I'm posting this as a standalone because I failed to post about it in my last SoCal Eats review. If you're ever in Long Beach I highly recommend stopping by Broadway Pizza and Grill.
If you've seen "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" you know what the owner of this place is like. The Greeks invented everything, and his knowledge of Greek history, no matter how wrong, is still more right than yours. But, don't argue with the man, he's a good guy and his food is excellent.
The tatziki is the best I've had outside of the Vegas Greek festival. He does what so many places should, but don't bother to do. He drains some of the moisture out of the cucumber and yogurt via cheesecloth. This makes for a thicker, tangier, more intensly flavoured tatziki.
His meat lovers pizza is greasy but oh so good. He uses real bacon too, which is so incredible it must be experienced. You'll never want Canadian "bacon" on your pizza again. I miss the pizza. I really do.
His pita is not like what you'd get in the local supermarket appearance wise, but it tastes like standard pita, and it's made fresh. Now, when I say standard pita, I mean the fresh stuff not the mass produced shipped across state lines variety that you often find.
The service is minimal, I mean it's a walk up and order, get your drink from the rack of fountains, and sit down with a number on your table kind of place. But, if the owner is around and feels like coming out and hanging out, which he did when I was there, you're in for a treat. If you know your food and he realizes that you truly appreciate his food, he'll start giving small samples of stuff for you to try.
The next time I'm in Long Beach, I'm definitely going back.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
A Star Hidden in Dust
OK, I have to say, whomever was in charge of creating the trailer for Stardust should be shot. The trailer makes the movie look like utter drek. Trailers usually contain the best parts of a movie so as to better entice consumers into going to the theater. So, when the trailer looks hideous, one can only assume the movie will be as well.
This is not the case for Stardust. I haven't laughed like that in a while. The costuming was good, the acting was good, the dialogue and situations were good, the sets were nice, the effects were good. Pretty much everything was good. Nothing really spectacular, but nowadays you're lucky to get good across the board. There were really only two weak points. The story was a bit thrown together, things seemed to lurch slightly from one act to the other, but not so badly that it threw off everything else. The other weak point was what they did to the looks of the men in the town Wall. The man who played Humphrey is actually quite attractive but in the movie it looked like a drag queen did his hair and make-up. The main character is not at attractive man. Yes he looks better with the long hair later in the movie, but he's still not what most people would call handsome. Really, the movie would have done better if Tristan were played by the actor who played the young version of his father shown in the beginning of the movie.
What's also nice is the movie had a little bit for everyone. There's the romance for the chick flick fanatics, there's sword fighting for the action crew. There's political intrigue, can can, pirates, witches, high speed chases, dropping boobs, there's even a built in peanut gallery.
All that being said, this is really a highly entertaining, see with your friends, underrated movie. I think it was well worth the price of full admission. And I think it's a shame that a good movie like this is doing so poorly when a stinky pile of poo like Eragon did well.
Yeah, if you haven't seen Eragon yet, don't bother. You'll just end up wanting your money and the two hours of your life back. I'd go into detail about how terrible everything in Eragon was, but really, the movie is so bad it's not worth the effort to describe how bad.
This is not the case for Stardust. I haven't laughed like that in a while. The costuming was good, the acting was good, the dialogue and situations were good, the sets were nice, the effects were good. Pretty much everything was good. Nothing really spectacular, but nowadays you're lucky to get good across the board. There were really only two weak points. The story was a bit thrown together, things seemed to lurch slightly from one act to the other, but not so badly that it threw off everything else. The other weak point was what they did to the looks of the men in the town Wall. The man who played Humphrey is actually quite attractive but in the movie it looked like a drag queen did his hair and make-up. The main character is not at attractive man. Yes he looks better with the long hair later in the movie, but he's still not what most people would call handsome. Really, the movie would have done better if Tristan were played by the actor who played the young version of his father shown in the beginning of the movie.
What's also nice is the movie had a little bit for everyone. There's the romance for the chick flick fanatics, there's sword fighting for the action crew. There's political intrigue, can can, pirates, witches, high speed chases, dropping boobs, there's even a built in peanut gallery.
All that being said, this is really a highly entertaining, see with your friends, underrated movie. I think it was well worth the price of full admission. And I think it's a shame that a good movie like this is doing so poorly when a stinky pile of poo like Eragon did well.
Yeah, if you haven't seen Eragon yet, don't bother. You'll just end up wanting your money and the two hours of your life back. I'd go into detail about how terrible everything in Eragon was, but really, the movie is so bad it's not worth the effort to describe how bad.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
SoCal Eats Again
Yes yes, more restaurant reviews, but hey, I like food.
White Harte Pub - Finally, finally, a British pub I can love. They even have an outdoor space for people who want to smoke. Everywhere are TVs playing the current football(soccer) game. Service is friendly and the menu, while limited, is good. The fish and chips were good, and the curry dipping sauce was a very nice surprise. I will definitely go back when I'm in the area.
Miss Peaches - The only Soul Food restaurant I could find in the Burbank area, it has it's regulars but I think it's due more to the atmosphere and lack of competition than the quality of the food. The first thing I have to say about Miss Peaches is stay away from the Mac and Cheese. Don't even think about it, I don't care how much you love it, I don't care if you're used to the box stuff, don't order it. Box mac and cheese is heads and shoulders above the stuff at Miss Peaches. That's how bad it is. The cornbread and hushpuppies are good, and the hushpuppies have a nice heat to them. The collard greens seemed to be popular with the people who were obviously regulars but I don't eat them, so I didn't order them, so I can't speak to the quality. I got the smothered pork chop or rice and they brought out smothered chicken on rice. I took a bite before I realized it wasn't what I ordered and it was good, but again, not what I ordered. Oh, and the rice was cold. They fixed the mistake quickly and I dug into the pork chop. The chop was tough and over cooked. The rice this time was room temperature but still, rice is meant to be warm or hot. The gravy on the rice and pork chop was good, but couldn't save the dish overall. I do have to say one of the big pluses of the place was the service. They weren't the fastest, but everyone was extremely friendly and responsive. They had some of the best service I've had at a restaurant, or anywhere, in quite a while. Ultimately, I'll go back to Aunt Rosalee's for my sould food if I can.
Corrals - This is one of the few 24hr places in Burbank and that's a definite plus. The place looks like an old school diner along the lines of Denny's or IHOP, but the menu was a pleasant surprise. There were the diner standards along with gyros, pizza, and the like. They also had a very posh looking selection of desserts in their dessert case. I'm talking tiramisu and mocha cream cakes and other artery clogging delights normally associated with high end bakeries. Thankfully I only noticed them on the way out, otherwise I would weigh a few more pounds now. The chocolate shake is really, really good. I think they add a little chocolate malted to the mix because there was something else enhancing the shake and not just straight chocolate ice cream. I didn't order any food, but the people I was with all cleaned their plates so I'm guessing it's not too shabby. I will probably be going again in a couple weeks and will have a better report on the food then.
White Harte Pub - Finally, finally, a British pub I can love. They even have an outdoor space for people who want to smoke. Everywhere are TVs playing the current football(soccer) game. Service is friendly and the menu, while limited, is good. The fish and chips were good, and the curry dipping sauce was a very nice surprise. I will definitely go back when I'm in the area.
Miss Peaches - The only Soul Food restaurant I could find in the Burbank area, it has it's regulars but I think it's due more to the atmosphere and lack of competition than the quality of the food. The first thing I have to say about Miss Peaches is stay away from the Mac and Cheese. Don't even think about it, I don't care how much you love it, I don't care if you're used to the box stuff, don't order it. Box mac and cheese is heads and shoulders above the stuff at Miss Peaches. That's how bad it is. The cornbread and hushpuppies are good, and the hushpuppies have a nice heat to them. The collard greens seemed to be popular with the people who were obviously regulars but I don't eat them, so I didn't order them, so I can't speak to the quality. I got the smothered pork chop or rice and they brought out smothered chicken on rice. I took a bite before I realized it wasn't what I ordered and it was good, but again, not what I ordered. Oh, and the rice was cold. They fixed the mistake quickly and I dug into the pork chop. The chop was tough and over cooked. The rice this time was room temperature but still, rice is meant to be warm or hot. The gravy on the rice and pork chop was good, but couldn't save the dish overall. I do have to say one of the big pluses of the place was the service. They weren't the fastest, but everyone was extremely friendly and responsive. They had some of the best service I've had at a restaurant, or anywhere, in quite a while. Ultimately, I'll go back to Aunt Rosalee's for my sould food if I can.
Corrals - This is one of the few 24hr places in Burbank and that's a definite plus. The place looks like an old school diner along the lines of Denny's or IHOP, but the menu was a pleasant surprise. There were the diner standards along with gyros, pizza, and the like. They also had a very posh looking selection of desserts in their dessert case. I'm talking tiramisu and mocha cream cakes and other artery clogging delights normally associated with high end bakeries. Thankfully I only noticed them on the way out, otherwise I would weigh a few more pounds now. The chocolate shake is really, really good. I think they add a little chocolate malted to the mix because there was something else enhancing the shake and not just straight chocolate ice cream. I didn't order any food, but the people I was with all cleaned their plates so I'm guessing it's not too shabby. I will probably be going again in a couple weeks and will have a better report on the food then.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Rte 15
Anyone who has made the drive along I15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas has seen the signs for the "world famous" Mad Greek and Alien Jerky.
Well, after many years of passing by these places without stopping in, I finally gave in.
The Mad Greek - Not at all what I expected. This is really a burger joint with a few Greek items thrown on the menu, cheesy "Greek" decor, and not much else. Honestly, there were more burgers on the menu than Greek dishes. Now, that's not to say the food wasn't good. The Lamb Gyro was pretty good, and they put the tatziki on the side so you could add as much or as little as you wanted rather than smothering the thing with tatziki like a lot of places do. The Calamari was good, nice and lightly battered, and they gave you a lot of it, which made the prices a little more palatable. The rice was pretty good, and the pitas were a nice surprise, a little different than usual. Keep in mind that it cost me over $20 for an appetizer, a soda, and a gyro. Service was a bit iffy, but hey, it's a fancy McDonalds, I wasn't expecting all that much.
Alien Jerky - Wow. All that advertising for what? Maybe 5 variations of Jerky at $8 for 4oz. Talk about a rip off. I swear there were more t-shirts and hats and even pistachios than jerky. The jerky is nothing spectacular. It's not great, but it's not bad. I'd stick to Jack Links or maybe trying to make your own(I'm partial to the Good Eats method), either option would be cheaper and just as tasty. STAY AWAY from the pepperoni flavoured beef sticks. Blech. Blech. Blech. Buy the ones at Costco, you get a whole container for the same price and the quality is far better. The pepperoni flavoured beef sticks are pretty much red colored flavourless squashed together meat crumbs with some chile powder squeezed into plastic tubes. The taste is unappealing, the texture is unappealing, you get weird plastic red flakes on your hand from touching them. Don't waste your time with the Alien Jerky store (unless it's to use the bathroom), don't waste your money buying it, don't even waste the gas taking the exit off I15 for it.
Well, after many years of passing by these places without stopping in, I finally gave in.
The Mad Greek - Not at all what I expected. This is really a burger joint with a few Greek items thrown on the menu, cheesy "Greek" decor, and not much else. Honestly, there were more burgers on the menu than Greek dishes. Now, that's not to say the food wasn't good. The Lamb Gyro was pretty good, and they put the tatziki on the side so you could add as much or as little as you wanted rather than smothering the thing with tatziki like a lot of places do. The Calamari was good, nice and lightly battered, and they gave you a lot of it, which made the prices a little more palatable. The rice was pretty good, and the pitas were a nice surprise, a little different than usual. Keep in mind that it cost me over $20 for an appetizer, a soda, and a gyro. Service was a bit iffy, but hey, it's a fancy McDonalds, I wasn't expecting all that much.
Alien Jerky - Wow. All that advertising for what? Maybe 5 variations of Jerky at $8 for 4oz. Talk about a rip off. I swear there were more t-shirts and hats and even pistachios than jerky. The jerky is nothing spectacular. It's not great, but it's not bad. I'd stick to Jack Links or maybe trying to make your own(I'm partial to the Good Eats method), either option would be cheaper and just as tasty. STAY AWAY from the pepperoni flavoured beef sticks. Blech. Blech. Blech. Buy the ones at Costco, you get a whole container for the same price and the quality is far better. The pepperoni flavoured beef sticks are pretty much red colored flavourless squashed together meat crumbs with some chile powder squeezed into plastic tubes. The taste is unappealing, the texture is unappealing, you get weird plastic red flakes on your hand from touching them. Don't waste your time with the Alien Jerky store (unless it's to use the bathroom), don't waste your money buying it, don't even waste the gas taking the exit off I15 for it.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Viva Ventura Pt2
Yes, part 2 has arrived. It will probably be a while before part 3 since this turned out to be a much more expensive month than I expected, mostly due to all this eating out.
Sahara By Bahador: I went for the $6.99 lunch buffet and it was well worth it. I've never had Persian food before and it was very good, even if a bit of it wasn't to my taste. I highly recommend the chicken kabobs, and the herbed rice was very popular, even though not really my thing. The service was good and the waitress was very friendly, showing my ignorant self what was available on the buffet. This is a definite recommend for lunch on a work day.
Crazy Tokyo Sushi: This place has reader's choice awards and is pretty highly rated but I wasn't impressed. I've eaten a lot of Japanese food at a lot of places in many different areas of the world. I know what to expect and I didn't get it. Now, I didn't have sushi, I had an entree, Tonkatsu, and I had some of the Chicken Teriyaki. The portions of the meat were decent but it came with a tiny portion of rice and a cucumber salad and that was it. For the price for each entree, I'm used to getting tempura or something in addition. Also, the tonkatsu barely had any sauce on it and the chicken teriyaki had almost too much. Service was decent. I won't be going again, especially given the vast number of other Japanese restaurants nearby.
Gyu-Kaku: This is one of those Japanese grill places where you choose your meat or vegetable, choose what sauce it is marinated in, and then they bring it out to you and you grill it yourself. Now, I'm used to getting this kind of place in an all you can eat format where you can use their sauces or combine them to make your own. So, Gyu-Kaku was a disappointment in that sense, but was good in every other. At Gyu-kaku you pay by the plate of whatever. Now, this is fine for light eaters but people who like to eat will walk away much poorer or still hungry. The food was good, the sauces were good, the service was good. I went with a few friends and I think this is the best way to go, that way everyone can try a little of everything and people who have never done this before always seem to get a thrill out of it. The only drawback besides it not being buffet style was how packed the place was. Once all the tables were filled, someone at one table could not get up unless somebody at another table moved out themselves. It was a small inconvenience, so it doesn't detract too much, but this is definitely not a place to go if you don't like crowds and being crowded.
Sahara By Bahador: I went for the $6.99 lunch buffet and it was well worth it. I've never had Persian food before and it was very good, even if a bit of it wasn't to my taste. I highly recommend the chicken kabobs, and the herbed rice was very popular, even though not really my thing. The service was good and the waitress was very friendly, showing my ignorant self what was available on the buffet. This is a definite recommend for lunch on a work day.
Crazy Tokyo Sushi: This place has reader's choice awards and is pretty highly rated but I wasn't impressed. I've eaten a lot of Japanese food at a lot of places in many different areas of the world. I know what to expect and I didn't get it. Now, I didn't have sushi, I had an entree, Tonkatsu, and I had some of the Chicken Teriyaki. The portions of the meat were decent but it came with a tiny portion of rice and a cucumber salad and that was it. For the price for each entree, I'm used to getting tempura or something in addition. Also, the tonkatsu barely had any sauce on it and the chicken teriyaki had almost too much. Service was decent. I won't be going again, especially given the vast number of other Japanese restaurants nearby.
Gyu-Kaku: This is one of those Japanese grill places where you choose your meat or vegetable, choose what sauce it is marinated in, and then they bring it out to you and you grill it yourself. Now, I'm used to getting this kind of place in an all you can eat format where you can use their sauces or combine them to make your own. So, Gyu-Kaku was a disappointment in that sense, but was good in every other. At Gyu-kaku you pay by the plate of whatever. Now, this is fine for light eaters but people who like to eat will walk away much poorer or still hungry. The food was good, the sauces were good, the service was good. I went with a few friends and I think this is the best way to go, that way everyone can try a little of everything and people who have never done this before always seem to get a thrill out of it. The only drawback besides it not being buffet style was how packed the place was. Once all the tables were filled, someone at one table could not get up unless somebody at another table moved out themselves. It was a small inconvenience, so it doesn't detract too much, but this is definitely not a place to go if you don't like crowds and being crowded.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
SoCal Eats
Since not all the food in the LA area is on Ventura, here's a review of some of the other places I've tried.
The Pizza Cookery: Good service, although I think I was older than the entire female wait staff, which was a little weird. I had a personal pizza with sausage, pepperoni, salami, and meatball slices. The sausage was ok, the pepperoni was on the bland side, and the salami and meatball slices weren't all that flavorfull either. The crust was good and the toppings were piled high, so overall the pizza was good but not something I would really recommend. However, the garlic rolls were really good. I love rolls already, and I love garlic, and they combined them into this wonderful pre-meal snack. The rolls are soft and flavourful and the roasted garlic baked into them just made them heavenly. I will go back for the rolls.
Kate Mantilini: I went at an off hour and decided to sit at the bar and watch the game on the TV. This is one of those places where you pay for a name and an atmosphere. I ordered a burger with side of fries and they were good, but not worth the price charged when I could get a better burger at Jonny Rocket's for half the price. The bartender was very helpful and the service was very good. It was also very obvious that the staff all liked each other and got along very well. And, despite the price, there wasn't a stuffy atmosphere and they didn't scoff at my jeans and t-shirt when I walked in. If you have money and you want to hang out somewhere casual but nice this is a good place to do it if all you're getting is drinks. But I don't think the food they offer is worth the prices they ask.
Ruby's Diner: I think this is a chain but I have yet to see another one and I've never heard of it elsewhere so I think it's a local chain if a chain it is. I'd equate this to Jonny Rockets. The food is good in the same way, although they offer a lot more choices. They do have uniforms, much more accurate to the time they're recreating than Jonny Rockets, which adds to the atmosphere. As for the service, it was pretty bad when I was there although given my observations I'm inclined to think it was my waitress specifically.
Aunt Rosa Lee's: Soul Food with soul. I haven't had soul food in years and Aunt Rosa Lee's was so spot on and so good it just made me happy. The staff were incredibly friendly and the whole place felt like a home dining room complete with Aunt Rosa Lee holding court in one corner. I had the smothered pork chops with a side of mac and cheese and hushpuppies. The pork chops were really, really good, and the gravy was really, really good too. There was so much food on the plate I ended up having to take some home and I threw a little rice from home in with it and the gravy on the rice was just sublime. The mac and cheese was good, not spectacular, although the hot sauce they had on the table really went with it really well. The hushpuppies were a very nice suprise. There was a little heat to them, not overpowering, but enough for you to notice. Some friends I'd gone with had never had soul food and one ordered the oxtails at my recommendation and really loved them, she polished them off completely. I will be trying them next time I go, and even though it's quite a drive away from me, I will be going to Aunt Rosa Lee's again.
East Japanese Restaurant: This place had a really nice look to it inside. It's what you'd expect from a long standing corner Japanese restaurant in the suburbs, even though it's in middle of Little Tokyo. The miso soup was good, even if it did lack tofu. I had the Katsu don which is my favourite Japanese dish and a dish I have been craving since I've been having difficulty finding it at all these sushi joints that have popped up to profit off the craze. The Katsu don was perfect. The rice was flavourful, the pork cutlet wasn't tough, the eggs were soft. The service was good and very friendly even if it was obvious English wasn't the waiter's first language. I will be trying other restaurants in Little Tokyo before going back here, but it's definitely worth going back.
I can't remember the name of the place since I'm not sure they actually had a name sign out, but I was recently on Olivera St and ate at one of the Mexican restaurants there. This was a semi-open air place and really more of a literal hole in the wall than an actual formal restaurant, but that didn't detract from it. The guy handling the sitting area and the take-out window did a good job of staying on top of things considering the only other guy there was in charge of cooking. The place was cleaner than you would expect given it's layout. I had the beef taquitos and they came in this light green sauce, I'm not sure what it was. A friend thought it might be guacamole mixed with sour cream and normally I don't like either but I liked this sauce. I also added a dash of the hot sauce available on the table which had a nice kick to it. The taquitos themselves were very good. It's hard to go back to the frozen in a box variety after having these. They were crisp and the beef was very flavourful. Next time I'm in that area I will be getting the taquitos as a snack again.
The Pizza Cookery: Good service, although I think I was older than the entire female wait staff, which was a little weird. I had a personal pizza with sausage, pepperoni, salami, and meatball slices. The sausage was ok, the pepperoni was on the bland side, and the salami and meatball slices weren't all that flavorfull either. The crust was good and the toppings were piled high, so overall the pizza was good but not something I would really recommend. However, the garlic rolls were really good. I love rolls already, and I love garlic, and they combined them into this wonderful pre-meal snack. The rolls are soft and flavourful and the roasted garlic baked into them just made them heavenly. I will go back for the rolls.
Kate Mantilini: I went at an off hour and decided to sit at the bar and watch the game on the TV. This is one of those places where you pay for a name and an atmosphere. I ordered a burger with side of fries and they were good, but not worth the price charged when I could get a better burger at Jonny Rocket's for half the price. The bartender was very helpful and the service was very good. It was also very obvious that the staff all liked each other and got along very well. And, despite the price, there wasn't a stuffy atmosphere and they didn't scoff at my jeans and t-shirt when I walked in. If you have money and you want to hang out somewhere casual but nice this is a good place to do it if all you're getting is drinks. But I don't think the food they offer is worth the prices they ask.
Ruby's Diner: I think this is a chain but I have yet to see another one and I've never heard of it elsewhere so I think it's a local chain if a chain it is. I'd equate this to Jonny Rockets. The food is good in the same way, although they offer a lot more choices. They do have uniforms, much more accurate to the time they're recreating than Jonny Rockets, which adds to the atmosphere. As for the service, it was pretty bad when I was there although given my observations I'm inclined to think it was my waitress specifically.
Aunt Rosa Lee's: Soul Food with soul. I haven't had soul food in years and Aunt Rosa Lee's was so spot on and so good it just made me happy. The staff were incredibly friendly and the whole place felt like a home dining room complete with Aunt Rosa Lee holding court in one corner. I had the smothered pork chops with a side of mac and cheese and hushpuppies. The pork chops were really, really good, and the gravy was really, really good too. There was so much food on the plate I ended up having to take some home and I threw a little rice from home in with it and the gravy on the rice was just sublime. The mac and cheese was good, not spectacular, although the hot sauce they had on the table really went with it really well. The hushpuppies were a very nice suprise. There was a little heat to them, not overpowering, but enough for you to notice. Some friends I'd gone with had never had soul food and one ordered the oxtails at my recommendation and really loved them, she polished them off completely. I will be trying them next time I go, and even though it's quite a drive away from me, I will be going to Aunt Rosa Lee's again.
East Japanese Restaurant: This place had a really nice look to it inside. It's what you'd expect from a long standing corner Japanese restaurant in the suburbs, even though it's in middle of Little Tokyo. The miso soup was good, even if it did lack tofu. I had the Katsu don which is my favourite Japanese dish and a dish I have been craving since I've been having difficulty finding it at all these sushi joints that have popped up to profit off the craze. The Katsu don was perfect. The rice was flavourful, the pork cutlet wasn't tough, the eggs were soft. The service was good and very friendly even if it was obvious English wasn't the waiter's first language. I will be trying other restaurants in Little Tokyo before going back here, but it's definitely worth going back.
I can't remember the name of the place since I'm not sure they actually had a name sign out, but I was recently on Olivera St and ate at one of the Mexican restaurants there. This was a semi-open air place and really more of a literal hole in the wall than an actual formal restaurant, but that didn't detract from it. The guy handling the sitting area and the take-out window did a good job of staying on top of things considering the only other guy there was in charge of cooking. The place was cleaner than you would expect given it's layout. I had the beef taquitos and they came in this light green sauce, I'm not sure what it was. A friend thought it might be guacamole mixed with sour cream and normally I don't like either but I liked this sauce. I also added a dash of the hot sauce available on the table which had a nice kick to it. The taquitos themselves were very good. It's hard to go back to the frozen in a box variety after having these. They were crisp and the beef was very flavourful. Next time I'm in that area I will be getting the taquitos as a snack again.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Palm Springs Selections
I spent some time this weekend in Palm Springs CA and, of course, ate out.
Bongo Johnny's
I had the western burger with a side of fries. The service was good and they were very prompt. The burger and fries were good but didn't really stand out. The thing really going for the burger was that the bacon was the thick sliced stuff and there was plenty of it.
Village Pub
Completely unrelated to the Village Pub in Vegas, but still good. Good crowd, good music, good TV, good drinks. I snacked on the Calamari and really enjoyed it. It's one of the light battered versions that I prefer and was very tasty. They served it with marinara, which is a little non-standard, but really the marinara wasn't good enough to justify dipping the calamari in it. It wasn't bad, it just tasted like something out of a bottle.
Don and Sweet Sue's Cafe
I needed food before my drive out and stopped here because it was the first cafe I found. It was a good decision. This is one of those local institution kind of places. There were people that were obviously regulars and everything was very homey. The service was great and very prompt. I had the buttermilk pancakes and breakfast sausage. Really good pancakes. Really good. IHOP can kiss it, so can all those other chain breakfast joints, these were the real thing. I will definitely be getting my breakfast here when I go to Palm Springs again.
Bongo Johnny's
I had the western burger with a side of fries. The service was good and they were very prompt. The burger and fries were good but didn't really stand out. The thing really going for the burger was that the bacon was the thick sliced stuff and there was plenty of it.
Village Pub
Completely unrelated to the Village Pub in Vegas, but still good. Good crowd, good music, good TV, good drinks. I snacked on the Calamari and really enjoyed it. It's one of the light battered versions that I prefer and was very tasty. They served it with marinara, which is a little non-standard, but really the marinara wasn't good enough to justify dipping the calamari in it. It wasn't bad, it just tasted like something out of a bottle.
Don and Sweet Sue's Cafe
I needed food before my drive out and stopped here because it was the first cafe I found. It was a good decision. This is one of those local institution kind of places. There were people that were obviously regulars and everything was very homey. The service was great and very prompt. I had the buttermilk pancakes and breakfast sausage. Really good pancakes. Really good. IHOP can kiss it, so can all those other chain breakfast joints, these were the real thing. I will definitely be getting my breakfast here when I go to Palm Springs again.
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