Food That Never Came At Hot N' Juicy Crawfish

I wish I could tell you how good Hot N' Juicy Crawfish is but I can't because I never got my order. My cousin Mala has mentioned this place to me many times over years and I am not a huge seafood fan. I liked shrimp. Fried. I can just eat it. I don't like taking my food apart and eating it or when my food looks like what it used to look like. I don't need to see eyes and such. So L. took me here for a surprise. Got our seats pretty quickly and all that. I ordered fried shrimp and cajun fries while she got this bag of chaos with all kinda stuff in it. They even give you a bib and cover the table up like a scene out of Dexter. So I get my fries and L. got her bag of food. No shrimp. Five minutes later. Ten. Twenty. They ask me how my food is. I say it has not come. Waitress says she will check. Says about two minutes. I've worked on Hell's Kitchen. There is no such thing as two minutes out a kitchen. So after about 45 minutes I just ask for the check because my food never arrived. L. made sure they removed my order. So, yeah. Will I go back? Maybe in a long while from now. I just can't get over a place being able to crank out every other table around me but not have the ability to bring regular ass fried shrimp.

Mel's Fail

 

A couple months ago I went to Universal Studios with L. Other than it being hot as hell, during a pandemic, no water fountains, and witnessing a few almost fights, we had a good time. Mostly at the Harry Potter area. Spent hours there. Anyhoot, L. had never been to Mel's while I had, but it was the location on Hollywood. Very good every time I have gone. But this Universal Studios one should be ashamed of themselves. You could have a kid whip you a burger that looks and tastes better than this. It took such a long time for anyone to get their food and when we did it was edible but barely even worth me writing about. And they had the nerve to serve the smallest milkshake I've ever gotten there with a thick paper straw. If you and your family or friends are at Universal, do not spend your money or time here. Hell, eat before you go since everything that goes in your mouth costs too much. I dare you to even spot the patty.

Prawn And Moon Rabbit

Have you ever heard of this place called Prawn? Its in Downtown LA at the Grand Central Market. L. and I went there for the first time a couple months ago and afterward she could not stop thinking about it. We were looking for something while we were downtown and walked around the entire area when we both started smelling some shrimp. Like, through our masks it smelled great. I got into the Soul Train line and placed my order while she managed to grab a seat. She got a Thai lobster roll which was amazing but the best thing was the fried shrimp I had. It was by far the best tasting fried shrimp I have ever had in my life. No joke.

We ended up heading back specifically for this place about a month later. The plates looked different but the food was still good. L. got this lobster dish that was supposed to have lobster sauce but didn't which sucked but it was still good. I also got the cod along with shrimp and it was delicious. This place is seriously just really good. Takes a bit to get it but its well worth it.

Oh, and each time we got this jasmine rose tea from Moon Rabbit. Holy hell, they make some good tea! The cup is huge and lasts a while. Just be careful not to accidentally inhale an entire rosebud or tea leaf while drinking it.

Double Fat Tours!!!

JP came to visit! She arrived in late May and stayed till early June but we managed to squeeze in two Fat Tours. For those of you that don't know, Fat Tours are when we go to three or more places and eat. During the first tour we went to Tacos Tu Madre which she told me about even though she was halfway across the country. We went and while it was good I was bummed out that her tacos were so cold. Between grabbing the food and getting to my place it was less than five minutes and I waited ten to even get my food.

BJ's Burgers (Late Ass Blog) For My Best Friends Birthday

Out of all the blogs I write this is the only one where I will let things pile up so much it just becomes overwhelming and I just sit here with photos from my food adventures and eventually sit down and write one of these and try my best to remember when I went to these places. 

Last year it was rough to convince me to go out and eat some place. Spots were opening and closing and then being super packed and I wasn't trying to get sick. But last May while hanging out with my best friend around her birthday we were out in Arcadia or somewhere and went to BJ's because that place is always good. 

I got a bacon burger with fries while Cam got a chicken salad I believe. See? This is what happens when I take too long. Like, this was in May! The food was great and the waitress was the bomb. She refilled my lemonade about four times even though the place was busy. We ate outside and I felt good about not being around all them crowds of people at other tables. The only other BJ's I've been to is the one at Fox Hills I think and that place is good too. But the service at this one was the best. 

Dog Haus (and Vito's) With My Best Friend

I went to Dog Haus with Cam! I haven't been able to go out and eat that much as you can tell by how inactive this site was last year because the world shut down and I tend to eat out with folks. Today went went to Dog Haus in Pasadena and I inhaled my hot dog in the car with fries and a vanilla milkshake. Cam got the corndog and tots with a root beer float while I got the Mr. Miyagi. I think watching Cobra Kai has affected me too much. The Mr. Miyaga contains “a deep-fried all beef dog, caramelized onions, mayo, teriyaki sauce, tempura crumbles & wasabi furikake; on grilled King's Hawaiian rolls.” Come on, now! It was so good I forgot I had fries. If anything I wanted wasabi that was stronger because I couldn't taste it. Not complaining though because this thing was incredible.

In December I think Cam and I went to Vito's on La Cienega. This kind of became our spot to either have delivered or picked up. This time we actually ate outside at what looks to be their soon to be new location in the same lot but much bigger. They have outside seating and we saw a bigger area that was empty and asked if we could sit there and could so we did. I always get pepperoni there and Cam gets fancier things.