In & Out

I have a campaign early read report for a beverage company due at midnight so husband had to stop by In ‘n Out to grab cheese burgers animal style and fries. We had dinner on the couch. 

One hand with a burger, the other hand on the laptop writing key findings and implications.

Poquito Mas

Stopped by at Poquito Mas on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks to grab shrimp tacos, fish tacos, chicken petitos burritos and kids’ chicken petitos tacos “to go.”

Peruvian Dinner

After almost an hour of contemplating where to eat... should we eat out or grab dinner to go?  If we eat out where -- Chili's, Gourmet 88, Salad Greens, Mercado Buenos Aires, Meson Criollo, back to O.Tofu??? How about if we grab food-to-go, but where --  Chipotle, Panda Express, taco truck???  

Well, well, well... we both agreed on Peruvian chicken.  So there you go... winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Filipino Food-To-Go

Filipino food-to-go from Arko Foods in Glendale for tonight's dinner.

From top left clockwise:  kare-kare (oxtail and vegetables stew), ginataang langka (jackfruit cooked in coconut milk with shrimp paste), pork sisig (chopped pigs face and ears, chicken liver, chili and seasoned with calamansi/lemon), dinuguan (pork meat and intestine cooked in pig's blood).

Pollo ala Brasa

Last night we had to run some errands and decided to just pick-up food to go. First, we called our go-to Peruvian restaurant, they took our order, but called back a few minutes later that they ran out of pollo ala brasa.  Are you kidding us? How can a “pollo a la brasa” joint run out of “pollo ala brasa.” Not totally convinced, we drove down there but truth be told, people looking for the same item were walking away.  So we ended up at In-N-Out…  two orders of double cheeseburger and fries.

And dinner tonight, you guessed it right...Pollo Ala Brasa… Yes, we went back to the same place.

Peruvian Dinner

Stopped by a Peruvian restaurant for our Friday night dinner...

Pollo a la braza, anticuchos, arroz and inca kola.  

Filipino-style BBQ

Now we’re in a Filipino restaurant Kalye Hits in Universal City to pick-up some Filipino-style BBQ … grilled pork isaw (intestine), chicken heart, grilled chicken liver and grilled gizzard.

Thai Desserts

From the birthday party in Chinatown, we stopped by in Thai Town at Bhan Kanom Thai to pick-up some yummy sweet treats.  Mango with sticky rice is one of  my fave.

Chinese Food To Go

One of those days we crave for Chinese food.

What husband picked up on his way home from the office --  imperial soup,  shrimp in lobster sauce, tofu vegetables and rice.

Peruvian Dinner

Stopped by a Peruvian restaurant in the hood to grab dinner... Pollo a la Brasa with aji verde and yellow sauce, rice and Inca Kola.

Vietnamese Street Food

Husband picked-up some Vietnamese street food from Lee's Sandwiches for dinner -- banh mi, steamed buns and vemicelli with pork.

The Best Hummus

I'm not a huge fan of hummus, but the hummus they serve at Joe’s Falafel is the creamiest and the best I ever tasted.  

Here's what I ordered to go... juicy and tender beef kabob served with hummus, salad, rice, pita and tahini sauce. Again, the hummus is a stand-out. 

Address:  3535 Cahuenga Blvd W Ste 105
                Los Angeles, CA 90068

Friday Night Tacos and Burrito

It's tacos and burrito in the house tonight.  Not from a gourmet truck like Kogi, but from a genuine hard-core Mexican taco truck where most of the people in line are Mexicans. The menu is simple: taco, burrito, quesadilla and torta.  Meat options are... asada, al pastor, carnitas, cabeza, lengua, buche, machitos and chorizo.  Cheap and delicious! It doesn't get any better than this.

Thai Take-Out on a Friday Night

Yes, tonight is "take-out" night from one of our favorite Thai restaurants. Husband called on his way home from work if I like pizza, Chinese or Thai.  Needless to say, Thai won.  It's a mutual decision.  It's always "us" in this household when it comes to decision making no matter how small it is... like deciding on what or where to eat.  

To backpedal a bit, pre-baby days days, Friday Night = Date Night. Nowadays, it's more of a take-out night.   Anyway, back to our dinner tonight, we had Crying Tiger, Egg Rolls, Pad See Ew, Green Curry and Creamy Tofu.  Yum!  But too much food for two people, as I had expected.  Whenever husband orders food, there's always tons of leftover.