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October 10, 2008 3

Absinthe Brasserie & Bar (San Francisco: Hayes Valley)

By in 04: SF+Bay Area

Gotta clear up some old entries. Went to the Bay area for the labor day weekend to visit Jon’s family. We crossed over to San Francisco one night to try go to this German place called Suppenkuche (means “Soup kitchen”) but it was closed that day. With disappointment we walked around the cool Hayes Valley […]

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October 9, 2008 9

Royal/T (Culver City)

By in 13: Culver City

Last year when I first heard about Royal-T I felt rather ambivalent about it. The idea of reinventing “Maid cafe” into a hip artsy thing is just such an oxymoron. For those who’re familiar with maid cafes in Japan would know that they’re for otakus. It’s a geeky thing, it’s not supposed to be hip. […]

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October 6, 2008 6

Kyochon (Koreatown)

By in 07: Mid-Wilshire

It was one of those days I suddenly craved unhealthy junk food. So even though I’m not a fan of fried chicken, it was a good chance to give the Korean fried chicken chain Kyochon a try as my friend once raved about it. The interior was more designy than I expect, and it was […]

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September 17, 2008 1

Banquette Cafe (Downtown LA)

By in 06: Downtown LA

Jon and I originally wanted to go to Lost Soul cafe but it was closed that day for some reason so we went to this cute little place next to Pete’s instead. I love the interior, it reminded me of the small corner cafe you see a lot in Paris where you can just go […]

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September 16, 2008 8

Jeon Ju Restaurant (Koreatown)

By in 07: Mid-Wilshire

Someone recommended us Joen Ju for the best bibimbap in Los Angeles. It’s located in the same plaza as So Kong Dong Soontofu which I frequent often. The restaurant been around for a long time. For a hole-in-the-wall type of restaurant, I found the wall-to-wall Chinese character wallpaper interesting and quite unintentionally hip. Very good […]

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