Afternoon Lunch with a Sweet Friend; Happy Birthday Jo!
Joanna is my Asian sister from another mother. We have high adventures including copious amounts of flowing mimosas or wonderful bottles of wine, delicious food, lots of life chats, and plenty of shit talking. We’ve grown and changed along with one another and made it fun and sometimes difficult, but we always know we’ll be there for one another. Joanna’s birthday was at the beginning of the month and because I have so many Pisces around me, this month I wanted to dedicate a blog to one of my favorite fish, Joanna.
A little while ago, we decided to take an afternoon off from life and share in a good meal. We met up half way between where the two of us live, in Westlake Village, and went to The Grill on the Alley http://thegrill.com/locations/the-grill-westlake-village-california. This restaurant is beautiful, not to mention glamorous, interesting and classy, but not overly pretentious for an afternoon lunch. The large, glass, open-kitchen showcases an immaculate spectacle of many cooks doing just what they do: making delicious food. With a spacious outdoor patio for additional seating, this large restaurant provides many different styles of dining from casual to elegant.
Our waitress was kind and attentive, but without over inquiring and allowing us to enjoy an afternoon of chatter. We started with a delicious plate of fried calamari that was well fried, delicate and delicious. I ordered a steak salad, which came to the table towering and could easily be shared between the two of us. The portions are very generous here, so next time I think we’ll share something instead. Joanna enjoyed a French dip sandwich with thinly sliced beef and a nicely toasted roll. Both of us were happy with our choices and our bottle of wine nicely complimented our lunch. We spent the rest of the time overlooking our choices for the future and being extremely full. A delicious afternoon with a best friend. What more could someone ask for?
cheers
-Unrivaledkitch