Beyond the Orange Curtain

Chili John’s – Burbank

Tagged as: American, Beyond the Orange Curtain, LA County, Landmarks, Los Angeles

Chili John’s was across the street from Buchanan Arms and considering Chili John’s is Burbank’s oldest restaurant and that they serve chili I decided to pick myself up some chili to-go. If you want chili to-go you have the option of getting it warm or frozen, since I was on my way back to Orange [...]

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Buchanan Arms – Burbank

Tagged as: BEER!, Beyond the Orange Curtain, Booze, British, Irish, LA County, Pub

We were in Burbank for a funeral of a close family friend of my wife’s family, so after the funeral the family decided to have some lunch. Being that I’m the resident dude critic and the one with a smart phone I was tasked to find some British food and discovered Buchanan Arms in Burbank [...]

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Original Pantry Cafe – Los Angeles

Tagged as: American, Beyond the Orange Curtain, Burgers, LA County, Los Angeles

Last week I went to LA to visit a long time friend that was in town for the Electronics Entertainment Expo and we had dinner at the historic Original Pantry Cafe in Downtown Los Angeles. The funny thing about going to the Pantry is that I had just remembered someone had suggested it back when [...]

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Los Dogos – Corona

Tagged as: Beyond the Orange Curtain, Hot Dogs, Inland Empire, Mexican

If you are ever stuck out in Corona near the I-15, 91 and Magnolia you should check out Los Dogos. I went there a couple days ago when I was working at my day jobs Corona office for lunch at they make fantastic Sonora Style Hot Dogs. Bacon wrapped dog, covered with creama, mustard, ketchup, [...]

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Eatalian Cafe – Gardena

Tagged as: Beyond the Orange Curtain, Italian, Los Angeles

Photo’s from a dinner we had a couple weeks ago at Eatalian in Gardena. What was really cool about this place is that it’s in an industrial area and actually located in a building that used to house a textile factory. Dinner was really good, the pizzas although much thinner than I typically like were [...]

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Eat in OC in Desert Cities, California

Tagged as: American, Bacon, Beyond the Orange Curtain, Burgers, Hot Dogs

This is my last travel review of the year. Work has been hectic and they have sent me all over, and for the grand finale they sent me to beautiful Indio, California! Actually most of my nights were spent in Palm Desert, while my days working were in Indio. The restaurants I visited were primarily [...]

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Eat in OC in Charlotte, North Carolina!

Tagged as: American, BBQ, Beyond the Orange Curtain, Burgers, Southern

So I got back from Charlotte a couple of weeks ago and while I was there I had some amazing food, including one of the best burgers I’ve ever had at Penguin Drive-In (RIP). Here are some quick hits on the places I visited followed by a slide show of some of the great food [...]

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Eat in OC in Austin Texas!

Tagged as: American, BBQ, Beyond the Orange Curtain, Sandwich, Southern

So my work sent me to Austin Texas for the week, fortunately my nights were free, which allowed me to check out some great Austin area establishments. First we went to The Salt Lick in Round Rock, TX. Had the family style meal, which came with beef, sausage , and pork ribs, served with potato [...]