Good Eats - From Sushi to Macarons in DTLA

Downtown Los Angeles...Here We Come!

So us from the "burbs" like to live it up sometimes in the "city."
For this Sunday date nite, we drove down to Downtown for a little adventure.

FYI, this is how you know you are "old, boring parents from the burbs."

• Left the burbs at 4 pm...
• Went to do some Asian market shopping because we can do it quickly without the kids...
• Made reservation for 6 pm, but got there like 20 mins early...(to beat the crowd b/c tomorrow is a school day)
• Picked Sunday as a date night, so there are free street parking...(and to beat the traffic b/c tomorrow is a school day)
• Had dinner, dessert and were on the fwy by 7:30 pm (b/c tomorrow is a school day)

Hey...it's the thought that counts (b/c we are old, boring parents from the burbs)!

Sugarfish was Wonderful!
http://www.sugarfishsushi.com/index.php

Preset menus to choose from 6, 7, 9 offerings of fish.
Everything was fresh, melt-in-your mouth texture, distinctive flavors of  "umami" (the Japanese's Sixth Taste).
If they sauced it already, don't add more soy sauce or wasabi.

note:  they do automatically add on a 16% gratuity...Maybe, that was why our waiter was not too interested in our dinning experience. But, it's still worth going to, IMHO.

For Dessert:  'Lette Macarons - Downtown Location
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lette-macarons-los-angeles

Currently, there are 3 locations in Los Angeles:  Downtown, Pasadena & Beverly Hills
http://www.lettemacarons.com/

The storefront was very minimalist, but you know what the focus is...Macarons...
Colorful...Perfectly Round...Rows after Rows...Eye Poppin'...Confections!

I chose as wisely as I could without actually buying one of each kind (next time, I will).
Coffee, Pistachio, Green Tea, Violet & Rose...$1.77 each (a very good price for such perfections)

Green Tea was the most underwhelmed, the coffee, pistachio and violet were all true to their flavors.
I was very surprised by how light and a tag bit less sweet than the many other versions I have tasted.
I LOVE them all.

But I was Blown Away by the Rose!

The infusion of the rose essence delicate and yet so distinct, it was like  a sweet rose petal slowly melting in your mouth...crazy good.