Category: Gastropub

  • Gjelina Brunch

    Gjelina Brunch

    Gjelina’s been on my must-try list for quite some time, but stories of long waits and insensitive service have kept me away.  However, the potential of a butterscotch dessert that could rival Pizzeria Mozza‘s budino was enough to entice me and my wife to finally give it a try on an early Sunday afternoon.  And […]

  • Tar & Roses:  A Review (and a Half)

    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, […]

  • Manhattan Beach Post

    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 […]