Saturday, December 17, 2011

Pitfire Pizza@West LA ★★

Customized Pasta@Pizza Place. Fun. Fast-food like. You can secretly customize your pasta, ingredients, & sauce. I had them make Pesto Spaghetti w/ Eggplant. Their Sangria is good too.

Pesto Spaghetti w/ Eggplant (Custom Order)

Farfalle w/ Sausage & Greens $9.95
sweet fennel sausage, farfalle, kale, touch of cream, parmesan


Pitfire Pizza Company
2018 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 481-9860
www.pitfirepizza.com

Dx Peruvian Restaurant@Santa Ana (closed) ★★★

Tacu-Tacu con Bisteck (Ribeye Steak)
sautéed rice & beans w/ onions & garlic topped w/ an egg, served w/ plantains & 8oz ribeye steak

Arroz con Mariscos (Seafood Paella) $16.95
rice sautéed w/ shrimp, calamari, mussels & scallops in a palillo sauce

Sangria $5

Dx Peruvian Restaurant
3930 S Bristol St
Ste 107
Santa Ana, CA 92704
(714) 424-0014

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Whist@Santa Monica ★★★

Great Service.

Beet Salad $16
hazelnuts, folla rossa, truffle-pecorino panna cotta

10 oz. Dry Ages NY Steak $39
bloomsdale spinach, bacon, parmesan-buttered potatoes

Black Sea Bass $32
sugar snap peas, kaffir lime, mizuna, lobster-coconut broth


Viceroy Santa Monica
1819 Ocean Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 260-7511

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Eggplant@Studio City ★★

Spicy Blue Crab Cake $9.50
w/ house spicy sesame sauce

Spicy Miso Eggplant $8
sautéed japanese eggplant w/ house special spicy & sweet miso sauce

Pumpkin LA $7.50
steamed & light sautéed japanese pumpkin w/ house sesame sauce

Salmon Poke $15

Macrobiotic Gozen Box Special with Grilled Spicy Miso Salmon $17.50
ohitashi w/ sesame & mild soy (traditional style spinach, japanese pumpkin, green beans, mushed japanese pumpkin, w/ organic tofu & seawead miso soup, brown rice

Eggplant Restaurant
11266 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 508-1800

Friday, December 9, 2011

Izakaya Honda-Ya@Little Tokyo ★★★

Izakaya Place. Opens till late. Over 200 menu items! Definitely try their robata. Love their Blue Crab Handroll.

Blue Crab Handroll $6

Yakimori $9.95
assorted 5 kinds of yakitori: chicken wing, leg meat, white meat, meatball, asparagus w/ bacon

Uni Sushi $6.50

Amaebi Sushi $5

Salmon Sushi $4

Seafood Salad $10.95

Avocado Tempura $3.50


Oyster Shooter $6

Honda-Ya Izakaya
333 South Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 625-1184

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Tanzore@Beverly Hills ★★

The Quality of Indian Food Here is Great, but it can get pricey at night. I usually go w/ coupons (eg. OpenTable Spotlight).

Trio of Scallops $25
seared scallops on a bed of tomato pilaf, served w/ spinach, tomato, & coconut sauce

Seared Tuna & Avocado "Raita" $21
seared rare yellow fin tuna, toasted coriander, avocado raita, tuna tartare

Bindhi Marsala $16
fresh okra sautéed in cooked onions, tomatoes, and spices

Classic Chicken Tikka Makhani $13
charbroiled chicken breast in a butterfly tomato sauce

Garlic Naan $6

Green Peas Pulao $5

Blue Lassi $5

Tanzore
50 North La Cienega Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2227
(310) 652-3894

Friday, December 2, 2011

Ebisu@Little Tokyo ★★

Happy Hour Specials are a Great Deal. Love the environment here. Authentic Japanese Izakaya place food for cooked food, sushi and beer. You can park at the parking lot next to the restaurant for $3.

Kirin Draft Beer (Mug) - Happy Hour Special $1.50

Croquette - Happy Hour Special $3.95

Ikura Sushi $5.00

Tempura Roll - Happy Hour Special $7.95

Special - Seafood Nabe Udon

Ebisu Japanese Tavern
356 E 2nd St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 613-1644
www.ebisu-la.com