31 posts tagged “culver city”
When you think yourself a foodie, you either only enjoy food from high-end places (expensive) or food of the people (street stalls, etc). The stuff in between you're not supposed to like...even remotely.
That's why I'm not a foodie.
But I think you know what I'm talking about. You're not supposed to admit that you like say...Rush Street. I think the food is quite good though. It's the kind of food that doesn't outshine the company you're with. It's probably not the most innovative restaurant, but innovation is so passe.
Typical Sunday morning ritual for us:
And on and on. I'm at my wits' end. I decide to shut my eyes and my mouth and let Him drive me to some unknown destination.Me: What do you want to eat?
Him: I don't know. What do you want to eat?
Me: I always pick. It's time for you to pick.
Him: We're here. Let's look at the Fraiche menu.
Me: Okay (looking)
Him: Well, what do you think? Do you want to stay or try another place?
Me: Let's eat here.
Hold on a second. What just happened?! He got me to make the final decision. AGAIN!
Boyfriends are sneaky...
No substitutions means they don't get your order wrong...EVER!
And perhaps the patty itself needs the assistance of all that caramelized onion, applewood bacon compote, gruyere, matag blue cheese and arugula. A gimmick perhaps?
If you want them, you have to order a full order.
Last week I went to Rush Street to celebrate K's birthday. Rush Street is the new hot spot in Culver City. I was only interested in the place for one architectural feature - they have a private room with a stripper pole in it. The food blog reviews I read had been fair, but who cares about food and drink. They have a stripper pole!
We started the evening with some Rush Street cocktails. Birthday girl ordered The Aviation - Bombay Sapphire, lemon juice, maraschino liqueur, and creme de violette. The creme de violette gave the drink a flowery perfume. Our waiter recommended the Pomegranate Metropolitan, a twist on the Cosmo, but way too sweet for me. I got the Back Nine - an iced tea spiked with Limoncello.
Next, bring on the appetizers. Again our waiter recommended the tataki nachos - seared Ahi, avocado and slaw on wonton chips. This wasn't anything special. I can't really remember much about it.
Our second appetizer was the eggplant hummus, which they really should call baba ghanoush. It was topped with pomegranate molasses and toasted pine nuts. I liked this dish even though it seemed like something you can accomplish at home. The dip was a bit spicy which I liked.
And now onto the main course. Friend W ordered a delicious pork chop that had an apple glaze on it. Birthday girl got the garlic shrimp. I couldn't decide on what to order and ended up getting the turkey burger. I always feel weird about ordering a burger at an upscale place because burgers are such a casual food for me. It seems silly to order a "gourmet" version. I should probably just get over it. The turkey burger was tasty. I especially liked the chipotle cranberry sour cream because it made my lips tingle with heat. The shoestring fries were great, too.
We did order dessert - a rather ordinary cheesecake topped with peaches (huh?) and a fantastic chocolate mousse cake. We ate all the dessert before I realized I forgot to take a photo of it.
Culver City has all these healthy lunch spots whose goal is to serve fresh, local, organic food. Just off the top of my head there's Tender Greens, The Point, A Round Lunch, Skratch, Bluebird Cafe, Surfas. I've been to all of them, except Skratch.
Recently I went to A Round Lunch on a coworker's suggestion. The owner used to own/run Bergamot Cafe and the menu is pretty much the same. They have great bread there. I just learned this morning that starting this week they've stopped same day/walk up service and are now a full catering/advanced order pick-up place.
And I finally tried The Point which is hidden behind a bunch of construction on National. This place has a bunch of pre-made salads and sandwiches ready to go. Or you can design your own salad or have a sandwich. I had a grilled portobella mushroom sandwich.
Priorities. The more time I spend in the corporate world the more I noticed that people have an issue setting priorities. Everything can't be number one. Setting priorities helps people manage tasks, helps set a level awareness on a project, and can aide in spotlighting areas that can be streamlined.
That's what I do for a living.
So, after visiting the Sylia Ji show, I went down the street to finally try X'otik Kitchen a little organic food place that mostly does take-out orders. I ordered the Sumatran chicken meal with a side of garlic veggies and carrot-cabbage salad.
Well, actually, I waited a long time before putting in my order because there's only one guy handling walk-in and phone-in orders. And then after ordering I had to wait again. Not 10 minutes. Not 15. I'm pretty sure I was waiting for half an hour.
This is where priorities in the kitchen should have come in. If you receive three orders all with sides of garlic sauteed veggies, cook all three servings at the same time. See people. Streamline the process. Multitask.
It was a blessing that the food was delicious. Except the carrot-cabbage salad. Dousing vegetables in lemon-lime does not a dressing make. The chicken was the best part of the meal. It tasted like Thai green curry.
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