Local Food notes: on Sawtelle
One could arrive on Sawtelle avenue at the edge of West LA and spend a day wandering the few blocks between Santa Monfica Blvd and Olympic Blvd -- looking at the Japanese video and game stores, the hip sneaker shops and comic stores, and you could eat for several days wandering from restaurant to restaurant, food emporium to food emporium.
This Sunday, Mother's day, found us at my wife's new favorite discovery the LITTLE HONG KONG CAFE --
After lunch, we wandered to the Olympic Collection, the mall at the corner of Sawtelle and Olympic which houses a pastry shop called CAKE HOUSE and the inevitable PINKBERRY --
Across the street is Papa Beards which sells fresh baked cream puffis which you watch as they inject with the filling of your choice, such as vanilla, chocolate or strawberry -- we got a box of those as a gift.. the fresh baked smell is enough to make you salivate.
Then we headed into the Japanese market there, where my daughter found herself in Pocky heaven -- Why Japanese cookies, candies and snacks look so cool, and seem so much interesting than American fare is anyone's guess.
I have long wanted to do an article/book where I go from one end of Fairfax Blvd to another writing about every shop and eating at every restaurant. Well, I am sure Sawtelle could fill a book and would take several trips to fully investigate a much shorter distance.
This Sunday, Mother's day, found us at my wife's new favorite discovery the LITTLE HONG KONG CAFE --
2129 Sawtelle Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA, 90025
(310) 478-7329
with the paucity of good chinese food on the westside, this is a welcome addition. Everything we had was great, including the wonton soup, a chicken with eggplant dish, a filet of sole special, and a rice noodle dish. Service was friendly and helpful. The restaurant is near Olympic on the west side of the street in the min mall that houses Hurry Curry and several other great eating places, which will be reviewed another time. After lunch, we wandered to the Olympic Collection, the mall at the corner of Sawtelle and Olympic which houses a pastry shop called CAKE HOUSE and the inevitable PINKBERRY --
Across the street is Papa Beards which sells fresh baked cream puffis which you watch as they inject with the filling of your choice, such as vanilla, chocolate or strawberry -- we got a box of those as a gift.. the fresh baked smell is enough to make you salivate.
Then we headed into the Japanese market there, where my daughter found herself in Pocky heaven -- Why Japanese cookies, candies and snacks look so cool, and seem so much interesting than American fare is anyone's guess.
I have long wanted to do an article/book where I go from one end of Fairfax Blvd to another writing about every shop and eating at every restaurant. Well, I am sure Sawtelle could fill a book and would take several trips to fully investigate a much shorter distance.
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