Eats in LA #7: Poquito MAS

The West Coast loves their Mexican food, that much is for sure, but yesterday, I got to experience what is, in my opinion, the best Mexican chain out there (yes, better than Chiptole AND Qdoba AND Neato. Well, maybe not Neato.). Poquito Mas, the "original Baja taco stand" has a local down in Burbank and is a cute little open air place with counter service and a few tables set up on a patio. They make their tortillas fresh and their burritos fresher. I had the traditional burrito with carnitas and it was off the charts. I will definitely be heading back down for MAS Poquito Mas.

Eats in LA #6: Late Night with Bob and Vianny

Late night adventure last night: after a brief stint at a party which was literally entitled “Rock Out With Your Guac Out,” (I don’t think I need to say any more about that) Callie, Nate and I were craving some late night eats. So, after a long, failed attempt at getting someone to deliver food to the Oakwoods, Callie drove us down into Burbank to experience the legendary Bob’s Big Boy, one of the only places open 24 hours (I guess it’s not really a college town, but it shocks me that there is more stuff open late in Ithaca than Los Angeles).


Our server was an interesting character named Vianny, kind of a homeless Danny Zucko looking character, who (and I am entirely serious about this) made jet airplane noises every time he delivered something to the table. Yes, he did. Our BLT, Big Boy Special, and pulled pork sandwiches (respectively) were all pretty good, served the purpose of some late night eats, and allowed me to check another West Coast restaurant legend off my list. And by that, I mean Vianny. Good times.

KARAOKE TIMES! (AND Celeb Sighting #6!)

One of the quintessential ICLA programs I was most excited for was karaoke at Dimples, and we finally made that dream come true last weekend. Six of us jammed into Mike’s rental Ford Focus and headed down to met up with a bigger group of IC kids who had tried to get in before the 8 p.m. underage cutoff. We hung out and watched our fellow students sing, got down to “Get Low” and then got the cherry on top of the sundae that we’d been told was the Dimples Experience. Principal Belding from “Saved By The Bell” showed up and SANG KARAOKE. It was awesome!



Karaoke fun, another great nostalgic celebrity sighting, and I also got a blinking lei necklace from Captain Morgan himself. All in all, good night.

The Biggest Target EVER

Went exploring around Burbank yesterday in search of Target, but mostly to practice LA driving/navigation. After a slight error involving the confusion of Victory BOULEVARD and Victory PLACE (here's an idea--just pick a new street name!), found said shopping center and what I discovered to be the BIGGEST TARGET STORE EVER. This may be employing some hyperbole, but seriously, this thing has got to have it's own zip. I tried to find a pic online to convey the magnitude, but couldn't. Suffice it to say that this was a darn big Target. I was impressed that I was able to find everything I needed without a map. Alas, no further celeb sightings. I thought they always shopped at Target...