My Los Ángeles - Page 31

mousquet · #**601** Posted **Sep 24, 2025, 5:49 PM**

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We shared the gyoza.

I would've eaten it all without sharing, lol. I like this thing too much.
You guys don't do their skewers? Japanese food is great, but I can't eat raw fish.
However, they have variants of maki or California rolls with cooked tuna, beside those with surimi or shrimps that are good.
My only problem is I'm unable to put raw meat or raw fish in my mouth.

sopas ej · #**602** Posted **Sep 25, 2025, 4:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by Echoes

This is a great thread. Thanks for continuing to share!

Thank you! I like sharing the photos, and as mentioned before, this has become somewhat of a journal for me.

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Originally Posted by mousquet

I would've eaten it all without sharing, lol. I like this thing too much.
You guys don't do their skewers? Japanese food is great, but I can't eat raw fish.
However, they have variants of maki or California rolls with cooked tuna, beside those with surimi or shrimps that are good.
My only problem is I'm unable to put raw meat or raw fish in my mouth.

Oh yes, we love gyoza, I can understand not wanting to share, hehe. And yes, we love Japanese skewers too, but this particular restaurant doesn't serve them.

Hmm, next time we have Japanese food, I think we'll go to a place that serves the skewers.

southoftheloop · #**603** Posted **Sep 25, 2025, 11:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by Echoes

This is a great thread. Thanks for continuing to share!

Agreed...please continue to share!

tart777 · #**604** Posted **Sep 26, 2025, 6:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by southoftheloop

Agreed...please continue to share!

Agreed. Continue as time and interest allow. It's my favorite thread of all on the forum.

sopas ej · #**605** Posted **Oct 20, 2025, 12:19 AM**

Random photos I took during the past week, including today.

Fall is moving along in southern California... and it's really starting to feel like fall. Chilly mornings, and then warm afternoons. Though we did have a strong rain last Tuesday. Clear, dry afternoons so far... with that feeling that there's static electricity in the air. Are we gonna get some Santa Ana winds? It's supposed to cool down this coming week...

Remember that 1980s freestyle group Exposé? One of its members is from Pico Rivera.

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You can't read the sign because of that California highway shield, but that's Iguanas sports bar. A former coworker some years ago told me that she wanted to go with me and my partner there because they had hot guys. But uh, in the time I've known her, she's pointed out to me what she thinks are hot guys, and uh, they're not my type. Nor my partner's.

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October brings the original "Halloween" movie fans to South Pasadena, some of them even dressed like the Mike Myers character. Here are some of them posing for a picture in front of the "Mike Myers" house.

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North/Northeast-bound Metro Rail A Line trains now have "Pomona North" as their destination, being that the A Line extension to Pomona opened last month.

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It was a really nice day today.

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sopas ej · #**606** Posted **Oct 23, 2025, 3:08 AM**

Just a few pics.

Tag along with my partner and me to dinner!

Mijares in Pasadena is the oldest Mexican restaurant in Pasadena, owned by the same family since 1920. It's even on the same property since it opened. From my understanding, it started out as a house, and then gradually expanded (maybe even been knocked down and expanded?) to become what it is today. The woman who founded it over 100 years ago, lived on the property.

Back in 2021, my partner and I went to Tucson and happened upon (but didn't eat there) a place that claims to be the oldest Mexican restaurant in the whole United States---which opened in 1922! I was like "What the fuck?? Mijares in Pasadena is older than this!" So, I don't know.

Anyway, fall, cooler weather, sun setting earlier, we were in the mood for some hearty Mexican food. We were in the mood for Mijares.

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A nearly empty patio, but it got crowded as the evening went on. We ate inside, right next to the window, with this view.

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We both had tamarindo margaritas. These are definitely THE drink to get at Mijares.

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My partner got the carnitas plate, but *I* got the Combo #9, which is two ground beef enchiladas with cheese, served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and sour cream. "Is the sour cream OK?" asked the server. I was all "yeah, that's fine."

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We were only there a little more than an hour, and by the time we got out, it was already dark and starting to get chilly.

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ChrisLA · #**607** Posted **Oct 23, 2025, 6:55 PM**

That enchilada plate looks good, I may need to check it out one day. I’m always looking for a good Mexican restaurant we don’t seem to have as many good options in the San Fernando Valley. Is shredded beef an option for the enchiladas? I like El Cholo, but the one in Santa Monica seems to be the best. I took a friend visiting from New York and he really liked it as well. There used to be one in Pasadena, but I don’t think it exist anymore and I believe it was not as good as the Original one on Western Avenue the one in Santa Monica. There is also one in downtown LA and I’ve been there several times and I don’t think it’s that good.

Love the photos, keep them coming.

sopas ej · #**608** Posted **Oct 24, 2025, 1:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by ChrisLA

That enchilada plate looks good, I may need to check it out one day. I’m always looking for a good Mexican restaurant we don’t seem to have as many good options in the San Fernando Valley. Is shredded beef an option for the enchiladas? I like El Cholo, but the one in Santa Monica seems to be the best. I took a friend visiting from New York and he really liked it as well. There used to be one in Pasadena, but I don’t think it exist anymore and I believe it was not as good as the Original one on Western Avenue the one in Santa Monica. There is also one in downtown LA and I’ve been there several times and I don’t think it’s that good.

Love the photos, keep them coming.

Thanks!

Looking at Mijares' menu, I don't see that they have shredded beef enchiladas for their combos, but I do see shredded (machaca) beef enchiladas a la carte. But they do it "Mama Mijares Style," with the meat on top and cheese inside. That might be a Tex-Mex thing, but I'm not sure.

Wigs · #**609** Posted **Oct 24, 2025, 4:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by sopas ej

North/Northeast-bound Metro Rail A Line trains now have "Pomona North" as their destination, being that the A Line extension to Pomona opened last month.

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Must be neat to see the expansion of Metro

Pomona seems pretty far away (in my mind) How long is the A Line now?

Also, neat to see a Mexican restaurant that's 125 years old, and in the same family no less

sopas ej · #**610** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 4:06 AM**

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Must be neat to see the expansion of Metro

Pomona seems pretty far away (in my mind) How long is the A Line now?

Also, neat to see a Mexican restaurant that's 125 years old, and in the same family no less

Yes to both! The A Line is now currently 57.6 miles/92.7 km. Oh and the Mexican restaurant is 105 years old... but definitely older than the Mexican restaurant in Tucson that claims to be the US' oldest.

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As the Dodgers are losing Game 4 of the World Series right now, I thought I'd post some random pics I took over the weekend, hehe.

Funny how this past weekend, I was on the same block I took pictures of the weekend before, this time though, from across the street.

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Inside OH LA LA Restaurant & Bakery.

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I had a very yummy veggie quiche.

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Taking the train from South Pasadena to Little Tokyo... our train arrives in 4 minutes.

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Escalator to Little Tokyo.

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We went to a very interesting exhibit called "Monuments," at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.

From the MOCA website:

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Co-organized and co-presented by MOCA and The Brick, MONUMENTS marks the recent wave of monument removals as a historic moment. The exhibition reflects on the histories and legacies of post-Civil War America as they continue to resonate today, bringing together a selection of decommissioned monuments, many of which are Confederate, with contemporary artworks borrowed and newly created for the occasion. Removed from their original outdoor public context, the monuments in the exhibition will be shown in their varying states of transformation, from unmarred to heavily vandalized.

Co-curated by Hamza Walker, Director of The Brick; Bennett Simpson, Senior Curator at MOCA; and Kara Walker, artist; with Hannah Burstein, Curatorial Associate at The Brick; and Paula Kroll, Assistant Curator at MOCA, MONUMENTS considers the ways public monuments have shaped national identity, historical memory, and current events.

Following the racially motivated mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC (2015) and the deadly 'Unite the Right' rally organized by white nationalists in Charlottesville, VA (2017), alongside Bree Newsome’s powerful removal of the Confederate flag at the South Carolina Statehouse (2015), the United States witnessed the decommissioning of nearly 200 monuments. These removals prompted a national debate that remains ongoing. MONUMENTS aims to historicize these discussions in our current moment and provide a space for crucial discourse and active engagements about challenging topics.

The Los Angeles Times had a recent article about this exhibit, which opened last week. "While Trump restores Confederate monuments, this bold L.A. art exhibition confronts them."

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I didn't take pictures of all the exhibits of course. But here are some of them, with their explanations. There was one short film we saw that made me tear up, which was a tribute to the people killed at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC.

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The name of the above piece is the one listed in the middle:

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I thought this was an interesting concept.

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I didn't want to take closeup pictures of the photos in this exhibit. In fact, a lot of people seemed to not want to linger in this room, like they were uncomfortable, myself included. I read the placard about the exhibit, quickly walked to each one of the pictures (there were more photos on the other wall out of frame), snapped this photo, and then went to another room.

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This one made me kinda laugh; if anyone is familiar with the TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard," you'll know the context. A curious show, one that probably wouldn't even be made today. And as I recall, it was a very highly rated show at one time. It ran from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. I never really watched it, I think as a kid I caught a few episodes.

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Time for lunch.

Ohtani!

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"Feelasteena" (Palestine)

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Go Dodgers!

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Our usual spot.

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Vegetable curry rice.

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Instead of going straight home, we decided to take the A Line all the way to Pomona, just for shits and giggles.

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This is the stretch that runs along the median of the 210 Freeway.

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New last stop, the Pomona North Station. We got out, left the station, then went back right in to take the train towards home.

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But first we got out at the new San Dimas Station for a light dinner.

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They also have a location in Pasadena.

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Vegetable pakora.

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Momos. One set were vegetable, the other were chicken.

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A big old house that now contains an Italian restaurant. Maybe we'll check it out some time.

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Here's its history.

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Back to the station to head back home on the train.

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Somewhat empty train headed back to South Pasadena. More and more people got on it as the train headed west.

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ColDayMan · #**611** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 9:27 PM**

This is great stuff.

sopas ej · #**612** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 10:53 PM**

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This is great stuff.

Thanks!

Doady · #**613** Posted **Oct 30, 2025, 1:02 AM**

Those kkk photos look amazing. I would have loved to those prints in person. Do you know name of photographer?

sopas ej · #**614** Posted **Oct 30, 2025, 1:58 AM**

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Those kkk photos look amazing. I would have loved to those prints in person. Do you know name of photographer?

Yes, it's Andres Serrano, and the art piece is called "The Klan Series," from 1990. He's a photographer and artist, though he doesn't consider himself to be a photographer, he considers himself to be an artist who uses photography as a medium.

He does transgressive art. He's the one who did "Piss Christ."

Doady · #**615** Posted **Oct 30, 2025, 4:04 AM**

Oh yes, I see the series on his website now. Great photos. His other photos... not so great.

I am surprised how far Ponoma and San Dimas are. Even past my relatives in West Covina.

LA is just amazing, so huge, so much to see and do, just endless. I don't think I would ever get tired of it if I lived there.

ChrisLA · #**616** Posted **Oct 31, 2025, 4:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by Doady

Oh yes, I see the series on his website now. Great photos. His other photos... not so great.

I am surprised how far Ponoma and San Dimas are. Even past my relatives in West Covina.

LA is just amazing, so huge, so much to see and do, just endless. I don't think I would ever get tired of it if I lived there.

I’m 61 years old and was born and raised in LA, minus 5 years in another city. I haven’t gotten tired of exploring this unique region we call LA, it really could be it’s own country

sopas ej · #**617** Posted **Nov 9, 2025, 8:14 PM**

Coming soon...

sopas ej · #**618** Posted **Nov 9, 2025, 8:36 PM**

Random photos I took yesterday evening, Saturday, 11.8.2025. My partner and I went out to dinner and went to the Miguel Bosé concert at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, one of his multi-city stops on his 2025-2026 Importante Tour. Fun concert!!

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The under construction Kali Hotel, across the artificial lake from SoFi Stadium.

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I have yet to actually go inside SoFi Stadium, but architecturally from the outside, I think it's impressive. It'll play a significant role in huge sporting events in the next 3 years, starting with the World Cup in '26, the Super Bowl in '27, and the Summer Olympics in '28, when it and the Coliseum will host the opening ceremonies (with the Coliseum hosting the closing ceremonies), and also it'll be the venue for the swimming competitions. Lots of international folk will be gathering here.

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Oh those Waymos.

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Got a late night snack. These people left maybe 5 minutes after we were seated.

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sopas ej · #**619** Posted **Nov 16, 2025, 6:59 PM**

Just a handful of random photos, taken during a very rainy Saturday (11.15.2025).

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Eating at our usual go-to pub.

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I really think the rain scared everyone away. Traffic was very light for a Saturday night. Not long after I took this photo, the couple at the bar left, and it was just me and my partner, and two other guys at another table; one of them had an English accent. Apart from us 4, the pub was empty.

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Doady · #**620** Posted **Nov 23, 2025, 7:26 AM**

Is that... poutine? I thought only people in Canada ate that.