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Steep LA (Los Angeles, CA)
Steep LA at Mandarin Plaza 970 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.394.5045www.steepla.com Fri 04/21/2023, 08:30p-10:05p During the depths of the pandemic, I once paid a visit to Chinatown's Angry...
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Curryfornia (Torrance, CA)
Curryfornia Restaurant 2140 Artesia Blvd, Torrance, CA 90504 310.756.6409www.instagram.com/curryfornia90504/ Tue 04/25/2023, 07:45p-09:00p I recently had a hankering for the yōshoku staple that is...
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Mr. T (Los Angeles, CA)
Mr. T Restaurant 953 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 310.953.4934www.mrtrestaurants.com Fri 04/28/2023, 08:15p-11:45p For my latest outing to Hollywood, I paid a visit to the curiously-named Mr....
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Bar Chelou (Pasadena, CA)
Bar Chelou Restaurant 37 S El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 626.808.4976www.barchelou.com Sat 04/29/2023, 07:45p-10:55p I last caught up with Doug Rankin back in late 2019 over at Bar Restaurant in...
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Horses (Los Angeles, CA)
Horses Restaurant 7617 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046www.horsesla.com Sun 04/30/2023, 06:05p-08:45p I'd posit that Mother Wolf has been the buzziest Hollywood restaurant debut of recent times, but...
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Strong Water (Anaheim, CA) [2]
Strongwater Bar 270 S Clementine St, Anaheim, CA 92805 714.829.4060www.strongwateranaheim.com Mon 05/01/2023, 05:00p-07:00p I recently needed to meet up with an old college roommate of mine, and was...
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Aunty Maile's (Torrance, CA)
Aunty Maile's Hawaiian Restaurant 19106 S Normandie Ave, Torrance, CA 90502 310.819.8314www.auntymailes808.com Tue 05/02/2023, 07:40p-08:50p I recently had to be in the South Bay to pick up some...
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Gigi's (Los Angeles, CA)
Gigi's Restaurant 904 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 323.819.7703www.gigis.la Thu 05/04/2023, 08:45p-11:05p I recently paid a visit to the Hollywood Media District in order to check out yet...
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Chifa (Los Angeles, CA)
Chifa Restaurant 4374 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041 323.561.3084www.chifa-la.com Sat 05/06/2023, 09:10p-11:00p I don't find myself up in Eagle Rock all that often, but I made the trek tonight...
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Bar Spero (Washington, DC)
Bar Spero Restaurant 250 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 202.506.3150www.barspero.com Mon 05/08/2023, 08:00p-10:30p It's been nearly two years since my last trip to DC, and for the first...
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Jônt (Washington, DC)
Jont Restaurant 1904 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 202.518.7926www.jontdc.com Wed 05/10/2023, 08:10p-11:30p You might recall that I enjoyed a meal at Ryan Ratino's Bresca back in May 2019. At the...
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E.R.B. (Los Angeles, CA) [3]
Everson Royce Bar / ERBar / ERB 1936 E 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90021 213.335.6166www.erbla.com Sun 05/14/2023, 12:25a-01:40a A friend and I recently attended a show at Catch One, a music venue in...
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Jeune et Jolie (Carlsbad, CA) [2]
Jeune & Jolie Restaurant 2659 State St, Carlsbad, CA 92008 760.637.5266www.jeune-jolie.com Sun 05/21/2023, 07:10p-10:30p The last time I checked in with Eric Bost was back in April 2020, when the...
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Selva (Long Beach, CA)
Selva Restaurant 4137 E Anaheim St, Long Beach, CA 90804 562.343.5630www.selvalbc.com Sun 05/28/2023, 07:50p-09:45p I was recently on the search for a promising dining option in the LBC and came across...
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Animal (Los Angeles, CA) [3]
Animal Restaurant 435 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.782.9225www.animalrestaurant.com Thu 06/08/2023, 09:10p-11:35p Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook's Animal opened back in 2008, and quickly made a...
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Fishing with Dynamite (Manhattan Beach, CA) [2]
Fishing with Dynamite Restaurant 1148 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 310.893.6299www.eatfwd.com Sat 06/10/2023, 04:05p-05:30p I recently attended a concert at SoFi Stadium, and was thus...
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Her Place Supper Club (Philadelphia, PA)
Her Place Supper Club 1740 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19103www.herplacephilly.com Mon 06/12/2023, 08:30p-10:40p I've been dining somewhat regularly in Philadelphia for a couple years now, and one of...
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Vernick Fish (Philadelphia, PA)
Vernick Fish at Four Seasons at Comcast Technology Center 1 N 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.419.5055www.vernickfish.com Tue 06/13/2023, 08:00p-10:20p If we're talking about "essential"...
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Suraya (Philadelphia, PA)
Suraya Restaurant 1528 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125 215.302.1900www.surayaphilly.com Thu 06/15/2023, 09:00p-11:20p As far as Philadelphia restaurants go, one of the names that's been...
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Pijja Palace (Los Angeles, CA)
Pijja Palace Restaurant 2711 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026www.pijjapalace.com Sat 06/17/2023, 06:40p-09:30p Some friends and I were recently looking for a birthday spot that could accommodate a...
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