La Llama Pupuseria

Pupuseria y Restaurante La Llama

2655 Ventura Road

Port Huenem, CA 93041

Phone: (805) 984-1309

During my one week stay in Honduras in the summer of 2011, I was introduced to pupusas in Roatan. My sister and I spent the whole day at the beach and were hungry when someone suggested we try the pupusas that a street vendor was selling. I had no idea what they were, but I was game. What a great discovery! I can't believe I had never had it til then. When I got back home, all I could think about were pupusas then someone mentioned that there was a pupuseria where i live. Color me surprised. I visited La Llama the day I found out about them. What a great place. The owners/staff are awesome. It doesn't hurt that I get to practice my spanish and have El Salvadorans be impressed that I can parlez their language.

pupusa

topped with the pickled cabbage

cabbage with hot peppers

my other favorite - plantains with beans

Rebecca's Juice Bar & Cenaduria

719 S Oxnard Blvd 

Oxnard, CA 93032 

(805) 487-1015

Rita introduced me to this place last year. I can't believe it took 
me this long to discoversuch an awesome spot. Rebecca's is located 
right in downtown Oxnard. If you blink, you'll miss it. It's definitely 
a hole in the wall type of joint. But you know they're the spot to 
visit because all the locals eat there. 

We ended up going twice this weekend after finishing a 5 mile hike.
 The girl working the

front was definitely happy to see us. When I left yesterday I told her
 "see you next weekend." 

Their licuados are the best. It's basically a fruit drink with milk and ice
cream. You can tell the fruit is fresh by the way it tastes. I basically
go there just for the strawberry drinks.

Tostada de Ceviche

Licuado de Fresa (strawberry)

Torta. This was the combination which had everything

Flautas

Left: Licuado de Melon. Right: Licuado de Mango

Sugar Beets Restaurant & Bar

Sugar Beets Restaurant & Bar
455 South A Street
Oxnard, CA 93036
805-240-7777
www.sugarbeetsrestaurant.com

I've been wanting to try this place out for the longest time. Whenever I drop by White Rabbit, I always tell myself "go there instead" since they happen to be right next to WB. Last night, I decided to treat my niece and sister out to dinner. My plan was to try a Mexican spot down the street, but they were close so we ended up here instead. It turned out to be a great decision. Everything we had was delicious and the service was top notch. Our server, Jessica, was so on point I ended up leaving her a thank you note. We will definitely be back.

Caesar Salad

Blue Cornmeal Crusted Chile Relleno: Shrimp, goat cheese and herb stuffed with black bean chipotle sauce

Portabella Mushroom Napoleon: grilled vegetables, mozzarella cheese, Israeli cous cous, roasted tomato thyme drizzle

the inside of the portabella mushroom goodness

Moqueca Brazilian Cuisine

Moqueca Brazilian Cuisine
3550 S Harbor Boulevard #201
Oxnard, CA 93035
805-204-0970
www.moquecarestaurant.com

In celebration of Oxnard's International Restaurant Week, I finally decided to try out Moqueca.
Whenever my friends and I are downstairs at Sea Fresh (which is quite often), we always say how we should go upstairs to Moqueca since we always smell what they're cooking. It always smells awesome up there. T came up to join me for this dinner adventure. The food was great, service was on point and had we been there when the sun was still up we would've had an awesome view of the harbor. I'm definitely coming back to try other items. That passion fruit mousse was so good.

We tried the premier dinner

artifacts on the wall

Caipirinhas. I can't believe this was my first time having it. So good

Salada De Palmito. Mix of green leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and hearts of palm, tossed with yogurt dressing. That dressing was to.die.for

Caldo Verde. Brazilian traditional soup made with potatoes, cream collard greens, sausage and bacon

Picanha Grelhada. Brazilian steak grilled and served with white rice, black beans and fried plantains. Our order came with fries

Pave de Bombom. Crumbs of chocolate candy bar with layers of milk flan and chantilly cream

Moqueca de Peixe Com Camarao. Fish and shrimp cooked in a clay pot with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, urucum essence and coconut milk

Mousse de Maracuja. Passion fruit mousse. Seriously the best thing I've ever eaten

The Italian Job Cafe

The Italian Job Cafe
2810 Harbor Boulevard
Oxnard, CA
www.italianjobcafe.com

In celebration of International Restaurant Week, I decided to treat Alena out for dinner. We've both had pretty hectic schedules so we hadn't hung out in a while.
We originally wanted to try Moqueca at the harbor, but it was so busy and the wait was 45 minutes so we ended up here instead. The food was excellent, but the service was not on point. I'm not sure if they were understaffed or they just weren't used to being busy. It was a mess. We waited about 4 minutes to be seated even though about 3 people saw us waiting at the front. When I got my entree, our waitress offered some parmesan cheese, but she never came back. Good thing the food made up for their lack of service.

special menu for international restaurant week

Garrettini: slow braised baby Berkshire pork Ossobucco with Pinette pasta arrabbiata

Mentuccia: Bruschetta topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic and herbs

Cuocopazzo: Fillet of white fish in a horseradish-pistachio crust, with garlic, lemon, fresh tomatoes, white wine sauce served with fresh vegetables

Brasato: braised Italian angus beef pot-roast marinated with red wine, root vegetables, juniper berries, fresh herbs with butternut squash ravioli

Panna Cotta: classic Italian cream flan with chocolate-coconut bread pudding

Mudd-Pie Ice Cream: with coffee ice cream, chocolate and almonds on a fudge-chocolate crust

Sea Fresh

This is about 1/3 of what I ate on that day that I ended up spending 8 hours at a bar.
I love Sea Fresh so much. Great staff, awesome food and always the best patrons.

Danny's

23 Windward Avenue
Venice, CA

(310) 566-5610 ‎ ·  

dannysvenice.com

After having brunch at Gjelina, we decided to walk around Venice Beach and 4 hours later we were hungry again. I've been wanting to drop by Danny's after they were featured on I Love You, Man. We forgot to try the fish tacos that Jason Segel had in the movie.

truffled mac n cheese