DaisyPS

Lots of things I’ve never seen before on a local menu. I’m eager to go back and try different things.
Today I tried pumpkin curry and a roti dessert which I loved: rolled roti sprinkled with sugar and served with sweetened-condensed milk.

Nothing fancy on the outside, but it was quiet and early and I was on my bike in Sonoma before a wedding. So I had a ginger biscuit and some tea for breakfast. Then I bought four more for my long drive back home to LA. I wish I could have these every day.

I already wrote about this. I just want to add the stars.

The best ice cream in the world—and I am not one for hyperbole. This is the best, most original, and most poetic ice cream I’ve ever had and I’ve had a lot of ice cream.

They have the best turkey burger in LA, just the way I’d want to have it: with caramelized onions, avocado, arugula I think. They really care about their food. They make their own salad dressings which are creative and they make their own custard for their desserts. Even their side of broccoli is something to crave.

The prices have gone up since I started going there a decade or so ago, but the food is still good. I recommend: chupe de camarones which is a shrimp chowder; chaufe de mariscos which is some exceptional fried rice with seafood; saltado de camarones which is shrimp, tomatoes, onions, and french fries; the best ceviche in LA, always fresh and clean-tasting; and the papas a la huancaina which is cold, boiled potatoes with a mysterious, delicious yellow sauce.
To drink, always get the chicha morada, a purple, clove-y drink with ice.

I recommend the Californa soba salad, the Inaniwa noodle Set, the vegetable tempura, cold soba noodles…
Consistent, fresh, interesting and satisfying food.