The best food and restaurants for today. Atwater, Hollywood, Silver Lake, Thai Town, Hollywood, New York and wherever my travels take me.

Friday, June 30, 2006

Alcove Cafe & Bakery, Los Feliz

My friends Greg and Sara were in town from Austin this past weekend so I thought I'd start with a summary of all the great places we ate starting with Friday. We were all starving by the time they made it to my house from LAX that afternoon so we headed over to Hillhurst Ave. I had the crab cake sandwich per usual even though I find there to be too much bun and not enough crab cake. Sara had the brie and apple panini which she loved. I can't remember what Greg had but they loved everything and it was great to sit outside in the shade and enjoy a beautiful Southern California afternoon.

Alcove
1929 Hillhurst Ave
323 644 0100

Saito's Sushi, Silver Lake

I had taken Greg to Saito's when he was in town last year and he was eager to take Sara there on this trip. We spent the afteroon checking out the last day of the Klimt exhibit and walking around the La Brea Tar Pits so were ready for some great sushi. I always start with the Albacore Salad and it did not disappoint--lightly seared melt-in-the-mouth albacore sashimi with a ponzu sauce and chopped scallions. I could eat that every day. I don't normally order tuna sushi because I don't find it to be very flavorful but Greg and Sara wanted it and I'm so glad they did. This was some of the best tuna sushi I've ever had. More like toro, this tuna was absolutely lucious. We also had the Japanese Spanish Mackerel which was superb and something my friends said they normally don't like. The halibut and hamachi were all super fresh and fantastic. I'm so lucky to have such an amazing sushi place in my neighborhood. Anyone want to go again?

Saito's Sushi
4339 W Sunset Blvd (at Fountain)
323 663-8890