Hot For Curry

This Thai restaurant is in a random location (a mini mall near The Grove), but it’s SO good and SPICY— all their curries have a little asterisk next to them indicating that they are “spicy” and let me tell you these people aren’t lying! But all said and done the food here is GOOD— my red curry set my mouth on fire but I loved it just the same!

So whenever I come here I have a serious conundrum— what do I order? I can be somewhat picky, but I could literally eat every single item on the menu here (they serve all types of Asian cuisine), and it’s a big menu! So one time when I was facing such a conundrum, I decided to go for the Japanese curry— it’s vegan and chock full of tasty veggies and I was surprised at how good it was! Even without meat! Who would have thought?

While Gingergrass isn’t exactly traditional Vietnamese I love coming here just the same— everything here just tastes so fresh I can’t stay away. They offer a pretty good range of stuff on their menu, including claypot curries! You have your choice of shrimp or tofu, but the lemongrass-lime curry sauce is non-negotiable. And delicious.

I love this Farmer’s Market stall— since Singapore cuisine incorporates my love of Thai and Indian food! So naturally this place serves up curry. And not only does this place serve traditional-style curries, but they also serve curry noodle soup (laksa) and curry puffs (they sort of resemble samosas)— yum!

One of my foodie friends introduced me to Daichan (which serves up “Japanese Soul Food”) and much like some other places in this guide I was totally overwhelmed when I came here, because everything sounded good. And so naturally I gravitated toward my old standby: curry. And I was not disappointed! The curry here is pretty darn good— but I don’t really think you can go wrong here when you order— everything I’ve had here has been rather tasty.

When I came here I totally freaked out, because I literally had NO idea what to order. Everything on the menu sounded AMAZING, and since it’s all vegetarian I had a really hard time weeding things out. They have an awesome selection of curries including mock duck curry and jungle curry (which comes with pumpkin— my FAVORITE). There’s also a green curry spaghetti which is not to be overlooked.

The food here is some of the better Indian food I’ve had in Los Angeles, and it’s some of the cheapest— go figure! They have traditional curries here, but they also serve up yogurt curry. HEAVEN. Also don’t forget to get some samosas and pakoras here— deep-fried goodness all around.

When I first came here I was like this place is weird— there’s spaghetti on the menu! But after I put my prejudices aside and started wolfing down my curry I was hooked!

There are TONS of places to eat Indian food in LA, and I have to say I have yet to find one that blows my mind. But I’m putting Ambala Dhaba on here (which is pretty good) because they serve Goat Curry! Yes, that’s right! While goat isn’t exactly frogs legs, it’s not something you see everyday on a menu, so when I came here I had to try it. And it wasn’t half bad! Sort of like a chewier version of beef.