Category: American
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Tar & Roses: A Review (and a Half)
I’m a relatively late member of the Tar & Roses admiration society, but not for lack of trying. When the restaurant opened in January 2012 to great general acclaim, I knew it would be one of the tougher tables in town for a while. I kept waiting for the hype and hubbub to settle down, […]
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Freddy Does Philly: “A Cheesesteak Pop-Up”
Per Eater, the Shack in Santa Monica is serving up cheesesteaks this week. Not having had a decent cheesesteak in some time, I decided to check it out.
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Pork Belly’s Sandwich Shop
Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice has always had an interesting food scene, with some newcomers mixing it up with long-time establishments. One of the newest places is Pork Belly’s Sandwich Shop (originally named Belly Up–domain name registered and everything currently not working), which just opened yesterday. I had wanted to go opening day, but circumstances […]
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Manhattan Beach Post
Chef David LeFevre‘s Manhattan Beach Post has been on my radar for the past year or so, and last month I finally got to go for dinner with my family after a long day at Disneyland (it’s kinda on the way back to the Westside from Anaheim), after failing to get in at its newly […]
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Humble Potato: The Day After
I’ve read some mixed reviews about Humble Potato, but nearly all of the negative ones were focused on the opening night, when the wait for food occasionally crossed the hour mark, and some of what came out of the kitchen were not ideally prepped (cold buns, unmelted cheese, etc). Fortunately, most people seemed willing to […]