Joseph "I'm ready for Friday" A.'s Profile

Great selection of craft beers just like the Verdugo.  Great crowd as well.  Parking is tough though as there's not valet and street parking requires permits..

I'm a regular here since service is so quick. I could probably eat here very day if i could... My perfect meal is tenshenchan, gyoza and cold tofu.. Food is homely and good..

I would of never of came here a few years ago and it's hard to believe how Echo Park turned out into the capial of hipsters..  Drinks are cheap here. Bartenders are quick and friendly.  Only if I knew the tacos and peanuts were free! Looked really good at the time.  It's not tough to get in but it's really small inside, crowded and a bit stuffy...

I didn't know that dive bars had dance floors with disco lights... I was digging it though... Don't know why but I thought it was different. Came here one night on a weekday for a drink. Typical cheap alcohol served here. Nothing special... but, I passed by last weekend and dayeum, the line was out the door..

I came here a few years ago for dinner and recently wanted to come back to try this place again. This place is a small family run restaurant with a large menu of rice and noodle dishes.  Dishes are really affordable here which range from $4.99 to $10.99 for sizzling plates. I ordered a rice plate with shredded pork, charbroiled beef, shrimp paste and broken rice. I was a bit disappointed since it lacked some flavor.  We also ordered the golden brown egg rolls which were way too greasy for me.  Oil was dripping all over the plate.  They also messed up my friend's order.  Maybe it was a communication disconnect.  Service is not the best. We asked for refills on drinks and they never came.  We also asked how to use the strainer for the French coffee which the waitress did not even know how to use.  Not too attentive which is usually expected at most Asian restaurants.  At the least, I enjoyed the lemonade which was freshly squeezed and not too sweet...  Too bad I didn't get my refill..

After a night hanging out at La Descarga, next door, we were hungry.  For a quick fix, El Patio fulls up the late night hunger.  Carne asada tacos were great. Simple but great... I also had Al Pastor wich was good but lacked a bit of flavor.  Tacis are $1.25/each which is good cheap eats.. This place is also tented in the back which was good since it was raining.

I really digged the vibe of this place. Located in East Hollywood at a location that you wouldn't think there's a cool lounge at. Before coming to this place, it's best you make reservations. The building is located in the so so sketchy part of Hollywood. Don't walk or even think about parking across the street on Western! All sorts of stuff happen there even during the day.  There's valet for $7. Walking up to the building, there's a cool kat bouncer at the front who call up to the office to confirm your reservation. This place is a bit dressy, so you should dress up a bit. You walk up the stairs which looks like an old apartment thinking where it could lead you to. When you get up the top you're greeted by a hostess, nicely dressed in old school Havana in a small office. Then she opens a dresser door that leads you to a metal grille walkway overseeing the full floor bar leading down to a circular stair and down the bar area.  Decor is old school Havana, Cuba vibe.  Specialty drinks are rum based but they also have everything else as far as liquor goes.  Cuba Libre and mojitos were great.  Probably one of the better mojitos I've had in a while.  Around the corner leads you to a hallway that brings you to the another bar where you can try some rum tastings that come from all over the Carrabean.  There you can have flights of rum for $15 and smoke a cigar.  A bit pricey for rum which is usually not the priciest of liquors. There are shows on the hour with live music and live dancer.  This place has a great vibe, nice crowd, a few hipsters but not too many, and the drinks are great.... What else can you ask for?? La Descarga gets 4.5 stars.

I ate here a few weeks back.  Sushi Gen was crowded as usual so since we were extremely hungry, we decided to try this place since it's in the same plaza.  I had the kahlua pork, and lomi salmon.  I thought the kahula pork was good, however, a bit on the runny side. The flavor was tastey and had good smokey flavor.  I love the mac salad.  I believe this one had some potato in it which was really good.  The lomi salmon had some salmon missing.  Hawaiian ice tea was refreshing especially since it was warm day in December. People are friendly and attentive.  The menu is typical Hawaiian food but more extensive than an L & L. Other than that, it's a typical, no frills restaurant located in an Asian plaza.

I came here a few weeks back before the holidays to meet up with some friends.
People rave about the burger so much.  After all these years, I finally tried it and I didn't care for it that much.  Is there something wrong with me?  Umami and Blue Dahlia's is much better.  I would of rather gone out to In n Out to be honest.  Other than that, the rest of the food was good.  Marrow was great and so were the fries.  Mushrooms were okay. I'm biased since I don't care for mushrooms too much.
Other than that, the beers always great.  It's tough to grab as seat since it's first come first serve so you end up sitting with people you may not know in the same table. You have to watch out though in the area.  Lots of 5 o's roaming around so watch how much you drink...

In my recent trip to NYC landing in JFK, I had to wait 45 minutes for a pick up from calling on a scheduled pick up.  At least you can wait inside the terminal instead of outside where someone will come to call your name near the call center.  I had to call twice and there were other drivers coming in an calling names but brushed you off.
It's economical about half that of a cab or car service but you have to go from terminal to terminal to pick people up and then wait for others to get dropped off.  It took another hour to get to Manhattan.
Customer service wasn't professional at all.  When I called to re-schedule my flight time, they were "whatever" and didn't send me a confirmation when I asked for it and so I had to call again.  You could also hear other people in the background having personal conversations.