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Daeho

We tried this place during their soft opening, and got one of the only things in the menu, which was the Galbijim.

For the Galbijim, we got the braised short ribs and oxtail (regular size). We had one with spicy level 3, and one with spicy level 1. I only tried the spicy level 1 (which was pretty spicy in itself. Next time I’m may get spicy level 0, or 0.5 if they have it). As sides, we also added glass noodles, vegetables, and rice cakes.

To compliment the meal, we also got regular soju.

For the complimentary side dishes, they only have us 3 types, all which I didn’t care for too much.

Overall, I thought this place was great (loved how sweet the sauce is), even if the main dish was $50 each. Next time though I think I would add extra meat for $10.

FYI, galbi jjim means: the first word is the type of meat, while jjim is the way it is cooked (which is steamed).

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Pho Hue Oi

On our way to Joshua Tree, we stopped by this place near LAX.

Of course, as it is a pho place, I didn’t get pho. I got garlic noodles with shrimp, plus a fresh coconut drink. The drink was not alcoholic, but a friend did suggest to add rum (which they night from Vuns while we were waiting for our entrees). Great suggestion 🙂

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The Table

So I don’t remember too much of this place (came here after a solid night of drinking at Vince’s place), however, we ordered a couple of small dishes (2 of them are below), plus some champagne (which was $99). I did like the ambience of the place, and would definitely want to come back (I recall they had a restaurant part and a more “bar-ish” part).

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Allegro

After a long night of partying, Eric and I went to this place to grab a decent bite to eat.

We ordered a couple of appetizers and old fashioned a, all of which were great. For the apps, we got the meatballs, fries, and a margherita pizza.

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Firebird Hotpot

This is a very simple, but fancy and soy hot pot place.

I got the Wagyu beef and pork hot pot, which was great. They also had a full, since they were connected to the hotel.

The one thing they did try and do is they included tip in the receipt even though there was only 3 of us (fortunately Mark caught that).

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Fogo de Chao

This Brazilian steakhouse had great food. The only one thing I will complain about is they definitely try to sneak in serving you alcohol (they handed us mimosas, which many people accepted because they thought it was part of the meal). They also handed us jumbo shrimp cocktail, where people also thought it was included.

For the meal itself, most of it was great (can’t remember which one I liked the best). One type of meat we did end up ordering was the dry aged tomahawk, which I remember tasted amazing.

We ended up pairing the dinner with some merlot, which was a great compliment.

Also, the salad bar had a good selection.

Lastly, since it was our birthday, they did give us a complimentary dessert (but definitely doesn’t cancel out all the other non-free things mentioned above).

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House of Prime Rib

For around $50, you get a really good complete meal with steak.

I got the house cut (cooked medium). The sauce with the steak was really good. The steak also comes with salad to start, and the waiter tosses it in front of you. For the sides, I got the corn and loaded baked potato. Very great compliments.

We paired the steaks with red wine (I believe it was a Cab). Great pairing.

Overall, need to go back to this place.

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Udon Time

This is a great place to go to if you want some fast Udon.

First, for appetizers, the tempura is great. And special to this place is the crab tempura. It is a MUST to get. I also got the spicy tuna onigiri. Also great.

For the udon, I believe I got the Sanuki, and no complaints.

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Cheesecake Factory

I’ve been here many times, but here’s the first post about it (and will likely get updated later).

This time around I got a “calorie-wise” dish, which was the “chicken pot pie”. Obviously, as you can see, it’s not a really chicken pot pie. However, it was pretty light, which is what I wanted.

Usually when I’m here I get the chicken marsala. The portion size is wayyy to large, so I usually eat half of it. (fyi, the San Jose sauce is better than the Palo Alto version).

And of course, As the name implies, I usually get a cheesecake. My go to is the chocolate chip cookie dough.

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Gordon Ramsay Burger

Second time I came here, it was a Friday during lent. So, I ended up getting the lobster shrimp burger. Definitely an awesome choice. The truffle Parmesan fries were good, but a bit too rich with all the other of I was having.

I also paired it with a drink (can’t quite remember the name, but similar to a White Russian).