LA!

[flomo]

i'm headed to LA for a few days in jan(1-6) and wanted to know where some good mexican food can be found. any ideas? open to street vendors and sit down places, not looking for ambience just great food


are the poker rooms in LA busy during the day on weekdays?

[Warpe]

paging Fnord

[givememyleg]

make sure to hit up the radmins!

[Xianti]

Where exactly in LA will you be? It's a big city.

[Xianti]

I'm putting together a home game at my house in Redondo Beach this Friday evening (Jan 2) if you want to come over.

[bigspenda73]

Xman you're too forward, play hard to get yo.

[Xianti]

I might be putting together a home game at my house in Redondo Beach this Friday evening (Jan 2). Maybe I'll let you know if I have space available. Don't call me. I'll call you.

[flomo]

silver lake
damn it! no home game for me, my nights are taken up with super gay homo love
thank you for the offer

my buddy works during the day, so i could possible make my way to a poker room, but i'm lazy so i doubt it

[Xianti]

All I know about Silverlake is that there is a good live music scene out there.

[flomo]

Xman you're too forward, play hard to get yo.

you would think it was his first time hustling a sucker


some of the food we are discussing
we are keeping to mostly cheap eats

Musts:

Din Tai Fung (dumplings)
Soot Bull Jeep (korean bbq)
Philippes (french dip)
Burrito King (chicken tacos, late night)
In and Out Burger

Other:
AOC (Suzanne Goin's Gourmet Tapas)
Other Chinese (steam fish, dim sum)
Pinks (hotdogs)
Sushi (some place in little toyko or Hirozen)
Robata (grilled japanese kebabs)
Pho
Old Farmers Market for Brazillian (permanent market with food vendors)
Roscoe's at 1448 N Gower Street, just north of Sunset(chicken and waffles)
El Huarache Azteca(mexicxan huaraches)

[boost]

roscoes is a must imo.

[DrivingDog]

jeez it's hard to find a good mexican in L.A. like finding a good indian in bombay or a good italian in rome. i don't envy you at all.

[flomo]

roscoes is a must imo.

agree
the bottom 2 on the "others" are my only contributions
i have to sell him on those places

[boost]

wtf, youre the guest... youre going to roscoes, period.

[flomo]

wtf, youre the guest... youre going to roscoes, period.

fish tacos, huaraches and other mexican food are where i want to concentrate my efforts

[boost]

wtf, youre the guest... youre going to roscoes, period.

fish tacos, huaraches and other mexican food are where i want to concentrate my efforts

fair enough.

*ahem*fail*ahem*

have a good time!

[triumphant cracker]

burbank...corner of san fernando ave (south) and verdugo (east) is a place where they have the best mexican evar!!! i think its called something like piperopous....i cant remember how they spelled it....but its a little white shack...looks real dirty...but good food...dont know the grade the got...prolly a c-.....

[flomo]

is it red and called La Charrita?

[triumphant cracker]

no...it a white little shack...on the side of a grey brick building.....

[triumphant cracker]

i'll call my buddy and find out where theres another place that has hand made tortillas....as soon as you walk in this place you see a chick makin em at a fireplace.....im pretty sure its in culver city...i'll let you know one way or another if he knows the name....


im in connecticut now...and he's in tennessee...

[boost]

mmm tore-tillahs

[triumphant cracker]

tijuanas in west la on Olympic blvd

[flomo]

TR of eating
i'm not a foodie, i'm a fatty

arrrive Lax thursday night go to Phillipes for french dips
lamb french dip was spectacular
http://www.philippes.com/

friday
lunch at burrrito king(silver lake) decent mexican because it was cheap and within walking distance from where i was staying
dinner at el huaraches azteca--huaraches are the best vehicle for mexican food--masa(tamale dough) cooked on a griddle
http://exilekiss.blogspot.com/2008/0...-huarache.html

then to a bar called the Edison
http://www.edisondowntown.com/

saturday
lunch at Best Fish Taco in Ensenada --good fish tacos
http://eatingla.blogspot.com/2007/07...-comes-to.html
dinner at father's office--excellent food, wine and beer at this place
had the burger, sweet potato fries, bone marrow, sea smoke pinot noir and some awesome beer from japan called hitachino
the burger comes decorated one way--arugula, onions agro dolce, gruyere--doesn't matter because they don't give you a choice--don't ask for ketchup
well i did have a choice of temp-med rare for me
the sweet pot fries are the best fries i have ever had--perfect in every way--crunchy outside tender inside with out being mealy
http://www.fathersoffice.com/

some bar for some more drinking
and early morning burrito king drunking eating

sunday
lunch at in and out burger-double/bouble animal style =good stuff
dinner at soot bull jeep for korean bbq, my friend prefers places with natural charcoal instead of gas-- great dinner
http://theguide.latimes.com/koreatow...ull-jeep-venue

monday
dinner at din tai fung for soup dumplings--another excellent meal
http://www.dintaifungusa.com/en/en_index.html

went home on tuesday

purchased 3 packs of camels for $11
in nyc one pack is $9.50
downed 6 packs of smokes in 7 days and a boat load of wine, beer and booze

[triumphant cracker]

yaa...but did you have fun??

[flomo]

yaa...but did you have fun??

had a great time
LA is great.


on the flight to LAX got upgraded to first class
drank all the glenlivet on the plane and was working on the dewar's

[Fnord]

paging Fnord

Sorry been all emo lately, looks like I'm late to the thread.

[Xianti]

Sorry been all emo lately, looks like I'm late to the thread.

Where've you been, Fnord? Was wondering about you. Are you alright?