El Torito Grill is what I would call a refined cousin of the more established El Torito. I used to frequent their Beverly Hills locale and was happy when a location opened up in the Valley. Their cuisine is more latin fusion, pushing the envelope a bit with respect to taste and flavor. And I … Continue reading
I’ve been living in the Sherman Oaks/Van Nuys area for years and when we’re hungry, we usually head over to busy Ventura Boulevard for some good eats. There are a lot of “mom and pop” type places in and around our neighborhood and for a little over two decades, have driven right by them without … Continue reading
When I think of ramen, I think of the packages of ramen my mom would pack for me to take back with me to L.A. during my college years. As a starving college student, this was the perfect meal. I would add an egg to it, and perhaps some thinly sliced green onions for a … Continue reading
I know El Torito Grill is a chain but I do enjoy their bold and inventive menu as well as their freshly made, hot off the “press” handmade flour tortillas accompanied by their tomato salsa, roasted tomato salsa and honey butter. We usually go through several stacks of tortillas because they are that addicting and … Continue reading
After having the most unpleasant experience with my lunch yesterday at a chain restaurant that for now will remain nameless, I needed something to re-cleanse my palate–STAT! More about that chain restaurant experience in a future post. Frozen yogurt sounded good to me and we first headed over to Ce Fiore in Encino–to my disappointment, … Continue reading
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