Archive for the ‘Downtown’ Category
Rubio’s Schmubio’s — Señor Fish is where it’s at
Saturday, November 4, 2006 23:56 11 Comments
Señor Fish
618 Mission Street, South Pasadena 91030
Locations in Eagle Rock (Señor Fresh), Alhambra, and Downtown
(626) 403-0145
Under $10 per person
Daily 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Bottom Line: If you’re jones’n for fish tacos, there is no other choice.
“Always fresh, never fishy,� is a mantra more commonly associated with your favorite sushi joint than your corner taco [...]
Frying Fish in Little Tokyo
Sunday, October 8, 2006 21:46 5 CommentsOne of my friends is a sushi fiend. He, I and another buddy decided for catch up together for conversation and figured that on that night it would be while having some sushi.
My sushi fiend friend recommended we meet up at Frying Fish in Little Tokyo.
Two chefs work in the middle and place their [...]
Pizza with Pizazz: Pitfire Pizza Company
Thursday, September 28, 2006 20:07 3 CommentsI go downtown on quite a frequent basis, but I wouldn’t say that I really GO there. Once a week or more, I am there, but my experience is generally limited to the Joe’s parking lot on Olive and the second floor of the Superior Court.
So when I drew the jury duty stick last week, [...]
I’ll Have the ‘Works: Groundwork Coffee Company
Monday, September 25, 2006 18:48 10 CommentsIt’s an unfortunate fact of life that I have to work for a living. And it’s an even more unfortunate that work starts quite early in the morning. More unfortunate still is the fact that I live on one side of the Hollywood Hills and work on the other, necessitating an even earlier waking up [...]
Ocean Seafood Dim Sum Extravaganza
Monday, September 11, 2006 23:34 6 CommentsOcean Seafood: DIM SUM - Chinatown
750 N. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA
8.27.06 - Sunday, 11:00 AM
Moi + 9 other hungry crazies
Dim sum, anyone? A little of this, a gigantic boatload of that? Yes, well, me too!
I already know Ocean Seafood makes a mean baked crab. Their veggies are sub-par, the rice sucks, and [...]
Pete’s Cafe and Bar
Saturday, September 9, 2006 13:03 No CommentsDowntown’s Gentrified Watering Hole
Deathmatch: Cole’s PE Buffet vs. Philippe’s
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 13:16 20 CommentsThe greatest rivalry since Pat’s and Geno’s cheesteaks in Philly is the fistfight between Cole’s PE Buffet and Philippe’s. Each claim to be the inventor of the French Dip. What is not in dispute is the city in which it was invented: Los Angeles. Everything else becomes fuzzy after that.
Cole’s PE Buffet is the oldest [...]
California Plaza - Downtown LA - Noe Restaurant
Monday, April 10, 2006 20:45 2 CommentsSometimes you try a new restaurant because you know of it and plan to go there.
Sometimes you wind up trying a new one because you happen to stumble onto it. Unfortunately, I don’t bring my digital camera everywhere I go!
The other evening, I was near the Omni Hotel and decided to try the [...]