Welcome 2019

We woke up in time to watch the Tournament of Roses parade - shown here was the "surprise" from the Trader Joe's float...

cute figurines revolving in a music box...

Christmas Day Lunch 2018

Now for Pancit Bihon 2.0

This time for Christmas Day lunch at the male sibling's abode...

Tambayan Filipino BBQ and Grill

I was at a community function earlier today,

and had plans to go out with D, who picked me up from said function...

D's Belated Birthday Crawl: Stop #7 - Pamela's Kitchen Table

Our last stop would be lunch. Us gals gotta eat, right?

We were actually going to leave Little Italy and play it by ear for lunch...

Return to Himalayan House - lunch specials with the co-workers

Earlier this summer the co-workers and I were in the area...

the school year had just started for us counselors...

Summer Road Trip 2018 Day 2 - Flake, Venice

TC chose a restaurant that was off Abbot Kinney Blvd...

She read that it was a locals spot...

Curry 'n Kabab

Vacation is almost over for me.  Tomorrow I return to work, ugh...

but I at least had a few good lunches spent with friends...

Summer Road Trip 2018 Day 1 - Lunch at Ballast Point Brewing Co., Long Beach

On a small inlet between Seal Beach and Long Beach,

is the Alamitos Bay Marina Center...

Portland Day 3 - Otto's Sausage Kitchen & Meat Market

Still in the SE quadrant of Portland...

we headed to the Woodstock neighborhood for some exploration...

Lunch @ Rincon Brewery, Carpinteria

There were three breweries in Carp...

During the course of our stay, we managed to do two of them...

City Sports Bar & Grill, Vacaville

In this large complex,

is a recreational area/sports bar...

The Good Seed Food Co.

This past Friday, I met up my friend Mary for lunch...

As per our previous lunches, she always has the honors of choosing a place...

Siam Imperial revisits

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of having lunch at Siam Imperial...

for two separate occasions...

Saigon on 5th

Sis and I took a day off to bring our dad to his checkup...

over in Hillcrest...

The Waterfront Grill at Pier 32, National City

We had a training yesterday and for lunch, my coworker recommended a restaurant at Pier 32...

which was the Waterfront Grill...

Tijuana JR, Tacos y Cocteles (the restaurant not the food truck)

Across from Frutas and Little Kids Wear on Broadway (near Halsey St.)...

is the sit down version of the popular Tijuana JR taco truck...

Euro Pane revisit

Lunch was calling...

and it had been awhile since I was last here...

Nick's Cafe

On the edge of LA's Chinatown is an eatery we'd seen during prior road trips...

I remembered the super old signage and the pig in the front...

Capetown Bar and Grill revisit

Last week, before watching a PASACAT Extravaganza performance in La Jolla,

we made the short trek over to the Miramar area to have some lunch.

I noticed that the strip mall sign had changed...

Mellow's Cafe

One thing that we really like about the motel we were staying at was its proximity to the L-Taraval Streetcar.  If we wanted to, we could go downtown for the one-way fare price of  $2.25  (youth ages 5-17 are only $1). With that, the ride would also take 45 minutes. No, our destination was just going to be nearby Taraval St.

The motel actually gives earplugs to guests who find the noise bothersome especially at night. For all of the times we've stayed here, it's never been an issue for any of us having a problem falling asleep because of the noise.

For me, whenever I'm in a different city, I am more accepting of the ambient street noise I suppose.
There were several places we wanted to go on Taraval, the first one was another request by TC...