Skewers

8939 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: (310) 271-0555

I recommend this place for the quality lunch special - 1 skewer & 2 sides for around $7-8. It's not actually on the menu but you can still order it. They have a selection of chicken, beef and seafood skewers, and sides that include the standard fries to hummus. I had the grilled ahi tuna skewer, and overall, rather tasty and cheap. Menu items had a blend of culinary influences, including mediterranean and asian but they also have a soju selection.
One weird thing though: the waiter didn't have enough cash in the register to break a twenty...umm, interesting?!! Seems they're operations are a little rusty but so long as you go for lunch, with a card, you should be golden

We finally made it to Versailles

http://www.versaillescuban.com/

So Kate and I have been meaning to go to this cuban restaurant since...last September. And this past weekend, after being turned away from the beach by the massive surf-competition throngs, and driving around aimlessly we saw a Versailles and pulled a lefty into the magnificently large parking lot of the Manhattan Beach location (we couldn't go the last time we tried cuz the La Cienega location had no parking whatsoever, in or around).

Suffice to say that being turned away from the beach was a blessing.

Kate got something off the pork selection on the menu (i'll let her write what actual item it was, i don't know the name) and that was pretty effin amazing!
Will had the famous garlic chicken which he seemed pretty astounded by, but I actually tried making that myself last night for dinner and it tasted the same so...it's tasty but I personally think it's not revolutionary. Also not revolutionary but still good was the Bistec de Palomilla (top sirloin) that I had.
Overall, I'd say that Kate's pork was the best, and oooh, the fried plantains, so yummy! The desserts also looked good but we didn't have it in us.
Prices are totally normal, decor a little threadbare, but food was quality

Tropics Frozen Yogurt

A new fro-yo place has just opened right next to V(b)istango's on Figueroa. It's in the vein of pinkberry--original and green tea, plus all the toppings, but cheaper and closer. It's almost similar to yogurt-flavored gelato (my fave!) but still fro-yo consistency and not creamy like the italian stuff.
Anyways--i do believe that this is my favorite fro yo place now :-)