Seafood City Supermarket - Fish Roulette

When it comes to fish, I usually hit a Whole Foods, Bristol Farm or Fish King (in Glendale).
However, the reality is that these upscale markets only offer a limited number of the most popular fish like salmon, halibut, trout and a few others. Nonetheless, you can be assured of excellent fresh fish.
But, if you [...]

Rubio’s Schmubio’s — Señor Fish is where it’s at

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 [...]

Pollen: Thinking Outside the Vase

Honey, it’s good for you. This is an updated version of an article I wrote for TERA’s quarterly newsletter. My intention was to wait until the newsletter circulated to publish this, but today is Pollen’s grand-opening so I’d like to share the news with you!

Having spent many years living in and around the [...]

Spitz Gets It Untwisted

Eagle Rockers who cruise Colorado know by now, after many months of delays, Spitz is finally open for bidness.
The Doner kebab shop opened last Wednesday (April 12th). Now they’re ready for your cash in exchange for some bad*ss keb*b samwiches. Open 11AM to 10 PM.
We hope that all the unanticipated costs and unforseen heartaches were [...]

The Last Great Hamburger Stand

Fatburger.

I’ll say it again, Fatburger. The Last Great Hamburger Stand.
I sparked velvety dissention a while ago by soliciting people for their favorite burger joint, not a national chain. Of course, I violated my own criteria by throwing down for Fatburger, reasoning that even though they are growing through many states, and now even have an [...]

lafb Q&A: Spitz Take

By all accounts opening a new restaurant in Los Angeles can be a harrowing experience. Bryce Rademan and Robert Wicklund planned to open Spitz, a small Spanish kebab shop, in Eagle Rock this September. Their plans have been waylayed by unpredictable obstacles and costly disappointments.

Eagle Rock’s Spitz: Doner Kebab Shack

New Doner kebab shop coming to Eagle Rock.

“Everything French but the attitude…” at Café Beaujolais

Well, at least that’s what’s silkscreened on the black shirts of the French waiters at a favorite little restaurant of mine, Café Beaujolais.
From previous experiences, I knew that the little French bistro can get pretty loud and busy during the dinner hours. So the planner in me played it safe. My girlfriend and I [...]