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- The Essentials
When I took this photo back in 2016, it was a combination coffee/Chinese food restaurant: they sold coffee in the mornings and Chinese food for lunch and dinner. The owner had previously run a separate coffee shop (The Bean Counter, IIRC) in the same shopping center, then combined the two businesses to save on rent. […]
- Normal is Weird
The other day I grabbed a coffee and muffin while out walking, and found an out-of-the-way outdoor place where I could unmask and eat without being near anyone else. It was weird! It felt like I was getting away with something. This sort of thing used to be normal, but now it isn’t… and that’s […]
- Open for Take-Out
I’ve been seeing a lot of these signs in front of restaurants when I go walking in the neighborhood. Most restaurants in the area seem to be trying to keep going as all-takeout/delivery, at least for now. A couple of small chains have closed some locations and are continuing to operate take-out from others. The […]
- I Assure You We’re Open!
More scenes from a pandemic shutdown: Panera really wants you to know they’re open! (California is currently limiting all restaurants to take-out/delivery only as part of the attempt to limit coronavirus spread.) They also had a sign propped up in their delivery van window pointing out that they’re selling bread, eggs and dairy — all […]
- No Pho King Way
I regret to report that as of last summer, there is just NO PHO KING WAY.
- Restaurant Crossover
Two Guns Espresso in Manhattan Beach makes a mean flat white and the perfect mocha. This month they’ve also been hosting pop-up dinners by Doma Kitchen.
- No…Pho King Way!
The next time someone tells you “There’s No Pho King Way!” you can tell them that yes, actually, there is.
- Allergy Incident on Vacation: That’s Not Sunbutter
The menu had a Sunbutter sandwich, but that’s not what they gave us. Dining out with food allergies requires thinking like Mad-Eye Moody: CONSTANT VIGILANCE
- Dietary “Demands”?
I’m not sure who annoys me more: The people who think that those of us who have food allergies are all a bunch of whining hypochondriacs and/or drama queens who just want attention, and the tiny percentage who really do have allergies shouldn’t expect to ever eat outside the home, or… The people who lie […]
- It had better be!
Sign proclaims: Fantastic Cafe. Just a few miles away from Incredible Cafe.
- Eating in the Car
Why do people get take-out fast food, then sit and eat it in their car in the parking lot, idling with the AC on? Update: It’s weird how this became normal for me during the 2020 Covid shutdown. I always figured, if you’re going to eat right there anyway, why not just eat at the […]
- Crepe on TV
There’s a TV on the wall of the crepe cafe where I’m having lunch, bigger than the TV I have at home. Right now it’s showing a live view of the kitchen. This might be more interesting if the kitchen weren’t open to the dining area. I can see the same thing (from another angle) […]
- Would you believe it?
Sign proclaims: Incredible Cafe. With a name like that, it had better be!