Best Ceviche I ever had in my life

Mariscos La Playita

I have not tried a lot of ceviche in my life, having not grown up anywhere near the sea, but this place was fantastic. For around 5$ you can fill yourself up on a good portion of fresh seafood, mexican style. 

I got the ceviche cocktail: A citrus cilantro/shallot/fresh tomato chunk liquid, with scallops, shrimp, octopus and huge creamy chunks of avocado. Perfect on a hot day... or any day in my opinion!

Dahlia got the octopus tostada, with cilantro, fresh tomato, shallot, avocado, and lots of tlc. AMAZING!

Venice area

Los Angeles

My first food truck

My main goal in LA was to finally get to sample these heavenly creations on wheels, featured on Food Networks "Eat Street", which is the food trucks!

On our first evening, we decided to find little Tokyo in downtown LA, and accidentally stumbled upon a parking lot FULL of food trucks. It turned out to be Art Walk night, which happens downtown twice a month on thursday nights. So many options, so little stomach space!

They had a Lobster truck, fancy ice cream sandwiches, Tornado Potato, Hawaiian, Greek, Asian, etc!

Being so overwhelmed by the options, we decided to come back and select dessert.

Our choice: 'Brazilian Taste' truck.

 Pastel: Deep fried bubbly dough, stuffed with banana, nutella and cinnamon. 5$

Dahl and Priss who were ever so patient with me

Food truck HEAVEN

downtown Los Angeles

I heart Chipotle

I discovered Chipotles (fast food Mexican) in Michigan one summer, and fell in love. It is almost like a Mexican subway, where you choose your base (salad, bowl, taco, burrito), then select all your toppings. The portion sizes are massive, everything is always fresh, and sadly they don't have a chain in Montreal. I even went to the extent of emailing them, saying that they would make a killing in our city, but they said Montreal is not on the list of upcoming openings. 

With the lack of good Mexican food in Montreal, I know this would be a hit!

View the menu here: Chipotle Menu

I went for the Salad. 

I chose pulled pork, guacamole, corn salsa, spicy sauce, and much much more! It could easily have fed 2 people, or enough for lunch the next day!

 Chipotle's salad 

Dahlia and Priss

Chipotle

Downtown Los Angeles

It speaks for itself...

Grilled ahí tuna burger with coriander asian slaw, in a whole wheat bun.

TO DIE FOR.

I thought I made a mistake by ordering something so snazzy at a drive-In, but it turned out to be fantastic!

We accidentally stumbled into Mel's Diner, not knowing it was a tourist spot, or that Guy Fieri from the Diners Drive-Ins and Dives had been there before (his picture was up on the wall).

Perfect place for a classic milkshake and burger. 

Tuna melt on rye + Dahlia

Mel's Drive-In

Los Angeles

LA food reviews coming soon!