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Dogs on a Truck from Dogtown Dogs

December 9th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
A prefectly unveganized hot dog.

A prefectly unveganized hot dog.

No, this isn’t LA’s new mobile petshop, although that is a genius idea that someone should really get on.  Instead, it is another one of LA’s constantly expanding collection of mobile food trucks.  Dogtown Dogs specializes in hot dogs, which isn’t entirely creative considering the existence of Let’s Be Frank.  Despite this, I tracked them down one night after hearing some pretty good things about their dogs.  As with most mobile eateries, I ended up finding them parked near the Brig on Abbot Kinney. Continue Reading»


Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

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