Los Angeles - Mario's Peruvian & Seafood

Mario's Peruvian Seafood

5786 Melrose Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90038

Grub-O-Meter: 4.5 out of 5 Bellies-Up

Cha-Ching-O-Meter: $$ out of $$$$

Marios down near Wilshire and Melrose is one of those hole-in the walls that you have to love. Great homestyle cooking Peruvian style with their emphasis on all things fried, especially the fish. Not in the best neighborhood and clientel but worth the trek to get some fried fish. I ordered the fried fish plate and it was pretty awesome, cooked with limes, tomatoes, and lots of onions all for a reasonable price. Not many good homestyle peruvian places around and would definitely come back when around this area again.

Los Angeles - Sushi-Gen

Sushi-Gen

422 E 2nd Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Grub-O-Meter: 5 out of 5 Bellies-Up

Cha-Ching-O-Meter: $$ out of $$$$

Sushi-Gen in little Tokyo downtown is a well known joint among sushi fanatics and locals for the super fresh  sashimi plates. Upon arriving there was already a huge crowd but luckily we had called ahead to be put down on the list, so our wait was only 10 minutes. So we sat down and ordered and 5 minute later our food came out, I guess because its all sashimi mainly that it would be fast. I must say upon ordering the sashimi plate for 15 bucks that this is definitely some of the freshest fish I have tasted and am glad I stopped by here. The tuna just melts in your mouth and the thin slices of scallop were awesome.  I would definitely come back here in a heartbeat, its just too bad they dont have something like this in SF.

Los Angeles - Pink's Hot Dogs

Pink's Hot Dogs

709 N La Brea Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90038

Grub-O-Meter: 4 out of 5 Bellies-Up

Cha-Ching-O-Meter: $$

The famous Pinks hotdogs in LA, an experience if your not from LA for sure. The menu includes a variety of dogs with crazy toppings from Guacamole, to bacon, to onion rings, the toppings are what make this place great. Besides all the hype not sure if I would wait another 2 hours just to get a dog but I must say that this is some good eating and I guess from what I hear waiting is just part of the experience. I had the Millenium dog (a 12-inch jalepeno dog with chili, tomatoes, and guacomole, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame dog( coleslaw with tomatos), onion rings, and fries. Talk about heart attack, the Millenium dog was good but the Hollywood dog was pretty gross. The coleslaw was mayonaised out to the max, just not my cup of tea. So all in all an experience to experience once but the wait just killed me.