I think your pics (and your food) looks great.
I totally understand. The place is owned by a really nice Asian couple, if that makes any difference…
Thank you. 
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happy anniversary baker !!!
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Kevin: I think you ordered wrong. I dont care for the black truffle pizza at Wally’s. However, here is a list of winners they serve:
pork belly
ribeye
burger
yellow tail poke
grilled octopus
steak tartar
carbonara pizzetta
The service and bar are also outstanding. My three favorites would be
burger
octopus, and
carbonara pizza
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Kevin,
I have not had Masa’s deep dish pies but am a fan of their breakfasts.
I did take a Hollywood Pie to a friend who grew up in Chicago. She’s a Pizzeria Uno or Lou Malnatini’s gal, and she really liked it. To get the right proportion of crust to filling, you need to get the large, the small is too crusty.
Happy hunting!
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Thank you sweet Kevin!
This weekend? Lee’s noodles. Gotta try.
Thursday
Yakitori-ya
Bincho grilled Matsutake with pork strip
Friday
Maple Block Meat Co
20 oz smoked Prime Rib w/ Horseradish Cream and a cooked down Onion Sauce
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Love the posole at Redbird. Really nice flavors for a fancy place.
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One of the Ten at Melisse. Not as bad as I had feared but I definitely prefer n/naka and Providence for the food. The wine list is far more interesting and reasonable than the list at Providence.
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Playground 2.0 Trust
The A5 miyazaki beef was so fatty it developed type 2 diabetes.
Blue gnocchi with lengua, speaks for itself.
Octopus tostada
Shrimp butter
Suckling pig sope with suckling pig chicharrones
More suckling pig just because
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@Porthos Thanks. Which dishes were highlights at Melisse?
@PorkyBelly wow, nice report! So which dishes were the highlights? And did you think it was worth the money? TIA.
Holy bovine hypertriglyceridemia, Batman… Would you like a bit of meat with your blob of cowfat? 
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Ohmigod, that looks WONDEROUS. Some of y’all need to adopt me as your child so that I can accompany you for meals! 
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Did you move down to the OC JL? Sure are down here a lot!
The only true standout was the foie in puff pastry that came with the venison loin.
The caviar egg starter was good (though I easily prefer the versions at Providence, Manresa, Arpege, Jean Georges, Per Se and heck, even Taco Maria) and so was the foie with candied hazelnuts and grilled persimmon but neither of them were tops. The chawan mushi was just flat disappointing.
The wine service was exemplary though. I would say best in town for the wine service except I also had an amazing experience at Drago.