If you ever find yourself in Brea, check out Taps brewery as they have a fantastic bananas foster. The food is pretty good as well.

I love Otis Spunkmeyer cookies but I haven't seen them anywhere in years. When they are still warm out of the oven they are out of this world!

Little Tokyo Shabu Shabu is really great if you are into that.

When I crave a fat, juicy, tasty, gourmetburger, I go to FO. Go on the weekend to the CC location if its too hard to go during the week, they open at noon on Fri, Sat and Sun.

Culver City, hands down. Its so much easier to get a table and your food.

My boyfriend and I went to craftsteak this past weekend and had the tasting menu. We were rather disappointed by some of the food; the two steaks were both dry and bland and they weren't very hot when they came out, one appetizer was just long slices of prosciutto which was not only awkward to eat but pretty boring. The highlights were the scallop entree, the lobster bisque and the sweet potato puree. Unfortunately, I think we could have done better for the money we spent.

Trader joes has a pretty good cheese blend for fondue, its in the refrigerated section and comes in a box. I think its typically swiss and gruyere cheese with some white wine.

I've never seen this stuff in stores but if you go to coldstone they will mix their pumpkin ice cream with their cheesecake ice cream, add some graham cracker crust and its pretty fantastic.

California Chicken Cafe - my boyfriend loves it and we go up to venice as often as possible
Rice Things
Oki Doki Sushi
Rubios
Whole Foods Prep
Korean BBQ i dont know the name of
Thai Express
Pita Pit
Fritto Misto
Chipotle
El Pollo Inka
Paisanos
C&O's

Thats about it. We need some new stuff in the southbay.

I live in North Redondo Beach and am meeting up with a friend that lives in Bellflower and we are at a loss for where to eat somewhere between us. Anyone have any suggestions?

I'm going today. What time did it open?

Has the one in Hermosa opened yet? It's been there forever but doesnt look open? Any ideas when?