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3416 Highland Ave.Manhattan BeachI've been trying to make it to Sloopy's ever since my friend Danny told me that Luke Walton (click to watch, under NBA Life: Luke Walton) of the Lakers named this place his best place for shakes. With a name that I had a hard time remembering, months passed by with no visit in sight. Finally, on a bright sunny weekend afternoon a group of us headed West on

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800 PCHRedondo Beachwww.aimeesbistro.comMy aunt has never eaten at a French restaurant before so I decided to take her to Aimee's Bistro in Redondo. This is one of my favorite places to eat. It is a place that I can always count on for amazing food and good service. I've been here four or five times and each time was great. I took my picky ass dad here before too and he loved it. I took my

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5225 York Blvd.Highland ParkOne of my friend sent me an email about a place that she saw in the dining section of the LA Weekly. It was called SOLE FOOD, written by Johnathan Gold, and he talked about this tiny restaurant in Highland Park that serves foot sized fried masa topped with all the fixings. So after a week or so we made a trip to Highland Park for some hauraches!I ordered a haurache

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After having a great meal at Loteria Grill we decided to get dessert at MILK. A quick seven minute trip down Beverly Blvd, we were hungry for some sweet action. After debating on what to get, Lieto picked the coffee toffee ice cream sandwich. She liked it a lot, but when I tried it I felt that the coffee flavor was too strong.Here is Lieto showing us here MUNCHIE FACE!I chose the caramel banana

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Farmers Market LA6333 W. 3rd ST.Los Angeles, CA 90036www.lafarmersmarket.comLoteria is easily one of my favorite Mexican places. I went here with a friend the other day and this place never seems to disappoint. Of course I got my usual huevos rancheros. It was so good that my damn fork broke and I could push myself to leave the huevos alone and get another one, but my fat ass finally did. For

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2961 Michelson DriveIrvine, CA 92612www.ruthschris.comHere I am for a birthday dinner at Ruth Chris. There is something special about sizzling butter that brings a tear to my eye. The Irvine Ruth Chris that we went to on this day is located in a big strip mall, so there is plenty of parking unless you want to boost your ego and valet your car. The service was nothing great. We asked for butter

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8555 W. Beverly BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90048www.sofitella.com My friend and I have had Simon LA on our to do list for a while now, ever since we found out that they served cotton candy for dessert. Located right next to the Beverly Center, in the Sofitel Hotel, this place breathes hip and elegance, so we fitted right in. haha I could not recall what we ordered, but it was like a prefixed lunch. We

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7290 Beverly Blvd.Los Angeles, Ca 90036www.themilkshop.com Here are my friends doing the "Munchie Face" We journeyed out to MILK for a late night "sweet tooth" craving. Boy did that totally hit the spot. The interior was all white with displayed desserts at the counter. My eyes got big when I walked in because the first thing that caught my eye were the frozen treats display. The strawberry

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5305 E. Pacific Coast HighwayLong Beach, CA 90804http://www.greenfieldchurrascaria.com/You have to go to a Brazilian churrascaria at least once before you die. These places are amazing and a carnivore's dream come true. For under $30 dollars a person, you will be treated to an astounding array of roasted meat. There is also a salad bar that all kinds of stuff to be eaten at your discretion.

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2301 W. Rosecrans Ave #1199El Segundo, CA 90245www.flemingssteakhouse.comThis is my 4th time making it out to Flemmings Steakhouse. Located on Rosecrans by the Pacific Theaters, it is a convenient stop after or before the movies. Today I watched 300 with my dad. This was an amazing movie that mad me feel like I should go on a diet...starting tomorrow!Flemmings was very dark and pretty ghetto

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1670 South Pacific Coast HighwayRedondo Beach, CA 90277www.bucadibeppo.comI drove down to Redondo Beach for a friend's bday a couple of weeks ago. There is no parking anywhere at this place so you have to get it valeted, which roughly cost around $2. Once you're inside and they get your table ready, they take you through their bustling kitchen for a quick view.It was just four of us but we some

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20700 AVALON BLVDCARSON, CA 90746and many other loctionshttp://www.wingstop.com/There is something about wings! I don't know why they are so good (they have barely any meat, a lot of skin and a lot of bones). I guess all those bad things = something good. Hot wings are great but only a couple of places make outstanding hot wings (Bj's Brewery, Hooters and Pizza Machine).Wing Stop doesn't do a

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12102 Long Beach Blvd.Lynwood, CA 90262www.kingtaco.comThis was my first time ever going to King Taco. I was so excited because I have heard so much good things about their tacos and their sublime hot sauce. I would of been here a lot sooner had I known it was right down the street from my torta spot (Gallo Giro) in Plaza Mexico. I thought this place would be a hole in the wall but I was

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I was pretty disappointed with my first review of Pizza Mozza because I didn't have pictures to show readers what I ate. I have been itching to go back ever since then. I finally had a chance to go there during spring break and to my delight we were seated at a table and not the bar. I took many pictures and I felt like a food paparazzi. I think I came close to crashing into the waiters when I

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This place is where I usually get my after party meal. Open 24 hours, Taco Sinaloa #3 delivers fast tacos and great meals at a great price. You order off the big menu above the counter (both english and spanish) and the food is ready in no time. So fast that sometimes I don't even get a chance to sit down, I put my drink on the table and they call me back up to get my food. I guess it's not a bad

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Earthen Restaurant is one of my cousin's and his wife's favorite places to eat. They decided to take me there even though it was a little further than planned, but apparently it is so good that they were willing to miss Grey's Anatomy for this Taiwanese Chinese restaurant.Located in a big plaza, this place did not have eye poppin' frontage. It was surrounded by many other Chinese places that

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Otafuka in Gardena is a magnificent little Japanese Soba shop. The specialty here are soba noodles. A while back, I was reading the L.A. Times Food Section and it actually talked about this place. They were talking about soba noodles and named this one of the best places for it because the chef here at Otafuku hand makes the soba noodles they sell here. After I read it, the same week I went to

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Let's get this out of the way, their website is amazing, so make sure you check it out (click the link underneath the address). That said let me start working this review.Hanging out with some long time buddies we were craving Korean food once again. Something about smoke in the air that brings out the fat beast in me. Dinner on a freezing Thursday night, this place was packed! There was no

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It's been a while since I last posted, but school has been a little crazy. I apologize and will try to balance my school, the blog, stuffing my face and Myspace! I actually wandered out the South Bay for this one and left my mark in Arcadia. This area is known for their Chinese food, but this Korean spot, located in a plaza, was full of hungry people. Seating took a couple of minutes and as soon

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Shin Sen Gumi is one loud ass place. Soon as you walk in, you are greeted by everyone that works there. I believe the kitchen workers in the back say "Hello," too! This place is always crowded so you must put your name on the list that's outside of the restaurant. The wait can sometimes be long and it can sometimes be short, this time it was long. It took us about 30 minutes to get in there so we

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I had a major sweet tooth after work on Friday and I always wanted to try this place out that's right by Costco. It is actually my second attempt because I went there a week earlier and the place was closed, so you know I really wanted to go there now. The suspense was building in my bones because I had the Jones.The place was small and clean and the workers were very helpful. There is a case

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Many restaurants have come and gone in this Gardena location. It shares it's location with Quizinos, Dominoes, Jackson Hewitt and Smart and Final. I drive by the Redondo Diner at least four times a day, but never cared to go. I finally wanted to try it after seeing it featured in the Daily Breeze's RAVE, so I gathered up the family to eat there for lunch. The inside has not changed from when it

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1542 W. Carson St.Torrance, Ca 90501After class on today I was in the mood to get something to eat . I first wanted tacos from Tacos Sinaloa on Carson St, but I instead made a left into a parking lonely liquor store parking lot. There hides a traditional sushi spot named Kantaro Sushi. I've been here before for their wonderful omakase (chef's choice) dinner, but I found out that omakase was for

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641 N. Highland Ave.Los Angeles, Ca 90036www.mozza-la.comSorry no pictures for this one! After reading about Pizza Mozza from other blogs and many magazines, I have been wanting to go to this place for many months now! This past Tuesday, I finally made my way out there. This place is owned by celebrity chef Mario Batali, you can see him on food channel, and Nancy Silverton, the lady behind La

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21180 Hawthorne BlvdTorrance, Ca 20503The family ate dinner at Seafood Port in Torrance in celebration of Chinese New Years. My dad used to love going down to Chinatown for dinner, but ever since we found this place...the rest is history. This place is always packed on the weekends. The portions are big and the prices are cheap, what more can you ask for. As we all know, Chinese waiters don't

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6333 W. 3rd StLos Angeles, Ca 90036www.breadwineandcheese.comOne of my favorite beautiful friends just came back from a two month trip in Mexico. We decided to hangout and grab some grub at LA's farmer's market. I wanted to try something else this time (instead of my usual Loteria) and since we got there really late, Monsieur Marcel looked liked one of a few places that was still open! When we

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300 E. Florence Ave.Inglewood, Ca 90301www.coleyscuisine.com Well, I decided to try something new today. My friend was in the Inglewood area so we went to Coley's Caribbean restaurant on Florence. My brother used to talk about this place when he used to work near the area. I recall him raving about the oxtail stew and that was something that I really wanted to try (Oxtail is the SHIT). The menu

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2520 Sepulveda BlvdTorrance, Ca 90505I've went to Lawry's many years back and expected it to blow my mind. In fact, Lawry's did blow my mind, too bad it was in a bad way! That was maybe the worst prime rib spot that I have ever been to, very sad indeed. This is not about Lawry's but it's about the San Franciscan. I have heard of the San Franciscan many years back, from friends and the fact that I

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2021 W. Redondo Beach Blvd.Gardena, Ca 90247 My cousin and I ended up at Sushi Bei, in Gardena, after waiting for a friend that never showed up(Yes, that's you Mr. Domo Arrigato Mr. Birthday Bato). Well it is his birthday and it was his family that he left us for, so we can't be too made, right? WRONG! I stayed in my jeans for over two hours when I could of been in my favorite, most comfortable

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420 N. La Cienega Blvd.Los Angeles, Ca 90048www.boulela.com Well after every trip to the farmer's market in LA, I go straight up Beverly Blvd, make a right at La Cienega and pull up right in front of Boule for some sweets. The interior looks like a Tiffany's & Co box. It is simple and beautiful, so when you walk in there the colors of the pastries and desserts explodes. I had a pleasant surprise

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6333 W. 3rd St.Los Angeles, Ca 90036www.farmersmarketla.com At least once a month I make it to the farmer's market, on 3rd and Fairfax, for breakfast. This is not just any breakfast but the huevos rancheros from Loteria Grill. This place is easily one of my top 3 Mexican food places. The prices are steep compared to those around town but the food is amazing. If I lived closer I would be there

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So I have been in the mood for Korean BBQ for about a two weeks now and I finally decided to satisfy my craving. I ended up at Jang Soo restaurant in Gardena because I knew they had excellent "lunch specials." This place is located at the corner of Redondo Beach Blvd and Normandie. I have been here many times before but have been going less because the prices have gone up. They give you the usual

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1425 W Artesia BlvdGardena, Ca 90247www.elpolloinka.comAfter a failed attempt to find some grub at the Torrance farmers market (long story), a group of close friends and I met up for a late lunch at El Pollo Inka in Gardena. It is located in the same plaza and right next to the California Fish Grill. This place definitely pleases the taste buds and for any reason your meal is not that good just

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California Fish Grill is one of my pops favorite lunch spots. This place is located at the west end of the 91 fwy which turns into Artesia Blvd. We have been here many times and this place get so packed during lunch hours that I feel like I'm at Costco on a Saturday or like clothes in a women's luggage. This place gets busy and for good reason!My pops ordered the white roughy. It was the special

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