Backseat moderators, have at it

[PorkyBelly]

called him out in the lounge

https://www.foodtalkcentral.com/t/gourmand-the-troll/5552/287?u=porkybelly

@PeonyWarrior == @Alkiegourmand

@PeonyWarrior

Warrior: I would say the best restaurants in the Arts District are Bavel, Brera, Factory Kitchen, Bestia, and Manuela.

@Alkiegourmand

I like Manuela too. I think the food is better than others seem to think (it never gets any attention).

@Alkiegourmand

Factory Kitchen is open now with a spacious patio. Good food. I prefer Brera, but Factory Kitchen is high quality too.

@PeonyWarrior

Warrior: the best rice dish in LA is seafood bibimbap at Gamja Bawi in the Koreatown Plaza food court.

@Alkiegourmand

I find the seafood bibimbap at Gamja Bawi and Jeon Ju to be the most satisfying lunch options.

@Alkiegourmand

My favorite place to dine at the bar in DTLA is Drago Centro. The reason is that Drago Centro is my favorite restaurant in DTLA.

@PeonyWarrior

Warrior: I would rank Drago Centro as the best Italian restaurant in DTLA

@PeonyWarrior

Warrior: Peony, who is native Chinese

@Alkiegourmand

My wife is native Chinese

@PeonyWarrior

I think Q is the superior restaurant. Our meal at Q was so refined, across the board, that I think that one Michelin star is not enough. Q may very well be the best sushi restaurant in LA.

@Alkiegourmand

Personally, I think Q sushi is the best sushi restaurant in LA and the most comparable to top sushi restaurants in Japan.

@PeonyWarrior

Warrior: my view is that Covid is not going away, and I can’t hide from it forever, and it is better to be continually exposed to maintain strong immunity.

@Alkiegourmand

Yes, I will. We all must decide on a reasonable balance between safety and enjoyment of life. My view is that people are overemphasizing the health concerns from coronavirus and understating the economic concerns (which indirectly impose health concerns).

@PeonyWarrior

The much better Chinese delivery option in this area is Pine and Crane.

@Alkiegourmand

This is a good Chinese restaurant. I never hear anything about it on this board, but they have the best Chinese food I have tasted west of the SGV.

@PeonyWarrior

Warrior: I like Kinjiro. It is the best “izakaya” I’ve tried in LA.

@Alkiegourmand

Kinjiro in Little Tokyo is very underappreciated. I think it’s much better than Tsubaki, for example, and it has a much more diverse menu.

@PeonyWarrior

Warrior: For over ten years, I’ve been in the camp of people who believe that Jitlada is the best Thai restaurant in LA, and I continue to believe that. I also rank it higher than Lotus of Siam.

@Alkiegourmand

Jitlada. I’ve had so many mindblowingly intense and delicious dishes here that I’m willing to forgive all its faults. At its best, Jitlada offers the most exhilarating food in LA.

@PeonyWarrior

I didn’t like Lazy Ox, Baco Mercat, or P.Y.T., and I give thumbs down to Bar Ama as well.

@Alkiegourmand

Anyone else think that Baco Mercat, Bar Ama, Ludlow, etc. are vastly overrated?