I totally agree with what Nina said intially about this place BIG DEAL! I went there around 8 pm a few nights ago and while the food tasted OK, it was not worth walking through that dark, dangerous area ( under a highway I might...

know Salvadorian food real well), wound up being bought drinks, etc, but it was tense for a while. I did it for the pupusas. 2. There are certain restaurants where I have to work HARD to convince the staff to serve me the good...

Number one: Gorgeous pictures. They don’t have to be taken by an expensive photographer but they do need good lighting, contrasting background, good angle, and printed on nice stock. Recipes. Suggestions of wine or other...

This home-styled food serves up those comforting tastes and aromas of soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, oyster sauce, fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and scallions. Seafood is stellar! The flounder was definitely a...

" glasses. I got those three for wife and guests, and took the b-t-g stem for myself. I wrote a note about this to the management after the meal. As the food was quite good, and all other aspects very nice, we returned about a...

Whole Foods is going in there.

Try Whole Foods pre-cooked chickens. They come in various flavors and I’ve always found them to be nothing less than the best! They often have turkey parts pre-cooked also, which are hard to find. (I go to the new Whole...

this as well. Again, thank you for the feedback. I’m going to leave this thread open for a few more hours, then we need to close it so we can go back to talking food and drink. We will open up some new threads over the next...

I keep a collection of plain white Corningware Corelle dishes (2 bowl sizes and two plate sizes) stacked in a three-tier plate stand (within arm’s reach) for microwave use, heat/reheat/warm/melt/defrost. Corelle is...

2442 Main St. Santa Monica (310) 452-1934 http://www.thegalleyrestaurant.net Know for good drinks, some happy hour specials, & good Mussels in a Bucket with broth. Happy Hour – Read this blogger’s detailed report with...

I’ve had buffalo chicken pizza. But it was the buffalo sauce on the pie and blue cheese a dipping sauce. Was it good? Depended on how much you had to drink.

Dad’s need for hamburger breaks excessive and a tad embarrassing [ed. what happens when they actually become teens?] Still, I do believe I had a representational sample. LA burgers come from three sources. First, there is...

. A nice lunch plate for the price. To drink, first, I had a Jarritos Piña (pineapple). The owner said the Mexican sodas had been popular. Then I ended with a Turkish coffee (made with Caffe Costadoro). The counter man asked me if...

, that won’t be a huge obstacle in our quest for great food. Thank you, Chowhounds, for any possible help!

for that on the Not About Food board already. I’m not suggesting that anyone snub the mom and pop that lovingly makes superior strombolli. This isn’t a place I see frequenting regrularily. However, given dining...