Archive for the ‘Food: Los Angeles’ Category

April 3, 2005 2

Orris (Sawtelle)

By in 12: Sawtelle

Orris is a gourmet French-Japanese fusion small plates/tapas place in Sawtelle across from Giant Robot, it’s opened by the same chef from Shiro, the French restaurant in Pasadena which I found so-so and overprice. So I was surprised at how good and affordable Orris is! L: Smoked Scallop with cavior and ikura $9, it’s my […]

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Dusty’s (silver lake)

By in 05: Silver Lake + Echo Park

A new hip French bistro in Silver lake that serves breakfast and lunch (they’re waiting for liquor liscense so no dinner yet). Love the interior decor which is old Parisian-ish with lots of antiques. The dark wood bar is also nice too (and the guy behind is pretty cute ♥), though for now there’s no […]

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April 1, 2005 2

Hanoi Cafe (Sawtelle)

By in 12: Sawtelle

Despite “no good asian food on westside,” I gave this one a try. Even though it seems cheat-gwai-lo at first: the interior is hip and industrial-loft like, menu is so basic and very limited…but the spring rolls is yummy! The grill beef too~ yum! 😀

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April 1, 2005 9

Cafe Pierre (Manhattan Beach)

By in 17: South Bay

Lamb Risotto and Pumpkin Ravioli. Both are so-so. The waiter proudly recommended the pumpkin ravioli, claiming that it has been on their menu for 15 years. But seems like there’s only pure plain pumpkin (no cheese or herbs) and the texture of pumpkin didn’t compliment that well with the ravioli…not creamy enough. The dessert is […]

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April 1, 2005 3

Outlaws (Playa del Rey)

By in 14: Marina del Rey

Super old entry. I debated myself should I post this or not. ^^;;; Hey what the heck, just treat this as a freekshow. I got dragged here by my collegues, it’s a restaurant right next to our office. I always joke about it because it seems sooooo bad and tacky. Their signage of a tough […]

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