In the hip Fairfax district near the fantastic Animal Restaurant, there’s The Golden State Cafe , a cheap “gourmet fast-food” joint that features food and drinks from California, I.E. they have gelato from Scoop and hot dogs from Let’s be Frank. It seems to be a rather risky concept, since it’s not that far to […]
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June 11, 2009
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Loteria Grill (Hollywood)
By Joan in 08: Hollywood, Favorite Food EntriesEveryone at work has been raving about the new-ish Loteria Grill on Hollywood Blvd ever since it opened late last year. I always missd the chance to go, either too busy at work or some other reasons. Last week was a co-worker’s birthday, so a big group of us went there for lunch to celebrate. […]
Tags: Mexican
May 29, 2009
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The Nickel Diner (Downtown)
By Joan in 06: Downtown LA, Favorite Food EntriesHeard lots of good things about Nickle Diner, a retro-hip diner at downtown LA. There has been a lot of hyped for it ever since it opened, we tried to go there one time but it was closed. I love the cute window displays very much. The interior looks authentically like a small neighbourhood diner […]
May 21, 2009
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Nem Nu’ong Ninh Hoa (Rosemead)
By Joan in 01: San Gabriel, Favorite Food EntriesNem Nu’ong Ninh Hoa is a Vietnamese restaurant that specializes in grilled pork and banh beo. I was glad to find a Vietnamese restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley area that offers more than just pho. In fact don’t expect to find pho here as there’s only one noodle dish on the menu. We ordered […]
Tags: Vietnamese
April 15, 2009
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Fig Restaurant (Santa Monica)
By Joan in 16: Santa Monica, Favorite Food EntriesMy lovely boyfriend Jon treated me birthday dinner at FIG, a new restaurant located at the inside of the Fairmont Miramar hotel in Santa Monica. Headed by Ray Garcia who used to work at Cyrus (see my entry) and French Laundry, FIG is a bistro emphasizes on using local, seasonal and organic ingredients for simple […]
