchen
138 E. Valley Blvd

$$$$$

3.2

2

A long time ago in a Chinese province far, far away, someone created a dish that's almost ingenious in its simplicity. Someone took a fat hen, boiled the thing until the meat was p.. >

Com Tam Thuan Kieu
14282 Brookhurst St., Suite 10

$$$$$

2.3

2

I was almost at Long Beach by the time someone called me and mentioned that Outlooked had fudged my calendar and that I, in fact, did not need to be in Irvine by 1pm. I took this o.. >

Wonton Time
19 E Valley Blvd

$$$$$

2

Sweater weather rolling in also mean it's an appropriate time to play homage to a Cantonese classic comfort food: the wonton noodle soup. Last week, my search for the delicious tri.. >

Chung King
206 S Garfield Ave

$$$$$

2

This is actually the new Chung King, the Taiwanese owned Sichuan restaurant, though I never been to the old one. I was feeling 'fiery' these days already (from too much fried greas.. >

Kum Da Rae
3831 W 6th St

$$$$$

2

We went back to this neighborhood Korean restaurant, normally I wouldn't blog about it again unless it's something noteworthy. The owner highly recommended us the Spicy Short Rib w.. >

Ham Hung
809 S Ardmore Ave

$$$$$

2

I like cold noodles in all weather, but there’s something particularly refreshing about eating them on a warm day. Well, we picked a cold day to go to Ham Hung. Hey, we didn’t know.. >

Akwa
1413 5th St.
b/w Santa Monica Blvd. & Broadway

$$$$$

1

1

I went to Akwa late on a weeknight. There was only one other couple in the restaurant, and the kitchen was about to close when we hadn't even ordered yet. I almost wished they hadn.. >

Anajak Thai
14704 Ventura Blvd.
at Cedros Ave.

$$$$$

5

1

I recently was invited to Anajak Thai in Sherman Oaks for their 25th anniversary celebration. To honor the occassion, the restaurant is serving a special menu highlighting some of .. >

Back Home in Lahaina
916 N Sepulveda Blvd.
b/w 9th & 10th St.

$$$$$

1

Lahaina, Maui. I was 16 when my Auntie took me to stay on the beaches of Kapalua Bay, and I knew that it was a place I'd love to go back to again. I fell in love with everything ab.. >

BLVD
11701 Wilshire Blvd.
at Barrington

$$$$$

1

"That's disgusting," said the agent. As it turns out, he was right. .. >

Breeze
2025 Avenue of the Stars
b/w Constellation Blvd. & St. Regis St.

$$$$$

1

CAA's new offices and the newish Hyatt Regency Century Plaza (much-needed renovation: 2001) are across the street from each other, on the Avenue of the Stars. There's even a certai.. >

Chinois
2709 Main St.
at Hill St.

$$$$$

1

I had a lovely, leisurely lunch today at Wolfgang Puck's Chinois on Main in Santa Monica. This place has been here since 1983, and today was my first visit (a testament to the suc.. >

Duke's Malibu
21150 Pacific Coast Hwy
at Las Flores Canyon Rd.

$$$$$

3

1

Two drinks & a hula pie makes for very happy Huntington Beach goers . . ... >

Isla Buffet
4420 Eagle Rock Blvd.
b/w N Avenue 45 & Alumni Ave.

$$$$$

1

Not for nothing are Filipino restaurants beloved of the low end theorist. Organ meats and exotic fruit drinks? Check. Cross-cultural confusion? How ‘bout adobo, lumpia shanghai and.. >

Kung Pao Kitty
6445 Hollywood Blvd.
b/w N Cahuenga Blvd. & Wilcox Ave.

$$$$$

3

1

Cool, urban eating experience. The restaurant's bright red decor and ambience give it an almost New York feel -- Maria compared it to Kelly and Ping in Soho. Service was top-notch,.. >

L & L Hawaiian Barbecue
1258-C W Redondo Beach Blvd.
b/w S Budlong Ave. & Normandie Way

$$$$$

5

1

I've been finding myself in San Diego a lot lately, and decided that I needed to start staking out places to eat in the Sorrento Valley. After a bit of driving around and searchin.. >

Mako
225 S Beverly Dr.
b/w Charleville Blvd. & Gregory Way

$$$$$

1

My mom likes Mako, and for good reason. They consistently serve flavorful Japanese food with slight Mediterranean/Californian twists. My complaint is that it's pretty expensive for.. >

Sushi Roku
1401 Ocean Ave.
at Santa Monica Blvd.

$$$$$

4.2

1

Still one of the best spicy tuna rolls out there. And now that Roku is less trendy and has been usurped by newer comers, there's less desperate energy there, allowing for more focu.. >

Tengu
10853 Lindbrook Dr.
at Tiverton Ave.

$$$$$

1

MLS and I decided to check out Tengu, a trendy Asian fusion restaurant with "an air of mischief" in Westwood by UCLA. We were sold on the sashimi appetizers, chilean sea bass entre.. >

Monterey Palace Restaurant
1001 E Garvey Ave

$$$$$

1

On one rainy noonish Monterey Park day, I joined Gena and some of her chinese tennis buddies on a lunch outing to Monterey Palace Restaurant. I was supposed to do some tabling for .. >

Cafe Hiro
10509 Valley View St

$$$$$

1

If you read this blog regularly, you aren't a stranger to my enthusiasm about Cafe Hiro, a cozy restaurant in Cypress which fuses flavors from Japan, Italy and France... >

Bua Siam
12924 Sherman Way

$$$$$

1

So it was with high expectations that we tried Bua Siam in North Hollywood. I've heard so many raves, from Jet Tila on KCRW's Good Food, to Barbara Hansen of the LA Times, and of c.. >

Waikiki Hawaiian Grill
13771 Newport Ave., #10

$$$$$

1

1

I've learned a great deal about Hawaiian food lately, thanks primarily to two akamai food bloggers Kirk and Reid. Their episodic quest for good Hawaiian grinds, in the island state.. >

Noodle Avenue
13816 Red Hill Ave

$$$$$

5

1

At Noodle Avenue in Tustin, a steaming bowl of it is brought to me faster than an In-N-Out Double-Double takes to cook and is ten times more satisfying during a downpour... >

Ay-Chung Noodle
140 W Valley Blvd, #208

$$$$$

1

The folks at Nice Time Deli must not be happy. Right across from them, literally not more than twenty feet away, a new competitor has sprung up. And not just any challenger. It's A.. >

Nice Time Deli
140 W Valley Blvd., Suite 209

$$$$$

1

On a gray, June-gloom day like this, nothing beats a bowl of hot soup with noodles, and oh yeah, a side of crispy fried pork chop to go with it. I figure it's an ideal time to enjo.. >

Toko Rame
17155 Bellflower Blvd

$$$$$

3

1

Nasi Bungkus (which literally translates to "wrapped rice"), is a stereotypical Indonesian take-out meal; a mound of rice with small tastes of different items heaped on top, packed.. >

Tropika
17460 E 17th St

$$$$$

3.6

1

Living in Orange County, I've come to accept its dearth of Malaysian, Singaporean or Indonesian restaurants just as I've accepted that O.C. real estate prices are insane. Yes, it's.. >

Saigon Flavor
208 E Valley Blvd., #B

$$$$$

1

When I heard about the Golden Deli fire a while back, I had to drive over to Main/Mission to see for myself. My dad actually CALLED me to inform me of this tragedy, but reassured m.. >

Soho Thai Fusion Restaurant
2104 Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite #3

$$$$$

3.3

1

I don't know why, but I completely forgot about that little bit of trivia when I offered JT to drive to Il Chianti on a not so manic Monday - only to find it closed... >

Chiu Heng Restaurant
211 Alpine St., Suite 6

$$$$$

2

1

Over the years, Chinatown has become less of a Chinese-populated areas. The Chinese have most east towards the San Gabriel Valley, the land of good food. The majority of incoming b.. >

Goldilocks
2700 Colorado Blvd

$$$$$

3

1

We were happy to see both Jollibee and Goldilocks open in the Eagle Rock Mall -- particularly Goldilocks, which adds class to a beat-up mall and dramatically improves its paltry ea.. >

Manila Sunset
2815 W Sunset Blvd., Suite 101

$$$$$

1

You wouldn't think a bowl of porridge, especially one priced at $2.50 would be worth mentioning, let alone writing the following wordy essay about. But I was craving something to s.. >

Giang Nan
306 N Garfield Avenue South

$$$$$

1

Here is the finest Shanghai/"Jiangzhe"/eastern Chinese food I have tasted! Cuisine from cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces is famous for its deeply flavoured sauces, often fe.. >

Max's of Manila
313 West Broadway

$$$$$

1

The history of Max's is an interesting one. From their website: In 1945, after World War II, American occupation troops stationed in Quezon City, Philippines were befriended by Max.. >

Tibet Nepal House
36 E Holly St

$$$$$

1

Finally try Tibet Nepal House, a tibet nepal place in Old Town Pasadena we've always wanted to try. They're more known for Clay Oven. But we didn't try it since we weren't so hungr.. >

Han Bat Shul Lung Tang
4163 W 5th St

$$$$$

1

Ah Joan has fallen in this flu season and still not recover yet. We wanted to eat light at K-town and Shul lung tang is the answer. Yan brought us to this Shul lung tang-only place.. >

Dumpling Master
423 N Atlantic Blvd, Suite 106

$$$$$

4

1

"Revenge is a dish best served cold." Or hot out of a take out container at your desk with scents of garlic and oil and stir fried pork and steamed rice wafting through the cubicle.. >

Indo Kitchen
5 N 4th St

$$$$$

1

Indonesian food. Of all the Asian cuisines, it's even lower in popularity and acceptance in the U.S. than Filipino food... >

Quan Hy
9727 Bolsa Ave

$$$$$

1

There were ten of us, converging to meet at Quan Hy in Westminster, like a conference of mobsters. Eatdrinknbemerry and Oishii Eats, representing the LA Gang of Food Bloggers, put .. >

Dumpling 10053
10053 Valley Blvd
Suite 2

$$$$$

1

Nostradamus left out a very important prediction in his book. Amidst all things alluding to armageddon and absolute chaos, such as earthquakes, terrorist attacks, celebrity infide.. >

208 Rodeo
208 Via Rodeo Dr
at Wilshire Blvd.

$$$$$

Absolutely Phobulous
350 N La Cienega Blvd.
b/w Oakwood & Beverly

$$$$$

Alejandro's
4126 Verdugo Rd.
at York Blvd.

$$$$$

Aloha Teriyaki
12819 Crenshaw Blvd.
at El Segundo Blvd.

$$$$$

Aloha Teriyaki No 3
21162 S Western Ave.
at Torrance Blvd.

$$$$$

Andre's
21333 Hawthorne Blvd.
at Village Ln

$$$$$

Aristocrat
1925 W Temple St., #1
at N Bonnie Brae St.

$$$$$

Asia
3179 Los Feliz Blvd.
at Glenfeliz Blvd.

$$$$$

Asia de Cuba
8440 W Sunset Blvd.
at Queens Rd.

$$$$$

Asia Kitchen
3523 Artesia Blvd.
b/w Yukon Ave. & Faysmith Ave.

$$$$$

5

Back Home in Lahaina
519 E Carson St.
at Grace Ave.

$$$$$

5

Bahay Kubo Natin
2330 W Temple St.
at Rosenel Ter

$$$$$

5

Bamboo
14010 Ventura Blvd.
b/w Murietta Ave. & Costello Ave.

$$$$$

Beaux
21605 S Western Ave. #A
at W 216th St.

$$$$$

Benihana
1447 4th St.
b/w Santa Monica Blvd. & Broadway

$$$$$

Benihana
21327 Hawthorne Blvd.
at Fashion Way

$$$$$

Benihana
38 N La Cienega Blvd.
at Wilshire Blvd.

$$$$$

Benihana
16226 Ventura Blvd.
b/w Woodley & Libbet Ave.

$$$$$

Bistro Laramie
18202 S Western Ave.
at W 182nd St.

$$$$$

4

Bite
30 Washington Blvd.
at Speedway Alley

$$$$$

Boba Loca
610 1/2 S Western Ave.
b/w W 6th St. & Wilshire Blvd.

$$$$$

Boba Loca
22501 Crenshaw Blvd.
at Sepulveda Blvd.

$$$$$

Boba Loca
10946 Weyburn Ave.
at Broxton Ave.

$$$$$

Boba Loca
1757 W Carson St.
b/w Abalone & S Western Ave.

$$$$$

Boba Loca
7296 Atlantic Ave.
b/w Florence Ave. & Live Oak St.

$$$$$

Boba Loca
3617 S Vermont Ave.
b/w W 36th & W 37th St.

$$$$$

Boba Loca
6391 Atlantic Ave.
at Gage Ave.

$$$$$