anyone chasing that korean bbq taco truck?
― Walter Pate On 'sweetness' (jdchurchill), Friday, 19 March 2010 00:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Kogi is so 5 minutes ago. It's all about Starry Kitchen now.
― nickn, Friday, 19 March 2010 01:04 (fourteen years ago) link
old jonathan gold piece on the bucket's former owner, the colorful julio (neither the bucket nor julio are mentioned by name in the piece):
http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-30/magazine/tm-56316_1_garlic-powder?pg=2
― Trollmatic Reflexions (ojo), Friday, 19 March 2010 01:15 (fourteen years ago) link
where should we go tonight? requirements: cheap, relatively central, not heavy.
― get bent, Wednesday, August 6, 2008 4:35 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark
guelaguetza in koreatown (the olympic blvd. location if you're planning to drink) for pretty great oaxacan food and awesome marimba.
― Trollmatic Reflexions (ojo), Friday, 19 March 2010 01:16 (fourteen years ago) link
i've been to the olympic guelaguetza. it was fine, but there's much better oaxacan food in l.a.
― kogi taco ergo sum (get bent), Friday, 19 March 2010 03:01 (fourteen years ago) link
anyone in l.a. wanna pick me up in santa monica and go to amoeba for a few hours tomorrow or saturday? i really don't feel like takin the bus to hollywood.
― by another name (amateurist), Friday, 19 March 2010 06:04 (fourteen years ago) link
i didn't say it was the best. besides, most of thebetter places are all the way over on the westside. i love guelaguetza for the marimba band most of all.
― Trollmatic Reflexions (ojo), Friday, 19 March 2010 16:37 (fourteen years ago) link
no i agree, fuck the west side.
― kogi taco ergo sum (get bent), Friday, 19 March 2010 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Have been in downtown for a while now and really liking a bunch of the newish places: Church and State, Bottega Louie, Wurstkuche, Colori, Blossom etc etc.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 19 March 2010 22:51 (fourteen years ago) link
church and $tate made a kickass gimlet the only time i went there
― velko, Friday, 19 March 2010 22:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Yes, excellent drinks.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 19 March 2010 22:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i've heard so many good things about church & state. must check it out. bottega louie and wurstkuche are lotsa fun.
blossom is the vietnamese place on main? i like that too.
― kogi taco ergo sum (get bent), Friday, 19 March 2010 23:05 (fourteen years ago) link
I say worst cooch
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 19 March 2010 23:06 (fourteen years ago) link
I say it with a y at the end.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 19 March 2010 23:09 (fourteen years ago) link
i don't remember much german from college but i say it vurst - koosha.
― kogi taco ergo sum (get bent), Friday, 19 March 2010 23:10 (fourteen years ago) link
yesterday I heard someone say whooshkoosh
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 19 March 2010 23:15 (fourteen years ago) link
btw good call on the y spencer
Had some amazing Thai at Jitlada the other day. FYI.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, March 19, 2010 12:16 AM (23 hours ago) Bookmark
― kogi taco ergo sum (get bent), Friday, March 19, 2010 11:05 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark
@nnie and i went to jitlada and wurstkuche in january, and they were really really great. highly recommended!
― 69, Friday, 19 March 2010 23:20 (fourteen years ago) link
xpost, reminds me of the Armand Van Helden track, among other things!
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 19 March 2010 23:22 (fourteen years ago) link
i've heard so many good things about church & state. must check it out.
Seconding Church & State here. Had some really amazing meals there.
And OK, it's a NYC transplant but the Babycakes downtown is HFSOMG good.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 19 March 2010 23:40 (fourteen years ago) link
i have been eating authentic mexican food all my life and grew up in la.this place is hands down the best for mexican breakfast. cheap, flavorful, great service and most importantly authentic.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-huarachito-los-angeles
― oscar, Friday, 19 March 2010 23:45 (fourteen years ago) link
good to see some huarachito love. i used to live in lincoln hts. and would go there a couple of times a week.
― Trollmatic Reflexions (ojo), Saturday, 20 March 2010 00:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Lazy Ox food is GREAT but small portions for $$$.
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 22 March 2010 05:01 (fourteen years ago) link
vurstkookeh, seriously
this thread needs more mexican recs, please.
― idm@hyperreal.org (lukas), Monday, 22 March 2010 11:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Was getting new tires in Huntington Park and came across this amazing place and had a Cemitas sandwich which was awesome.http://www.lataco.com/taco/cemitas-y-clayudas-pal-cabron-huntington-parkhttp://www.laweekly.com/2009-06-25/eat-drink/hey-cabronhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/cemitas-y-clayudas-pal-cabron-huntington-park
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 22 March 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Me and my high school age kid are gonna be out there briefly from Thursday the 5th to Sunday. We'll be staying with relatives in Hermosa Beach, but looking for places to eat on days we're out on our own.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 August 2010 15:15 (thirteen years ago) link
What's new
― Carl (admrl), Sunday, 19 December 2010 19:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I might try the Coco's that has opened nr York and Figueroa. I'm sure it won't be good but I want ti to be.
― Carl (admrl), Sunday, 19 December 2010 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Trying to plan a little for EMP weekend.
Any thoughts on cheap eats/drinks around UCLA?
Looks like there are a good number of Persian places in Westwood -- my interest is particularly piqued in Attari Sandwiches. Also Little Osaka (Sawtelle Blvd.) wouldn't be too far, either.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:14 (thirteen years ago) link
I still have fond memories of the burger at Apple Pan.
― A Scanner Snarkly (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:35 (thirteen years ago) link
if you go to asahi on sawtelle get the curry ramen
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:41 (thirteen years ago) link
The Apple Pan is its own great experience; a little too distant for a lunch break by walking though.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:47 (thirteen years ago) link
if you're flying into lax eat at front page grille, I used to eat there almost every day when I worked around there.
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Is the Mongolian BBQ place still there? We used to dominate that place with creative bowl stuffing techniques.
Also, the Hari Krisna "donations accepted" buffet on Wednesdays?
Haha, this is going wayyyy back... 20 years?
― A Scanner Snarkly (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:48 (thirteen years ago) link
if yer talking to me, then yeah, the mongolian bbq place is alive and well
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:51 (thirteen years ago) link
I seriously can't recommend front page enough, it's pretty amazing, I mean hated my fuckin job so much but I think that restaurant helped me cool down and stay for a respectable period
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
attari is great! pomodoro is surprisingly good italian. shaherzad is ok.
i would go through jonathan gold's reviews on the la weekly site and pick a few things that sound up your alley. westwood isn't the best place for culinary delights beyond maybe sawtelle and sushi. imo you'll find generally better and cheaper food east of there in hollywood and koreatown. or further south in culver city/west la. taking a bus somewhere is pretty easy, quick and totally worth it. get tacos somewhere.
― Example: Hell (Matt P), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:06 (thirteen years ago) link
thirding jitlada, unreal good
― brigitte beardo (donna rouge), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:14 (thirteen years ago) link
el huarachito in lincoln heights (the birria was mmmmmmmm)and i suspect monterey park has a lot of really good dim sum places but as i've only been to dean sin world on n. garfield i'll rep for that one
― brigitte beardo (donna rouge), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:15 (thirteen years ago) link
wait, sorry, didn't see that jaymc was asking about stuff near UCLA, so ignore my suggestions. just wanted to say i really liked them!
― brigitte beardo (donna rouge), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:16 (thirteen years ago) link
rich people from china fly to monterey park to eat lunch iirc
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, part of me wants to go back to Jitlada. Just don't know whether trekking to Hollywood will be convenient during such a busy weekend.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:21 (thirteen years ago) link
i would go through jonathan gold's reviews on the la weekly site and pick a few things that sound up your alley
Yeah, I totally looked at the map of his 99 essential area restaurants.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Pretty smart move, that. Am planning some sort of pre-birthday get-together for yours truly one of those nights so if you want to combine forces there...
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:57 (thirteen years ago) link
hollywood will be a total mess this weekend, btw (oscars)
― brigitte beardo (donna rouge), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 02:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Hahah too goddamn true. Stay on the Westside!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
my interest is particularly piqued in Attari Sandwiches.
headed to a movie at the hammer tonight and will probably check this place out, i'll report back!
― brigitte beardo (donna rouge), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 23:32 (thirteen years ago) link
...
verdict: yum!
and today the grill 'em all truck is parked a short walk from my workplace \m/
― brigitte beardo (donna rouge), Thursday, 24 February 2011 19:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Nice. Let me link the EMP thread here:
EMP Pop Conference 2011
Anyone in the area, just show up for this thing!
Also I'd be down for lunch tomorrow at Attari -- jaymc, anyone else?
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 24 February 2011 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
*googles* that's close by. tempted to hop on the 224 bus right now.
― hauntological-hysteric theater (get bent), Thursday, 24 February 2011 20:02 (thirteen years ago) link