Saturday, October 17, 2009

Pizza - Mr Pizza Factory

Mr Pizza Factory
3881 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 738-0077
personal rating: 3.0/5.0

We went here based on Jun's recommendation since it is his favorite pizza place in all of LA. Mr. Pizza is a bit like Sizzlers in that you could order a salad bar to go with your pizza, but the salad bar is nowhere near as extensive. The first time we went there, we ordered an appetizer sampler. The cheesesticks were chewy and sticky and the chicken strips were nothing special, but the wings were nice and the potato skins were pretty good. We also got a Mr. Pizza combination, with ground beef on only one half of the pizza. The pizza comes pre-sliced with one inch of bacon centered on each slice. The cheese was generous and the crust was nicely crisp and edible. Overall, it is a step up from Pizza Hut or Papa John's (considering the price ... it better be).

On our subsequent trips, we got the spaghetti with manila clams in garlic white wine sauce. The sauce was delicately flavorful and we scooped up every last drop of the sauce that we could. We also ordered the seafood risotto which did not look good but tasted excellent. Overall, Mr. Pizza is a great place to get pizza in the kind of environment where you feel maybe it would be more appropriate to eat pizza with knife and fork instead of your bare hands. We don't recommend eating spaghetti and risotto with your bare hands in any case. :)

Mr. Pizza's Sampler
2 Hot Wings, 2 BBQ Wings, 2 Teriyaki Wings, 2 Chicken Strips, 2 Potato Skins and 2 Cheese Sticks served with Blue Cheese Dressing, Sour Cream and Marinara Sauce.*
$14.40
Mr. Pizza Combination
Peperoni, Ham, Ground Beef, Onion, Bell Pepper, Mushroom, Corn, Olive and Bacon.*
$17.50
Teriyaki Buffalo Wings
Teriyaki Sauce and Mesclun Greens.*
$6.50
Seafood Risotto
Rice, Sauteed Bell Pepper, Onion, Mushroom with Shrimp, Mussel, Scallop, Manila Clam and Calamari.*
$17.50
* Food description is taken verbatim from the menu.

Japanese - Wow Bento & Roll

Wow Bento & Roll
6803 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 933-2300
wowbento.net
personal rating: 2.0/5.0

This is a fast food cum casual dining sushi joint. The portions were huge (for sushi) and the price low. The restaurant was clean with fairly minimal decor. William ordered the sashimi rice which would have been tastier had it been fresher. I had the unagi roll which was huge (especially considering the price) and reasonably tasty - although quite frankly it would be difficult to mess up an unagi roll. Since the pickled ginger was self-serve and pretty good we had second and third servings of it. We also got a choice of regular soy sauce or low sodium soy sauce. All in all, it is fairly good value for money although not the best sushi around.

Sashimi Rice
$7.40
Unagi Roll
Eel on top of California Roll.*
$6.46
* Food description is taken verbatim from the menu.