Yard House

M-F Happy hour until 6pm. decided to come here for the 1st time during HH. i ordered a onion tower b/c it looks really cool, but it didn't taste that great + it's kinda cold when we got it. i love their woodfire wings!! and the coconut shirmp looks good too! they get $6 drinks, 1/2 appetizers and 1/2 pizzas which i think it's a pretty good deal. i wish BJ or CPK have 1/2 off on their pizzas during Happy hours. yard house gets really noisy latter in the night. while i complained that their HH ends too early, the good things is we get to leave before the place gets too loud.

President Thai

we decided to come here since it's a new restaurant that we haven't tried yet. they get special menu from $6.99 and up. the decor looks nice and the food are good! i order a fish curry and a satay. i like both, but everything taste a bit sweet for me. i would expect Thai food to be more on the spicy side. but it something new to choose around the area other than Banana or Coconut bay.

龍龍美食

this place is famous for it's steam bun!! i passed by this place many time and finally went last week for dinner. the place has a lot elderly people who dining here and not that many young crowd. it wasn't full on the day we went, so the bun arrived pretty quick. the bun was really soft and it's pretty good. but i wish it could be a bit more deep fried in the bottom. somehow, it tastes very buttery to me which is OK, just different than what i've imaged. Other dishes they have look really good too, but we don't have space for others after the bun.

Shark Club

it's Happy Hour again!! they get special event going on this Friday with free admission. $5 drinks, 1/2 appetizer, 7-9pm. we arrived pretty early when there's not much of crowd. the place looks nice with a dance area, but i noticed the people hang out here are mostly middle-aged... never the less, i was so excited to come here to see the shark since the club was named after it. but they only get a small tank in the middle and i didn't even see many fishes in there. i heard the shark died long time ago, so i guess the only attraction here was gone. there are more young people coming in when the night gets latter and a lot of them are Vietnamese. I was planning to dance, but i don't really like the music, so I end up playing pools instead all night long.

Chocolate covered Strawberry

i did some home-made dessert again... i always do something really simple and easy that won't take too much time to make. i always want to buy chocolate coved strawberry everytime i passed Godiva. but actully never did b/c it's too expensive. so i tried to make it at home which is a success. i think i should dip some pineapple and kiwi next time.

上林鐵板燒

it's the only place i know that serves Taiwanese teppayaki. i love the stir-fry beef!!! the chef sometime will show off the skills while cooking. but i really don't enjoy watching it and just hope to have some good dinner~ i miss how i usually eat it at Taiwan's night market and it was so cheap. in taiwan, they also provide free soup and ice black tea! but everything here cost money...

Banihana

Banihana has new happy hours! $5 drinks, 1/2 appetizer, M-Th. until 8pm. i feel like i go to Happy Hour every week!! eating seem like the only fun after work . I've only came here once with my co-worker for the teppan-yaki, but I've never tried their sushi. they get pretty decent Happy Hour menu with plenty to choose from. But i think RA sushi get way better sushi than Banihana. the las vegas roll here just looks funny and doesn't taste good either. if i am paying for the same price, i would choose RA sushi wayyyy over Banihana.

Stonehill Tavern

we came here during the OC restaurant week. the place is pretty far away, i won't thought of coming here if it's not for the restaurant week. the restaurant is located inside the hotel resort which is very nice and pretty. the service and the environment are great!! it's definitely a place for a romantic date. but the food itself is just average, typical American food.5 ★★★★★ for the service and ambiance
4 ★★★★ for the food
$$$ 50~100
i ordered a prime beef rib. the meat is tender and juicy. but nothing special on the sauce. I also tried their Trout. it's cooked rather middle and the outside is crispy. i think they get some good ingredient and serve high quality food. both entries taste fresh.
3 course dinner $40 comes with Tuna tarter, main course, and a dessert- root beer float. i like the root beer slash. but i end up not satisfied b/c it's too little to fullfill my sweet tooth!!!

Patisserie Chantilly

it's a small cake store located in Lomita. i come here for their Macaroons, but I heard their sesame cream puff is also a must have. Last time, I had their limited time offer- chestnut cream puff and I love chestnut better than the sesame cream. too bad they don't have it anymore the 2nd time i went. i also tried their Lemon macaroons which taste better than the Lavender i had last time. the Lavender is a bit over sweet for me. although Macaroons doesn't taste fantastic, i still craving for all different kind of sweets.

Q Noodle House 陽春麵之家

i like to come there for some Taiwanese noodle. they get large varieties of side dish to choose from. the price is average as well. i ordered rice noodle with minced pork, cold tofu, and pig intestine. the food all taste good, but nothing really stood out. i heard their pork chop is pretty good, maybe I'll try that next time. overall, the menu is pretty Taiwanese which is the reason that makes me coming back.