Archive for the ‘Food: Los Angeles’ Category

August 31, 2011 Off

Murakami Sushi (Hollywood)

By in 08: Hollywood

I’ve been working at the Hollywood area for years and I didn’t know there’s such a cute little Japanese hole in the wall place tucked away on Wilcox and Hollywood Blvd. Murakami Sushi is a small causal joint with just a few tables inside and outside. I love the “bad” art on the wall! The […]

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August 25, 2011 Off

Son of a Gun (W. 3rd street)

By in 09: Weho, Favorite Food Entries

Finally tried Son of a Gun, the 2nd outpost from the same team behind one of my favorite restaurants in LA: Animal (1, 2). Reservation was difficult when it first opened, I tried a few times and had no luck. Half of the restaurant is a big long communal table for walk-ins, so either show […]

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August 24, 2011 Off

Robata Jinya (W. 3rd street)

By in 09: Weho

Potatomato is back to LA, well for now at least….^_- Clearing some old entries before moving onto San Francisco (yes, many reviews coming soon!) Here’s a very old entry I forgot to write. Many people raved about the ramen at Ramen Jinya at Studio City. Till now I still haven’t get myself motivated to drive […]

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May 24, 2011 2

Spice Table (Downtown)

By in 06: Downtown LA

A new Southeast Asian (Singaporean and Vietnam) wine bar has opened up at Little Tokyo a little more than a months ago called Spice Table. The name gave me an instant dejavu of Jean-George NYC’s Spice Market (that I wasn’t impressed with), so I was wary. Is it likewise a chichi, overpriced, parody version of […]

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May 3, 2011 Off

May 15th: Taste of the Eastside

By in Food: Los Angeles

Hey all, an interesting foodie event is coming up on May 15th and it’s call the Taste of the Eastside. It’ll be held at the Barnsdall hilltop garden which is an interesting place. For those who aren’t familiar with it, it’s called the Hollyhock house, or more known as the Frank Lloyd Wright Mayan temple house. […]