Lovin' From the Oven

Food Review: Chick Fil A

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Have you heard of Chick-Fil-A? Well, I knew of the place but never knew that there was one near me. We took my niece there for lunch before going to the movies one day.

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Kiddie’s meal: nuggets

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Mine: Chicken Caesar Cool Wrap
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DB’s: Spicy Chicken Sandwich
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Waffle Potato Fries
All the chicken items were just as expected.. delish! I especially liked my DB’s sandwich. I, on the other hand, wasn’t too lucky with my wrap. The chicken wasn’t seasoned, the caesar dressing was off, and the wrap was hard. How come I had to make the mistake and order the one bad item off the menu? Oh well, lesson learned: If you go to Chick-Fil-A, get something hot.
Overall, cheap and tasty fast food. My DB fell in love with the place and would eat it everyday if he could. Heck, I think that’s one of the reasons he’s considering going to USC law (they have a Chick-Fil-A on campus). *kidding*

Food Review: Ken of Japan

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My favorite kind of food is definitely Japanese food. I could eat sushi everyday. When I’m not having sushi, you can find me at the teppan table (very rarely though since it does get quite pricy). Lucky for me, there’s a teppan restaurant right down the street from me. Ken of Japan.

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Teppan starts off with a salad with Japanese dressing and miso soup.
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Mine: Chicken– served with sauteed vegetables, shrimp, bean sprouts, and steamed rice.
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DB’s: Chicken & Steak combo.
You can get fried rice for a little more (and it’s delicious!), but I opted for simple steamed rice this time. I buy coupons from restaurant.com for this place so the bill isn’t too bad. I don’t think there’s a bad teppan place. How can you do it wrong? People are watching you as you cook… you better not mess up!
Everything is wonderful about this place. Sure, the restaurant itself is a little run down and could use a facelift, but that doesn’t affect the food. Rice is sticky, the meat is cooked how you want it, the waiters and cooks are all very friendly, and the flavor is up to par. What more could you ask for? They also give you a ginger and mustard dipping sauce that I usually avoid. My DB slurps up the ginger sauce like it’s chocolate milk, though. Blechh.
My DB’s dream is to have one of the teppan grills in our future house. Wouldn’t that be fancy? That’s definitely some wishful thinking!

Food Review: Diddy Riese

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From all of the things in the LA/Westwood area to do and eat, Diddy Riese remains at the top of my list. I used to come here regularly when I was in school and was too lazy to whip up a batch of my own cookies. Diddy Riese always saved the day. With their unbeatable prices, ($3.75 for a dozen freshly baked cookies?!) nothing else compares.

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I always get a sandwich when I go: cinnamon sugar cookies with cookie dough ice cream. The cookies are sturdy and soft, just the way I like them! The different combinations of cookie and ice cream are limitless. I remember when the sandwiches used to be a dollar… but hey, I guess the prices had to go up in order to keep up. No harm done, it’s still dirt cheap.
Diddy Riese also sells other things such as brownies and shaved ice, but I always stick to the norm. Call me boring, but the sandwiches are just too good to pass up.
The place is packed on weekend nights and the parking sucks, but the line moves fast and I always park in the parking garage just down the street. There’s not really a place to sit down and eat it either, but who needs to sit down when you have all of Westwood to explore?

Diddy Riese
926 Broxton Avenue
Westwood, CA 90024
(310) 208-0448
310-208-0448

Hours
mon-thur 10am – 12am
fri 10am – 1am
sat 12noon – 1am
sun 12noon – 12am

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