All Things Andy Gavin

Restaurant: Holy Basil Location: 2828 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404 Date: December 12, 2025 Cuisine: Thai Rating: A Fun Birthday Buyout (Watch the Salt!)

Restaurant: Sushi Masuyoshi [1, 2, 3] Location: 10834 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 | +1 (323) 509-6155 Date: December 11, 2025 Cuisine: Japanese Omakase Rating: Still Our Omakase Happy Place!

Restaurant: Alinea Location: 1723 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614 | (312) 867-0110 Date: November 24, 2025 Cuisine: Modernist Rating: Finally!

Restaurant: LAVO Los Angeles Location: 9201 Sunset Blvd Suite 100, West Hollywood, CA 90069 | (310) 817-6441 Date: November 22, 2025 Cuisine: Italian Rating: Solid Neighborhood Italian _ Sometimes you don’t need a Michelin-starred tasting menu or a six-mo…

Restaurant: Casa Vega Location: 13301 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 | 818-788-4868 Date: November 1, 2025 Cuisine: Mexican Rating: Old School Excellence!

Restaurant: ALTO Fire to Table Location: 12969 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604 | +1 (747) 202-1661 Date: November 7, 2025 Cuisine: South American (Argentina & Uruguay) Rating: Argentine Fire Excellence!

Restaurant: Shin-Sen-Gumi Yakitori Izakaya – West L.A.

Restaurant: MUN Korean Steakhouse Location: 3519 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020 Date: November 2, 2025 Cuisine: Korean BBQ Rating: Solid KBBQ, Empty Atmosphere _ Sunday dinner with the usual suspects brought us to MUN Korean Steakhouse in Koreatown, a re…

Restaurant: World Seafood Restaurant [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Location: 1412 S Garfield Ave, Alhambra, CA 91801 | +1 (626) 282-3888 Date: October 26, 2025 Cuisine: Chinese Dim Sum and Seafood Rating: Sunday Gang Seafood Feast!

Restaurant: Xibei Location: 400 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007 | 626-538-3000 Date: August 31 & Nov 16, 2025 Cuisine: Northwestern Chinese Rating: Delicious _ Xibei in Arcadia is a really interesting addition to the SGV dining scene, focusing on the hea…