Hard agree. WHO was arguing against masks until what, last week.
Would point to this Andy Slavitt thread, which gets into the details:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1270135499659923458
Cheery news from today’s L.A. Times: "In the last two days, Los Angeles County officials announced 81 new coronavirus-related deaths, the highest total reported over a weekend in more than a month.
The highest weekend total of deaths was previously reported April 18-19, when 105 deaths were announced. Officials also reported 3,000 new cases on Saturday and Sunday."
And then this bit of cheer: “Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of health services for L.A. County, said Friday the “effective transmission rate” had now risen above 1 — meaning each infected person goes on to infect more than one other individual — and was gaining ground.”
And this spike is not as a result of protests, because any associated cases wouldn’t have shown up yet.
We’re all living in a grand experiment. Good luck to each and every one of us.
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It will be interesting to see what the numbers are in about 1.5 wks…
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Interesting…
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One critic’s take on criticism of take-out/delivery during the pandemic. (tl,dr: Don’t do it!)
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Not sure if they are yet open for dine-in, but yesterday Mizlala West Adams popped up for delivery on Postmates.
Ordered chicken and hummus. Chicken really tasty and one of my few pandemic deliveries that I didn’t feel suffered much as a result of delivery. The hummus was good, but was missing a sine qua non that I couldn’t quite put my finger on that kept it from greatness. Nice creamy texture (I hate gritty hummus) but needed a little bit more of something. Zhug is a 95 cent add on – I ordered three and thought I would have some to keep, but they are tiny containers – like the tiny ones at a fast food salsa bar – so I went through all three with my chicken. Good zhug though and so much better than the jarred stuff. Could have been a tad spicier – perhaps a bit dumbed down.
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Yeah. Mizlala leans more more healthyish and fresh. So it’s missing some of the richness that you would find in even Sabra hummus. Personally, that is what I am going for when I get my food from there. But admit that for the condiments side, it doesn’t have that savoriness that someone approximate like Hummus Bar and Grill has. But overall, I prefer the preparation of things at Mizlala way better than anything at HBG even though I miss being able to buy their wonderful hummus at Whole Foods. Ah well.
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Yes, now that you mention it, I think the hummus is better at Hummus Bar and Grill. Mizlala is almost there – just needs a little more oompth. Chicken really good though and huge portion (not that I didn’t eat it all anyway).
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Yeah… when I read your post I knew exactly what you are taking about. 
and why I mainly order the sandwiches at Mizlala rather than the plates. Next time you order… Get a Sandwich and one of their amazing veggie sides. We had the mushrooms this past week and they were amazing.
–Dommy!
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Has anyone tried Haidilao delivery? I’m tempted, but yet to see or hear anything about the at-home experience.
A few more questions:
- what’s my best bet for izakaya takeout on the westside?
- has anyone gotten japanese or korean bbq takeout (park’s, manpuku, etc)? Does it come cooked, or do you grill-at-home?
We liked Kappo Osen a lot when we got takeout last week, and Takuma is always solid
Just to add… Taku has finally put a pic of his regular menu on the website. Eat24 (or whatever app he’s using) doesn’t have the full menu. If there’s something you want from the regular menu that’s not on Eat24, just call to ask if it’s available. We find it easier just to call in the whole order for Takuma.
I’ve never had it for takeout, but Izakaya Sasaya is excellent. The chicken karaage is crispy, juicy perfection. I’m positive it would hold up well for takeout. Also really love the miso eggplant and the potato salad - I believe the latter has bits of abaraki sausage and is really special.
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@mchen - thanks for reminding me, I used to love Sasaya when I lived down the street.
@bruins - never tried Takuma, but always intrigued driving by! Will give it a try. FWIW, I had lunch at Kappo Osen back in December when they were new, and wasn’t really into it, but maybe they’ve worked it out?
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For me the biggest standout at Osen was the skewers, so I’d check those out if you go there. Selfishly though you should go to Takuma because we live around the block and we would like them to stay around for a long time 
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And Taku is such a nice guy.
I wasn’t a Kappo Osen fan on my one visit.
Cannot recall the details but it felt too fusiony - despite having a trad Japanese look and menu.
I would rather eat Westside Izakaya Hero, Nanbankan, or Yakitori ya.
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Went there once recently to pick up a sashimi platter (which was very good). The owner (or the person I assume is the owner) seemed super sweet.
@Mr_Meatballs: I’m certainly not an izakaya connoisseur, but I do feel like Takuma has a bit of an idiosyncratic take on izakaya. But the price is reasonable and the food is tasty, so I’m a fan. Really like the soboro rice and the 1-lb grilled chicken leg. Also like the garlic shrimp noodle (wish the portion were larger).
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