Bottle Rock is a wine bar that’s setup like a fast food joint + groceries at Downtown Culver City. The vibe is very casual. The wine selection is impressive (dailly special selections are written on chalkboard). The Lamb Chop is not as seasoned as it appears. It’s still tender and not musky. The very flavorful […]
Archive for the ‘Food: Los Angeles’ Category
August 29, 2007
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Boss Sushi (Beverly Hills)
By Joan in 10: Beverly HillsThere were endless Leo birthday celebration, here’s another one. This sushi restaurant at Beverly Hills seems like good for group party dinner with its colorful fusion rolls and slick presentation. Even the Japanese sushi chef got a head of bleach blonde hair. In order to feed the group, we ordered mostly sushi rolls (generous portions). […]
August 29, 2007
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Porterhouse Bistro (Beverly Hills)
By Joan in 10: Beverly HillsWe went to Porterhouse bistro to celebrate a co-worker’s birthday. I have not heard much about this steakhouse place before. Apparently they have a good $39.50 prix fixe menu, which all eleven of us ordered. It comes with 2 drinks (choice of cocktails, wine or beverages), 1st course (bread), 2nd course (7 choices of appetizer), […]
August 22, 2007
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Vietnamese House (San Gabriel)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielThe popular Golden Deli Vietnamese Restaurant on Las Tunas has attracted never shrinking crazy crowd since I knew of it 15 years ago. Maybe because of recent mainstream press coverage, the crowd seems even more insane. You’d still be waiting in lines around 3:30pm. This time we were about to collapse in hunger and heat […]
Tags: Bun, Noodle, Vietnamese
August 20, 2007
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Wok and Noodle Restaurant (Alhambra)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielOne of my friends had been to this authentic Shanghai restaurant years ago and she remembered their Lion’s head with salted egg yolk fondly, but she forgot its name nor location. We found it again (based on vague descriptions such as: a shanghai restaurant somewhere on Valley between around Atlantic with a red signage) and […]
Tags: Chinese, Dumplings, Shanghainese, Xiaolungbao
