Cali Comfort BBQ - Spring Valley, CA

Slave girl and I were visiting San Diego and noticed this BBQ joint 5 minutes walk from our friend's house. We love meat and thought it was an excellent idea to get some BBQ for breakfast.

Tierra Mia Coffee - Huntington Park, CA

I was in the area for work and passed Tierra Mia. Co-worker with me told me he heard the horchata frappe is good.

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Pistachio Kitchen - Monterey Park, CA

Slave girl and I did a quick drop by during dinner time. It was definitely interesting since we didn't know what to expect.

Orleans & York Deli - Los Angeles, CA

Lunch date with slave girl! Gotta have that southern goodness and this dtla joint was perfect for a first timer like me.

Hayat’s Kitchen - North Hollywood, CA

I was in the area for work and slave girl suggested this place for lunch. I was like, girl, last time you went there was years ago, you sure about that? She be like, trust issue? OK ok, let's check it out.

Restaurant Komasa - Los Angeles, CA

It's slave girl's birthday and we didn't want anything too heavy, so we decided to have sushi. After we parked in little Tokyo and walked around, I remember komasa being bookmarked and decided to finally try it out.

Corner Beef Noodle House - El Monte, CA

I have been following corner beef noodle house's Facebook page for a long time. After my vacation trip, I really wanted to have some beef noodle soup and remembered corner beef noodle house was by slave girl's hood, so why not check out the place finally.

Mai’s Kitchen - Westminster, CA

** sorry about the blurry pictures. I was with hangry people and I value my life.

A friend of mine mentioned Mai's Kitchen to me once. I am always excited for good comfort food and it seems like Mai's would be the place to be, even though it's cash only.

Saigon Flavor - San Gabriel, CA

It was date night for slave girl and I and I really wanted Vietnamese food. After looking around I realized we haven't tried Saigon Flavor yet so we decided to check it out.

Mex Perú Gipsy - Los Angeles, CA

I was challenged by my co-worker to find a good place around work for lunch. Well heck, everything was easy when you have the Internet. After some poking and searching, I decided to take the crew to try this mexi-peruvian place.

Chang’an Restaurant - San Gabriel, CA

A friend of slave girl and mine invited us to Chang'an for lunch tasting. We have been to the restaurant before for dinner and we were impressed by the flavors and presentations so it was a no brainier for us to go back and try different dishes.

Marugame Monzo - Los Angeles, CA

I wanted to go to little Tokyo for lunch, co-worker wanted noodles, what a good timing!?  After we arrived the area, we saw ramen shops and noticed this one udon place. Well why not, udon we went.