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"Star Guide: 1-Stay Away, 2-Don't Plan to return, 3 - Average, 4- Good, 5 -I'm in Heaven!"

Elite 2009

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223 Useful, 50 Funny, and 186 Cool

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Yelping Since

May 2007

Things I Love

good food, good wine, and good company

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My Hometown

Los Angeles

When I'm Not Yelping...

eating

Why You Should Read My Reviews

my reviews are concise so you can spend more time eating and less time reading

My First Concert

Sugar Ray

My Last Meal On Earth

A full course dinner by Ron Siegel

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I Know You're Reading This

Current Crush

Pink Martini

Recent Reviews

164 Reviews

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310 SE 28th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-5255

Bamboo Sushi  

Category: Sushi Bars
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

5 star rating
 10/11/2009  
Brian is amazing!

The omakase was the best I ever had.

I'd visit Portland again just to eat here.

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10 NE 28th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 232-3555

Navarre  

Categories: Spanish, Basque, Italian
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

2 star rating
 10/7/2009  
My friend went before and raved about it. We must went on an off-night because everything we had were too salty. We had:
Steam Clams - too salty
Duck Confit Salad - too salty
Bread - good
Foie Gras on Cumin bread - was disappointed this is not seared foie gras but it was good for a pate
Scallop - too sweet

Luckily, it wasn't too pricy (Under $40 for two of us before tip)

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688 Gerrard Street E
Toronto, ON M4M 1Y3
Canada
(416) 778-5948

Mi Mi Restaurant  

Category: Vietnamese
Neighborhood: Riverdale

2 star rating
 9/15/2009  
The pork chop was good.

The beef was not good. Too chewy.

The shrimp salad roll was decent.

The pho doesn't taste anything like what a pho should be. I never had pho that has sesame oil and pad-thai style noodle. The pho tasted more like a Chinese noodle soup than pho.

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1000 S San Gabriel Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 286-0298

Chung King  

Category: Chinese

3 star rating
 9/7/2009  
Very spicy! It's more of a numbing kind of spicy than flavorful kind of spicy.

Like all the Chinese restaurants around this area, the food is good and cheap.

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227 W Valley Blvd #118A
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 289-2276

Xiang Wei Lou  

Category: Chinese

5 star rating
 Update - 9/7/2009  
Still my go-to place whenever I crave for spicy yummy chinese food.

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  • 4 star rating
    8/13/2008 First to Review

    I came here a few times with friends. Their speciality is Hunan style cuisine, so most dishes are spicy but you can ask them to tone it down. Their Pork Intestine Hot Pot and Steam Whole fishes are very good; but twice cooked pork and stinky tofu are below average. The quality of their food is typical of SGV restaurant, good and cheap! Purely on taste, their food is a 3 stars.

    The waitstaff are friendly and attentive, which is a rare for Chinese restaurants. And their portion is pretty big, usually we order 4-5 dishes for 6-7 people and that's just the right amount of food. Thus a dinner there, including tax and tips, is usually under $10.  An extra star for good service and cost.

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315 S San Gabriel Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 292-7975

Hot Stuff Cafe  

Categories: Asian Fusion, French

4 star rating
 Update - 9/6/2009  
Came back many times since. Still loves the slushy. All other stuff are still good but not amazing.

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  • 5 star rating
    5/17/2008

    The $4 rain forest slushy is the best drink I ever had. And $12 for bacon wrap filet Mignon, awesome deal! They even have foie gras, venison, and all under $20/entree.

    This is the best bargain for anyone who want high quality food at a budget.

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223 Richmond St
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 322-6085

Second City Bistro  

Category: American (New)
Neighborhood: El Segundo

3 star rating
 Update - 9/6/2009  
Finally ate here. The portion is big, the taste is average.

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  • 5 star rating
    10/24/2007

    My friends and I love their wine tasting in the back patio. It's our favorite after work activity.

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830 E Mission Rd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 285-2846

MachoCafe  

Category: Mexican

5 star rating
 Update - 9/6/2009  
Still my go-to place for enchilada.

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  • 5 star rating
    5/22/2008

    I been to Mexico but MacHo Cafe has THE BEST ENCHILADAS I EVER HAD!!!!

    Their fish tacos is good and definitely much better than all the fish tacos in L.A. but not as good as fish tacos in S.D. and Mexico (I have high standards).

    I can't wait to go back and try all their other food.

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111 N Atlantic Blvd
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(626) 282-8986

Happy Family Restaurant 3  

Categories: Chinese, Vegetarian

4 star rating
 9/6/2009  
surprisingly greasy for a vegetarian restaurant.

Food is good though.

The fake meat taste almost like real meat.

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11400 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 575-3530

Il Moro Restaurant  

Category: Italian

4 star rating
 9/5/2009  
2 words: FREE APPETIZERS!!!

Many variety of appetizers to choose from, in a buffet style.

Parking is easy. Drinks cost ~$10.

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67 Compliments

  • You're Cool

    Brian is amazing. Omakase at Bamboo is one of my favorite meals right now.

  • Just a Note

    Doesn't sound very authentic to me - skippable?

  • Hot Stuff

    Welcome to the Elite Squad!!

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