Figaro Cafe | Los Angeles, CA
2/10
Though I technically reside within the zip code that defines Los Feliz, there is a reason I live, and enjoy living, at the far southern extreme of the area. There are times, primarily in the early morning, when the Feliz is a great place to be. The hipsters and urban [...]

Tiki-Ti | Silverlake, CA
9/10
This has to be some sort of record. Two posts in two days? Unbelievable!
The impetus for this post is the same one that led me to head for another tiki establishment so soon after the great Tonga Hut debacle: I needed to wipe that sour taste out of my mouth. By proxy, [...]

Tonga Hut | North Hollywood, CA
3/10
No matter how bad the experience, I did learn a valuable lesson: don’t ever stop at a bar just because the moai head outside the door is cool.
So it’s eight o’clock on a Tuesday night. We stop at a quaint little establishment on Victory which boasts the aforementioned moai, thinking [...]