Tag Archive: restaurant review

Echo Park: Mohawk Bend Opens Tonight

Mohawk Bend opens today in Echo Park. I swung by a few weeks ago for Friends & Family night and had drinks at the bar. Like owner Tony Yanow’s other restaurant bar Tony’s… Continue reading

DTLA: Flying Pig Cafe Now Open

Another food truck in L.A. has laid down some roots. The Flying Pig Cafe opened a couple of weeks ago in Little Tokyo. The brilliantly white space is decorated with “flying pigs” of… Continue reading

Cahuenga Corridor: St. Felix Hollywood

  St. Felix recently opened another location in the Cahuenga Corrider in Hollywood. I’m familiar with the petite boite in West Hollywood and was a bit surprised to learn the new location took… Continue reading

Arcadia: Daikokuya

    Writing about Daikokuya is sort of like writing about McDonald’s. Most ramen fanatics have a favorite ramen-ya. There are your Team Santouka fans and then there are your Team Daikokuya buddies.… Continue reading

New Menu at Bar | Kitchen

Bar | Kitchen debuted its new menu a couple of weeks ago. Don’t worry, the crack tots (tater tots) are still on the menu. I was more excited to see what the new… Continue reading

Studio City: First Look at Black Market Liquor Bar

I can count how many times I’ve been to the Valley this year on one hand. When I found myself in Studio City this week, I decided to drop into Black Market Liquor… Continue reading

Picca Peru on Pico, Please

What’s the hottest new restaurant in L.A.? Picca! The highly anticipated modern Peruvian restaurant by Chef Ricardo Zarate opened late last month. Having tasted Chef Ricardo’s food at his more modest Mo-Chica, Test… Continue reading

Culver City: Happy Hour at L’Epicerie

Culver City is rapidly becoming a place I’d like to live with a downtown full of great restaurants. I was invited to happy hour at the newish L’Epicerie. I remembered when it opened… Continue reading

Mid-City: A.O.C.

A few weeks ago, I finally made it over to Suzanne Goin’s well-respected A.O.C. When I went to Chez Panisse, I learned Suzanne came out of that school of thought. I’m not as… Continue reading

Culver City: Return to Lukshon

  I get asked all the time what’s my favorite restaurant and it’s hard to answer considering I don’t make it back to some spots as much as I wanted. After a terrific… Continue reading