1528 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 386-7361
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 386-7361
El Parian Restaurant
Category: Mexican
Neighborhood: Pico Union
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Showing posts with label Downtown. Show all posts
Monday, June 23, 2008
Haru Ulala - My Fav Izakaya place
368 E 2nd St
Los Angeles, CA 90189
(213) 620-1120
Los Angeles, CA 90189
(213) 620-1120
Izakaya Haru Ulala
Category: Japanese
Neighborhood: Downtown
Six of us dined here last night on a Wed. and it was not busy at all. There was a problem with traffic for some unknown reason. Two of us arrived just before 7:30pm and we got several happy hour $2 beers and $3.50 sake with edaname.
Pechanga - Spicy tuna stuffed in a pepper - Awesome!
Okonomiyaki seafood - Great - Large portions
Okonomiyaki pork - almost as good, excellent
Grilled squid - Very good just a little over cooked but still delish
Spinach - okay, wouldn't reorder
Black Pork - Delish
Braised beef short ribs w/daikon - Awesome and tender
Salmon collar - delish, but I'm not really a Salmon fan but it was good
Soft shell crab 0 deep fried - Heaven!
Squid lips fried - good, but what deep fried food doesn't. Very chewy texture, almost tastes like fried chicken.
We ordered lots more dishes, just can't remember them all. For six of us, we could have eaten up at the bar but we chose to eat at a table so we could better chat with each other.
Happy Hours $2 Kirin drafts w/edaname or $3.50 sake w/edaname from 5:30-7:30pm. I sure got my money's worth last night! LOL
Service, a little slow, but friendly and attentive. They gave us happy hours prices on a few drinks past 7:30pm... so that was a big plus to the service. Friendly and cute young waitresses that didn't speak english very well, so obviously this is a place for the Japanese and not the tourists.
There's so many dishes on the hand written menu, I have to go back to try some more dishes. We grazed there for about 3 hours for about $25/person including one beer tax and tip. Two of us drank a lot more than the others at about 4-6 drinks and so we paid $35 including tax/tip. So it was surprisingly moderate in price.
A nice clean place, excellent food, moderate price, cold beer and sake and happy hour specials. This place rocks!
Pechanga - Spicy tuna stuffed in a pepper - Awesome!
Okonomiyaki seafood - Great - Large portions
Okonomiyaki pork - almost as good, excellent
Grilled squid - Very good just a little over cooked but still delish
Spinach - okay, wouldn't reorder
Black Pork - Delish
Braised beef short ribs w/daikon - Awesome and tender
Salmon collar - delish, but I'm not really a Salmon fan but it was good
Soft shell crab 0 deep fried - Heaven!
Squid lips fried - good, but what deep fried food doesn't. Very chewy texture, almost tastes like fried chicken.
We ordered lots more dishes, just can't remember them all. For six of us, we could have eaten up at the bar but we chose to eat at a table so we could better chat with each other.
Happy Hours $2 Kirin drafts w/edaname or $3.50 sake w/edaname from 5:30-7:30pm. I sure got my money's worth last night! LOL
Service, a little slow, but friendly and attentive. They gave us happy hours prices on a few drinks past 7:30pm... so that was a big plus to the service. Friendly and cute young waitresses that didn't speak english very well, so obviously this is a place for the Japanese and not the tourists.
There's so many dishes on the hand written menu, I have to go back to try some more dishes. We grazed there for about 3 hours for about $25/person including one beer tax and tip. Two of us drank a lot more than the others at about 4-6 drinks and so we paid $35 including tax/tip. So it was surprisingly moderate in price.
A nice clean place, excellent food, moderate price, cold beer and sake and happy hour specials. This place rocks!
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The goat tacos were supposed to be to die for and it was... okay. Didn't knock my socks off. One of my dining companions ordered a burrito that was cheap and huge. I didn't know her well enough to ask for a sample but she said it was excellent. My other diner ordered the the same carne asada taco and goat taco.
I liked the carne asado taco better, but then I prefer beef to goat. So, while the food was good, I would not drive over here specifically for a meal here. It was fine as I was in the hood.
1/15/08 Update: I just had their frickin burrito with carne asada, rice and beans inside for about $5 and a Pacifico to wash it down and it was superb. Not being a goat/birria fan the birria tacos didn't thrill me. Back to the burrito, the thing was delicious, beers cold and while I wouldn't drive 15 miles to go here, I have no problem stopping in for their big ole burrito if I'm in the hood.