took advice from @Dommy and grabbed some soft serve from gott’s in the original farmer’s market. decidedly the best thing on the menu.
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lunch from spaccio salumeria on washington. i got the “mezzaluna” special with mortadella and mozz di bufala, SO got the panino piccante with spicy salami and olive tapenade. it came out to around $50 after tax and tip.
Hey! Two of my favorite places! I know that Salumeria is a bit on the expensive side, but their meatball sandwich is the best thing ever. It’s always fun to pop in. It’s such a hub of cool italianess.
I forgot who mentioned Garlic High at the Tokyo Central in Yorba Linda but I finally went.
Great bowl of ramen. Garlic is definitely present but balances nicely with tonkatsu broth. Excellent chashu. It was rolled up similar to porchetta with great tender porky flavor. Noodles were home made and different than most other ramen places. Different texture and bounce than the normal yellow alkaline noodles. Would definitely come back and a nice addition to the area.
Order at the kiosk. Only downside in is if you’re time constrained. There is 1 guy in the kitchen making each bowl as it’s ordered.
Agreed. I went there a few weeks ago and had their soupless version and found it incredible. I love the thick chewy noodles and the rich garlic flavor. In the realm of Ramen, I perfer soupless Tan Tan (Josui is my reigning champ for that, but Moto Ramen will do in a pinch). But the pork was indeed amazing.
Pro Tip. The Kiosk ordering means you can do an easy custom order. P. got the small bowl, but added additional pork. He was a happie man.
Agreed. The kiosk makes it so easy to customize your order with tons of options. I was surprised to see chive kimchi as a topping
What’s the game plan here? 2 dogs, an horchata and a nap
Ordered delivery today from Pontu - Peruvian place on Ocean Park in Santa Monica.
It was really good – and one of the few delivery experiences I have done where I don’t think the food suffered from the delivery process. Got the half chicken which was tender and not dried out at all – definitely packaged properly so it did not continue to cook in the delivery container. Came with three sauces – one red, one green and one kind of pinkish. The sauces were nice, and one had a real kick, but the chicken didn’t even need the sauces to be tasty. Chicken is actually your only choice here – either chicken plate, chicken salad or chicken wrap. Fine by me – do one thing and do it well. https://www.pontu.la/_files/ugd/6c3131_c93c7a3c6a72405a921389025cfdbf76.pdf
For sides, I chose the house salad and market vegetables (beets, carrots, radish, green beans,
cauliflower, snap peas - all uncooked). It came in one box so at first I thought they had forgotten my market vegetables, but then I realized the vegetables were mixed in with the salad. Anyway, the salad with the mixed in vegetables was delicious. Everything tasted farmers’ market fresh. Better salad than in many fine dining restaurants and with the mixed in vegetables, it could have been a meal in itself.
This delivery reminded me of bygone days when it didn’t seem as difficult as today to find quality reasonably priced food on the Westside. I will definitely order from them again.
My game plan there is getting their delicious carne asada tacos con todo (flour tortillas), and the dogo…
Excellent game plan! I really enjoy their tacos.
Also, I went to the Tokyo Central on PCH for the first time and was surprised to see Garlic High there too! Kiosk ordering and they do to go. Dangerous for me now.
Speaking of good chicken delivery. We took a chance on Josiah Citrin’s Augie’s on Main by delivery. Dirty chicken held up really well through the process. The white meat was very tender and the panko crust stayed crispy. Really smart technique, I think it would be hard to get a crispy chicken skin while keeping the breast that uniformly tender.
The caramelo as well!
Matiki Island BBQ - Anaheim
Beef ribs extra mac salad
Mariscos 4 Vientos - East Los Angeles
Taco de poseidos y un taco de camaron y un tostada de camaron
And some merch
Matcha Ren - Costa Mesa
Hojicha Hokkaido milk soft serve
Tijuanazo - Tijuana
Vampiro de saudero
Taco de tripas dorados y un taco de adobada
Carnitas El Rey - Anaheim
Huarache de carnitas
Gordita de carnitas
El Yaqui Tacos Y Mariscos - Santa Ana
Pokastrankas Y callo de hacha
Once Once - Playas Tijuana
Machaca con huevos revueltos y cafe de olla
Guieb Cafe - Las Vegas
Amazing prime rib loco moco with adobo fried rice 
Lotus of Siam - Las Vegas
Mango sticky rice season!
Gardena Bowl - Gardena
Hawaiian Royale with combo fried rice
Chubby Tan - City of Industry
Gyu tan thicc
Order it with a side of wasabi
Chamon - Las Vegas
Deluxe tendon - are they the tendon king of Vegas? I think so
Lupe’s Burritos - East Los Angeles
Very surprising and tasty chili cheese fries
Tacos Los Cholos - Anaheim
Papa loco and tacoooos
Pipeline Malasada - Southwest Las Vegas
Their pollo asado is a sleeper.
Gave Machette a shot today.
Now I have no idea what Kasama tastes like, but this was pretty good. Lots of textures and flavors…the beef longanisa is a great sausage patty. I’d have preferred a little more of their spicy aioli for a little more heat and a little more seasoning in the egg soufflé.
The coffee/matcha shop hosting them made a refreshing jamaica lemonade with tajin.
Thanks for the report back! Wondered how it stacks up the the one Knotted is now serving. Will try that one later this coming week.
Also, how was the wait? P is actually willing to get up to try them, but worried that these next few weeks they may be mobbed because of the press.
Took the 18 day old to Saffy’s for a nice little open-air lunch today. Not a terrible time of year to come into the world.
Beef and lamb pita and the hummus were great, per usual. Also, really enjoyed the fattoush salad, which I’d never ordered before.
My 20 minute quote today was wrong by about 15 minutes. I walked in around 11:30AM and there was no line to order.
Needless to say, it brought in a lot of traffic to the coffee/matcha shop. There’s a grocery store in the plaza to pick up shelf stable items if you want to pass the time, too.
Congratulations!
Steak frites at Matū Kai.
Two 3-oz tenderloin medallions and a generous serving of fries.
While on paper these are the same fries as HiHo, in reality they are significantly better, cooked to order, expertly fried, topped with just the right amount of microgreen. If the HiHo fries are a B+ these are an A. They are the closest thing I’ve found to the legendary Majordomo BS fries (which are an A+++).
The steak is served similarly to all other beef at Matū - a smidge before medium rare. It’s the right cook for this beef, and it’s unsurprisingly delicious. It’s New Zealand Wagyu, however, so it’s softer than a typical tenderloin, at least partially due to the more dispersed and accentuated marbling.
The au poivre is wonderful. On the milder side, but not lacking flavor. Hints of cream without overdoing it.
Add on an order of delicious broccolini to make it a more balanced meal.
I’d say this is tied with Violet Bistro for my favorite steak frites in LA. Violet more traditional, Matū more “nouveau”.
Highly recommend giving it a go before it’s off the menu. My server said that the prep of the sauce takes valuable kitchen space (and time), and it’s another cut competing for the grill, so it’s logistically difficult to offer it. Do I believe that? Yes. Do I think they could add it as a permanent option if they were so inclined? Also yes.
$58 per person.
Monday nights through the end of the summer.
Brentwood location only.
Off menu special - ask your server.
Pardon the atrocious photo.
