Thanks, my Sari Sari order was completely inspired by your post(s)!
For the smoked fish, we got the kanpachi collar, sardines, and herbed gravlax. I enjoyed the kanpachi collar the most this time - the smoking differentiates it from the grilled collar you can get at izakayas. Only issue was that it’s a bit of work to eat - you have to use your fingers and pick out the meat from the bones (and there was a low meat to bone ratio).
What did you feel was the problem with the pasta at Felix? I vaguely remember Jonathan Gold saying that he didn’t like the texture of the pasta,i think he said something like “Funke and i have a difference in opinion on what al dente means”
@Hungrydrunk For me, the pasta has two issues: one is that yes, it’s too al dente (and I swear I thought that before I read Gold’s review!). Two, it is underseasoned for my taste - I’m not getting this “wow” from the flavors. The strangolapreti we ordered tasted like butter, but I didn’t really get much in terms of other ingredients - it was one note. The orecchiette was similar, though I could taste the seasoned meat, which helped. I am not a salt fiend, so I don’t think it’s just a matter of dialing that up.
I saw in the other thread that this is your favorite pasta now - I’m definitely not trying to rip on anybody else’s tastes 
thanks for the reply!
oh, i know you weren’t ripping on my taste or anybody else’s. i was just curious. I’m sorry if i gave off that impression.
Happy eating!
A little late to the party but had some great first meals at Bestia and bavel in March! Some photos of my favorites:
Bestia - lobster crostini
Special thanks to @PorkyBelly and @Chowseeker1999 for their various reports which basically picked out most of my menu for me!
Edit: reordered captions to match pics
glad you liked it, i couldn’t have picked a better selection myself.
That pretty much describes our Khinkali House experience.
We had the same experience with their Pileli Soup. It was perfect on top but underneath was thick and doughy.
Ahhh… this explains your diverse palate.
I felt this way about the pasta (cacio e pepe) I had at Bucato, but figured it was just my unsophisticated pasta palate.
Thanks for the intel!!
We tried Rasselbock and really enjoyed it. Many thanks to @Bigmouth. Sorry for the crap-quality pics.
Mini potato pancakes:
Jager Schnitzel (I think) and the Hungarian Debreziner (also, I think).
I have basically no experience w/ German food, but I thought everything was delish (esp the weirdly mustard-y potato salad). We liked it so much that we tried to go back the next weekend. With the 45-min wait for 2, we decided to try Little Fatty for the first time. 
Noise level are very high.
That’s a German Specialty and I enjoyed it as well at Rasselbock.
I HATED the Schnitzel though.
Again, very little experience w/ schnitzel. I was expecting a good version of chicken-fried steak, and that’s basically what we got. What did you not like about it? And where do you like the schnitzel? Always happy to try another version.
As previously reported.
Spago, I guess (or Austria, Germany, and Czek Republic) - unfortunately LA doesn’t do it well.
I haven’t been in a while but I vaguely recall Metro Cafe in Culver City used to feature a schnitzel once in a while I recall as pretty good. Crisp, well fried no greasiness and well seasoned. But it has been a while since I’ve had it.
Tap your phone screen to focus before snapping.
I have somewhat shaky hands, and the lighting in there is SOOOO dark. That’s my excuse. 
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