We might have been at Holbox at the same time! I was eyeing that coctel but couldn’t steer away from the uni + yellowtail ceviche tostada, which @PorkyBelly@frommtron@A5KOBE will be happy to know included four pieces of uni. I saw a couple others go out, and they all had four, so many they’ve worked out that consistency kink. I also had the scallop aguachile, and it was friggin awesome. Bright, acidic, chronicles of ridic. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite places.
Other places I went on my magical mystery weekend tour…
AWASH https://www.yelp.com/biz/awash-restaurant-los-angeles
The vegetarian combo is such a wheel of a deal. $13 for ~7 dipping lentils/dips and big pieces of injera. Definitely enough for two and definitely delicious. There was a fun atmosphere on a Friday night, too. Looked forward to going back as soon as I left.
Before the aforementioned Holbox opened, I got a chicken mole tamala & horchata from that little Oaxacan beverage stand in Mercado La Paloma. I probably wouldn’t get either again.
After, I did a Holbox Bang Bang Remix – instead of taking the Chichen Itza alley-oop, I kicked it out for the three and headed over to REVOLUTIONARIO for a falafel taco. Their accoutrement bar is really top notch. Pickled onions/radishes/carrots, pinneapple kimchi, homemade pico. Plus all of their great sauces. I pilled that taco high with the lot and it worked a treat. Whatever happened with their GoFundMe/Kickstarter thing? http://revolutionario.com/
BELCAMPO (GCM) http://www.belcampo.com/
Pro tip: if you go just to buy sausage to make at home, but then decide to also get a Chicago Hot Link Dog for what is effectively your third lunch, they only charge you the full, normal price for the hot link!
We celebrated mom at Torihei in Torrance. I just returned from Japan earlier this week, but I was more than happy to have another round of yakitori and small bites
Lamb sauté noodles were damn tasty. Put some of their house made chili sauce and POW! Lamb was super tender, pickled chilies sweet and tangy, coconut milk with a soothing milky sweetness and the spice mixture complex.
And maybe my favorite dish, the scallop and shrimp “chao” with Chinese donuts. This dish had such great flavor that was clean yet potent. The Chinese donut made for a nice crunch and the scallops and shrimps tender.
Then Bear Flag because why not have excellent poke after. They changed the chips (or maybe just this location) which are less hard than the Newport Beach location.
Ha, it was fun to get as a novelty but their churros are only OK; Disney’s are much better. However, since I live in Pasadena, it’s hard find a churro that compares to Amara’s.
@A5KOBE Is that beef jerky of the variety where it’s reminiscent of dried out leather where you have to chew on it for ages before you get satisfaction? My friend has a thing for that kind of beef jerky. It reminds her of the jerky her dad would get a truck stops when she was little. She’s tried to find this jerky that reminds her of her childhood and hasn’t had any luck…and yes, she’s tried random truck stops and the beef jerky places along the 15 on the way to Vegas.
ive never understood why someone wouldnt want jerky thats dried out and chewy.
isnt that what jerky is?
moist and tender jerky seems like a contradiction in terms to me.
Not all jerky is dry. Travel to Asia and you’ll see (& taste!)… The jerky there is moist, yet retain chewiness - Absolutely delicious stuff. Asian jerky is a cottage industry unto itself, with competing brands and chains, much like how chocolatiers do business in Belgium. Asian jerky is worth the potential hassle to smuggle back into the U.S. (not that I know anyone who’d actually break the law)… This blog entry has some nice photos of the goods…