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Entrance Gyenari, a new restaurant in Culver City's restaurant row opened by William Shin which presents a menu influenced by William's long lost cousin Debbie Lee of The Next Food Network Star fame, is one of the few Korean themed restaurant on the Westside of Los Angeles. When I received an invitation from the PR to visit Gyenari, I was more than happy to accept the invite. Assorted Skewers Upon arrival, I was presented with a tray of skewers consisting of: 1) Grilled Eggplant with a spicy miso paste - Good texture, and the miso added a nice kick. 2) Spicy Pork - A tad spicy, which was nice. Quite flavorful 3) Beef with onions - Good flavor, but didn't really stand out. Soju Caipirihna The soju caipirihna, presented to the entire party was actually quite nice. Sweet, and not too strong, but a nice cocktail to start off the meal. Pomegranate Pearl In addition to the welcoming cocktail, I ordered a separate drink of pomegranate pearl. Made with pearl plum vodka, pomegrante ...

Entrance As we're headed toward winter season here in Los Angeles (or the lack of one), what else is better than spicy soup? In this instance, Korean spicy crab soup aka kkot geh tang ( 꽃게탕 ) (Top: Dining Room Bottom: Various banchan ( 반찬)) The things I like about Ondal are the clean atmosphere, 2 LCD TV in case there's a basketball game broadcasted (like the Fakers), and wonderful array of banchan ( 반찬) dishes. One of my favorites are the egg and the spicy octopus. What's better than some soju to accompany the meal? hamul pajun (Seafood Pancake) The hamul pajun here is fantastic, one of the better version I've had here in Los Angeles. I always like to order this as an appetizer for the meal before the spicy crab soup hits the table. Entire Process of the kkot geh tang ( 꽃게탕) meal at Ondal 2 Sometimes the phrase "pictures equals a thousand words" really means something, or it's just that I'm too lazy explaining each course of this meal. The kkot geh ta...

As many of you know, dineLA has been going on at over 200 different restaurants in the greater Los Angeles area. One of the better news of the day was the fact dineLA will be extended to Oct. 18 th to 23rd for some of the participating restaurants. As of right now, the last available date will be Friday, the 16 th . I've heard many good things about some of the restaurants during this yearly event, and I personally had a great time at Petrossian in West Hollywood. Check it out and support the business of some of your favorite restaurants in Los Angeles! Another event that I'm pretty excited about is the Tequila Expo 2009 in Tijuana. Our group will be lead by Bill of Street Gourmet LA and I'm sure we'll be in good hands. I'm excited about the food and tequila that I'll consume this upcoming weekend, I've already started to eat light in preparation! The Tequila Expo starts on Oct. 15 th and last until the 18 th . Visit the official website or simply ca...

I guess I'll write a quick review to celebrate my new blog url. Yes folks, I've purchased http://kungfoodpanda.com !! El Taquito Mexicano Truck El Taquito taco truck, a truck I heard of while I was still posting on Yelp, but never visited since I was living in Torrance at the time. Time passed and I've relocated in the area and HELLO Tacos! Inspired by a post by PK , Gourmet Pigs and I ventured off towards the truck that's stationed at Nishikawa Auto Services on Fair Oaks. Menu and Other Signs The menu here is simple, yet there are plenty of meat to choose from. There are seven different types of meat choices, including cabeza (head), lengua (tongue), and the ever safe asada (steak). At $1.25/each, it's one of the best late night choices in the Pasadena area. Along with the meat choice, you're able to pick from either verde (green) salsa or roja (red). For those that prefer a spicier option, like myself, the roja is the way to go. Tacos I ended up ordering 5 d...