A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
Went to this speak easy on a Monday night in NYC. Being a Monday, no line.
I was pretty impressed that the speak easy is behind this hidden wall. And it’s disguise as a coffee shop. Also the place is Tesla themed (the inventor).
I will say service was a bit slow, but the menu looked pretty sick (like an engineering notebook from Tesla).
Got a Strawberry magic (it’s like an Aperol spritz, but tasted more orangey). Also got Toki on the rocks.z
Overall yea, like mentioned, would come back.
Definitely would come back here! Not the typical Korean food I order, but I would order everything we got again.
We first ordered their signature dish, the Hangari Bossam (the pork belly it came with was very tender… you’re supposed to eat it with the veggies acting like a sandwich).
We also ordered the Chicken Kal Guk Su. Chicken was ok, but really liked the broth and udon noodles that were in it.
We also got a side of dumplings, which were also great.
Grabbed lunch here (it was a 12 minute walk from our hotel in downtown LA). Gotta say I would go back (and didn’t get any stomach issues after!).
For drinks I got a Sapporo light. For food, got the 4 hand roll combo (came with Toro, yellowtail, NZ Sea bream, and crab hand rolls). I also added salmon sashimi, and a lobster hand roll. Honestly, it was all good. I would say the lobster hand roll and salmon sashimi were my favorite, but I also dislike the crab (which was the opposite opinion of some people as they thought it was to mayo ish).
We went here for dinner in our first night in LA. Definitely was excited to go here because I had recently just visited the New York one.
In terms of the side dishes, I will say New York had more variety (ie they had the crab cakes). Nonetheless, food was still good. They had the side of eggs that slowly gets cook as you’re eating, which is similar to New York.
The combo we got was the beef combo that serves 4-5 people. It came with the pork kimchi stew that was really really good.
For drinks, got some peach flavored Soju.
So yea, would come back here again. It is recommended to make a reservation ahead of time (although they are strict about your whole party showing up at the same time).
This restaurant is part of Jean George’s restaurants (whose restaurant by the same name has two Michelin stars).
First, I’ll say all the food is great. Will definitely com back here again.
For drinks, got their version of a whisky sour. Definitely would get it again.
For appetizers, got a crab salad (not pictured below), corn soup, and a sashimi avocado lettuce wrap. All great.
For the main, got the clam linguini, as well as tried the chicken. Would get either dish again.
Overall, had a solid meal.
We went to this Korean place for lunch, which is near the Apple Office.
The lunch rice bowl special is a great value. For $20 you get everything pictured below. I got galbi bibimbap, and it came with shrimp tempura, salad, soup, fried potato cake and Korean rolls. Hands down would come back here again.
After eating some Chinese food at a place that had no liquor license, we ended up here, where they have some impressive cocktails.
Apparently this place ins supposed to be know for their ice. It did have some interesting shapes and curvatures, and interestingly enough I learned about what an ice chef is last week in Chicago.
The cocktail I got was called the City Hall, which was very similar to an old fashion, minus the symbols syrup.
Other drinks I got were not so fancey (to help with recovery the next day). Those were a Prosecco, and Basil Hayden on the rocks.
Tried this Chinese restaurant at LIC (Long Island City). Gotta say I was surprisingly impressed.
It doesn’t have what you would typically expect from a Chinese restaurant. But what we ordered was all good.
We got several cold dishes including cucumbers, chicken and beef. They all tasted great and would order all of them again
We also got a warm lamb dish. I would eat again, but would order something else if I had the choice.
We also got the Dunhuang Pan Fried noodles with chicken. The noodles are hand made, and they were fantastic. Would get it again for sure.
Only thing about this place is that it doesn’t have a liquor license. Hopefully that changes in the future.
Went here for a quick lunch as it is close to the New York Apple office.
Just got a pepperoni slice. It tasted great, and it didn’t give me any food poisoning. So would go back again.
Wanted to get some kbbq after after work drinks, and this was close by and highly recommended.
For drinks got Soju with milk. For the main, we got the Hodo’s favorite small combo (which feeds 2, but still was fine for 3 of us), which include beef, short ribs and pork belly. All great food (they also cooked the food for you). As well, the side dishes came with fish cake and broccoli, which is what you want. Also, they had this interesting side dish that we mixed with egg, cheese and corn. Lastly, we did order cold glass noodle soup and kimchi soup. Also all great.
I would go back here in a heart beat.
