A Curious Cafeteria
Sitting near the intersection of Broadway street and 7th street in downtown, Clifton’s Cafeteria invites strolling pedestrians to enjoy its luxury cafeteria-style dining.
The multi-storied restaurant is dimly lit, the exposed wood furniture contrasting against the pops of green foliage. Stuffed woodland creatures decorate the space while a grandiose tree commands attention and provides an outdoorsy ambiance.
Customers line up,...
Review: Café Orient
Pho Noodle Soup at Cafe Orient. Photographer: Walter Orellana.
Not all Pho is equal, and Café Orient is clear proof of that. Located in Chatsworth, the popular Vietnamese restaurant, which opened in 1993 in a small strip mall, is known for its pho noodle soup and Asian...
REVIEW: Quieres TacosWay
If Los Angeles is known to do one thing right, it's definitely its Mexican food. Los Angeles has Mexican restaurants in every corner of the city but in the heart of San Fernando Valley stands Quires Tacosway. Serving traditional Mexican food, traditional Mexican seafood and their signature TheWay dishes.
This...
REVIEW: The Three Broomsticks
Muggles and Wizards alike may find themselves thirsty and hungry after fighting Dementors and giant spiders and flying on a Hippogriff.
Luckily for them, the perfect refreshment can be found at The Three Broomsticks, a restaurant in Harry Potter’s Wizarding World found in Universal Studios in Hollywood California.
REVIEW: La Sierra
Clubs have become a way for people to escape their day to day lives and their struggles.
While La Sierra has never been known as a college club go-to, its latest attempts to create an escape for the younger generation is a success, somewhat.
La Sierra...
REVIEW: Johnny Pacific
Within a strip mall in Winnetka, a Food 4 Less and Seven Eleven are accompanied by the scent of filled to the brim, crunchy and evenly cooked empanadas that would lure almost anyone passing by into the restaurant.
Johnny Pacific is an A rated fast casual family-owned restaurant. The staff...
REVIEW: Casa Vega
Founder Rafael Vega’s family pictures at Casa Vega’s lobby in Sherman Oaks on Saturday, September 16, 2023. Photo by Lourdes Suasnabar.
As the lights dim, the classic Mexican tune “Contigo,” by the famous trio Los Panchos, resonates throughout the dining room of his hidden gem. With mustard-painted walls streaked with...
REVIEW: Joe’s Café
There’s a lot to say about the diversity of cultural influences on dining in the city of Los Angeles. But there’s a spot just off Chatsworth st in Granada Hills shy north of the CSUN campus called Joe’s Café, where all the influence you will find here is comfort, friends, and plenty of freshly made good eats!...
REVIEW: Kalaveras Cantina Urbana
Whizzles, fireworks, laughs and old school reggaeton music play under an array of colorful neon lights reflect the vibe of a restaurant where it feels like it is someone's birthday everyday.
And that is because Kalabareas creates a welcoming culturally authentic atmosphere with home made food and traditional drinks.
REVIEW: Philippe the Original
It’s said the French dip sandwich was created in Los Angeles in 1918 by Philippe Matthieu.
The story of it comes from a mere accident, on a fateful day in 1918 a policeman coming in for a sandwich was running late for work. Matthieu dropped the French roll in a roasting pan filled with...