More sights and eating in LA

Only I would be this happy going into Roscoes!!

I had been talking about going here since we came to this lovely sunny state.

We shared 2 combination platters- one with 1/2 a chicken and 2 waffles and the other with mac n cheese, greens, corn bread, and 2 thighs.

but I really dug into the buttery waffles and greasy chicken com bow. I swear the baby was doing a happy dance after this meal.

On Thursday, we took a trip to The Huntington- home of Botanical gardens and library/art collection

the weather was perfect during our entire stay (minus the chilly mornings of course) and we couldn't have asked for a better day to walk around the Botanical Gardens.

Our last lunch stop on Wednesday was a pick your own ingredients sushi place

I ordered a standard California roll and had a side of seaweed/cucumber salad

I liked the concept of the place but the roll tasted like anything I would find in a higher end grocery store premade-http://www.yelp.com/biz/u-sushi-beverly-hills

Eating in LA

We're back from LA and I've got a bunch of photos to upload! On Monday, we spent the day doing touristy stuff such as the Hollywood walk of fame, Chinese theatre with the handprints, and walking by the Kodak theatre where the Oscars are held. We would have gone inside but stupidly, we parked in a one hour parking zone and had to rush back back to our car.

There were a ton of tourists, as expected at the Chinese Grauman theatre with everyone looking for their favorite handprint. I wasn't too enthused about finding a specific person as I was just taking some pictures of whoever I stepped on.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/master-chef-restaurant-los-angeles

After Hollywood, we stopped at Chinatown and ate at one of the restaurants we found on Yelp. Too bad we were later told San Gabriel Valley is where the good Chinese food is at because what we ate was the worst meal we had during our entire trip!

 

The rice was the only thing that was decent!

spicy squid

honey walnut shrimp

Tuesday agenda: Drive down PCH (Pacific Coast Highway), stop at Malibu Seafood Inn, go to Venice Beach, meet a friend for Korean bbq at Soowon Galbi in Koreatown

 http://www.malibuseafood.com/

The sun was in my eyes so I look a bit disgruntled but I was super excited to eat some fresh seafood near the water.

Everything we ordered was DELICIOUS!!

steamed clams in garlic broth

fish n chips

jumbo shrimp cocktail

clam chowder

Venice Beach skate park

Muscle Beach

Chicken Matzo Ball soup

a quick yummy snack at Nate and Al's in Beverly Hills- http://www.natenal.com/

New York style pastrami sandwich with potato salad

http://www.yelp.com/biz/soowon-galbi-kbbq-restaurant-los-angeles-2

We met a friend of T's at Soowon Galbi in Koreatown and were amazed at how HUGE Koreatown is and how many restaurants and businesses exist here. Apparently, you can move from Korea to the United States and not have to speak a lick of English- just move to K-town in LA!

 

The food here was really authentic, flavorful, and the service is excellent, once you get seated of course. A heads up, you are pretty much ignored til you get seated at your table, and that might take a while even WITH reservations!!

Matsuhisa

seared tuna salad

spicy lobster taco

some sort of freaking amazing cooked eggplant

miso black cod

assorted tempura platter

assorted sushi platter w Uni