It’s my favorite all-you-can-eat-BbQ, beats all those junky korean places and even Fogo de Chao.

it’s a stylish intimate location with ample free parking in the back. unexpectedly located in the center of ktown (western/ wilshire) but serving the most succulent, flavorful meat for an all-you-can-eat. plus, great service. If you tell them your favorite, it’ll be promptly brought out.

I recommend the garlic beef & polish sausage. The bacon-wrapped filet mignon is a bit tough for me. Oddly, it’s been such at every visit.

the salad bar is above average, and has all your veggie cravings. they have a cold & hot selection. i load up on the pico de gallo, try a little of the mashed yucca and fried bananas. but i’d advise you to stick with the churrasco

at least once, order the guarana soda (pricey redbull alternative at $3/ can) and get your unlimited helping of those cheese puff/breads. Mm

http://www.m-grill.com/

i know, it’s a restaurant/ lounge with limited menu servicing Hollywood.. but surprisingly, they have top notch mac n cheese. i revisited it twice for that heavenly gooey-ness. so, i’ve been able to sample most of their menu. sides are ordered separately, but i highly recommend you do so.. my top choices being the Mac n cheese (of course), and creamed spinach.

thumbs up to their complimentary “bread”.. which is actually a basket of crackers, breadsticks, and such.. served with hummus for dipping. Mmm~

also, the bathroom stalls are made of glass. but frosted in such that you can’t “really” see inside. haha. what a trip

the cons are the same for all other hollywood restaurants.. the pricey valet, the traffic, the shi-shi-ness. but most girls love this type of place.

very trendy little venue, perfect pre-clubbing stop.. delicious fusion finger foods, full bar, and totally shi-shi atmosphere. check out the pictures

http://www.minibarlounge.com/

been here twice. once with & once without reservations. either way. was treated with great service. but of course, we were ordering way more than normal (5 plates for 2 people.. haha)

make sure to get the yucca bread! (the reason why i got to brazilian BbQs)

Do Not get the POULET FLORENTINE.. the “bed of spinach” is actually a huge heap of frozen spinach that took a swim in boiling water.

My follow-up review for this restaurant. Read my previous review for this restaurant here

At La Creperie Cafe, my cravings for sweet & savory crêpes, homey bistro, and cute artsy decor is SATISFIED. Plus, it beat the crêpe restaurants I’ve tried in France. There are some traditional entrees; but the menu offers some unconventional innovative goodies that keeps luring me to revisit. Plus, everything is affordable

For the savory crêpes, they do offer Lunch prices (accompanied with a salad) from 11am to 3pm on weekdays only. It will save you $2+. There are also some lunch specials on their sandwiches & pastas. The portions are the same. What a deal!

For the sweet crêpes, you can choose to make it a la mode (a generous scoopful of vanilla ice cream) for an additional $1.95

When you drop by for dinner on a busy weekend, make sure you have reservations. The venue is small, and seats get filled fast. Don’t worry, it’s worth it. The food’s great, you feel like you’re in a French movie, and there may be a live band (saxophone & piano, at one of my visits)

Don’t forget to take a walk down 2nd street to digest your food. Belmont shores offers some cutesy boutiques, and a Pinkberry at the end of the block =)

Growing up, Black Angus was my family’s choice in steakhouse. It’s local, friendly, reasonably priced.. and we loveeeee their bread & baked potato soup.

This newly opened dessert boutique features (as their name proclaims) mochilato.

Mochilato = Mochi + Gelato ..pretty much a scoopful of their intense gelato wrapped in perfectly soft & chewy mochi rice cake. Reminiscent of Miyakawa (trader joe, costco) but turns out they’re franchised under Miyakawa. hehe

Also available are gelato, baked desserts, candies, tea, coffee, and what they are now being popular for.. koreanized shaved ice. They also have plain & green tea frozen yogurt for fanatics such as me.

The interior is quite beautiful.. chic, cozy, and clean.. with large dark wood tables & good lighting. This mochilatos, albeit overpriced at $1.25 each, is worth it. Everyone else was eating the shaved ice, so I’ll be back to try that. It looked like flavored ice atop some gelato and sprinkled with fresh fruit & mochi cake

It’s totally worth the 20 mile drive, but i’ll drive anywhere for good food.

I forgot to add..

Do NOT order the Dreamy Orange Smoothie. We were expecting a thicker creamier version of an Orange Bang. But it’s actually vanilla milkshake blended with orange juice. disgusting!

My follow-up review for this restaurant. Read my previous review for this restaurant here

Situated in the Cerritos mall, this restaurant has the typical wide array of burger choices PLUS full bar on their menu. Choose whichever for your meal, but make sure you get the french fries and at least try the “freckled lemonade” once. They are both unlimited refills.

Nothing special here.. but if you’re craving one of the franchise’s drinks or snacks, it’s quite convenient having a location in Cerritos