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Shanghai #1 2022

November 9, 2022 | 1 Comments

We check in twice to find out how Shanghai #1 Seafood Village is doing in 2022. I remember when it was new, but it’s venerable as the SGV goes now…

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Duck House without Yarom!

October 30, 2022 | 1 Comments

A solid big party, two table post-pandemic revisitation of this old favorite…

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Asanebo Evening

September 28, 2022 | 1 Comments

The sushi series continues at valley classic Asanebo for a fun night of patio dining — in January (this being LA)…

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Quicker Crustacean

September 20, 2022 | 0 Comments

A unique Crustacean menu with some amazingly creative and delicious dishes…

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So Can Though

September 16, 2022 | 0 Comments

2021’s gut busting holiday dinner at awesome Vietnamese Sáu Can Tho…

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Xi’an isn’t Shaanxi

September 2, 2022 | 0 Comments

Chasing some semi-Authentic Chinese food in the heart of Beverly Hills…

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OOToro Holiday

August 31, 2022 | 0 Comments

Another amazing meal at OOToro — it never disappoints…

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Tasty Duck X 5

August 17, 2022 | 1 Comments

A revisit to this SGV classic for more awesome peking duck…

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Chengdu Impression

July 21, 2022 | 0 Comments

A pair of meals at this very interesting and while quite delicious, slightly flawed Sichuan restaurant…

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Happy at Happy Harbor

July 8, 2022 | 1 Comments

Another awesome Cantonese discovery far out into the SGV…

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Banquet Style — Flame International

May 21, 2022 | 0 Comments

Fairly bizarre banquet dinner at this Westside Persian banquet hall…

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Embassy Kitchen Expedition

March 29, 2022 | 0 Comments

Finally get to review this SGV classic and some of their unique slate of Cantonese dishes…

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Iron Teapot Dome

February 5, 2022 | 0 Comments

Some fairly serious dim sum in Culver City with some (also serious) service issues…

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Soot Bull Jeep

January 31, 2022 | 0 Comments

A late summer meal at one of KTown’s classic BBQ joints…

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Dirty Dozen at La Paella

December 20, 2021 | 0 Comments

Spanish wine night at venerable Beverly Hills Spanish La Paella…

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Favori Dinner

December 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

Favori is an old-school Vietnamese place down in Orange County but it was well worth the drive for an epic wine dinner…

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Silk Worm Road – Guan Dong Da Yuan

November 8, 2021 | 2 Comments

Stop #3 on our June SGV Adventures led to a big wine dinner…

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Marino al Fresco

October 1, 2021 | 0 Comments

A lovely evening enjoying LA’s covid-spurred embrace of patio dining…

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Little Saigon Crawl 2021

September 28, 2021 | 1 Comments

Herein is detailed our first post pandemic Vietnamese crawl — always a great time!

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Post OOToro

September 3, 2021 | 0 Comments

Our favorite super far away super delicious Japanese restaurant is still in great form…

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