Cafe Angelino (Los Angeles) – 2nd visit

The experience of my 1st visit to Cafe Angelino was wonderful, so I went back with my dear girl friends last night. 

Last night they had the special “Cioppino” (Italian seafood soup). Since it’s not on the regular menu and I wasn’t sure if they would have it next time (they didn’t have it when we visited last time), plus I loooove seafood, I decided to get the Cioppino.

The cioppino came with two pieces of toasted bread.  I remember a review I read on yelp said Angelino’s free bread sucks, but the bread comes with the meal is good.  The review was right.  The toasty crusty bread was tasty, perfect with the soup. 

The cioppino itself was absolutely amazing.  Calamari, clams, fish(not sure what kind of fish it was), shrimps, and veggie were fresh and perfectly cooked.  The broth was sweet and full of all the seafood flavors.  It’s soooo delicious!  

I’m still in love with Cafe Angelino and will definitely find any excuses possible to come back again soon.

 

Cafe Angelino (Los Angeles)

Cafe Angelino
8735 W 3rd St

Los Angeles, CA 90048

(310) 246-1177

沒有Mozza的顯赫身世, 名廚坐鎮, 及華麗外表
Cafe Angelino 靜靜地座落在West 3rd Street 上
與世無爭的招待著前來尋求滿足他們對道地義大利料理的渴望的食客們

感謝室友介紹我認識 Angelino. Now it’s officially my fave Italian place in LA!
真的如她說的, 每次去到Angelino 都會覺得好吃到立志以後每個禮拜都來
我也忍不住想要計畫下一次的拜訪了!  

Risotto Mare

Spaghetti del Golfo
 

Magherita con Parma

Complimentry Pastries

Angelino的食記好像不用多寫
這天點的每一道菜都超美味超滿意
不必記下來提醒自己下次別踩到地雷了

相關閱讀: 洛城生活- Cafe Angelino 

Creperie by Jack n’ Jill’s (Mid-City West, Los Angeles)

CREPERIE BY JACK N’ JILL’S
8738 W. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 858-4900

這天茉莉四姊妹難得的早午餐約會
選在位於西三街的Creperie by Jack N’ Jill’s (inspired by 雪的可麗餅二三事) 

雖然他們以savory crepe 聞名
但是抱著來吃早餐心態, 滿腦子蛋跟起士的我還是點了breakfast crepe

Market Street (breakfast crepe): a whole wheat crepe with andouille sausage, sautéed onions, peppers, tomatoes,
mozzarella cheese and scrambled eggs. a bit spicy, but good!  光看ingredients 就知道很早餐, 吃起來恰如其分, 就是份早餐, 有點breakfast burrito 包在甜的 tortilla裡的感覺

除了我外, 三姊妹們都聰明的點了savory crepe, 我各嚐了一小口了, 果然都好吃! 下次來我也要點savory crepe!

Baton Rouge: blackened chicken, red onion, cheese, cilantro, smokey Pinot Noir BBQ reduction

Lafayette: ham or turkey, mushrooms and cheese in a sherry cream sauce

因為看到很多人的review 都推薦這裡的 Banana Pudding, 大家雖然都吃飽了但我還是堅持點了甜點!

Louisiana Banana Cream Puddin’: 這個光看就很罪惡, 還好大家分享罪惡一人一口還算是有嘗到 guilty pleasure, 如果一人吃完一份可能就只有 guilt 沒有 pleasure了

W. 3rd Street 跟 Robertson 附近有不少不錯的餐廳
但是三街上的meter 貴的嚇死人 (一分鐘小時$2. 兩小時為限)
Creperie by Jack n Jill’s 的valet parking 只要 $4
如果覺得會待一兩個小時的話不如就讓他們 valet 吧!
(省的擔心meter expires 的問題)

這次又發現往南一條街 Burton Way 上的 street parking還算不難找
只是這區停的時候記得要注意是不是有規定需要permit
不然省了 valet 卻拿了ticket 就太倒楣了!

La Paella (Mid-City West, Los Angeles)

La Paella
476 South San Vincente Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 951-0745

Paella Marinera(西班牙海鮮飯)

 

One of my best college friends was in town, so I finally got the chance to check out the little Tapas place Emily highly recommended.   Although it’s in the neighborhood where Beverly Center and all the hip shops on W. 3rd street are, it’s kind of hidden in a more residential, quiet part of the street.

its intimate, neighborhood restaurant feel

Love the Sangria!
超讚 Sangria!  再來一杯!

Caracoles al Ajillo – Snails sautee with garlic and a touch of chili
吃tapas 蝸牛好像是必點的!她們的蝸牛讚!

Calamares a la Plancba – Grilled squid with garlic and parsley
這花枝看來普通但是超嫩超軟, 真想知道她們怎麼把這些花枝調理地這麼嫩的!

Cbampinones con Cborizo – Mushrooms with Spanish red sausage
mushroom 也是必點tapas

my portion of Paella Marinera
海鮮飯好好吃, 每顆飯粒都浸滿了海鮮味, 聽說墨魚飯也好吃, 下次要來試

我們還點了兩個甜點烤布蕾跟Fran 布丁, 兩個都讓本來就很飽得我們無法停止
Crema Catalana

Flan de Naranja

從Tapas 到海鮮飯到甜點
樣樣都很令人滿意!
我一定要找機會再回去, 試其他的tapas, 試試墨魚飯, 還有再吃一次她們的烤布雷跟fran!

 

The Griddle Cafe (Los Angeles – West Hollywood)

The Griddle Cafe
7916 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 874-0377

The Griddle,  顧名思義就是以pancake出名(註)
上次第一次來看到別桌很多人點的巧克力法國吐司(Devil’s Daydream)
跟著點了之後一直念念不忘想再回來
這次決定不論如何一定也要點個pancake來試試
到griddle cafe 不點 pancake 不就跟去House of Pies吃pasta不買pie一樣了嗎

哎呀可是Devil’s Daydream 也是必點
兩個人點兩份都是carb的鬆餅吐司類也不太對
早午餐一定要來點protein 的阿
於是決定豁出去了抱著吃死的決心兩人點了三份
不然怎麼對得起辛苦排隊的自己呢

於是這天點了:
Devil’s Daydream(巧克力法國吐司):
超香濃不甜膩的巧克力吐司, 令人完全無法抗拒, 就是他一直呼喚我再回來

Gone Shrimping:
美國人怕蛋黃膽固醇高, 於是很多地方都有只炒蛋白的炒蛋料理, 這道蝦仁炒蛋白算是美式早餐店蛋類料理中清淡健康的, 但就好吃來說, 我比較推薦他們 的Chicago Charlie’s Scramble

The Golden Ticket (香蕉焦糖胡桃煎餅):
這樣講不知道會不會太誇張, 但我真的覺得這是我目前為止吃過最讚的pancake, 也有可能是我這次用了正確的pancake吃法(哈!), 總之這真pancake的讓 the griddle cafe不枉the griddle 之名阿

還有值得一提的是這邊的咖啡都是用法式濾壓壺(French Press), 比平常早餐店的美式咖啡香濃很多, 又可無限續杯

整體來說, the griddle cafe 的食物真得很棒, 只是周末平均都要等個三四十分鐘以上, 如果不用上班的話一定會更常來的(不過也得要找到也不用上班的閒咖相陪啦)

(註) griddle 就是用來煎pancake的平面金屬盤

Seoul Garden Restaurant (Los Angeles – K Town)

1833 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 386-8477 

在Irvine 的朋友一直提到他們常常專程開車上來K-Town
為的就是Seoul Garden
這天和好久不見的馬克跟就要回台灣的吉兒聚餐
總算是有機會來試試啦!

他們也有BBQ,但我想有名的是火鍋就二話不說點了兩人份牛肉鍋
這兒的韓式火鍋不是一般的石頭火鍋或是銅板火鍋
反倒有點像日式涮涮鍋
和shabu shabu不一樣的是他把菜切的碎碎的和肉一起丟下去
這樣就可以減少把菜煮熟所需的時間 和還很嫩的肉一起夾起來吃
把肉吃得差不多時他會來下烏龍麵
最後再用剩下的湯汁加上昆布煮粥(好像還有加一點蔴油)

真的很讚喔
涮牛肉加青菜的吃法真的好吃
他們的粥更是讓已經超撐了的我無法抗拒

 

Cha Cha Cha – Silver Lake (Los Angeles – Silver Lake)

Cha Cha Cha Silverlake
656 N Virgil Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 664-7723

Cha Cha Cha is a Caribbean restaurant chain. I’ve been to the one in SF and the one in West Hollywood for dinner. They have great Tapas menu and also serve great Sangaria. Now I found it was also a great place to go for a relaxing & exoctic weekend brunch! The seafood omelet is my fav! Complimentary

Bread 


Chilaquiles: Scrambled eggs with tortillas, guacamole, crème fraiche & tomatillo salsa

Tortilla Marbella: Seafood omelet with scallions & mushrooms
 

Fred 62 (Los Feliz, Los Angeles) No. 7 of Best Breakfast 2006 / No. 9 of Best Breakfast 2007

Fred 62
1850 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 667-0062

Date of visit: March 4, 2007

It’s a 24-7 place with good food in the heart of Los Feliz district. (right across from House of the Pies, where sells the best strawberry pies in LA) Both my friend and I loved what we ordered.

I visited Fred 62 in a late Sunday afternoon, just late enough to avoid the peaktimes of the weekend hangover crowd and in time to order from their brunch menu. (Weekdays 7AM~Noon and Sat & Sun 7am~3pm)

Fairfax High $10.81 (Two poached eggs, smoked salmon, toasted bagel chips, cream cheese, sliced tomato, red onions, & hollandaise sauce. Served with hash browns.*)

Cali California** $9.87 (Omelet with super-tasty chicken sausage, avocado, grilled onions, Goat cheese & sun-dried tomatoes. served with hash browns.

* I substituted hash browns with tomatoes.
** For those of you who don’t live in California, every dish with a name including the word "California" must have avocado as one of its ingredients.

Soul Food: Roscoe’s House of Chicken’n Waffles

Today I had so-called "Soul food" for dinner.
When Dave suggested to eat soul food, I really had no idea what it meant. He explained that
it’s southern style food… fat food… such as fried chicken…. Oh I finally realized…. just as "Soul Music"…It’s that kind of food black people usually eat….

The restaurant we went was Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘n’ Waffles
That place is really very black…. Almost all customers are black, except one or two table of Asians and one table of whites. I didn’t mean to have racial discrimination. It’s just a culture. It’s great to experience different food and different life style.

OK. The food they serve is two pieces of glazed fired chicken and two waffles. Chicken is OK because i think no fried chicken is better than KFC Taiwan. Their waffle is pretty good. Of course butter and syrup help. I think the fatter the tastier.