*~ nom nom nom! ~* » dinner http://pearlescent.org/eats Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:14:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Parks BBQ http://pearlescent.org/eats/2010/05/parks-bbq/ http://pearlescent.org/eats/2010/05/parks-bbq/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 00:03:48 +0000 pearl http://pearlescent.org/eats/?p=15 bulgogi stew seafood pancake

a feast! galbi on the grill

Editor’s note: This post is based on a visit from March 2009

This may just be my favorite Korean BBQ place on the westside. Quality meats, fantastic seasonings, great variety.

Favorites:

Seafood pancake (see top right image). This delightful concoction of egg, starch, seafood and vegetable was fried to surprisingly not-too-greasy consistency. Veggies and seafood bits were tender and savory. This was so good that someone from our group tried to make this at home, with limited success.

Galbi. Galbi is really hard to mess up, but tough to do right. Park’s Galbi was wonderfully flavorful.

Bulgogi “soup”. Literally it’s a “soup” filled with bulgogi and onions. Stellar with rice.

Great ventilation. When you go to a Korean BBQ, you expect to come out smelling like charred meat for at least a few days. Parks is one of the least smokiest KBBQs I’ve been to thanks to its industrial-strength ventilation system.

Parks BBQ
 955 S Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90005

]]> http://pearlescent.org/eats/2010/05/parks-bbq/feed/ 0 A few destinations to get you started… http://pearlescent.org/eats/2009/08/a-few-destinations-to-get-you-started/ http://pearlescent.org/eats/2009/08/a-few-destinations-to-get-you-started/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:47:34 +0000 pearl http://pearlescent.org/eats/?p=25 You live in Torrance/Gardena/Beach Cities and you need to eat! Where do you go?? Here’s a quicklist of a few of my favorites in the Torrance/South Bay area.


my favorite meal

Shinsengumi Hakata Ramen
Gardena, CA

Ramen cooked to your exact specifications in savory pork-flavored broth. You say you want it hard, thick and strong? Done.

Musha
Gardena, CA

A favorite. Izakaya style (Japanese tapas) dining. Favorite menu items: rib eye and stingray fin you grill at the table, cheese risotto served out of a gigantic wedge of cheese, and the sweet tofu/cracker dessert.

ginormous omelette chocolate chip pancakes

Original Pancake House
Redondo Beach, CA

My favorite breakfast place in the South Bay. Best eggs, best bacon, huge and amazing omelettes.

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