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Yo Quiero Mucho Mas

July 27th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

I'm so plattered.

Surprisingly close to Poquito Mas in North Hollywood, there is a restaurant called Mucho Mas.  I’m not sure which came first or if there is some sort of rivalry between these two similarly, yet oppositely named restaurants.  Whatever the case, a work lunch took me off to Mucho Mas and I was eager to see if mucho was better than poquito.

By the time I arrived, a good amount of my coworkers were seated at the outdoor patio are and an appetizer platter had already been ordered.  Fortunately it was unvegan-friendly.  It came with cheese quesadillas, beef flautas, beef taquitos, chips, beans, guacamole and sour cream.  It was a delicious way to start out the meal and I could only hope that my main course would be as good. 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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