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DateWashington, DC 20004
(202) 628-1005
Oyamel
Categories:
Mexican,
Tapas Bars
Neighborhood: Penn Quarter
service was prompt. felt reassuring that we were eating the same food that the staff in the family-run restaurant was having.
birria was tasty but too salty. again, not a bad thing if you're trying to avoid cramping the next day. fish taco was massive, more like an open faced burrito.
definitely will be a regular stop when passing thru town.
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 821-5723
Shimoyama Steven, MD
Category:
Orthopedists
huge thanks to dr. shimoyama for helping me heal in time to go on a snowboard trip to wyoming less than a month after my injury!
has anybody seen blake griffin dunk lately? while blake's clearly a freakish athlete, dr. shimoyama should get some credit for helping blake bounce back from the knee injury suffered during the preseason before his rookie campaign.
a fixture at home clippers games, you can always spot dr. shimoyama and his kids sitting behind the team's bench.
however, the service and products was quite nice. multiple hot towels (plus a cold finishing one) and a combination of creams, lotions, oils, etc. left my face feeling very soft.
the lounge/waiting area is a bit cramped and could benefit from more space. the offered cup of coffee was a nice gesture but the brew was pretty muddy.
More aerobic than spiritual. More static than dynamic. Paint by numbers with no creativity in transitions.
One practitioner's hands were feeling tingly and she wanted to leave the room. The instructor called her out and insisted she stay. Seems to fly in the face of the 'do what's right for you' vibe that I enjoy in practices.
Similarly, when it came time for parsvakonasana I got called out for leaving my lower elbow on my knee instead of placing it on the ground. It was completely unnecessary to hear 'move your elbow, hand on the floor, touch the ground' barked by the instructor when my hips and lower back aren't warmed up enough for that deep a stretch.
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 815-8776
Ramen Yamadaya
Category:
Japanese
Neighborhood: Culver City
it'd probably be worth waiting a week or two for yamadaya to get their game together before returning for another visit.
also, the person working at the ranger station was surly, rude, and clearly would rather not be working there. if i had a say as to where my tax dollars went, this bitch would be one of the 12% of californians that are currently out of work.
1 Previous Review:
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7/7/2011 First to Review
ok i get that this is supposed to be a fancy flagship store from nike-hurley-converse that features the latest in design and merchandising. but in all honesty how much of the "gear" that they sell here is gonna come in handy when you're hunting for waves in baja or billy goating to a line in wyoming?
this so-called "premium shopping experience" sounds a whole lot like a store where pretenders can flock to in quest to look the part. and really that's ok just so long as they keep their feet firmly planted on terra firma and not even think about paddling out at 3rd point when its pumping.
what do you call an "action sports" store that doesnt actually sell surf/snow/skate boards?
PAC SUN
-1 star for sub average kalbi
1 Previous Review:
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6/10/2008
the level of vitriol spilled in many of the previous reviews is perplexing. though the kalbi is short of spectacular, it isn't the worst thing i've ever eaten. if you opt for the naeng myun combination, you'll be rewarded with an excellent bowl of tangy, briny, cold noodles. another good option is the yukkaejjang (spicy beef soup).
yes you can get better korean food in koreatown. but for what it is, koba is a reasonable option on the westside if you don't feel like fighting traffic to head east during a week night. at least for me, that is sufficient rationale to return.
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ordered a pitcher of margarita's with premium tequila that turned out to be pointless because there was way too much sweetnsour in the mix. felt like i was drinking something made for high schoolers in tijuana.
opted to get a negra modelo instead but it took asking four different people and 20 minutes of waiting to actually receive the beverage.
food was fairly good but well short of the amazing other people claim. have they not had real mexican food? or is there a different standard for stuff designed by a spanish guy?