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.

Jazz cat

yeah~ they got blue ribbon cheese pork chop! love it love it! i've been looking for it for a while. to be honest, it tasted like veal parmesan. i latter found tea bar also have cheese pork too.

Transformer

i love Bumblebeei!!! he is so cute!! i also like Shia LaBeouf! i think he is a pretty good actor! but they change the girl from Megan Fox to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. to be honest, i forget most of the story in part 1 & 2. #3 is pretty good too and i don't felt it's long at all. they could retouch more on the ending. i always felt the ending is kinda weak. and they didn't get any new weapon this time... i wanna some new member, not old Sentinel~

4 season tea room

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
3 ★★★ for the food
$22 per person
貴婦day~~ sat. afternoon tea is totally for girl's talk w/ gossip~ i got the coupon online which only cost me $16 for the tea. the house was lovely. the room decor and tea set is very pretty. we had the sandwich w/ scone. i think overall the sandwich is ok. girls don't really come here for the food, but for the ambiance. we chatted for almost 3hrs at the tea room. lol~ good thing the owner didn't throw us out. the place wasn't really packed, mostly were mid-age women.

The Clubhouse

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
4 ★★★★ for the food
$25.99 per person
i miss brunch buffet, so we researched online and found the clubhouse. it's almost like castaway! they got variety of food including oyster, prime ribs, crab legs, and chocolate fondue!! compare w/ other buffets in LA, i think it's pretty cheap! they also got live jazz band! lovely!

Savannah Chop

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
4 ★★★★ for the food
$$ 30~50
perfect 10 menu! love it! good food for good price. they also have truffle fries, but i like the one in vegas a lot better. i ordered the pork entry and it's quite unique. the place seems to be for elderly. I guess we were there too early for the dinner. i saw a lot grandma and grandpa sitting next to us.

Mission San Juan

beautiful place. San Juan is the largest mission in the CA. the place make me felt i am in Rome! $8 entry w/ $1 off coupon. i am glad the place wasn't crowded w/ full of tourist. there's also a shopping district. We looked around and visited the san juan amtrack station which is right next to it w/in walking distance.

Onion Head

another new restaurant opened around the area. we checked on yelp review before coming here and we didn't expect too much. i had bacon with mushroom spaghetti and i like it. they also have Kaya Toast. I saw it on TV before and always want to try it. it suppose to be coconut with milk cream butter, but it tasted like orange jam to me. i never had kaya toast before, but it doesn't tasted like what i saw on tv. :S

Shakespeare Festival @ Griffin Park

free event happening this month. we checked out the festival on Sat. and it was a fun experience. we also checked out the old LA zoo which was right next to it. the zoo was kinda spooky, so i just stayed outside and took pictures. the stage was small but you get good view anywhere you sit. a lot people were having picnic, and we were smart enough to bring our blanket, snacks and drinks as well. :p the show starts at 7pm and runs until 10pm i believe. we didn't finish watching the show since it's getting kinda dark, so we left during the intermission.

Phoenix

last day of the trip. we decided to stay here only b/c it's closer to drive back on our last day. there weren't very much to see here. we were planning to visit the Mystery house and called to check the hour in the morning and found out it actually not open. omg... another bad example when you don't get prepared... since we got no choice, we end up visiting the heritage square at downtown and drove around the area. we left around noon and stopped by palm spring for our early dinner.