Drago Centro 525 S Flower St Los Angeles, CA 90071 Dining date: 10/20/11 Given that I work in walking distance of Drago Centro, I visit semi-regularly. Most often it’s for happy hour, but occasionally I’ll drop in for lunch too. Drago Centro was one of the DineLA participants that extended their special for an extra week; given that…
Water Grill 544 S Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90071 Dining date: 10/12/11 Water Grill has been around for two decades, an old staple in the upscale dining segment of downtown LA. Catering largely to the business crowd dressed in suits, I remember being fairly intimidated when I first dined here as an 18-year-old college…
WP24 The Ritz-Carlton 900 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 9/24/11 There were only a few places on my dad’s list of places to try while in LA. Scarpetta’s brunch was one, Bouchon Bakery another, and WP24. I’ve been once before and was pleasantly surprised. It was more authentic than I imagined…
Shin-Sen-Gumi 132 S Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013 Dining date: 9/8/11 Little Tokyo has a lot of places that serve ramen, but the only really notable option has been Daikokuya. For me, the greatest downside is its own popularity – there is always a line outside, often very long. Enter Shin-Sen-Gumi, one of the…
Flying Pig Cafe 141 S Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013 Dining date: 7/28/11 Flying Pig Truck is probably one of the more popular food trucks in LA and one of the few to successfully make the leap to a physical storefront thus far (it seems to be the next step for food trucks nowadays)….
LudoBites 007 Gram & Papa’s 227 E 9th St Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 8/10/11 An invitation for another trip of LudoBites was one I couldn’t resist. While the menu was largely the same since opening night, I couldn’t say no to the opportunity to revisit some of the favorite dishes from my first experience….
The Spice Table 114 S Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 7/27/11 The Spice Table opened a few months ago, one of the latest additions to the ever-growing Little Tokyo/Downtown LA restaurant scene. Although chef Bryant Ng’s background includes being opening chef at Pizzeria Mozza (as well as working with Daniel Boulud and…
LudoBites 007 Gram & Papa’s 227 E 9th St Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 8/3/11 With a new show on the Sundance Channel, LudoBites continues to get more and more popular (along with its share of haters too, it seems). This is the seventh LudoBites (not including the one-night Ludo Bites America dinner), and a…