My Thursday Lunch

October 29, 2010

Bloody clams? Bloody delicious!

Filed under: Guatemalan — brucedumes @ 9:43 am

I’ve been meaning to try La Cevicheria for the longest time after reading Jonathan Gold’s review.  But there are so many place to try and only so many Thursdays.

But today, being a reasonably warm day in LA, was the day for ceviche.

La Cevicheria is owned by a simply delightful couple from Guatemala. While Guatemala isn’t as well know for ceviche as, say, Peru, these folks put their own stamp on it. It is knock-your-socks-off delicious. And since “some like it hot”, they offer a special habanero sauce that you might need to ask for. Be careful! This stuff really should require you to wear a radiation suit. But it tastes amazing and is a different kind of hotness than other chilies. At first it’s not hot at all, but rather sweet and refreshing. Then a few seconds later, you feel something interesting happening. :-)

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October 14, 2010

Vietnamese Soup – Friend or Pho?

Filed under: Vietnamese — brucedumes @ 2:35 pm

Of course purists will be quick to point out that it really should be not be pronounced so that it sounds like “foe”. It should rhyme with “duh”. But that doesn’t stop a plethora of new Pho restaurants in LA using Pho in a cutesy way in the name. Today I had lunch at one such place, Simply Pho You, in Koreatown.

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