Harry Potter

Movie at arclight. it all ends!! finally the last episode after 10 years~ we saw article in book says that arclight allows alcohol in the movie and that's why we visit here. but not really, there's a bar next to it, but you can't bring it into the seating. what a disappointment.

il chianti

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
4 ★★★★ for the food
$$ 30 and below
i went for their lunch set menu. there's only 3 options for the set menu and all comes with appetizer, soup, dessert and drink. i like how they made their appetizer into small bits and looks lovely. the lunch menu is a great value, but their regular menu seems to be much better tasting IMO. nevertheless, i love the ambiance after all.

Bonfire & Grunion

we went for bonfire at the cabrillo beach. the beach is beautiful and very romantic with the full moon. we were planning to catch grunion that day as well, but we waited the whole night and no sign of it. too bad~

LA夜景

we decided to go for night view after the dinner. we started driving anywhere looking at the map on GPS and head into Hollywood mountain. as we go up the hill, luckily we saw a viewing area within the residential. There were couple of people there already watching over the hill. it's was sunset by the time we arrived and i love the view!! very romantic and pretty.

七夕情人晚餐

4.5 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
3.5 ★★★ for the food
$$$ 50~100
Dinner at Gonpachi. love the ambiance! the place is actually a lot small than it looks on the website. i imaged it as a big castle w/ a big garden. they also got 2nd floor seating area which is cool! i got the kabuki 5 course set for $45. it comes with starter, sashimi, skewers from the grill, cold soba, and dessert. babe got the gopachi course which is pretty much the same but with extra main course included. food presentation was nice and it all tasted good. i am kinda surprised this place is famous for their soba b/c it's not the best i've had and i can't really tell what's so special about it. but I love their dessert! i just wish they could change thing up in their courses. it's kinda boring to get same thing on different course.

Il Buco

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
4 ★★★★ for the food
$$ 30~50
obviously i came here for the ink squid risotto. love it! it tastes great with a splash of lemon! the lemon is the secret weapon and makes it so much better. the service was really nice and made us felt welcome. i think it's worth a drive for the risotto. i don't know any where else can i find it.