It’s been yrs since I went to Baja Subs that one time.
Are you committed to South Asian? B/c, if not, I went to Peru’s Taste more recently (like 2-3 wks ago) and can certainly recommend that. No outdoor service, but you can sit at the outdoor table, if that’s an important consideration for you.
@JThur01: have you been to Baja Subs recently?
second that, FSB, you won’t be sorry
Thanks to all for your SFV suggestions!
Unfortunately, I won’t be meeting up with my friend in Woodland Hills until a later date, most likely Apey Kade for dinner when they decide to resume Friday hopper night.
Here’s a pic of the Apey Kade takeout I got a few weeks ago on the way back from UCLA Calabasas for my 2nd Moderna Covid vaccine jab 
Pictured are:
-Beef lamprais (aka “lump rice”) in banana leaf
-chicken pastry (puff pastry roll with red chili flavored filling)
-pineapple curry and okra curry (a la carte order)
-fish cutlet (croquette ball shaped - yellow curry flavor)
-fish patty (half moon shaped pastry - red curry flavor)
Not pictured:
-Chinese roll (egg roll shaped, crumb crust with fish filling)
-Seeni Sambol Bun (bun filled with spicy caramelized onion)
Provisions for days.
Everything was quite enjoyable and not as as hot 
as Luv2Eat’s notorious “less medium spicy” but I still had to eat some plain yogurt to cool down my tongue after wiping away some tears 
but not in a bad way - I’m grateful they didn’t dumb down the spices.
Besides the spicy heat 
the use of caramelized onions 
was noticeable - not the sweet jammy kind you’ll find on a FO burger, but more savory.
Also, the short grain rice 
used in the Beef Lamprais banana leaf dish was quite distinctive - unlike basmati or jasmine rice, the varietal used was a bead-like short grain and not sticky at all. The rice was toothsome and not mushy, even after subsequent reheats at home.
I checked out online photos of other SFV Sri Lankan places and it seems they tend to use basmati rice instead of the short grain varietal used in Apey Kade’s Lamprais dishes.
I can see why @JThur01 and others on the FTC board rec’d AK — looking forward to going back and to also explore other Sri Lankan places such as Baja Subs in Northridge and maybe Kurry Pinch in Van Nuys as well in the future.
Fina made it to New York Chicken & Gyro - The rice was better than Halal Guys. Actually, everything was better than Halal Guys minus the parking.
Local Peasant the other night:
Can we stop with the vinegar in the spray bottle? Big fries and super fluffy
When you bite the onion rings the onion doesn’t slide out. 10/10
Dan’s Super subs
Mama Mia and LA Pastrami.
Both good for what it is. Soft bread and gets soggy in the matter of minutes so not worth ordering and taking it togo.
katsu-ya
Two dinner specials and a couple beers. Got out of there with a tab around $70.
Why? I think it’s brilliant.
Yeah, I haven’t seen it myself, but it sounds like a good idea to me. 
I just want a little tinge of acidity for my fish.
@gudgud: look like great eating!
I’m more of a dunker. I don’t like to have to spray each piece individually.
Best breakfast burritos in the West Valley??
I have not been but I heard very good things lately about the Oaks at Lakeside in Encino. Its a beautiful setting with a small lake that dates back to when it was an original El Torito in the 60s. But I digress. I have also heard that they are serving the original Dan Tana’s Chicken Parm as well as the white fish and a few other DT favs. Love to hear from anyone who has been in the past couple of months.
Tell me more, headed there Friday
They’re great! Mark is an awesome guy and an incredible chef. Love all the staff especially Mai (GM) and Chigusa (chef). Highly reccomend the monaka, nodoguro, tuna sampler nigiri, gomaae app, corn chawanmushi, Spanish mackerel bone, whitefish tempura, cauliflower, and squash blossom tempura, but honestly everything is amazing. If this was over the hill in a place like weho, they would get SO much more notoriety. Speaking of which, they’re opening a second location in Santa Monica! Keep an eye out
As strange as this sounds, Dog Haus in Canoga Park now does breakfast burritos. They are some of the most balanced, tasty breakfast burritos I’ve had. They always hit the spot…highly recommend giving them a try
Agreed!! I was amazed at how many types they have, too!!
Dog Haus is running some ghost kitchen concepts (available via DoorDash/Uber Eats) out of their brick and mortar these days-- saw their breakfast burrito concept is called “Bad Ass Breakfast Burritos” on the apps and they sell their hot chicken sandos/chicken wings under “Bad Mutha Clucka”. All the more power to them since some people are prob thrown off by their brick and mortar name and think they just have hot dogs/sausages.
I went to their website and saw no mention of burritos. I would certainly want to know about the ingredients and prices before I undertook a long bus trip.
Thanks, ilromanista. A few of those look quite appetizing.
There was a fantastic episode of Marketplace where Kai Rysdall talked with Dog Haus about their breakfast burrito venture:
My friend there is a location in North Hollywood, Dog Haus - NoHo, which should be an easy bus ride on the Orange Line. Its only a few blocks from the main transit hub on Lankershim. If that is too far let me know and I will do what I can to help.
Thanks, ebethsdad. I actually live on Victory Boulevard, so I can get to the Topanga Canyon branch on one bus. It’s a long trip, but it would be a “two-fer” for me - a breakfast burrito and walking for exercise inside the Topanga Plaza Mall.
It’s too damn hot to walk outside now.
Went to the Alhambra location yesterday and got the Little Mule Burrito. I totally spaced out on the fact that the breakfast burrito and chicken menus at Dog Haus might be online only and the burritos were definitely not on any physical menu they could show me.
Kind of a checkered experience:
Had to look up the menu myself but that’s not too bad since it doesn’t seem intended for their in person ordering/dining. It’s pretty easy to find and order online so I’d probably do that next time even if I was picking up again.
Thought about ordering the Little Mule Burrito without pickled jalapenos but decided to try it as intended the first time. Maybe just me but there were way too many jalapenos. I kind of realized that when you can see and/or add them yourself (eg, tacos, nachos) you can dose them out but mushed altogether in a burrito I got a pocket of jalapenos in the middle that drowned out everything else.
Halfway through I realized they forgot the bacon. It actually wasn’t too bad without it but since that’s kind of a staple in breakfast burritos it wasn’t great
Tater tots in a breakfast burrito really are amazing. It’s pretty smart for Dog Haus to do breakfast burritos since they already carry the tots, better than average sausages and can customize condiments to match.
It’s on the verge of being over sauced, over heavy, etc. and it could definitely be too much for some but overall it was a decent burrito and I’d try it again to see how it is with all the ingredients.
