Tag Archive: restaurant review

Silver Lake: Modern Filipino Eats at Ma’am Sir

  I’m so happy to have finally made it to Ma’am Sir! The restaurant opened in Silver Lake a couple months ago and I’ve been plotting my way there ever since. One of… Continue reading

Mid-City: Late Night Chinese at California Wok

  As part of Chinese Food Week on The Minty, I’m also exploring late night eats. It reminds me of when we’d go to pick up someone from the airport late at night… Continue reading

SGV: Dim Sum at Five Star Seafood

  How can I have a Chinese Food Week on The Minty without a dim sum spot? I grew up eating dim sum at least twice a week. As a child I was… Continue reading

Silver Lake: Nice Mix of Chinese and Chinese American Food at Fat Dragon

Chinese Food Week on The Minty Continues with Fat Dragon in Silver Lake. Fat Dragon is my ideal sort of Chinese restaurant. It has a mix of traditional Chinese dishes as well as the… Continue reading

SGV: That Beef Roll at 101 Noodle Express

  Back in May, I did a Japanese Food Week and now it’s time for Chinese Food Week here on The Minty. To start things off, I’m in the San Gabriel Valley revisiting… Continue reading

DTLA: Redbird Launches The Plain Truth About The Best Seeds, A New Collection of 31 Cocktails

  Redbird just launched The Plain Truth About the Best Seeds, a new collection of 31 drinks from Bar Director Tobin Shea last week. We attended the launch party in the lovely Garden… Continue reading

Koreatown: Eight Korean BBQ

  Ah, Koreatown, home of so many Korean BBQ spots that I don’t know if even the local chamber of commerce knows how many place there are in the area packed with more… Continue reading

Mid-city: Dinner at Noree Thai

Noree is the ambitious new project from business partners and Chefs Pla and Fern. While I love the casual Luv2Eat in Hollywood or grabbing a quick take-out from their Crying Tiger window, it’s… Continue reading

DTLA: Dinner at Hatch Yakitoriya

  I recently checked out Hatch at the new Bloc. I had seen some amazing pictures recently for the spot. However, they were sold out of their signature fried chicken and it was… Continue reading

Koreatown: KBBQ at The Corner Place

  I’ve heard about The Corner Place for years. As it turns out, my imaginings and what it actually was entirely different. I thought it was a Korean comfort food spot, a small… Continue reading