This entry includes two visits. The restaurant Off Vine does live up to their name. It’s a true tranquil haven hidden behind the ever chaotic, noisy and developing sections of Sunset Blvd. near the CNN building and ex-Transformer high rise area. It’s a craftmanship house with flowery garden patio seatings. We sat upstairs (like a […]
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September 10, 2007
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Charcoal (Sunset Blvd)
By Joan in 08: HollywoodEver since Charcoal opened near my work place, the comments I’ve heard from coworkers were: bland, so-so, average, alright, pretty good, took too long, overpriced…etc. Doesn’t sound so appealing so I don’t have much desire to give it a try until a colleague invited me to go. I got the Grill salmon salad (can’t go […]
August 31, 2007
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Uzbekistan (Sunset Blvd)
By Freda in 08: Hollywood, Favorite Food EntriesJoan went to the restaurant Uzbekistan for breakfast earlier this month. This time we’re bringing a group of 7 to try more of their Eastern European food! We’ve witnessed an odd extreme difference between the insane amount you get from their $8 Lunch speical v.s. the rather pricey (but really good) entrees. Since everything sound […]
Tags: European, Filet Mignon, Kebab, Lamb, Skewer
August 9, 2007
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Uzbekistan (Sunset Blvd)
By Joan in 08: HollywoodTired of the same old brunch food? Burgers? Thai food or Sushi? Try Uzbeki food! We often pass by this place on Sunset Blvd, it’s inside a stripe mall across from where Moshti Malone’s Ice cream is. It’s also on Jonathan Gold’s 99 essential restaurants in LA. As soon as we walked in we felt […]
June 8, 2007
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Xiamora (Melrose)
By Freda in 08: HollywoodAges ago I had the fantastic $14 business lunch course at creative Cuban/Latin restaurant Pasadena’s Xiamora (old entry), and I always love their more casual sister Cafe Atlantic. It seems that business isn’t doing so good and Cafe Atlantic was gone (became backroom of Xiamora). Since there’s another Xiamora on Melrose near our work, to […]
