Big Mac, yes. Banh Mi, no.
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had a little thing to do in el segundo and popped into wendyâs place with some friends for a late breakfast. what a charmer!
i wasnât terribly hungry, so i got the two eggs etc. delicious. one of my friends ordered the chicken fried steak, which looked amazing. what a local gem, folks down there are lucky to have it.
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Glad you liked it.
Itâs becoming a quick and easy regular stop for me.
There are two crust options. - regular, which is very thin and thick, which is just thin!
Partner may want to try the thicker option.
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What do people here prefer between the Benjamin and Horses? Going be in Hollywood area and debating which is better
Horses imo. Though admittedly I havenât had much outside of the more bar-level food at Benjamin. Horses quality of execution has never let me down and is probably more interesting a menu in general. But I could see Benjamin being a good option for something more casual, plus the bar above being a cool after/before meal option
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horses
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interesting. the Benjamin burger stuck out to me but will re-assess now
what do you recommend at horses?
It was kind of squishy (not toasted) and vaguely kaiser roll-y.
Presumed owner (who I think is Vietnamese) smiled when I said no Thousand Island. Iâm pretty sure I said no mayo (still smiling), and Iâm 100% sure I said no butter. She then stopped smiling and said, âAre you sure no butter?â So I got some butter. Canât say I distinctly tasted it. Is butter normally on a banh mi???
Forgot my Pizza Fling pic:
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Traditionally, Vietnamese âbutterâ is the house made aioli made with egg yolks, oil, salt, sugar and a bit of pepper.
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The burger at Benjamin isnât bad, but had some issues when I was there.
At Horses: sobrassada, amberjack, salmon lavash, Caesar, pasta Herman, pasta al limone, boudin blanc, Cornish game hen, burger.
Pretty much all the desserts are quite good to great as well. There may be some other dishes of note, but I havent been in almost a year or so, will leave it open to anyone else.
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Ba Le in Westminster sells it!
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Horses, and itâs not particularly close. The Benjamin has a nicer space, though.
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Was there a lot of chatter about Blossom on CH? I donât recall that distinctly, but my memory is not always great. I think Blossom started w/ a Silverlake location, correct?
I def remember people talking about Water Grill and have a vague memory of Patina getting accolades.
Wendyâs is great havent been since covid but it def has those super old school vibes!
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My memory is they started off with a DTLA location on Spring, next to a place called Peteâs I believe. I think it was at where the new Suehiro location is now.
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in those days there was basically 2 recs for Vietnamese in LA proper, Blossom and Viet Noodle Bar
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Was about to write that this place also has a Santa Monica location and how much I like their tumeric rice but then noticed that it has closed. 
sobrassada, smoked salmon, caesar, pasta herman, boudin blanc, cornish game hen, burger.
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Finally got to try Electric Bleu. Only our first meal, but I thought it was really, REALLY good.
Seasonal shrub was melon and mint (I got the last one for the night). Fine but still not waht Meteora was serving up. Partner had a rosé and a sancerre. In isolation, I liked the rosé better but thought the sancerre was a better fit w/ the food.
Food-wise, I thought each dish was fantastic and would happily order them again.
We were able to snag bar seats almost immediately. Our server was one of the few people the entire night who was pouring wine; do restaurants often limit which staff members pour wine?
The place was packed, and it seemed SO cramped behind the bar (I felt bad seeing the staff having to maneuver around each other all night long). Hostess seemed a little spacey, although I think itâs partially b/c there doesnât seem to be a designated area for her. Iâm under the impression that Electric Bleu essentially kept whatever interior space had been left from Rustic Kitchen.
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