We celebrated our birthday at this cute mod 60s hip bar at Hollywood nearby Universial City. A rare sight when we reached there: the valet is a woman! There’s a sign “Valet of the Dolls, inc.” 😀 !!! Sure the right sign for our all-Girls night out. The vibe inside is hip and casual (despite […]
Archive for the ‘18: Greater LA’ Category
March 28, 2005
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Morongo (Cabazon)
By Joan in 18: Greater LAOn Sat I went to Morongo, a new casino+resort+spa at Cabazon’s Indian reservation area that’s about 1-1/2 hour drive away from my house. It’s definitely a closer fix for Las Vegas since it promised to offer Vegas-like quality hotels and casinos, unlike most other cheap crappy Indian reservation’s casinos. After being stuck in traffic due […]
January 23, 2005
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LA’s Top 25 Restaurant
By Freda in 18: Greater LALatest Jan 2005 issue of Los Angeles Magazine is out with an article on their best LA restaurant ranking. Most are upscale expensive place that I heard of but couldn’t afford. I went to the No. 1 one and hmm…comment later. The Chinese dim-sum restaurant Mission 261 ranked No.6! *_* Here’s the list for reference. […]
Tags: Guide
December 20, 2004
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Ikea (Covina)
By Freda in 18: Greater LAPicked up some furnitures at Ikea over the weekend. I’ve never been to the Covina one and it’s GIGANTIC!!! *o* They even have their own street (Ikea Street) and very spacious but organize inside (I always get lost at the Burbank one). Best of all it has items I never saw in other Ikea (since […]
Tags: European
October 18, 2004
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Riverside Cafe (Burbank)
By Freda in 18: Greater LAOn our way to a party at Burbank, we found this tiny little French cafe Riverside Cafe in the middle of the residential area nearby Disney’s Animation Studio. Despite it looks like an old shack-ish local coffeehouse, it saids Fine Bistro Food. The Chef’s specials are on chalkboard. Turns out it’s not as cheap as […]
