Brunch @ Joe's

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
3 ★★★ for the food
$ 30 and below
- half star for having a hair in my entry!!! Joe's has pretty cheap brunch with good selection. The place is beautiful and there were people waiting outside the restaurant before it opens. i ordered a salmon benedict with poach egg. as the waiter bring up the dish, i saw there's a hair laying around the corner of the bendict.... i told the waiter and he just took it off and said sorry, doesn't even have the intending to ask or change a new one. awww... i was being too nice. i should of told the chef and make them give me a new one.

Santa Monica Beach House

it's like a weekend getaway~~ we got to stay at the beach house since our friends booked it for her b-day party. it's right next to the beach and 5 min walking distance to venice. the place is beautiful w/ 2 floors, 3 bedrooms and a pool table.
the room we stayed in
we went shopping at the venich beach in the afternoon & went back to see the sunset outside our patio

Santa Monica Place

we stopped by the new santa monica shopping center and i was impressed. they change everything to outdoor now. since it's long weekend, the mall was full of people. i guess outdoor mall was more popular as well. i love their dinning area where you can see the view of the santa monica beach and alcohol was allowed. it's just like a roof top bar. the stores were more of high-end, almost like the south coast but in outdoor.