Kato 11925 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Yelp I typically do a fair amount of research into any new restaurant I am checking out. However, it’s nice to be able to put my faith into another person’s hands. Ski Bum, a long time Angeleno, is quite attune to the LA dining scene. She…
Category: Los Angeles
Animal
Animal 435 N. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Yelp It’s been years (6 to be exact) since I’ve been to Animal. It’s not exactly an “everyday eats” kind of restaurant. If it were, we would all be keeling over from heart attacks. The food is nothing short of rich and excessive, but in the…
The Pie Hole
The Pie Hole 714 Traction Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013 Yelp I suppose this post is a bit late to commemorate National Pi Day, but better late than never. After our delicious meal at Pok Pok LA, Hobag and myself craved something sweet to finish out the night. We found ourselves near the Arts District,…
Pok Pok LA
Pok Pok LA 978 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90012 Yelp I’m a big fan of Thai food. Los Angeles has no shortage of great Thai food. So I was surprised to hear that Andy Ricker, chef/owner of the ever popular Pok Pok in Portland and 1 Michelin star Pok Pok NYC, opened an outpost in…
Sushi Zo
Sushi Zo 9824 National Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 sushizo.us Yelp Boy have I been wanting to try out Sushi Zo for a long time. It has been on my radar ever since I started to appreciate really high quality sushi, and when I became willing to drop a couple hundies on one meal. Sushi…
Totoraku
Totoraku 10610 Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 Yelp I previously blogged about Totoraku, or what I referred to as the “secret beef restaurant.” Well if you look on Yelp, Totoraku isn’t much of a secret to the 209 Yelpers who posted the mostly 5 star reviews. But the policy still remains. You cannot eat…
Larchmont Bungalow
I’ve heard of Larchmont Bungalow’s famous red velvet pancakes for many moons now. Hobag and I were not too hungover from our Italian, donut, and wine fiesta the previous night to indulge a little something sweet to get our day started. The place itself has a casual cafe vibe with sidewalk seating, an outside patio,…
SK Donuts
My last LA donut discovery was disappointing. The cronuts at DK left much to be desired and even their regular blueberry donuts, which were supposedly amazing were just meh. So I was a bit skeptical when Hobag told me SK had some amazing donuts. I had pretty low expectations from this mom n’ pop…
Angelini Osteria
Angelini Osteria has been very high up on my “revisit” list. It left an incredible impression upon me after my first visit in 2010. I figured Hobag would be the best person to come here with 1) because she had never been before and 2) I knew she would LOVE it. As I get older,…
AOC
Having lived in LA for a number of years has naturally led me to a fair amount of celebrity sitings. I’ve seen Paris Hilton, Milla Jovovich, Charlize Theron, Matthew Perry and a random smattering of others. But the coolest celebrity siting was Leonardo DiCaprio here at AOC when it was at it’s old location almost…
Redbird
I usually know where I want my next meal to be in LA. I keep a running list of places to try. While that list continues to grow, sometimes my enthusiasm for the places wanes as I read reviews and blog posts. Redbird was such a place. The place generated much buzz and anticipation since…
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