Archive for the ‘Downtown’ Category
Purgatory Pizza
Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:56 7 CommentsPurgatory Pizza is located in kind of a strange place. It’s on the outskirts of the main part of downtown LA, sitting at a mostly empty street by its lonesome self. If I hadn’t read about it beforehand (from Quarrygirl) I wouldn’t have known about it at all. The main reason we ate [...]
Langer’s Deli
Saturday, June 7, 2008 22:59 2 CommentsA few years ago, I was assigned to work in downtown L.A. for a while. I became fast friends with some coworkers, and we always went out to lunch together. One day, they started talking about Langer’s, but they kept looking at me because they weren’t sure if I would like it. [...]
Liberty Grill
Thursday, February 7, 2008 0:01 1 CommentA couple friends came into town yesterday for business. After an exhausting flight, and an even more exhausting day of meetings and running around, they were pretty wiped out by the time we were to meet up for dinner. They repeated (several times) that they had nothing to eat but a Burger King [...]
R 23 - an arty/Japanese LA institution
Sunday, February 3, 2008 20:08 15 Comments[Photo from their website]
R23 Japanese Cuisine and Art Gallery is exactly what a downtown, cool and artistic space serving fantastic sushi and exceptional gastronomic delights ought to be. Tucked away on the outskirts of Little Tokyo, in L.A.’s Arts District, this fine restaurant first opened its doors in 1991. Now, seventeen years later, R 23 [...]
Mama Knows Best
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 21:57 2 CommentsLast month, I met up with Jonah and his lovely wife at the Tamale Festival and gleefully ate until I was stuffed. We agreed the winner of the day was the green chile and cheese tamale from Mama’s Hot Tamales Cafe, which was conveniently located right on 7th Street, the location of the festival. [...]
Dodger’s Stadium: All-You-Can-Eat Right Field Pavilion
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 22:59 4 CommentsHave you gone to it yet? Will any LAFB writer or reader admit to going? Well, I figured it was time one of us risked our stomach to be able to blog about the experience! Perhaps some of our more well-heeled readers or writers could share about the food in the luxury [...]
Philippe’s - French Dip done right
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 1:33 7 CommentsPhilippe’s - The original french dip sandwich
1001 N. Alameda St. Los Angeles CA. 90012 -
(Downtown LA, close to Union Station, Chinatown and Olivera Street)I’ve been craving a decent french dip sandwich for awhile. And not any old french dip sandwich (french dip from IHOP is not my idea of fufilling a sandwich craving…much [...]
2nd Annual Los Angeles Tamale Festival
Saturday, November 11, 2006 17:53 6 CommentsTwo buck tamale!
Hat tip to Erin’s Kitchen for the information on the LA Tamale Festival. Since I don’t live too far away, I decided to check it out.
Check out the LAFB post about last year’s Tamale Festival.
The event is on 7th Street near MacArthur Park.
Like any festival, there are colorful items sold [...]