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Crunchy Beef from Sorabol

January 15th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Does this look good to you? Why?

Since Korean BBQ has never let me down and the Century City food court has also never let me down, I decided to check out Sorabol, the Korean BBQ place in the Century City food court.  At the time it seemed like a great idea.  I walked up to their stand and saw a few different food items hanging out in heating trays, so I chose their beef short ribs.  They looked a bit dry, but the woman behind the counter ladled some sort of Korean sauce over them.  They came with noodles, rice and some vegetable sides.  I dismissed the vegetable sides and paid my 10 bucks, which I thought was a pretty good deal.  I was wrong. 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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