There’re many other good restaurants at that chaotic section around Arclight, so instead of succumbing to mediocracy, there’s this Peruvian restaurant hideaway, which was also on Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential LA Restaurant. It might looked a bit shabby outside, but inside was a nice hideaway. Chicha Morada: a traditional Peruvian drink made of purple corn, […]
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September 14, 2007
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Off Vine (Hollywood)
By Freda in 08: HollywoodThis 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 […]
September 13, 2007
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Hui Lau Shan Healthy Desserts (Alhambra)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielHong Kong dessert chain Hui Lau Shan Healthy Desserts (?) on Valley Blvd. is a modern take of the traditional Chinese “Leung Cha Po” (Herbal Tea Room). This updated version is more commercialized with pop graphics, less herbal drinks with more focus on friendly sweet desserts. Their house specialty seems to be mango pudding. They […]
September 13, 2007
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Old Country (Valley)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielOld Country is a small Taiwanese snack joint that offers typical Taiwanese snacks (pig intestines, sausages, oyster pancakes) and shaved ice. Sausage Rice The eatery area are counter seats where everyone’s watching TV playing Taiwanese news. The room next door is a manga reading room.
