veracruz all natural

The tacos are visual and culinary works of art with savory ingredients piled atop slightly puffy, housemade tortillas (get a fork!).

be more pacific: filipino kitchen and bar [closed]

In the immortal words of General MacArthur as he retreated from Japanese forces in the Philippines: “I shall return!”

trejo’s tacos (LA)

Who knew that such a bad boy could sling up such good tacos?

gus’s famous fried chicken

Gus’s has a downhome, divey comfort to it: this ain’t no fancy pants your-water’s-gonna-cost-you-$8.50 kinda place. This also ain’t no I’m-gonna-get-a-salad-cause-I’m-trying-lose-weight-and-I’m-worried-about-my-gall-bladder kinda place either. Nearly every damned thing in here is fried, and if it ain’t fried, it’s swimming in cheese the color of post-nuclear Armageddon.

g is for gabriela’s

The gorgeous koko-like glamour shots of the dishes on their web page don't match the lack of glamour of the space. But when the food arrived, we were quickly reminded of the old adage "you can't judge a cookbook by its cover."

first watch daytime café

Although we’re not a big fan of national chains, First Watch is bright and cheery, waitstaff similarly so, and the food beautifully presented and prepared.

eddie bernal and his eating quartet

...sometimes all you need is solidly prepared food that doesn’t cost a car payment to enjoy (which is basically the definitition of a good neighborhood restaurant).

kiwami ramen [closed]

having had near-Biblical experiences at Ramen Tatsu Ya, I feared that the curse of having had really, really good ramen would result in a poor experience. But I’m surprised and pleased to report that Kiwami Ramen competes.

d is for dee dee

Dee dee in Thai means good good, and indeed, Dee Dee is Good Good.

summer moon

Summer Moon has a few hooks in the water to get you to bite: (1) wood-fired coffee, (2) Moon Milk, and (3) hipness.