Barney's Beanery

Decent place for food on third street...the food is filling while not killing your pocket.

Barney's Beanery is a place if you're in Santa Monica and  hungry...and don't exactly want to go to McDonalds...and don't want to go to a place that is $$$ or $$$$.

Food-wise...it has a lot of chile..and a lot of sandwiches...all are nothing special.
Very cool sports bar though ...while it has a good selection of beer..it can get pricey if you're trying to go to the dark side.

This is place is de facto place to go to when there is " where do you want to go eat" gridlock amongst your friends.

 1351 3rd St Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 656-5777

Taiwanese Cuisine

Super Dive-y Taiwanese food

This place is legit Taiwanese food....although it may be too Taiwanese for some people. Food is average...although with Seafood Port just next door...I honestly would choose Seafood Port over Taiwanese cuisine

The popcorn chicken and minced meat rice were good...but looked very night market-ish; hence although tasty...it looked home-made.

The decoration inside isn't the focal point of this place...its like eating back in Asia!

Also don't forget to ask the owner about the Bill Clinton poster on his wall!

21006 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 371-6638

168 Garden

Spicy food galore!!

This place is awesome. It's cheap..and totally filled with spicy Szechuan style food.

Can't go wrong with the water-hot oil fish, and spicy lamb.
This place gets kind of packed..but it's all worth the wait.

No need to say more...try it out!

1530 S San Gabriel Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 280-7688

Ichimi-an

Ichimi-an turned out to be a pretty cool place tucked away in rolling hills plaza.

The highlight of the menu was  the tempura. There are decent tempura combinations for under $10 dollars. It comes with miso soup and salad.

Not my usual hangout spot...but maybe I'll give it a try next time I have a urge for tempura.

2537 Pacific Coast Hwy
Ste A
Torrance, CA 90505
Neighborhood: Torrance

(310) 784-0551

http://www.ichimiann.com