In My Hood/La Provence Pastier & Cafe

I walked north on Barrington to Brentwood's La Provence Pastier & Café, on San Vicente Blvd.
I ordered a Mexican salad and went outside to sit on their balcony. I was served my salad promptly with no regard to anything else. A glass of water would have been welcomed on a hot day in the sun. I asked for cracked black pepper and got a fine grain pepper that needed to be used generously. So when the waiter asked to take the pepper I asked to keep it. Later another waiter came to my table asking if I was done with the pepper. I said that I was, afraid of what he might do if I said no. My morrocan mint iced tea was flavorful but wanting to be more chilled with more ice, again with no regard of needs during a fine dining experience for a Sunday afternoon.

A Feast For All Eyes

Los Tapatios at 11045 S. Hawthorne Blvd. in the city of Lennox is a great experience.
When you enter the small restaurant in the mini mall you see the back wall lined with cheese, juice, horchata, and other dairy items. Along the left wall is the meat market with robust business. The people that run the restaurant are very nice but don't speak English and don't take credit cards, only cash. I eaten the several things including the caldo and they are delicious. Most memorable was a large keg style clear bottle holding freshly made watermelon juice on a hot summer's day. I always look to go back to Los Tapitios.

Hey ya all! Three Bears Burgers is Back!!!
The owner, Sherry, said that she hopes to reopen her kitchen again by April 10th. In case you didn't know, they had a fire. Sherry said that people were calling the radio station trying to find out what happened to the burger place since the great american burger.
I just found out today that Three Bears BBQ is at about 537 LaCienega Blvd. & Market, near the Soul Food Kitchen, in Inglewood. I'm headed that way Friday with my new friends from work. Chow!

Local and Authentic Mexican Food

I have been meaning to try Pili's Tacos down the street from me at 11924 Santa Monica Blvd., West of Barrington. I tried two tacos, one chicken and the other al pastor. I tasted the chicken first and it was robust with flavor, apparently marinated. I ordered the onions and cilantro (cebello) on both, with red hot sauce to be poured over, drenching the tacos, one by one. I was in heaven, these were the flavors that I was used to eating in South Central.


I met whom I believed to be Phil when he told me that this restaurant is a family business and also the little gift shop next door. I liked Phil and he sure works hard running this place. Phil is originally from 155th and Central Avenue and now resides in Santa Monica. I have since been back twice and found out after asking Phil what his name was, he responded, "Greg". Sorry for the error Greg.


Oh! I almost forgot, the most impressive thing is a hand-written menu of various juices that are fabulous, like beet, and carrot. I like this little local Mexican restaurant and give it high marks, especially when I met the sweetest man visiting the restaurant with his brother. I'm going to meet him right now. Chow!

The Western Smoke House at 10640 Woodbine Street at Overland is a mighty fine Texan style restaurant. I tried a combo dinner of pork ribs and beef brisket for $22.99. The beef brisket is slow cooked in an old fashioned pit. The au jus for the brisket is tantalizingly delicious and memorable. I want to go back for a brisket sandwich.
The atmosphere is a little stuffy with some stress serving up all the folk there for the q. but you get past that and enjoy a Texan style barbeque with hefty sized side portions. I remember the beans being good and the cole slaw very fresh. I want to also go back to try "Tina's" Fried Chicken.
There is a cow out front of the restaurant that is amuzing.

A GOOD BURGER RECEIPE, MY OWN
I am very happy to begin adding my own receipes to my blog in order to offer you more variety.

I will include in today's blog my favorite receipe that I have created for a "good" cheeseburger.

My Burger

Ingredients:

1/4 lb. ground beef

1/2 crumbled triscuit

garlic

red onion

zucchinni

avacado

cheese

onion salt, salt, and pepper

mustard, ketchup, mayo

habenero chili sauce



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Mixed Experience

A dream come true experience watching the waiter serve up a bbq sandwich to be moderatedly disappointed, ultimately. The meat was of good quality and smoked for nine hours in hickory chips but there was too many bites of fat, unappealing to the palate. The bbq sauce was so mild that it did nothing to compliment the meat. The sesame bun was okay. I only ate half of the sandwich but my stomach was churning from nerves, in just accepting a job offer one hour ago.
The first bite of the cole slaw was going to be the saviour for the twelve dollars sandwich. It did come with slaw and beans but without the job offer I wouldn't be eating here on my budget.
I love the Bread and Porridge restaurant after several years of frequenting it but today was a let down, sorry.