HAIFA'S RESTAURANT

My work always order from here or King David since I work with Israelis, so my rating is based on food and take out services. I would have given it a 4 but they always screw up the orders! The fallafal and turkey schwarma (sp??) are yummy.

Address: 8717 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035
Phone#: (310) 888-7700
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

LULU'S CAFE

Lulu's Cafe is a cute restaurant, but too bad the food doesn't match up or maybe I just ordered the wrong thing? I'm an eggs benedict person, and sadly theirs are just below Denny's. My friend had the ranchos huervo which just looked like this big blog of fat. I honestly don't know how he was able to eat his dish.

Address: 7149 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone#: (323) 938-6095
Rating: 2 out of 5

THE IZAKA-YA BY KATSU-YA

My friend and I were lucky to get a table at 6:15pm today(this place is ridiculously packed at all times!). I had to order the crispy rice w/ spicy tuna as my colleague said it's a must order. Sadly, as Joy pointed it out, it's not crispy enough-probably because they used so much oil! Now, the sunset roll is a MUST order for those unagi lovers. Noshi Sushi's spicy tuna is still the best. Their hand rolls have too much rice.

Be sure to save room for dessert because their green tea ice cream is SO GOOD! Perfect --not too sweet, just that nice subtle finish taste of green tea. My friend ordered the Kahlua w/ vanilla bean ice cream and that was pretty yummy too.

Address: 8420 W 3rd St Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone#: (323) 782-9536
Rating: 4 out of 5

PARC

I had a great time there as drinks were free for a special event. Place is cute and intimate. Whatever you do, DON'T swing on the tree unless you want to be yelled at.... good strong drinks.

Address: 6683 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone#: (323) 465-6200
Rating: 4 out of 5

SHATTO 39 LANES

I threw a surprise party earlier in the week, and granted the people who worked there were weary of my redecoration of the place...nontheless,.they were cool about it (probably because they didn't know what to say after I was very persistent that I needed the decoration for the bday party...) Yes, the place looks very ghetto, but it's CHEAP!!! Roughly $12 per person for shoes & for 2 bowling games. You can't beat the price. It's a place to invite a bunch people and not worry if a few people stiff you when the bill comes around because it's so CHEAP! Yes, the food there looks the food you ate in grade school, but golly geez whez, drinks are what elementary kids can afford. 4 alcohol beverages + non-alcohol beverage for $17 (not including tips). What can I say, I love Shatto 39!

Address: 3255 W 4TH StLos Angeles, CA 90020
Phone#: (213) 385-9475
Rating: 4 out of 5

LAX

Just another Hollyweird pretentious b.s. place...

My first time at LAX tonight and granted if I was a guy I might have enjoyed the place more as there was a porn party that night. I had called earlier in the morning to check if there was any event that night as I wanted to avoid a dreaded line standing out in the cold. The girl who answered the phone said,"Um..no." She clearly didn't know of the event or she was a porn star herself and didn't want to scare off future clients.

I stood in line for a little more than 30 minutes; granted less time than the other yelpers who complained about the place, but I was cleared to go into the vendor for a birthday party, but STILL the big black man wanted me to wait for another 10 minutes....I hate pretentious places, seriously, don't you want to make some money? I am a drinker; I even took the subway to the place! I'm a responsible drinker!

Besides the ridiculous wait time, I find it odd that the first bartender charged me $12/ drink as opposed to the other bartender (in the smoking area) charged me $10/drink. for the same drink....hmm..I happened to be a very good tipper, and get really pissed off when things don't add up (hence, the 1 star).

This place plays the usual hip hop music...I stopped dancing when they played the Brittney Spears song," Gimme More.." as all I could think of is that parody that I saw a few months back, "Gimme S'more." But as song states, "Gimme More"......

Address: 1714 N Las Palmas Ave Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone#: (323) 464-0171
Rating: 1 out of 5

PETE'S CAFE & BAR

So I was there last night because it's my friend and her girlfriend's spot. Every time they dine at Pete's, they always order the same thing: chicken with garlic mashed potatoes, house salad, the blue cheese fries, and of course, they seal their meal with Pete's bread pudding. To their surprise, the chicken and the blue cheese fries were no longer that kickass meal they recalled; they think there's a new chef in town...

I ordered the burger, and as Nancy pointed out, the medium burger was on the rare side. Nonetheless, very good and hit the spot. I was disappointed with the my shoestring fries...I was hoping the fries to be actual "shoestring" fries --you know, the really super skinny fries that you think there's less fat just because they're so thin.

According to my friends, they got the bread pudding right. Best bread pudding I've ever had.

The ladies bathroom is spacious and nice--you almost want to have your dinner there.

Address: 400 S Main St Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone#: (213) 617-1000
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

CAFE DES ARTISTES

Cafe Des Artistes is a perfect date place. Music is not too loud with dim lighting. The tented outdoor patio is adorable and warm enough for people like me who's always cold. I decided to be adventerous and tried their specials--non dairy broccoli soup and tilapida. The soup was surprisingly creamy and tasty. The tilapida was perfectly salted. For dessert, I ordered the caramel brioche, which was good but looked more like a flan....Service was a 5.

Address: 1534 N McCadden Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone#: (323) 469-7300
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

BLOWFISH SUSHI

Blowfish Sushi To Die For BLOWS! I just had the narliest, soggiest rolls tonight.

I had heard great things about this restaurant and am HUGELY disappointed. Don't order the garlic soy sauce edamame! For such expensive rolls, they sure skimp out on the unagi and tuna --I had to d/c if there was any fish in the rolls. The unagi sauce tastes like the cheapest bbq sauce at a grocery store. I didn't bother to look at the dessert menu. My friend and I ordered 3 regular rolls, edamame, 1 special roll, 1 order of mackerel sushi, and tea, and the total came out to $60 not including tip. I've had better food and a glass of wine at Nobu for $30.

Service was fine. 1 star because the food is overpriced and gross.

Thank goodness I found metered parking. I would've been pissed paying $8 for valet parking!

Address: 9229 W Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone#: (310) 887-3848
Rating: 1 out of 5

NAK WON HOUSE

I'm not a Korean food expert, but every time I order Nak Won House's dduk-mandu-guk (dumplings in beef broth), it hits the spot. If you're like me who hates kimchi, you'll be happy to know that their dumplings are kimchi free. Their parking lot is a pain though...

Address: 1001 S Vermont Ave Ste 103 Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone#: (213) 388-8889
Rating: 4 out of 5