Why did we dine here? – Pizzeria Mozza is a popular Southern California Italian restaurant with Chef Nancy Silverton in partnership with Mario Batali. We had it on our short list for our recent trip. Mozza2go is their take out location, right next door to Osteria Mozza.
Yes we dined at Osteria Mozza and came here for meal #2. Someone has to do this!

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Why did we dine here? – Soowon Galbi is a popular Korean restaurant in LA and one of the highest rated on Yelp at 4.5 stars. It is located right in the heart of Korea town, in a nondescript strip mall. LA is renown for some of the best Korean food in the US, so we had to give this restaurant a visit. We had previously dined at Genwa Korean in Los Angeles and wanted to see how this place compared.

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Why did we dine here? – Providence is a seafood restaurant run by chef, Michael Cimarusti. It has been top rated and focuses on seafood in its purest and simplest form. Located in Patina’s formerly digs, this restaurant was our fine dining destination on our recent trip to LA.
The modern decor features an ocean theme with barnacles and fins hugging the walls. 2 Michelin Stars in 2009.

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Why did we dine here? – Genwa Korean BBQ is a popular Korean restaurant in LA’s Mid-Wilshire District and one of the highest rated on Yelp at 4.5 stars. It is located in a new housing complex, not far from Koreatown. LA renown for some of the best Korean food in the US, so we had to give this restaurant a visit. They were remodeling next door when we dined in 2012.

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James Beard May 2012 Award winning restaurant!

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Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant is one of best Chinese restaurants in Southern California, according to several different sources. We have been to the Sea Harbour Vancouver, Canada location and to a location in Guangzhou, China, and had solid meals there, so it was a no brainer to come here. This restaurant group has about 30 locations in China. Sea Harbor serves dim sum during lunch, and traditional Cantonese dishes at dinner time. Read the rest of this entry »