BLD brunch

there were a lot of people waiting for brunch and they go good food. i ordered the blueberry pancake. the house that holds the syrup is cute. after we are done, we walked over to MILK to get some ice cream. i had the banana flavor and babe had the thai ice tea macaroon, it was good, but i probably won't come back for it again. i just tried it b/c it got 2000 review on Yelp.

Eva Restaurant

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
4 ★★★★ for the food
$ 39 per person
we came here before the lakers game. we got the coupon online for almost half price off and decided to try out their Sunday dinner b/c of the good rating. sunday is a prefix 4 courses meal and you can always order more from the menu if you want. so it's a buffet style dinner. i believe they change their menu weekly b/c we got different entries from what they listed online. we started with salad and had whitefish and lamb "pot au feu". i like both, but we ordered the fish the 2nd time and end the meal with strawberry cobbler. the waiter was really nice and the food was great. but it was kinda slow and a little messed up. even we start eating at 4pm, we kinda rush it at 6pm.

Le Pain Quotidien

3.5 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
3.5 ★★★★ for the food
$ 30 and below
we went to farmer's market around beverly hills. but it's kind small and not much food vendors, so we picked a restaurant and had lunch there. we were thinking about Larchmont Bungalow, but there were too many people. so we tried Le Pain Quotidien instead b/c it's next door and the atmosphere is nice. i had the grilled chicken w/ wild rice. it looks appetizing, but the rice is ice cold. i was expecting a warm entry, but it was a salad instead...

Godiva

i saw the buy 3 get 1 free while shopping~ they now have ice cream flavors, and godiva chocolate also give you 1 chocolate every month when you sign up for their member w/ your email address. what a great deal!!

Fogo de chao

4.5 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
4.5 ★★★★ for the food
$$$ 50~100
i've been wanting to try Fogo de chao and waited to come here during the DineLA week. $44 per person include salad bar, side dishes, bbq & a dessert, what a deal! i think it's so fun to eat Brazilian bbq b/c they serve it at your table and you got to decide when you want it. their cheese bread was so good(shown in the picture). i got to try all of their meat, except chicken. i like Filet Mignon the best!! rib eye and the lamb chop go for the 2nd. they also had garlic beef that night which was not on their menu was also pretty good. i would go back for their Filet Mignon!!
we had cheese cake and key lime pie for dessert. i wish they have dessert buffet as well... or include some fruits in their salad bar.

Bar 210

we went to bar 210 for a friend b-day. as we waited for our friend to come, there's one mid-age guy came to offer me a drink. he called himself from the Gipsy Kings. i haven't no idea until my friend told me Gipsy Kings is a band. haha~ i didn't recognize his face at all. i checked out their song afterward, it's acutlly not bad. Bar 210 is next to Plush. we arrived early and have to waited until 11pm for Plush to open for the dance floor. the dance floor is kinda small. but we got our own table, so we danced around it. it was a fun night, but i think it wouldn't be fun w/out the table reservation, it would be too crowded. i think i am getting too old for this. i felt so tired the next day and it took me a day to recover....

Lawry's

5 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ for the ambiance and the service
5 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ for the food
$$$ 50~100
♥ Lawry's~ we went during the DineLA week. and it's $44 dollar include salad, prime rib with lobster, and a dessert. the food is prefect, the experience is perfect and the price is perfect. i got the medium rare prime rib and the meat is really soft and juicy. and can't forget their cream corn and spinach!
Dessert-strawberry cake
the meal also came with a coffee or tea at the end. the only downside is that their service is really fast and i felt a bit rushed during the dinner. =S

Grey Stone Park

i randomly found this place online while surfing around. this place looks pretty nice so i decide to come here over the weekend to take a look. it was really sunny on the day we went and the place looks gorgeous!! the garden looks beautiful!! Since the mansion is not open to the public, the garden only take about 30~40 min to finish. too bad we cannot enter the mansion, we tied to peak inside, but there's nothing inside.

we went to eat korean BBQ for dinner. this place is located next to the Korean supermarket on Noglas. i like the bbq from this place, but it's not all you can eat. so the meal is kind pricy compare with other bbq around the area. i found out they also get porridge!!! maybe i'll come here next time for the porridge only!!