El Rancherito

17734 Saticoy St Ste A
Reseda, CA 91335

A very popular establishment with the locals. I had the pechuga de pollo (marinated chicken). I added the chili verde salsa. I had 2 fried jalapenos. Fiery. I liked it a lot.
What is interesting about the restaurant is the way they serve their soups (abondigas, caldos, menudo, etc.) They ladle the soup straight out of a container within the counter right next to the cash register. Talk about easy access. If they serve menudo on Saturday/Sunday I'll be there. Its so hard to find a place in the SF Valley that serves menudo. East LA I miss you.

Rally's

1801 S. Brand Blvd
Glendale, CA 91204

I had the Rally's Road House Bacon Burger, Chili Dog, fries and diet coke. Relatively speaking since everything is comparative to everything else, the Road House Bacon Burger, fries stood on their own merits; they were descent. The chili dog not as good as a Tommy's Chili dog. But overall a descent fast food meal. I hate it when people compare Ma Maison to fast food joints; like apples and oranges.

Breakfast at Don Adrian

I revisted Don Adrian for the tacotote. The ingredients for this are cured meat, avocado, cheese, cilantro, onions and chipotle sauce. Like an open face burrito. A good hearty breakfast.

Kyshu Ramen

15355 Sherman Way
Van Nuys, CA 91406
I've been looking for a Japanese restaurant in the Valley to replace Nozawa.


It must be syzygy, because the link to the universe has been established and I am not forsaken. I have been blessed with finding an authentic Nihonjin no tabemono. Itadakimasu!

Pork cutlet with croquette and tonkatsu sauce on the side.
Biru. Oishi desu!

Shirow neko. Lucky.

Geta as wall decor.

Via Mar

5111 N Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90042


After a half the day hike through the hills of Mt. Washington, I needed to eat badly. I was famished. What better way to stop the hunger pains with shrimp cocktail and fish burrito. Right on!

Delicious, simply delicious.

They have lobster, octopus, seafood galore.

Awesome Thai

18505 Victory Blvd
Reseda, CA 91335

Chintzy bastard used cabbage as a filler. Noodles and beans sprouts are filler by themselves but they were too chintzy to give more of this. They left me stuffed to the gills with disgust.

Firehouse Restaurant

18450 Victory Blvd
Tarzana, CA 91335


By being self serving and greedy I am helping the Greek economy. I'm enjoying a salad with Greek olives and olive oil. There I've just helped increase Greek exports.
My other self indulgent behavior is having the Lamb Souvlaki. Tasty. The only Greek restaurant with in a reasonable distance and I don't have to go to Baker.
The lamb is charred nicely, smokey and gamey at the same time. I like the yogurt its so probiotic in flavor. Using scientific terminology as descriptor is so antiseptic and clinical. Probiotic such a marketing concept.