Sabra Beirut Mix @ El Segundo, CA

Went here for lunch yesterday.  It is located near Grand/Sepulveda and there are several other restaurants in the complex.  The area caters to the office buildings nearby so lunch was crowded.

I had my favorite Baba Ghannouj and a Greek salad.  Neither was great.  Baba Ghannouj wasn't very flavorful and the salad was over dressed and oily.  While the food wasn't memorable, the cook using his bare hands to put grilled chicken on a bed of rice was.  Yuck!

All in all, I will not go back, but do want to try Five Guys and Which Wich.

Hotdoggers @ Manhattan Beach, CA

This place opened a few months ago.  The signage is somewhat confusing as it refers to Rad BBQ but it is in fact a hot dog place similar to Pinks.  Atmosphere is nice, they spent some money on the decor and there is parking which is nice.  It is located across from the Manhattan Beach Target.  The location has been somewhat doomed with a revolving door of restaurants trying to make it a go before closing and unfortunately, I think Hotdoggers will be next.  The building footprint seems large but the dining area seems small, leading me to think the kitchen is too large.  Price points aren't too high so they will need to make it on volume and while they are trying to get a liquor license, my check was just $11 so that's a lot of dogs. 

I had the plain sauerkraut dog with onion rings.  It was okay, not the memorable.  In fact, the onion rings seemed to have too much flour or cornstarch and so were a bit gummy to eat.  I did not get their more unique dog offerings so maybe those would have been better.  The place is fine, just doesn't stand out.

All in all, if you like hot dogs, go now as not sure this place will make it. 

Sauerkraut dog & onion rings

Father's Office @ Culver City, CA

Went here for lunch today.  The place opens at noon and there is a line waiting to get in.  The place filled up in no time and I had to wait to order.  I got the beet salad which was good, but nothing special. Atmosphere is great, with nice outdoor seating.  They are known for their burger which I've had before and thought it was just okay, but then I'm not a burger person.

All in all, great place for a beer and some small bites.

Hampton's @ Manhattan Beach, CA

My husband & I went to this place on Monday night, for me the second time.  He's heard very bad things about the place but my first experience was okay.  Keep in mind this is a new restaurant and they are still working out the kinks.

We had the crab cakes (good, not the best I've had), pork sliders (good), and the beet salad (good, a bit too much cheese).  I thought they did a great job even though they were busy.  They give you a flat bread with lots of cheese/garlic on top which for me was over cooked.  They offer a lot of fish for grill or blackened which I suspect would not be good, at least not until they work out kinks.  Cooking fish to order takes practice, perhaps this is what the people who had bad experiences had.

All in all, I'll go back for the more casual food.