Ghirardelli

They say Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, well I would have to disagree! Ghiradelli Ice Cream and Chocolate shop is by far the happiest place on earth!! Who does not love chocolate and ice cream? Why not get both from one of the most luxurious chocolate makers around. At Ghiradelli you feel like you are in an old fashioned ice cream parlor. With huge portions of ice creams and other sweets to choose from, you order up front and take a seat while waiting for your sweet treat to be delivered to you. The best part is that all the ice creams have touches of chocolate from Ghiradelli!! Hot, rich, melted chocolate drizzled over the ice cream of your choice... ya can't beat that. If you ever get the chance to visit one of Ghiradelli's 14 locations you have to make sure you try one of their ice creams. The portions are enough to share, that is if you allow your friend to even get a bite in. The picture shown is warm melted chocolate and peanut butter over three scoops of ice cream, topped with fresh made whipped cream, nuts, and Ghiradelli chocolate, topped off with a cherry served in a chilled dish. I love this place because one, I love sweets and what I just described was the BEST ice cream experience in the world and two, everything is so fresh tasting and delicious! There is a unique taste to Ghiradelli's ice cream that your local ice cream shop can't compare to!

Fish and Chips

I had to take a double take when I drove by this Fish and Chips place in Northridge. It was the big yellow sign that caught my eye, it read... "FISH AND CHIPS, Original English F&C" If you have ever made it out to England, you know that Fish and Chips is the UK's specialty! Located on Devonshire and Reseda next to Shakeys you will find this quaint place. Inside was pretty small and had two "mom and pop" workers. Prices were extreamly reasonable and the portions were good. Now, this is not the place to come if you are starving and do not want to wait. I ordered the three piece fish and chips, and it took about thirteen minuets to get my food. The lag in the time is because everything is made fresh to order. The fish is battered and fried, right on the spot as ordered. It was well worth the wait! The fish tasted fresh as well as the fries. The fish was battered to crispy golden perfection, and not once did I feal like I was eating something that was fried. The tartar sauce was excelent! One of the best I have ever tasted by far (and I have tried a fair share). I was also given a cold bottle of ketchup, malt vinigar and salt if desired. The meu was small but included fish and chips lunch specials, family size deals, calamari, oysters, clams, onion rings, fried mushrooms and more. If you are ever in the mood for some Fish and Chips, I recomend this place! Just make sure you have cash because they do not accept cards.

Yummy Cupcakes

There is nothing better than a cupcake. Who does not love a little slice of cake with a whole lot of frosting? Best part is you can have one in almost any flavor and there is no guilt when eating one! At Yummy Cupcakes in Burbank & Santa Monica, you can choose from over 185 different cupcakes. Each day of the week has its own featured flavors as well. Such flavors you can choose from include, Pancakes n' Bacon, Frozen Banana, Guinness, Cream Puff, Mocha, Rocky Road, and all the traditional flavors you can think of. To see a full list of their flavors check out the website! Yummy Cupcakes has four different sizes of cupcakes to choose. Starting with their mini size, next is classic than jumbo. Yummy Cupcakes last size is in a jar. Yes in a jar! The cupcake is now a jar-cake; layers of cake frosting and toppings are stacked into a jar for easy gifting, shipping, and fun eating.

I heard about Yummy Cupcakes from watching the Food Network. One afternoon I headed down there with a friend to be pleasantly delighted with the selection of cupcakes I had to choose from. The cupcakes looked too cute to eat! After spending a good ten minutes deciding which one I wanted to buy, and a little fight with an angry lady in line behind me, I bought a few different ones to try, and enjoyed every bite. The cake was a little on the dry side, but the frosting made up for it! I'm very picky when it comes to cupcake frosting and this was by far my favorite place for cupcakes. Not too sweet and not to sugary. It was just the right amount of sweet that a cupcake needs. If you are ever around a Yummy Cupcakes shop try one out for yourself!

The Counter

Hold the pickles! Hold the lettuce! How many times have you told your server the custom way you would like your burger made, and they still mess it up!? Adding extra cheese will cost you extra money, stingy fast food places only give out one ketchup packet these days and your meat is never cooked the way you like it. Lets face it, finding a good burger these days is pretty hard to do.



Want a hamburger that is truly made your way? Try eating at The Counter. Here is a place that knows what it is like to make that burger lover in all of us come out and stay out. Upon your arrival to your seat you are handed a clip board with over 312,120+ different combination for you to choose from, so you can create that perfect burger! Don't believe me? Check out The Counter website! The clipboard is a fun way to choose what you do and do not want on your hamburger. Plenty of sauces for you to try, your meat cooked any way you like, extra toppings, they even have a burger in a bowl!! Each month there is a featured burger, sauce and topping to try. The french fries are amazing, and one order is enough to share with three people! There is a wide variety of beers on tap, as well as wine, shakes and sodas. I would recommend this place to anyone wanting a real burger experience.