Sushi Mon
March 9th, 1999
I met a Match.com date here. Not
bad, the food and the date. A little expensive though not for L.A.
sushi but they had this one dish, which was the reason to go, which is
basically tuna (or was it salmon) and tomatoes and some sauce on top of a
large wanton chip. That was really good even if another friend of mine
frowned at the mix of tomatoes and sushi.
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Baja Bud's
March 9th, 1999
My favorite place for a carnitas(pork) burrito. Baja Buds is a
chain. If you have a friend how does like Mexican food take them to
Baja Buds. Order a carnitas burrito with guac and mild salsa and have
them give it a try. If they don't like it something's wrong. 
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Johnies
March 9th, 1999
Not to be confused with Johnnies. You can't eat here as it's out of
business. Instead it's rent out as a location for movies. It's
on Wilshire Blvd near the LA County Museum of Art (LACMA). It's been
in quite a few movies. Miracle
Mile comes to mind
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Insomnia Cafe
March 9th, 1999
On Beverly and Poinsettia. Another coffee shop. The point of
this one seems to be that lots of screenwriters (or wannabe screenwriters)
hang out here with their laptops and type their latest screen plays or movie
treatments. I just sat there and edited my webpages. Does that
make me a poser?
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Rae's Cafe
March 9th, 1999
On Pico west of Centinela. The thing going for Rae's is it's old
looking like a 50s diner. Not like Ruby's which is a commercialized
version of a 50s diner but an actual 50s diner. It doesn't look like
this place has changed in 50 years. Maybe it hasn't. Food what
you'd expect for a diner. Reasonably priced and not bad at all and
very middle American menu.
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Sanamulang Cafe
March 9th, 1999
Sanamulang Cafe is in the middle of Thai Town. I didn't even know
L.A. had a Thai town but it does. I'm not sure what the boundaries of
Thai Town are but Hollywood Blvd east of the 101 for a few miles seems to be
the area. Samamulang doesn't seem to be a Thai restaurant. It's
a mix of various Asian foods but it's good, and it's cheap. Parking
leaves something to be desired. Expect to have to double park and
leave your keys with some guy your not sure is actually in charge if you
come at a crowed time.
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Tito's Taco's
March 9th, 1999
Me and Evan and Sakura tried this place out. It's on the northern
Washington (there are two Washingtons right there) and Sepulevda.
There is always a line. I'm not sure why. We tried it out and
for me it seems like bad drive in movie Mexican food. It was cheap but
I personally got a stomach ache after I ate there. I guess I don't
understand the line. If you want Mexican go to Alberto's
or Baja Bud's.
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Johnnies
March 9th, 1999
I don't know what to say about Johnnies. I was just driving around
and I saw this. It's on Sepulevda south between the two Washingtons.
The claim famous French Dip and Pastrami sandwiches. I tried it out
and it was pretty good. It's a small place but it looks like it either
gets very crowed or used to get very crowed because there are lots of tables
outside.
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Newsroom
March 9th, 1999
The Newsroom on Robertson in Beverly Hills is a great place to take
someone from out of town for breakfast, brunch or lunch when you don't know
where to else to take them. It's on a smaller street in the designer
furniture area of Beverly Hills. It's across from a restaurant that
appeared in the movie "Get Shorty". The chances of seeing
somebody famous and probably pretty high. And, the food is not bad
depending on what you order and what you like. It's kind of California
style *health* trendy so for example I haven't had a salad there I
personally enjoyed but I love of the breakfast catfish and the French toast
is good.
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Rating Scale:
| 5 |
Exceptional. I'd love it. I
want to go there again and again |
| 4 |
Good food, good time |
| 3 |
It's okay. Not great but not bad. |
| 2 |
If I was hungry and there was nothing
else I'd eat here |
| 1 |
Even if I was starving I would not eat
here. |
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