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Yelping SinceFebruary 2009
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9725 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 842-8155
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 842-8155
Le Saint Amour
Category: French
Neighborhood: Culver City
212 Pier Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 396-8566
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 396-8566
The Novel Cafe - CLOSED
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
It's a sprawling, rambling coffee shop splayed out over two stories and several rooms. A nice place to settle in with your laptop and be productive. And you can actually work a full day here uninterrupted because of the halfway-decent food menu.
Some drawbacks are that the temperature can get uncomfortable with the heat of the kitchen and the afternoon sun coming in through the front windows. The kitchen also can get brutal when they're frying onion or bacon and the perfume becomes eye-wateringly overpowering.
Otherwise, the coffee is decent and the staff is always straightforwardly helpful. The books are fun to browse through and the tables against the bookshelves in the second room on the forund floor are generally the most pleasant...
Some drawbacks are that the temperature can get uncomfortable with the heat of the kitchen and the afternoon sun coming in through the front windows. The kitchen also can get brutal when they're frying onion or bacon and the perfume becomes eye-wateringly overpowering.
Otherwise, the coffee is decent and the staff is always straightforwardly helpful. The books are fun to browse through and the tables against the bookshelves in the second room on the forund floor are generally the most pleasant...
Really delicious food here. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend stopping in for a fine dinner. I particularly enjoyed the meatballs - evidently a recipe of Petros' mother.
Seems like they're still working out the service kinks, but with the excellent fare that's not necessarily a big problem for me.
Seems like they're still working out the service kinks, but with the excellent fare that's not necessarily a big problem for me.
150 West 17 Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 620-5000
New York, NY 10011
(212) 620-5000
Rubin Museum Of Art
Category: Museums
Neighborhood: Chelsea
If you've never been to the Cabaret Cinema night at the RMA, then you're missing out on one of the best evenings NYC has to offer. I think program director Tim McHenry is in the dictionary somewhere under "civilized, humorous decency." What a great guy!
For the "cinema" component, there's always some kind of Himalayan tie-in, no matter how tangential. I saw "caddyshack" here several years ago -- selected for Bill Murray's Dali Lama reference.
The museum's great too... The spiral staircase, a holdover from the space's former incarnation as a department store, is quite appropriate to the subject matter.
For the "cinema" component, there's always some kind of Himalayan tie-in, no matter how tangential. I saw "caddyshack" here several years ago -- selected for Bill Murray's Dali Lama reference.
The museum's great too... The spiral staircase, a holdover from the space's former incarnation as a department store, is quite appropriate to the subject matter.
11510 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310) 398-6766
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310) 398-6766
Samosa House And Bharat Bazaar
Category: Indian
Neighborhood: Culver City
I can't add much to the 170+ reviews already here. I like the counter service aspect and the reasonable pricing. The decor is nothing to get excited about, but, let's face it -- you're probably not coming here for a relaxing dinner for two anyways.
A great lunch-in-a-hurry or need a fast-and-cheap dinner spot...
A great lunch-in-a-hurry or need a fast-and-cheap dinner spot...
9543 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 845-1700
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 845-1700
Akasha
Category: American (New)
Neighborhood: Culver City
I like the front bar/dessert/coffee area here. Very cozy and inviting.
As for the restaurant, I've generally had a good experience with the menu. The main dining room is a little cavernous for my tastes, but I enjoy sitting at the bar if possible.
As for the restaurant, I've generally had a good experience with the menu. The main dining room is a little cavernous for my tastes, but I enjoy sitting at the bar if possible.
1440 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-1404
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-1404
Urban Outfitters
Categories: Women's Clothing, Men's Clothing
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
The prices are generally reasonable and the clothes are pretty utilitarian.
The reason I'm reviewing this location is because of its wretched, God-awful fitting room situation.
Ever been sentenced to solitary confinement in an Eastern bloc country like Bulgaria? Well neither have I, but after spending some time in a 3 ft. x 3 ft. "hole" that passes for a fitting room at the Urban Outfitters, Santa Monica, my mind began to wander to thoughts of trading cigarettes for protection against a KGB-sponsored prison gang.
Really guys... Could you not spare the extra 500 square feet to make your fitting rooms habitable by a civilized human male of average build?
The reason I'm reviewing this location is because of its wretched, God-awful fitting room situation.
Ever been sentenced to solitary confinement in an Eastern bloc country like Bulgaria? Well neither have I, but after spending some time in a 3 ft. x 3 ft. "hole" that passes for a fitting room at the Urban Outfitters, Santa Monica, my mind began to wander to thoughts of trading cigarettes for protection against a KGB-sponsored prison gang.
Really guys... Could you not spare the extra 500 square feet to make your fitting rooms habitable by a civilized human male of average build?
I eat here at least twice a month.
For the price, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a better udon noodle in this town.
It'd be nice if they made takeout easier here. As it stands now, you have to awkwardly self-pour the entire contents of your meal into a too-small styrofoam container. That's unfortunate.
Also: the parking at the Mitsuwa shopping complex during lunch is a Hobbsian state of war of eache against alle. Even so, it's still worth fighting for a spot to enjoy some Sanuki noodles...
For the price, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a better udon noodle in this town.
It'd be nice if they made takeout easier here. As it stands now, you have to awkwardly self-pour the entire contents of your meal into a too-small styrofoam container. That's unfortunate.
Also: the parking at the Mitsuwa shopping complex during lunch is a Hobbsian state of war of eache against alle. Even so, it's still worth fighting for a spot to enjoy some Sanuki noodles...
12125 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310) 391-5288
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310) 391-5288
AMF Bowling Mar Vista Lanes
Categories: Amusement Parks, Sporting Goods, Bowling
I'm very glad to have Mar Vista Lanes as a staple of my neighborhood. It's nice to know a cheap evening's entertainment is just a 10 minute walk away. Jenn T. is right - it's a Big Lebowski- style bowling alley, and what could be wrong with that?
4211 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 448-8900
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 448-8900
The Organic Panificio
Category: American (New)
Neighborhood: Marina Del Rey
I can only speak for the "cafe" side of this rather gigantic, marina-front complex, having yet to try the more upscale restaurant here.
The waterfront seating on the balcony is a real plus, and the food is a slight cut above the usual Marina fare as well. I particularly like the "special burger" and the "no cream of broccoli" soup.
They're obviously still working out the service kinks here and seem to be in need of what the business world would call "process." The last two times I've been, my waiter has seemed harried and rush despite the place being nowhere near booked to capacity. A parade of different bussers also come by to awkwardly clear plates (but seemingly never to refill water.) Fortunately for the wait staff, the outdoor setting is enough to lower people's blood pressure so they don't get too upset about the various dining indignities brought about by inattentive and ill-planned service...
The waterfront seating on the balcony is a real plus, and the food is a slight cut above the usual Marina fare as well. I particularly like the "special burger" and the "no cream of broccoli" soup.
They're obviously still working out the service kinks here and seem to be in need of what the business world would call "process." The last two times I've been, my waiter has seemed harried and rush despite the place being nowhere near booked to capacity. A parade of different bussers also come by to awkwardly clear plates (but seemingly never to refill water.) Fortunately for the wait staff, the outdoor setting is enough to lower people's blood pressure so they don't get too upset about the various dining indignities brought about by inattentive and ill-planned service...
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I tried quite a few dishes during our visit here and found each one well-prepared and presented. All the while - the buzz of the space kind of propelled us through our meal. The bar crowd was lively; I'd like to come back and be a part of that some night...
Until then, I'd recommend Le Saint Amour for anyone looking for to put some causal *verve* into an evening meal in Culver City.