mr. pizza - koreatown

I've been spending quite a lot of time in Koreatown these days. Despite the angry traffic and the crazy drivers,  I really love Ktown; mostly for their endless cafes and all the good food that they have to offer. I always come home with a full stomach and plenty of pictures when I come back from LA :)

I fell in love with Mr. Pizza ever since my first visit. I'm not a big fan of pizza, but this place is pretty amazing. Mr. Pizza opened up in Koreatown after its popularity rose in Korea. Mr. Pizza is italian + american + korean. It is not your typical pizza parlor but instead adds a twist of Korean here and there. They are known for potato gold, which is a type of pizza with sweet potato filling in the crust, and they have interesting selections such as bulgogi pizza, shrimp nude( cream cheese filling in crust), and etc.

I personally am a big fan of their salad bar because they have a lot of different options you can choose from, and fruit and yogurt with cereal and different toppings are included in the salad bar as well. Their complimentary breadsticks are absolutely delicious, and recently, they added apple butter to spread on the bread so its double the yumminess. Out of the pastas, I definitely recommend the mushroom ravioli and the chipotle linguini.

These are some pictures taken from different visits.

 -potato skins

-chicken parmesan

 -seafood jambalaya ( i forgot the full name -_- )

 - the famous sweet potato gold

 -shrimp nude ( my favorite!)

 -mushroom ravioli + part of my salad

-chipotle linguini 

perfect for a girls night out or a dinner date. It is cute and modern and surprisingly, there are a lot of non koreans that dine here as well, and majority of the servers speak fluent English. They charge $0.75 for an extra side of sweet pickles and peppercinis, but its okay.. life isn't always fair :) 

Mr.Pizza
3881 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010

anqi bistro - costa mesa

Couple of months back, I had a chance to catch up with a special friend, and him being the gentleman that he always is, took me out for a nice dinner at anqi bistro in costa mesa. located at one of the ends of south coast plaza, anqi is the result of an asian and american twist. The restaurant is a bit intimidating in the beginning because of the dark lighting, but many candles are lit to soften the gloom and pebbles align the sides of the floor along with bamboo decorations and lots of pretty murals on the walls.

Anqi is known for their garlic noodles, and so we decided to order that and a couple more things on the menu.

-garlic noodles (one of their known dishes. interesting in flavor)

-chorizo corn dogs

-filet mignon summer rolls ( my favorite. they melt in your mouth)

-shaken beef

The portions were a bit tiny in my opinion but it gave us a chance to sample different variety of foods and in the end we were very satisfied. The atmosphere was so pleasant and sophisticated.. I felt a bit under dressed because I did not know where we were going, but nonetheless, it was a great dinner. A bit on the expensive side, but if you like going to restaurants for atmosphere, this place is definitely a go. 

Anqi bistro 

south coast plaza 

3333 south bristol street 

costa mesa, CA 92626

wurstkuche

lets face it. i love food.

When my mobile uploads album on facebook became 90% food, some of my picture fans have been egging me on to make a food blog. I've always loved to find new places to eat at and i definitely did a lot of that during this winter break. I told myself that I will stop eating out once school starts, but it won't hurt to share some of my past experiences.. so here goes my first blog ! 

i'll start off with wurstkuche.

located in downtown la, this place is known for their exotic sausages and their variety of beer. My friend's a fan of la hot dogs from the street vendors, and although the hot dogs at wurstkuche is a bit more expensive, she agreed that these were worth the extra few dollars. Each sausage is served on a fresh baked roll with your choice of two toppings. I ordered the mango jalapeno with spicy peppers and caramelized onions, and my friend ordered the santafe jack cheese and jalapeno peppers with caramelized onions and sweet peppers. We both shared large belgian fries (groot) with chipotle ketchup and pesto mayo dipping sauces. I didn't get to try any of the beers since I'm not really a beer fan, but I've heard that it was really good, so it might try one next time.

I would definitely visit again for the ambience. The atmosphere is casual and trendy, and the decor of the interior is very clean and modern with cute picnic benches and table-like furniture. Parking is a bit difficult to find since it is in downtown LA, but they do offer meter parking although it requires a bit of walking. But then again, you wouldn't mind a little bit of walking if you have the opportunity to experience some bomb food.. would you? :)

wurstkuche
800 east 3rd street
los angeles, CA 90013-1820