Category Archive: restaurant reviews

One Bowl Meals: Cham, Lemongrass & Ramenya

Despite my many recent multi-course meals, there’s nothing like a simple one-bowl meal. Recently, I tried out Cham for the first time and had some happy return visits to Lemongrass and Ramenya. Cham… Continue reading

Traditional Taco Trucks Taste-Off: El Chavo VS La Estrella

After roller derby last Saturday, I smelled the delicious tacos on the street corner but I have yet to try that tacos table because I usually go by myself to derby and I… Continue reading

Vis a Vis with Cube, Vizzi & World Fare

There are just some days where things come together. Originally my Saturday consisted of just roller derby. I wanted to take a friend out for his birthday since he expressed to me how… Continue reading

Friday Night in Silver Lake: Dusty’s & Thirsty Crow

Last Friday, I checked out Thirsty Crow, a new bar in Silver Lake (when will LA officially change it to Silverlake?). The Grilled Cheese Truck was there and I had a couple of… Continue reading

Hope in a Jar

Suzanne Tract, owner and executive chef of Jar Restaurant must have the magic touch. I could not fathom how else could the entire restaurant be so packed the day taxes were due. Sure,… Continue reading

Ludobites 4.0

Hi Ludobites, welcome to DTLA! When Krissy and Ludo tweeted they were looking for their next pop-up space for Ludobites 4.0, I wrote back I really hoped it was going to be in… Continue reading

Marche: Tasting Menu

When a friend asked me a  couple of weeks ago if I wanted to check out Marche and I said yes. Not because I had read the Jonathan Gold article or even heard… Continue reading

Arashi: New Sushi in DTLA

A new sushi spot popped up in DTLA recently and since it’s near my new office building, I decided to check it out for lunch. Even though I mainly dread sushi combo plates,… Continue reading

Chaya DTLA’s Beer Garden Mondays

As previously mentioned, I tried to go to Chaya DTLA for their new Beer Garden but it turns out it’s only on Mondays. If you sit on the patio, you are treated to… Continue reading

Mi Piace: All Night Happy Hour Mondays

In college, one of my favorite places was Mi Piace. I still like the food quite a bit and I admire it’s managed to still stay somewhat hip and now can even be… Continue reading