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Fast Foodery at Ono Hawaiian BBQ

October 6th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Please don't lay on that cabbage.

Growing up, fast food either meant burgers or Taco Bell.  For the most part, this is still true, but more and more I find that not only has the quality of fast food improved, but so has the variety.  Chains like Yoshinoya and Jollibee are good examples of this, and recently I experienced another: Ono Hawaiian BBQ.  The menu has a lot of Asian-inspired dishes and some things that looked distinctly Hawaiian, but all in the setting of a fast food joint with fast food prices.  My eyes quickly found their $5.00 meal special, that included a choice of four different dishes, which were Lemon Chicken, Chicken Katsu, Kalbi Short Ribs and Hawaiian BBQ Beef. Continue Reading»

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Burned by Burger King

September 10th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

This is a well-done burger. And not in a good way.

So apparently it’s been a while since I’ve had Burger King.  In fact, since starting my meat blog I hadn’t set foot into a BK until now.  Was there a reason for this?  No, not really, except for the fact that I feel like LA has such better options for fast food burgers.  Yet, with their new Smoky Cheddar Steakhouse XT, I felt like they deserved a visit.

I ordered a combo meal and made sure to order the burger my way.  Hey, if any place is going to cater to an unvegan like me, it should be the place that once boasted, “Have it your way.” Continue Reading»

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King Taco, Not Nacho

August 19th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Red means hot.

In the mood for some authentic Los Angeles tacos, my buddies and I set off for King Taco near downtown in the McArthur Park area.  Although this wasn’t the original location, we figured they still served up some pretty good tacos.  I could tell it was pretty authentic because it was mostly filled with Hispanic people and everyone seemed to speak Spanish at the counter.  By the time I figured out what I wanted, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to order in English, but luckily the cashiers turned out to be bilingual. Continue Reading»

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Avoiding Baked Goods at Corner Bakery

August 6th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Have spiral with my noodles.

For a quick lunch idea to please a few people, the girlfriend and I decided to pick up food from Corner Bakery.  Although the place is pretty well-known for its sandwiches, I was in no mood for such food.  Instead, I found that they had a little selection of pasta dishes that looked like a good lunch to me.  Of these, the Pesto Cavatappi looked best to me. Continue Reading»

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Ignoring Fortune at P.F. Chang’s

July 19th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Minus gluten. Plus vegetables.

To many people, P.F. Chang’s is just phony, mainstream, American Chinese food.  And for all those things, I agree.  But in truth, my last trip to P.F. Chang’s was about ten years ago and since the girlfriend and I were given some lovely little gift cards to the place, it was time to pay the Changster a visit.  We walked in on a Friday night and found the place surprisingly empty.  I know it’s a recession and all, but I would think that any decent restaurant in Beverly Hills should have a decent number of people on a Friday night.  I guess not; we were seated immediately. Continue Reading»

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A Nightcap at Smoke’s Poutinerie

June 25th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

I like my poutine with gravy and curds.

A few more beers into the night and not yet having satisfied my craving for poutine in Toronto, my drunken munchies search became a quest for poutine.  The quest ended when we discovered Smoke’s Poutinerie in the Queens West area.  This place was a chain, but still had the look of a greasy hole-in-the-wall style poutine joint.  Their menu had a few different variations of that delicious treat, even one including bacon, but we decided that the traditional was the way to go.  We got a large for 8 loonies and waited about 30 seconds for them to toss the fries, curds and gravy into a box for eating. Continue Reading»

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A Big Slice at Big Mama’s & Papa’s

May 3rd, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Notice the paperclip to demonstrate the size.

Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria sells pizza by the slice.  But it’s not just any pizza by the slice.  It’s Big Mama’s Slice and it is massive.  Signs outside the place say that their slices are the size of three regular pizza slices.  Unfortunately, the picture of the slice on the sign didn’t give give any scale and only showed the price, at $3.99.  So for all I knew, as I ordered the slice, it could have been the size of three tiny pizza slices. Continue Reading»

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Steak Night at Outback

April 30th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Steak heaven.

Since there appears to be no Outback Steakhouse in LA (seriously LA?!), the last time I was in Palm Desert I managed to convince my grandparents to take me to Outback.  Of course, I have had Outback in the past, but not since I’ve been writing my glorious meat blog.  I’ve never had a bad experience at Outback and I hoped this one would be no different.

The place was set up just like any other Outback and although there was a short wait, we were seated soon and ready to order some beef.  Of the delicious-sounding steaks, the Outback Special looked especially tasty.  This special cut of steak, that I think is a sirloin, comes in 7 or 9 ounce cuts.  It also comes with a choice of two sides.  I went with the larger of the cuts and then decided to load up on carbs for my sides.  I chose both the garlic mashed potatoes and the dressed baked potato.  I’m sure this meal was an accurate reflection of the typical Australian diet. Continue Reading»

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Whatalunch at Whataburger

April 13th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Whatabuilding!

In much of the south, there is a burger chain called Whataburger.  Completely unknown to people of the north and even to people in Southern California, Whataburger definitely has been cooking up burgers for quite a while.  Last time I was in Phoenix (which is the south as far as I’m concerned), I made it a goal to visit Whataburger and see how their burgers stand up to the rest of the fast food world. Continue Reading»

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Baja Fresh and Convenient

April 7th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Fresh and Baja-like.

Living in Southern California, I haven’t really had any need for places like Baja Fresh.  There are just too many good local Mexican places.  Yes, I know I have an unhealthy infatuation with Taco Bell, but that is fast food, something that Baja Fresh does its best to avoid being.  Nonetheless the Culver City location is right down the street from me so I couldn’t avoid it forever.

I walked in and had a hard time deciding what to order.  They had a good amount of choices, but most of them had a fair number vegetables.  I did find one burrito, though, that was free of veggie invaders.  It was called the Nacho Burrito, and despite the oxymoronic nature of the name, I ordered it. Continue Reading»

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Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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A little stretch before eating at Don Pichon.

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