Cafe Flore is a lovely local neighborhood French cafe with a flowery exterior and interior, I passed by a few times thinking it was a flower shop. The menu include a range from breakfast, cheese plate, crepes to steak…all on the rather pricey side. Flammekueche Flore $14.95 French ‘pizza’ from Alsace, aka Tarte Flambée, Salmon, […]
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Shin-Sen-Gumi Yakitori & Shabu Shabu (Monterey Park)
By Freda in 01: San Gabriel, Favorite Food EntriesThis Los Angeles chain opened a Yakitori + Shabu-Shabu branch at Monterey Park a year ago. Last week they celebrated their first year anniversary with 50% off on all yakitori. My friend and I had to line up for more than an hour. The appetizers menu is surprising big. Baked Yam with Butter. Golden and […]
Metro Cafe (Culver City)
By Freda in 13: Culver City, Favorite Food EntriesI came to this Serbian restaurant (that looks like a 50s diner from outside) Metro Cafe 2 years ago, and oh my…the owner remembered me! He even remembered where I sat and what I ordered! 😀 Their dinner menu is the same as lunch, this time I came with a Serbian friend~ Buratta over Peppers […]
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Father’s Office 2.0 (Culver City)
By Freda in 13: Culver City, Favorite Food EntriesQuite a few of my friends have been telling me the quality of Father’s Office (Santa Monica’s High-end pub)’s famous burger had gone down lately. We had a friend’s farewell party at the recently opened Culver City branch. We ordered at the bar and the food were served at our table promptly. The beer was […]
King Hua (Alhambra)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielRumor has it that chefs from Sea Harbor (another popular Dim Sum place) had jumped ship to this place, so we came here for a try. There is no wait as we arrived early enough at 11. Big banquet style dining room. Creamy Chicken Pineapple bun. Pineapple is just a name for the type of […]




