[Man v. Bar] Why We’re Doing It
Purple. It was a sea of purple. Our Team in Training running jerseys were purple. And that's what I was looking at. Thousands of people running the San Diego Marathon, flowing up a hill that disappeared ...
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Because Drunken Pool is So Much Better Than Sober Pool
My tongue keeps running over the serrated edges of my newly chipped tooth from last night. It's not so bad, you can't really see it when I talk or smile, but if you look closely, you'll see ...
Adventure Tuesdays: 24 Hour Pho on the Westside!
We realize it’s Wednesday, but Adventure Tuesday typically ends on Wednesday morning. Sometimes spontaneous and random things happen on Tuesday night. There’s also a good chance that nothing happens. So last night? My roommate has put together the ...
Closing Time – Good (Silverlake)
Good Microbrew and Grill 3725 W. Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026-1527 (323) 660-3645 (map) To name a place that is just bold…but then again it’s no different than naming putting a “Los Angeles’ ...
Small Talk: Are You a Beer Drinker?
Mystery beers were abound last night at Good in Silver Lake. For $3 a pop we took our chances and played brewlette to see what would land in our hands. I'm not too finicky when it comes to my beer choices, ...
Closing Time – Santouka (West LA)
Mitsuwa Marketplace/Santouka 3760 Centinela Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066 TEL: (310) 398-2113 Normally when you’re eating in a food court, you’ve found yourself in a situation where your options, although numerous, makes you feel like you’re just settling for what’s ...
WTF Weekend: Fake Dates and Productive Sundays
It's Monday, it's not exactly funday, you're either back at work or you're slaving away at something unfun partially due to the fact that you're not awake yet or you just can't get into the groove. WTF happened to ...
Closing Time – Tito’s Tacos
It’s always a good sign to see a long line combined with filled seats when you’re going to an eatery for the first time. Labor Day was my Tito’s Taco day. It was a lazy Monday which ...
Closing Time – Carney’s Restaurant on Sunset
Carney's Restaurant 8351 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (323) 654-8300 Map I know there's a Tommy's on Hollywood right off the 101. And I know that Hollywood is notorious ...
Closing Time: Let’s Compare Edition
The Restaurant: Daikokuya The Locations: Little Tokyo and Monterey Park For the past couple of months, I have been meaning to check out the fabled Daikokuya in Monterrey Park. My hope was to have Daikokuya food readily available because the Monterey Park location was conveniently on my way during my nightly commute home. So ...
Closing Time – The Shack
The search for the burger in LA brought us to The Shack in Playa Del Rey. It was a nice overcast day near the water, which proved a perfect day for a three-way man date. So the FTP boys have added another goal to their food Legend ...
Closing Time – Mr. Shabu Shabu
I have to confess. Los Angeles and Shabu Shabu isn't a new idea to me, but I haven't been able to get around to finding good spots around the city. I know there are lots and everyone has their opinion of them, but for a good and relatively cheap place ...
Closing Time (Adventure Edition) – Ippudo NY
When I recently went to New York, I had the opportunity to sample what NY have to offer in terms of good ol', you guessed it, ramen. A suggestion was made for me to try Ippudo NY in East Village. When I got there, it seemed to me what a ramen ...
Closing Time – Orochon Ramen
Thanks to Man v. Food on Travel Channel my interest was piqued on seeing what the big deal was with the Special #2. So we headed down to Little Tokyo to check it out....
Sorry LA We Ditched You On Friday
Friday night we were just supposed to go to the Green Girl Saloon. That's it. It was supposed to be simple fun. Instead we got sidetracked into a house party/dinner (divinely supreme homemade Peruvian food made us do it) and started off way too strong there. After a countless number ...
Closing Time (Adventure Edition) – Hash House a go go
This is a special edition of Closing Time because sometimes you need to know a place to eat when you're out of town. If you ever find yourself in San Diego, Hash House a go go is truly a need to experience place. Here's an example of why: By the way, ...
Closing Time – Tommy’s (Burbank)
[caption id="attachment_66" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Tommy's (Burbank)"][/caption] The spotlight for this edition of Closing Time is Tommy's (Burbank). Well it's not so much a spotlight as much as it is a "WTF? Are you SERIOUS?!?" Tommy's is a staple of late night ...
Closing Time – Pho Show
Closing Time - Pho Show Time for another edition of Closing Time folks. Today the spotlight is on Pho Show in Culver City. Overlooking ...
Closing Time – Daikokuya Little Tokyo
This is the first installment of Closing Time and in the spotlight today, Daikokuya. If you've never been there, you should go. If you've been there and think it's, oh let's say not ...