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Westside pho? Yes, it does exist. Some people go to Le Saigon or Phoreign, but I think one place does pho closer to how it’s supposed to be done by leaps and bounds compared to the other two. It’s tucked away near Baja Buds, and pretty much hidden by a Chinese buffet spot, it’s Pho 99. They have everything. It’s a one stop shop of all that is Vietnamese, which makes it generic, but it’s also the westside of LA where this stuff shouldn’t even exist. The pho shown above is medium size and is 6.95. High for pho, I know, but it’s pho nonetheless. Is it kick ass like what you get, when you hit the south bay? No, but see the tripe? Their everything pho is pretty good, and with the basil, lime, and beansprouts, it’s like how it’s supposed to be. You even have to pay at the counter. That’s OG. 11819 Wilshire BlvdSuite 106BWest Los Angeles, CA 90025(310) 312-7881
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Yung Dong restaurant serves a slow cooked beef soup. As Jonathan Gold said, "pho is the best one" but this one is pretty good too. The name alone elicits great laughs, so it was a must try. The deal is, it's a Korean soup spot and the waitress walks up and says something like "first time?" We answer yes, and it's practically a nod of disapproval. She seems keen on explaining what were in for as if...
Yung Dong restaurant serves a slow cooked beef soup. As Jonathan Gold said, “pho is the best one” but this one is pretty good too. The name alone elicits great laughs, so it was a must try. The deal is, it’s a Korean soup spot and the waitress walks up and says something like “first time?” We answer yes, and it’s practically a nod of disapproval. She seems keen on explaining what were in for as if maybe we don’t want to be there. The soup comes flavorless and it’s your job to add salt, pepper, chilis, and kimchi style juice to make the soup better. I got oxtail soup and the waitress said good choice. The banchan, is basically kimchi, and it’s actually good because you get the radish type along with the cabbage. The green onion, I have no idea what to do with. They give you scissors to cut it down to bite size pieces. The oxtail is great, the sauce you get is tasty, and it’s a good call. But, I still think Soontofu will beat this. 3828 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90010 (213) 386-3729 We got a tutorial from the waitress. See the sauce container with the chilis in it? That big vat of green onions is to put into the soup when it’s hot. The banchan comes in that metal container. See that tea kettle? It’s filled with kimchee juice. Explosions in the Sky is the best band of the moment. They don’t have vocals, but they do rock the Friday Night Lights music. I don’t know how long people will love them when they don’t sing songs, but I hope it’s a while. Live, these dudes rock harder than you’d think. The rad thing about them playing at the Wiltern is the pre or post Korean food.
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We do a perfect day in Giant Robot mag, and one thing is we've never done one ourselves, so if I were to have a way to start off a perfect day, it might be with the Donut Man during strawberry or peach season. Don't miss strawberry season, it's going on now.
We do a perfect day in Giant Robot mag, and one thing is we’ve never done one ourselves, so if I were to have a way to start off a perfect day, it might be with the Donut Man during strawberry or peach season. Don’t miss strawberry season, it’s going on now.
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