1. Gyu kaku – delicious Japanese BBQ; look for their late night specials (after 9pm)
163 N La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA‎ - (310) 659-5760‎ - www.gyu-kaku.com

2. King Taco – same great taste as El Taurino, less wait
4300 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023 - (323) 264-9051 - www.kingtaco.com

3. Sushi-Gen – Order their sashimi dinner. $29 gets you appetizer salads, miso soup, tempura, and a mixed sashimi dinner which always has the best tuna you’ve ever tasted. Lunch …

1. Komasa Sushi - our new favorite sushi spot.  Great prices and fresh fish all the time.
351 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA‎ - (213) 680-1792‎

2. El Taurino‎ - best authentic Mexican food in la.. Al pastor tacos.. mmmm
2306 W 11th St, Los Angeles, CA‎ - (213) 738-0961‎

3. Empress Pavilion - Best Dim Sum outside of San Francisco I’ve had.  Cheap and lotta food.  I like the pork bun and spare ribs
422 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA‎ - (213) 617-0552‎

4. El Portal - chimichanga burrito is bomb.. One of …

*Updated* Here is my friend’s video from after the lakers game 1 win (fyi..you won’t be able to see the link from the home page, you need to click on the full article).  Pretty funny and you can see TI, spike lee, and Jack Nicholson at the end of the video.  I’m usually like this at the Clippers games and btw… i was a damn happy man yesterday after we got the FIRST PICK of the draft!!!!  BLAKE GRIFFIN BABY!  Clippers and Lakers win yesterday.
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So the WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS are finally …

Welcome, friends to yourfriendinla.com!  This site is dedicated to all our out of town friends that are looking for things to do when they visit our humble city of Los Angeles.  We have a couple of us that have been eating some good food for the last few years and checking out some great spots here in LA and would like to share our findings with ya’ll.  Look forward to our reviews of restaurants, bars, activities and more as we build this thing out.  We actually thought of this idea …

Our first taste of Hawaiian Chicken was disappointment. YFILA decided to try it out on a Thursday, which we found out is their one day off during the work week (they’re also closed on Sundays).

We’re glad that we ended up making our way back, though - the food was great. The menu is notably small, but what did you expect from a place called ‘Hawaiian Chicken’?

They’re supposedly famous for their ‘Huli Huli Chicken’, so we ordered a whole chicken of it. The chicken itself is delicious on its own with …

Although the ‘Kyo Chon’ brand is heavily hyped and loved by many…
I must say there is some room for improvement.

I found that the smaller pieces were dry and had little substance
whereas the larger pieces were more juicy and meaty.

One possible solution to this would be to offer, on the side, the special garlic soy sauce only Kyo Chon seems to offer.

On the other hand, I must say I enjoyed the ‘Chicken Dduk Bboki’ even though it was spicier than I would have liked it to be as well as the …

One of the best barbecue experiences in LA.